Will Smith performed his new single for the first time at the 2024 BET Awards held at Peacock Theater on Sunday night (June 30) in Los Angeles.
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Jessie Ware and Romy have released a new track, ‘Lift You Up’. Check it out below.Ware brought Romy on to perform the track during her headline slot on Glastonbury 2024’s West Holts stage last night (June 29) and the pair have now released it as a single.A euphoric slice of disco-infused house, ‘Lift You Up’ is Ware’s first new music since last year’s ‘Hello Love’, while Romy last released ‘Always Forever’ at the end of May.
“Now, I’m gonna lift you up inside this feeling/Now, I’m gonna give you something to believe in,” they sing together in the chorus, their friendship shining through.“I was so excited to be in the room with my friend and to see how she works and to hear her beautiful voice,” said Ware at her Glastonbury set. “I’m so proud of the record.
It’s a song that’s about both of us being too hard on ourselves, and not believing enough in ourselves. I think anyone can relate to that.“It seems to be a theme of mine that I now debut songs at Glastonbury.”Meanwhile, Romy said: “I’ve been a fan of Jessie’s music for a long time and it was amazing to finally work together after many years of friendship.”She recalled a time earlier in her solo career when she was “just figuring things out”, and she had a conversation with Ware backstage at a festival.
“Sometimes we all need a friend there to lift us up and help us see things differently,” she explained. ”She hyped me up and helped me believe in myself when I was feeling unsure.“We wanted this song to be uplifting, celebrate togetherness and I can’t think of a better way to share it with everyone than at Glastonbury.”Ware and Romy first met during a show The xx played in London back in the band’s early days, and became friends when The xx invited Ware to perform at
.Will Smith performed his new single for the first time at the 2024 BET Awards held at Peacock Theater on Sunday night (June 30) in Los Angeles.
Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Will Smith debuted his new single “You Can Make It” at the 2024 BET Awards, just two days after releasing the track that features Fridayy and Sunday Service Choir.
Jessie Ware brought Romy out during her Glastonbury 2024 performance to debut their forthcoming track ‘Lift You Up’. Check it out below.While performing on the West Holts stage tonight (June 29), Ware introduced Romy to the crowd saying it was a “huge honour” to welcome the XX singer to the stage.
Charli XCX was joined by Robyn and The xx’s Romy during her set at Glastonbury 2024 – watch footage below.Last night (June 28), the ‘Brat’ singer took to the Levels stage for ‘Charli XCX Presents Partygirl’, and was joined by Robyn for a performance of ‘With Every Heartbeat’.Robyn, who previously teamed up with Yung Lean on a for summer-ready remix of ‘360’, has been working with and Charli since last year, when the ‘Von dutch’ singer confirmed they’d been in the studio “making music together”.Charli was also joined by Romy, who remixed Robyn’s track, ‘Dancing on My Own’.Romy, from the indie rock band the xx, remixes Robyn's "Dancing on My Own" at Charli XCX's "Partygirl" DJ set at #Glastonbury. https://t.co/s6ndJEU8NL pic.twitter.com/jPwlR1OQ20— Variety (@Variety) June 29, 2024Charli XCX brought out Robyn for "With Every Heartbeat" at her #Glastonbury "Partygirl" DJ set.
Jessie Ware is bringing her dance-floor fillers to this year’s Glastonbury music festival. The singer is taking to the West Holts stage on Saturday.
Ellise Shafer Charli XCX delivered the ultimate “Partygirl” set at Glastonbury Festival on Friday night, bringing out Robyn for a performance of “With Every Heartbeat,” as well as Romy, from indie rock band the xx, who remixed Robyn’s iconic millennial anthem “Dancing on My Own.” Charli’s latest album, “Brat,” has launched the avant-garde pop star into a whole new stratosphere with near-unanimous critical acclaim. The record, which is a celebration of rave music balanced with moments of vulnerability, debuted at the second spot on the U.K.
Bicep have shared their latest single from the ongoing CHROMA project, ‘CHROMA 004 ROLA’.The Belfast electronic duo, made up of Andy Ferguson and Matt McBriar, launched their new CHROMA project earlier this year. It’s set to combine a series of curated events, a record label, an ever-evolving Bicep AV/DJ show – all with a unique new visual identity created alongside David Rudnick.The most recent offering is tinged with a distinct UK flavour, written with pulsating dancefloors in mind.
K-pop group 2NE1 may soon be making a comeback.On June 28, YG Entertainment shared that 2NE1’s CL, Dara, Park Bom and Minzy met with its executive producer Yang Hyun-suk the day prior. According to the agency, they shared a “extremely meaningful” two-hour discussion.“As this was [Yang’s] and the 2NE1 members’ first conversation in eight years, although no concrete plans have been made, Yang – who has particular affection for 2NE1 – listened to the members’ requests and empathised with them,” said YG per Soompi.
Some said it wouldn’t last, but David and Victoria Beckham have proved their early critics spectacularly wrong. On 4 July, the golden couple will celebrate an impressive 25 years of marriage – a rare feat for most celebrity partnerships.The pair met in early 1997, at a Manchester United football game – and were engaged by the following January, proving that when you know, you know. And they certainly didn’t waste any time when it came to building the Beckham brand – and brood.
