Netflix has confirmed that Firefly Lane will be ending after the upcoming second season.
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Kelela has returned with ‘Washed Away’, her first original single since she released her debut album, 2017’s ‘Take Me Apart’.‘Washed Away’ is an airy, slow-moving cut that foregrounds her impassioned vocal delivery with woozy, gliding synths. “I love a banger, but for the first point of contact out of my hiatus, it felt more honest to lead with an ambient heart-check,” she explained in an accompanying statement.The song arrives alongside a video directed by Yasser Abubeker, which sees Kelela in the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia.
“I specifically want to speak to marginalized Black folk and highlight the work we do to find renewal in a world that’s built to make us feel inadequate,” she added. “This song is the soundtrack to the relief we find after going inward.”Watch the video for ‘Washed Away’ below:Since ‘Take Me Apart’ arrived in 2017, Kelela has been relatively quiet.
She released a remix album, ‘Take Me a_Part, the Remixes’, in 2018, featuring production from the likes of Kaytranada and Serpentwithfeet, and guest vocals from Princess Nokia, Junglepussy, CupcakKe and Ms. Boogie on the remix of ‘LMK (What’s Really Good’).Kelela has also featured on other artists’ tracks in recent years.
She featured on Gorillaz‘ ‘Humanz’ track ‘Submission’ in 2017 alongside Danny Brown, and in 2018, appeared on a remix of Girl Unit’s ‘WYWD’. Prior to that, in 2016, she appeared on Solange‘s ‘Scales’, Brown’s ‘From The Ground’ and Clams Casino‘s ‘A Breath Away’.
.Netflix has confirmed that Firefly Lane will be ending after the upcoming second season.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor LCD Soundsystem has released their first single in over five years, “New Body Rhumba.” The song features on the soundtrack of Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise,” which will be wide released in theaters on Nov. 25. The Brooklyn dance-rock band is hoping the song will be a major player in the Oscar race for best original song. Released via Columbia Records and DFA Records, James Murphy, Pat Mahoney and Nancy Whang wrote the single, which was produced by Murphy for DFA Productions. “White Noise” will open the New York Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel of the same name and tells the story of a contemporary American family attempting to deal with everyday life’s mundane conflicts amid an airborne toxic event.
Tate McRae is not resting on her laurels and has released a brand-new single, UH OH, coming this Friday.
Nia Archives has shared a new Brazilian-inspired track and video – watch ‘Baianá’ below.The track is the first solo release from the producer since her EP ‘Forbidden Feelingz’ was released back in March of this year.Discussing ‘Baianá’, which samples the traditional Brazilian choir Barbatuques, Nia Archives said: “I’ve always been a massive fan of Samba Music, Bossa Nova Music and Brazilian culture and had been a fan of the Barbatuques for a while.“When I was looking through my samba / bossa playlist and thinking about songs to sample, ‘Baianá’ was the one that stood out for me. When I started making it, the original version was quite bouncy which I wanted to make harder… so I flipped it into this crazy amen break roller with a Reese bass line.
LCD Soundsystem have released ‘New Body Rhumba’, the band’s first new song in five years.The song was created for the soundtrack of White Noise, an upcoming film directed by Noah Baumbach. The Netflix title — which stars Adam Diver and Greta Gerwig — is a film adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel of the same name, and will feature music composed by Danny Elfman.The seven-minute ‘New Body Rhumba’ sees LCD Soundsystem enlist a shouty backing choir alongside the vocals of frontman James Murphy.
Khloé Kardashian has been sparking major romance rumors with Italian hunk Michele Morrone!
Shania Twain is back with a brand new single.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic After being with Mercury Nashville since the beginning of her recording career in the early 1990s, Shania Twain has a new label home, Republic Nashville, and a new song and video to go with the switch — “Waking Up Dreaming,” her first official single in five years. It’s not just a new label for her — it’s a new label to everyone, as Twain’s statement about the signing established that she is the debut artist for Republic Nashville, a division of Republic Records. “I couldn’t think of a better partner than Republic Nashville,” Twain said. “I’m honored and excited to be the label’s first artist and lead the charge of this new and exciting chapter. In this respect, it feels like a new beginning all around, and I’m embracing it wholeheartedly.”
Stormzy has returned with his first solo outing in almost three years: an epic, seven-minute declaration of his legend status – featuring a guest verse from Stylo G and a striking monologue by Wretch 32 (narrated by actress Michaela Coel) – titled ‘Mel Made Me Do It’.The track stands out with its minimalistic, progressive instrumental, buzzing along with sharp 808 beats and modulated string-work while Stormzy’s vicious flow keeps in the spotlight. Wretch 32’s monologue adds an emotional weight to the track, as Coel intones with a poignant gravitas: “Today, we speak about foundation. Many great Black influential giants have touched people, from soul to soul, throughout many generations. “It’s often ‘greatness’ comes to mind, but footballing legends like make Ian Wright greatness come to sight.
