Metallica announce new Vans collection to mark 30 years of ‘The Black Album’

Ed Sheeran has announced an intimate show at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire next month to mark a decade since the release of his debut album ‘+’.The pop giant will perform the record in its entirety on September 2, with fans able to purchase tickets via a ballot which can be accessed here.The upcoming show at the 2000-capacity venue is a rare chance to see the stadium-filler in more intimate surroundings, and also marks Sheeran’s first headline gig since the end of his record-breaking

Metallica are set to launch a new podcast that will go behind the scenes of their classic album ‘The Black Album’, it has been announced.The podcast will be called The Metallica Podcast and will celebrate the album’s 30th anniversary, which lands on August 12.The band announced the podcast on social media, saying that the first of eight episodes was “coming soon”.

Charli XCX has announced details of her new BBC podcast, Charli XCX’s Best Song Ever.The first programme will air on BBC Sounds on Monday (August 9), and will see the artist “chat to friends and celebrity guests from around the world to discover the songs that have been instrumental in shaping their lives”.The likes of Beabadoobee, Mark Ronson, Tove Lo, Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek will all feature across the first season of Charli XCX’s Best Song Ever, which will consist of 20

Three years after his last full-length project QUARTERTHING, Chicago rapper Joey Purp has announced his new tape UpLate. The project is a "house record," according to a press release, and you can certainly get a flavor of that in its lead single "Outside." Purp flexes like he's making up for lost time but never sounding desperate for attention over a beat that would make Frankie Knuckles proud.

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have announced a new collaborative album, ‘Love For Sale’ – listen to ‘I Get A Kick Out Of You’ below.Gaga first teamed up with the legendary New York singer on the 2014 duet record ‘Cheek To Cheek’.

Metallica‘s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ is featured twice in new Disney film Jungle Cruise.An official statement from the band discussing the “reimagined” 1992 classic reads: “It was an honour to work with renowned, legendary composer James Newton Howard as we reimagined the song by performing his arrangement and creating a rendition we like to think is fit for an excursion through the Amazon.“The film stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt who take the fan favourite ride and transform it to a

After a gap of about three years since her last album, English singer-songwriter Nao has announced her third studio project And Then Life Was Beautiful with the project's title track, out today.

Steps have announced their new single, titled Take Me For A Ride.

Metallica have shared two more songs from their ‘Metallica Blacklist’ covers album – you can listen to them below.Set for release on September 10, the star-studded, 53-track collection boasts “unique interpretations” of artists’ favourite track from ‘The Black Album’, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021.Among the acts to have contributed to the special project are St.

Camila Cabello is back with new music. She excitedly made the announcement on one of her Instagram stories while also dropping the music video for the new song ‘Don’t Go Yet.’Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes celebrate 2nd anniversary with PDA-filled postsShawn Mendes and Camila Cabello accidentally lock themselves out of their car after lunch dateIn her Instagram story, she uploaded a selfie making a funny face, writing in it: “Waking up and realizing ur song and video is out.

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James Blake has shared new song “Say What You Will,” the first track from his forthcoming album Friends That Break Your Heart. A video for "Say What You Will," featuring a cameo from Finneas, can be seen below.

James Blake has announced the release of a new album called ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’ – listen to lead single, ‘Say What You Will’, below.The upcoming album, which is set to arrive on September 10, is the singer, songwriter and producer’s first since 2019’s ‘Assume Form’, and follows on from the two EPs he released last year, ‘Before’ and ‘Covers EP’.‘Friends That Break Your Heart’ includes features from SZA, JID, SwaVay and Monica Martin, and its artwork, which Blake worked on with artist

UK period drama Sanditon is rounding out cast for the upcoming second season following the exit of Theo James, who portrayed Sidney, earlier this year.

Bob Dylan has announced the next edition of his ongoing bootleg series – Vol.

Thom Yorke has shared a new 100-minute mix for Sonos Radio, featuring Madlib, Black Midi and more.The Radiohead frontman has been sharing mixes for the online radio station for the last year, and the fifth edition has now arrived.After sharing a new mix back in January featuring Ennio Morricone, Yaeji, Mark Pritchard and more, the fifth Radio Hour mix also features tracks from Aldous Harding, MODESELEKTOR, Tom Waits and more.Listen to Thom Yorke’s latest Radio Hour mix below:Elsewhere, earlier

The Justice Department formally announced new rules designed to greatly limit prosecutors ability to obtain phone and email records of journalists.

The War On Drugs have announced details of their long-awaited new album.‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’ is the band’s first album in four years, and will come out on October 29 via Atlantic.The band had been teasing the record this week, sharing a snippet of a new song on Instagram, and full details of the album have now arrived.‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’, which follows 2017’s ‘A Deeper Understanding’, was recorded across seven studios including New York’s Electric Lady and Los Angeles’ Sound

AT&T continued to tout its investments in 5G technology, convening a full-day event at the WarnerMedia Innovation Lab in New York, announcing new partnerships along with panels and demos.

Metallica have announced details of two special hometown shows in San Francisco to celebrate 40 years as a band.This December, the band will return to the Chase Centre, the venue they opened in 2019 with their ‘S&M2’ shows, for a pair of gigs.Entry to the gigs, set to take place on December 17 and 19, is open to members of the band’s Fifth Member fan club.