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Van Morrison is suing the Northern Irish government’s Department Of Health, and its minister Robin Swann, as part of an ongoing war of words over the COVID-19 pandemic.The musician achieved the rare feat of uniting the politicians of Northern Ireland when he released three songs in 2020 criticising the COVID lockdowns, a move that garnered criticism from key members of various competing political parties.In the songs, Morrison sang about ‘fascist bullies’ and claimed that governments were deceiving people about the severity of the coronavirus in order to ‘enslave’ the people.Swann was particularly critical of the anti-lockdown releases, even penning an op-ed piece for Rolling Stone to say so. “We in Northern Ireland are very proud of the fact that one of the greatest music legends of the past 50 years comes from our part of the world”, he wrote of Morrison.

Cody Crump‘s Movie Stars reminds us of Peaches, one of our all-time favorites!

Bullet For My Valentine have unleashed a brand new single titled ‘Stitches’ – check it out below.Previously only available in Japan, the blistering new track is taken from the upcoming deluxe edition of the Welsh metal band’s 2021 self-titled album.‘Stitches’ follows the release of ‘Omen’, which will also appear on the new version of ‘Bullet For My Valentine’, alongside three other new tracks: ‘No More Tears’, ‘Step Out From Inside’ and ‘This Means War’.“I can’t bow to all your little insecurities/ I’m picking out the stitches that you gave me/ Cut a little deeper, try and hurt me/ I’m picking out the stitches of your hate,” frontman Matthew Tuck sings on the song’s chorus.You can check out ‘Stitches’ below:Bullet For My Valentine recently announced that they’ll be heading out on the road next year, with some UK tour dates scheduled for winter.The run of shows will kick off on February 27, 2023 at Cambridge Corn Exchange, and will make stops in Bristol, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham and more before wrapping up in London at the Roundhouse on March 11.

That incredible song at the end of Top Gun: Maverick is Lady Gaga‘s new single “Hold My Hand” and you can listen to it right here!

Kali Uchis has performed a soaring cover of Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto’s ‘Desafinado’ – check it out below.The new song appears in the new Minions: Rise Of Gru film. The soundtrack has been produced and curated by Jack Antonoff.The  soundtrack also features tracks by Tame Impala and Diana Ross as well as covers of classics from the 1970s – when the film is set – from the likes of St.

Here we go again…

Bright Eyes have released their first set of ‘Companion’ re-recordings – check them out below.Earlier this year, Bright Eyes announced plans to reissue their entire back catalogue.The band – comprised of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcot – will reissue all nine of their studio albums over the course of the project, together with a Companion EP for each LP that features new recordings of songs from the original release, plus a cover version from an artist they found particularly inspiring at the time.Today (May 27), their first three albums – ‘A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997’, 1998’s ‘Letting Off The Happiness’ and 2000 LP ‘Fevers And Mirrors’, have been shared.“It’s a meaningful way to connect with the past that doesn’t feel totally nostalgic and self-indulgent,” Oberst said in a statement about the releases. “We are taking these songs and making them interesting to us all over again.

Angel Olsen has covered Bob Dylan’s 1964 classic ‘One Too Many Mornings’ – listen below.Olsen’s gentle reimagining of the track appears on the soundtrack to the Apple TV+ series Shining Girls (starring Elisabeth Moss).The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Claudia Sarne, with Olsen’s cover appearing as the third track on the record.Based on the novel by Lauren Beukes, Shining Girls follows Kirby Mazrachi (Moss) as a Chicago newspaper archivist who is the survivor of a traumatic assault. When she learns of a recent murder that’s linked to her case, she teams up with journalist Dan Velazquez (Wagner Moura) to understand her blurred reality and uncover the killer’s identity.In a four star review of the series, NME said: “Its mystery is a huge part of its charm, and you’ll be gripped till the very last minute, anxious to see how all the pieces of the jigsaw come together.”In other news, Angel Olsen shared her new single ‘Through The Fires’ earlier this month. The song is taken from her forthcoming new album ‘Big Time’, which is set for release on June 3 via Jagjaguwar.

Not everything has to be a hit. Sometimes you just want a sweet song that makes you feel good.

Angel Olsen has shared her new single ‘Through The Fires’ – you can listen to the track below.The song is taken from her forthcoming new album ‘Big Time’, which is set for release on June 3 via Jagjaguwar. It’s the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Whole New Mess’, which featured a host of reworkings of tracks from Olsen’s 2019 LP ‘All Mirrors’.‘Through The Fires’ is the third preview of ‘Big Time’ to be released following its title track and her March single ‘All The Good Times’.Speaking about ‘Through The Fires’, which you can hear in the below lyric video, Olsen said that the track is “the centrepiece statement of this record”.“It’s a song I wrote to remind myself that this life is temporary, the past is not something to dwell on, that it’s important to keep moving, keep searching for the people that are also searching, and to notice the moments that are lighter and bigger than whatever trouble I’ve encountered,” she added.Olsen and director Kimberly Stuckwisch recently announced a new film, also titled Big Time, that will premiere on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch and via the Amazon Music App next month.

Years & Years are like MDMA without the comedown!

Police have announced that they have finished the investigation i nto the parties at Downing Street and across Whitehall during the pandemic. Dozens of fines have been issued and the Metropolitan police have finished their investigation into lockdown-breaking parties.

Diana Ross and Tame Impala have shared their collaborative single ‘Turn Up The Sunshine’.The song, which you can listen to below, will appear on the soundtrack for the latest film in the Despicable Me franchise, Minions: The Rise Of Gru.It is the first single to be taken from the soundtrack and was co-written by Jack Antonoff, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, singer Sam Dew and Grammy-winning Swedish musician/producer Patrik Berger.The song, which is described as a “joyous,dance-inducing” number, begins with what sounds like the voices of young children repeating the titular phrase, before Ross takes on the lead vocals.The star-studded 19-song soundtrack album also features the likes of St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers, Brockhampton and Antonoff’s band Bleachers.

Dan Humphrey and Blair Waldorf are together again!

Mika is back with a new song and… it’s unlike anything he’s ever done before!

Nia Archives has teamed up with Watch The Ride to release a new joint single, ‘Mash Up The Dance’ – listen to the song below.Co-produced by Nia, who won Best Producer at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 in March, the track also features the Bradford-born, London-based producer/DJ on vocals.“I was so gassed to make this one with DJ Die, Randall and Dismantle and be part of the Watch The Ride family,” Nia said about the collaboration, which you can hear in the below Geeneus (founder of Rinse FM) and Nia Archives-directed video.“Have seen this one going off in my sets for a minute now and I know it’s gonna mash up dance for the summer of jungle.”Watch The Ride, a dance supergroup comprised of Randall, DJ Die and Dismantle, added: “The track’s creation was really natural, sometimes everything just clicks in the session and this was one of those moments.

The chorus of Canina‘s Cas Con Sal was soooooo familiar! It was driving us crazy, but we finally figured it out

Jenny Owen Youngs is on tour this summer and hopefully she performs this song live!