Little Simz reveals what she learned from working with Damon Albarn

Halle Bailey put in the work to play Ariel in The Little Mermaid.

Bad Bunny's new music video for his song, «Where She Goes,» has some fans wondering if he's planted little tributes to Kendall Jenner throughout the project.Set in the desert, Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, finds himself coming in contact with a woman dressed as an angel and crashing a bonfire party, before waking up alone next to a pile of ash and driving off. The music video is filled with celebrity cameos, including Frank Ocean, Dominic Fike, Lil Uzi Vert, Ronaldinho, Isabella Manderson, Julian Consuegra, Juliana Nalú, and Sabrina Zada.As fans speculate whether some imagery, and a particular party guest, might be an homage to Jenner, Bad Bunny opened up to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 about his personal life amid romance rumors. «I just enjoy my life right now.

Blur frontman Damon Albarn has said that he’d “put money on” an Oasis reunion.The singer was speaking as Blur themselves begin their comeback tour in their hometown of Colchester tonight (May 19).“I can guarantee they’re going to reform,” Albarn told The Sun of the chances of the Gallaghers burying the hatchet. “In fact, I’ve put money on it.”Discussing Blur’s ’90s nemeses, he added: “They’re brothers and it would be wonderful to see them reconcile.“The only funny thing is that our two nights at Wembley will be dwarfed by their SEVEN!”Three years ago, in a cover interview with NME about his solo career, Liam said that an Oasis reunion was “gonna happen very soon”.

Amid Bad Bunny’s newfound romance with Kendall Jenner, the reggaeton star has offered a subtle update on how he’s doing.

is already streaming.The new record was announced ahead of a series of warm-up shows that the band are playing around the UK this month, kicking off at the Colchester Arts Centre later today.Those shows, which also include gigs at Eastbourne Winter Gardens, The Halls Wolverhampton and City Hall Newcastle, precede a summer of festival appearances plus the two dates at Wembley Stadium on 8 and 9 Jul.And now some quotes from the band…Damon Albarn: “This is an aftershock record, reflection and comment on where we find ourselves now”.Graham Coxon: “The older and madder we get, it becomes more essential that what we play is loaded with the right emotion and intention. Sometimes just a riff doesn’t do the job”.Alex James: “For any long term relationship to last with any meaning you have to be able to surprise each other somehow and somehow we all continue to do that”.Dave Rowntree: “It always feels very natural to make music together.

Blur have announced details of a surprise new album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’ and shared the first single ‘The Narcissist’. Check it out below.The returning Britpop legends first announced their comeback back in November with news of a huge Wembley Stadium show – before going on to reveal a second date at the venue before a run of European festival shows and an intimate UK warm-up tour,  which kicks off in their hometown of Colchester tomorrow (Friday May 19).Now, the band have revealed that the 10-track ‘The Ballad Of Darren’ will arrive on 21 July via Parlophone, and is available for pre-order here.

fatal crowd crush that occurred at an Asake concert. The event — which left two dead and one in critical condition — ultimately led to the academy having its licence suspended for three months.The Metropolitan Police have since claimed to have “lost confidence” in the safety of the venue and made a push for the location to close its doors for good.An online petition was then launched to counteract the closure while various artists and industry professionals also spoke out against the potential shutting down of the venue.

Thania Garcia Janelle Monáe has revealed her new album “The Age of Pleasure,” her first full-length effort in five years, and the follow-up to 2018’s “Dirty Computer,” will arrive on June 9 via Wondaland Arts Society/Atlantic Records. The news came attached to a new single, “Lipstick Lover,” and its matching music video — where the singer-songwriter and an entourage of women soak by the pool in bikinis and t-shirts emblazoned with the song’s title and the word “Pleasure” — co-directed by Monáe andAlan Ferguson. “As we enter into ‘The Age Of Pleasure,’ ‘Lipstick Lover’ is our freeassmothafucka anthem inspired by f.a.m. for f.a.m.,” Monáe wrote in the album’s press release. “This is our oasis made with love, rooted in self acceptance, throbbing in self discovery, and signed with cherry red kisses from me to you.”

Little Dragon have announced details of their seventh studio album – ‘Slugs Of Love’ is due out this summer.The follow-up to 2020’s ‘New Me, Same Us’ will land on July 7 via Ninja Tune and is being previewed by first single ‘Kenneth’.Of the new album, the Swedish band said in a statement: “We’ve been exploring different ways to collaborate and communicate. Dissolving patterns and making new ones. Nurturing our ability to curiously press down keys, to bang — sometimes hard sometimes gently — on different things, strumming strings, recording sounds and investigating the limits for how much or little a sound can be tweaked…“Together we have developed, replayed, danced to, cried and laughed to this music as it has evolved forwards, backwards, sideways and all around, but now finally as a complete masterpiece… This feels like our finest work yet.