London Grammar have shared their pulsing new single ‘Into Gold’ and have announced a 2024 European arena tour.‘Into Gold’ features a soft pulsing beat with frontwoman Hannah Reid singing: “Make ashes from stone / All of these things that I’ve seen turn darkness into gold / And when I was made from the right kind of wrong / All of these things that I’ve seen turned darkness into gold,” describing overcoming a tough situation.Speaking about the track in a press release, Reid shared: “‘Into Gold’ is about mourning loss and overcoming heartbreak. It’s interesting, as I think it’s a bit more like old London Grammar.
Kim Gordon has dropped a discordant new single, ‘ECRP’, to coincide with a run of dates starting tonight (June 25).Following on from her trap-inspired album ‘The Collective’ earlier this year, Gordon’s new one-off single is a noisy, experimental affair that speaks of “rumours of free speech” and “ashes on the nightstand”.The video, meanwhile, was directed by Gordon’s daughter Coco Gordon Moore and features various shots of New York street scenes.Check out ‘ECRP’ below.Gordon plays London’s Koko tonight, kicking off a European tour, and will head to Birmingham for a gig at the O2 Institute2. The tour also includes various festival appearances at the likes of Glastonbury, Open’er and Roskilde.In a four-star review of ‘The Collective’, NME wrote: “Here the 70-year-old balances her less than commercial sensibilities with crunchily on-trend production and relatable lyrics about rotten capitalism and fragile masculinity – if these sound like themes she explored during Sonic Youth’s ‘90s heyday, it only goes to show how little has changed.”“It’s notable, though, how contemporary her distorted art-punk sounds, given the ongoing grunge resurgence and the fact that Olivia Rodrigo’s taking The Breeders on tour this year.
The New York judge who will sentence Donald Trump next month has lifted parts of his gag order on the former president.
Paris Hilton and Rina Sawayama have released their collaborative single ‘I’m Free’ – check it out below.The song contains a sample of Ultra Naté’s 1997 house classic ‘Free’, and it is expected to be included on Hilton’s highly-awaited second album ‘Infinite Icon’, which will be released on September 6.The album, her first since debut ‘Paris’ in 2006, will be executive produced by Sia, and was first confirmed during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last October.Listen to the song here:The song was first announced in a post on Hilton’s Instagram account last week, which showed a video depicting a text conversation between the two singers.The first text in the video is from Hilton, with an audio recording titled ‘Free’ and a message saying, “Hey sis! Been working on something…”“Paris!! Obsessed,” is the reply from Sawayama. “What if you…did a verse?” replies Hilton.A post shared by Paris Hilton (@parishilton)Rina then says she is “running to the studio”, which leaves Paris “on the edge of my seat”.The post then says “three infinite hours later” the track was complete.In March, Sawayama said she wasn’t able to release her next album “under my current conditions”.She said her “mental health has been awful” over the past year, adding: “I’ve been lucky to have found ways to keep my business afloat and support myself as well as my team, but when it comes to new music I can’t release another album under my current conditions.“I feel really trapped and don’t know what to do.”Those comments came amidst Sawayama’s public battle with her label Dirty Hit, which is co-founded by The 1975‘s manager Jamie Oborne.
Loose Women star Brenda Edwards has candidly declared she's too busy for love right now. The 55 year old television personality, known for her role on the daytime show has opened up about her personal life, stating in an interview with Woman's Own: "No, I'm single and loving it. I don't need a man, or a woman.
Pom Poko have shared their high-speed new single, ‘Go’. Check it out below.The “daring” new song follows the release of singles ‘Champion’ and ‘Growing Story’, all taken from the band’s recently announced upcoming album third ‘The Champion‘, which is set for release on August 16 via Bella Union.Discussing the technicalities of the track, the band joked: “Somehow we ended up writing an instrumental that ended up being nearly impossible to play.“We ended up combining string harmonics in both guitar and bass with uneven musical periods at a breakneck speed, which is a daring choice to say the least.
Coldplay have shared a euphoric new single from their forthcoming album. Check out ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’ below.Shared today (June 21), the track marks the first teaser of new music from the band since they announced details of their latest studio album ‘Moon Music’ earlier this week.
Ariana Grande has released a new remix of her new song ‘The Boy Is Mine’, featuring ‘90s R&B royalty Brandy and Monica – listen to the track below.Grande released the song in its original form earlier this month as the third single from her seventh studio album ‘Eternal Sunshine’, alongside a video starring You‘s Penn Badgley. Both Brandy and Monica also have cameo roles in the video, as news reporters.Now, Grande has shared a new version of the song, featuring sultry additional vocals from the two singers.
The Streets have released a new single, ‘End Of The Queue’, as part of their ‘Fabric Presents…’ mix. Check it out below.‘End Of The Queue’ follows ‘No Better Than Chance’, released last month, in being released from the upcoming mix.
The Japanese House has shared a country-inspired new single ‘:)’ (pronounced ‘Smiley Face’) – check it out below.Described in a press release as an “ode to happiness”, the bright country-pop track follows the artist’s recent second album ‘In The End It Always Does’ and tells the story of how her current relationship and the effect it had – “Something’s happening/I feel happier/I could be losing my mind,” she sings in the chorus.“‘Smiley Face’ is a song I wrote when I was very excited about talking to someone off a dating app,” said the artist (real name Amber Bain). “She lived in Detroit and I was fantasising about flying to meet her.
Fontaines D.C. have released their brand-new wistful single, ‘Favourite’ – watch the nostalgic music video down below.The track is the latest to be shared from the Irish band, as they gear up to share their latest album ‘Romance‘.