The Kardashians. The new series dropped on Disney+ in the UK on Thursday morning and documents her son’s delivery via surrogate, which took place on July 28 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The episode also features the emotional moment that Khloe was able to hold the newborn for the first time.
Thursday's premiere of on Hulu was all about the drama between Khloe Kardashian and her ex, Tristan Thompson, fans also got to see the special moment when Khloe's second child was born via surrogate. In the season 2 premiere, Kim and Khloe head to the hospital on July 28 to see Khloe's baby boy being born several weeks early. Kim films the sweet occasion on her phone, showing the very moment that Khloe's son comes into the world. He is immediately cleaned off and placed in Khloe's arms, where she rocks him as he utters his first cries.
Lourdes Leon is featured on a new song with an artist that goes by J!MMY. The song titled “Love Me Still,” dropped on Friday with an epic music video showcasing Lourdes’, who goes by the artist name “Lolahol.”The song and visualizer showcases Lola’s unique voice and shows her in her element, with seductive and fun dance moves, inflatable objects, bright colors, and some smoke.The song has been getting great reviews from fans on YouTube who are excited to hear the daughter of Madonna’s voice. “So refreshing to hear new music like this in such a tik tok obsessed generic industry.
Smashing Pumpkins played a gig in Chicago last night (September 20) and debuted a brand new song – listen to ‘Empires’ below.‘Empires’ will appear on the band’s new three-part “rock opera” album, ‘ATUM’, which was announced yesterday and previewed by first single ‘Beguiled’.Following on from 2020’s ‘CYR’, the forthcoming 33-song album serves as a sequel to the band’s classic double records ‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ (1995) and ‘Machina/The Machines Of God’ (2000).Listen to the live debut of ‘Empires’ below.Speaking to NME about the new record, Billy Corgan said: “When you decide to do a three-act, 33-song rock musical in 2022… [Laughs] you’re definitely stepping in it! Because there’s a lot of people who believe less is more these days. I’m on the opposite side – I actually think more is more!”While ‘Beguiled’ feels like a bold statement of intent, Corgan admitted that there were “probably about seven other songs” that could’ve been used to introduce fans to the ambitious ‘ATUM’ era.“With 33 songs, I was sort of Switzerland on the whole thing,” he told NME.
Khloe Kardashian has sent fans into a frenzy as they finally heard her newborn son in the background of her latest video.
EXCLUSIVE: In a month where awards contenders announced themselves at film festivals, make room for Amsterdam, David O. Russell’s first film in seven years. A murder mystery with intrigue, espionage and crackling dialogue, the film stars Christian Bale, John David Washington and Margot Robbie as a trio of lifelong friends. The title is where their bond is forged, after the soldiers are sent there to heal from WWI combat injuries, and where she is the nurse who patches them up. The men return home to their lives in Manhattan — Bale a doctor who goes out of his way to help wounded vets, and Washington a lawyer — as their nurse pal vanishes, for a while anyway. When they become accused in a murder, leading to growing intrigue and a conspiracy that unfolds at a brisk pace.
Paramore have officially announced their first new single in over five years, ‘This Is Why’ – check out the post below.The Hayley Williams-fronted trio have been teasing their imminent comeback on social media recently ahead of a return to the stage early next month.A snippet of a new tune appeared on the band’s Discord channel last week, with another clip later emerging on TikTok. The latter preview was uploaded to an account named ‘isthiswhyisthisiswhy’.Today (September 16), Paramore have confirmed that a new track titled ‘This Is Why’ will arrive on Wednesday, September 28.
Carly Rae Jepsen has shared a new preview of her upcoming album ‘The Loneliest Time’ – listen to ‘Talking To Yourself’ below.The new album, which follows 2019’s ‘Dedicated’, is set to arrive on October 21 via 604/Schoolboy/Interscope and features a range of collaborators including Rostam Batmanglij, Bullion, Captain Cuts, John Hill, Kyle Shearer and Alex Hope.Announcing the album on social media, Jepsen wrote: “I’m quite fascinated by loneliness. It can be really beautiful when you turn it over and look at it. Just like love, it can cause some extreme human reactions.”New track ‘Talking To Yourself’ follows the likes of ‘Beach House’ and ‘Western Wind’ in previewing the album, and you can hear it below.Back in June, Jepsen shared dates and details for an upcoming North American tour which begin next week.
The legendary German food and drink festival Oktoberfest - a vibrant celebration of all things beer, bratwurst and Bavarian - returns to Manchester this October.
Dry Cleaning have shared new single ‘Gary Ashby’ and announced details of a world tour in support of forthcoming album ‘Stumpwork’ ahead of its arrival next month.In an accompanying statement, the band said the new song is “a lament about a pet tortoise, escaped as a result of family chaos”. It was written in late 2020, and was one of the first new songs to be written after sessions for the band’s debut album, last year’s ‘New Long Leg’.Listen to ‘Gary Ashby’ below:Dry Cleaning’s world tour in support of ‘Stumpwork’ will kick off at Solana Beach in California later this month, with dates in Europe and Japan in November.