Ed Sheeran has opened up on his long-standing friendship with fellow hit-maker Taylor Swift. Describing the I Knew You Were Trouble singer as one of the "only people that actually truly understands" him and where he's currently at in his career, Ed, 32, added that speaking to Taylor, 33, is like "therapy".

Naman Ramachandran After exploring a multitude of genres, renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (“Bandit Queen,” “Elizabeth”) has turned his hand to a romantic comedy with Working Title/Studiocanal production “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” The film follows documentary-maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), for whom swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbor Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bride from Pakistan (Sajal Aly). As Zoe films Kaz’s journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love.

Ed Sheeran has revealed in a new interview that he confides in Taylor Swift, with the two artists finding common ground and understanding each other more than people realise.Speaking to Apple Music 1‘s Zane Lowe to promote his newly launched album ‘-‘ (pronounced ‘subtract’), Sheeran revealed that he confides in Taylor Swift, saying: “I have long, long, long conversations with Taylor about stuff just because I feel like she’s one of the only people that actually truly understands where I’m at”.“I had an hour-20 conversation with her yesterday and we were just — everything that was on our minds we talked about. I mean that in itself is kind of therapy as well, because you’re actually talking to someone that genuinely gets it,” he continued.

Ed Sheeran is holding nothing back.

Australian producer Flume has dropped Arrived Anxious, Left Bored, a collection of archival tracks recorded over the past decade. The album follows a similar project, Things Don't Always Go The Way You Plan, released in February.

APPOINTMENTSBecause Music UK and its London Records division have both announced new Managing Directors. Rhian Emanuel moves up from Marketing Director of Because, while Laura Kelly shifts from General Manager of London. Meanwhile, Ed Pearson has been promoted from Marketing Director to SVP Marketing, Dance & Electronic at Because Music UK, and Junior Foster joins London Records as Digital Marketing & Strategy Manager.————————————————–RELEASESHarry Styles has released the video for ‘Satellite’ from his ‘Harry’s House’ album.Brian Eno and Fred Again will release a collaborative album, titled ‘Secret Life’, this Friday. It is, says Four Tet – who is releasing the album on his Text Records label – “the most beautiful album of 2023”.Little Dragon will release their latest album ‘Slugs Of Love’ on 7 Jul, which will feature a collaboration with Damon Albarn on its tracklist.

Halle Bailey opened up about her experience filming The Little Mermaid in a new interview.

Dolph Lundgren confirmed a "Drago" spinoff is still in the works and says he wants Sylvester Stallone to "get involved." Lundgren spoke to Fox News Digital about the project while promoting his new film, "The Best Man." The actor stars alongside Luke Wilson and Brendan Fehr in the action thriller, which was released April 21. "There was a writer who wrote a script [for "Drago"], which wasn't very good," Lundgren said. "So, everybody's waiting for a new writer to come in and try to shape it." The news of the "Drago" spinoff in development at MGM Studios created controversy because Stallone initially criticized the project.The actor called out producer Irwin Winkler and his sons, Charles and David, for "picking clean the bones" of the "Rocky" character Drago.

Thania Garcia Jack Harlow’s new album “Jackman,” the follow-up to 2022’s “Come Home the Kids Miss You,” will be arriving on April 28 via Generation Now and Atlantic Records. On Wednesday morning, the album’s release date and name were revealed alongside the album art which sees a shirtless Harlow standing stoic in a residential alleyway. At the time of this article’s publication, no additional information on “Jackman” (Harlow’s first name), the track list, or features was made available. His last set was a star-studded affair with guest verses from Pharrell Williams, Drake, Lil Wayne and Justin Timberlake. The Grammy-nominated rapper and Variety Hitmakers cover star Jack Harlow is also set to make his acting debut in “White Men Can’t Jump,” streaming on Hulu on May 19. The film is a remake of the 1992 sports comedy that stars Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes. Harlow will appear in the new Calmatic-directed alongside Sinqua Walls, with the script by “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris and Doug Hall.

Blur have announced a run of intimate UK warm-up shows for this spring – find all the details below.The Britpop icons are due to play two huge concerts at Wembley Stadium in London this July as part of their 2023 live reunion.Additionally, Damon Albarn and co. will perform an outdoor gig at Malahide Castle in Dublin and make appearances at Primavera Sound, Roskilde, Lucca Summer Festival, Flow Festival and Japan’s Summer Sonic.Today (April 25), Blur have confirmed that they’ll warm up for the comeback shows with four small dates next month.The stint will kick off with a performance at the 300-capacity Colchester Arts Centre on Friday, May 19.

Gorillaz‘ set at Coachella 2023’s second weekend, the band brought out a star-studded list of guests that included appearances from Bad Bunny, Little Simz and more.The band brought out the Puerto Rican reggaeton star – who will close out this weekend’s first night with a headline set – to perform ‘Tormenta’. Bad Bunny features on the studio version of the song, which is from Gorillaz’ latest album, ‘Cracker Island’.