Mike Skinner “guilty” about playing Bristol’s Colston Hall

the problem on Moss Lane in Hale, which bosses say has been caused by a leaking water pipe. But now - a week after a crack in the pavement first appeared - traders say the problem is worse than ever.“Our wall is moving and moving,” says Ian Tootill.“Over the last two days it has just been getting worse.“Just today a big crack appeared on my gable wall.

From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here's what happened in the Latin music world this week:

Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy in the Bay Area and the Mariachi Heritage Foundation in Chicago are preserving and keeping traditional Mexican sounds alive through music programs and young musicians.The importance of cultural preservation, specifically sounds that aren't considered mainstream or don't get much radio airplay, is what motivated Eugene Rodriguez (founder of Los Cenzontles) and Cesar Maldonado (Mariachi Heritage Foundation) to launch their music programs."It was a way of

Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week's picks below.Yeison Jiménez & Silvestre Dangond, "Gracias A Ti" (Sony Music Entertainment Colombia)Colombia’s growing movement of “música regional,” the country’s version of regional Mexican music, keeps gaining traction locally.

Brothers Poncho Jr and Imanol Quezada have been performing for more than 10 years now, playing in buses and markets and at local parties in their native Coahuila, Mexico. But it wasn't until last year that Los Dos Carnales got their big break.

Colston’s statue was torn down and thrown in the harbour by protesters at an anti-racism march back in June, standing atop the plinth and raising her fist.Revealing that the statue has been removed, a spokesperson for Bristol City Council said: “This morning we removed the sculpture.

JD Pantoja (real name: Juan de Dios Pantoja) is a Mexican YouTuber-turned-music artist who’s marking territory in the biz with his urban-pop rhythms and melodious vocals. After teaming up with artists such as Noriel and Khea, Pantoja surprised fans with his latest production coined “12•19.”

The empty plinth where a statue of slave trader Edward Colston once stood in Bristol has been replaced by a new sculpture of a black woman who took part in a Black Lives Matter protest.Contemporary artist Marc Quinn created the black and resin steel piece of protester Jen Reid, who was photographed standing on the plinth after the Colston statue was toppled during the march.The artwork entitled A Surge of Power (Jen Reid), was erected shortly before 5am on Wednesday by Quinn’s team - but without

Warner Chappell Music, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Bronco.

The Streets‘ Mike Skinner has stated he’s not a fan of live-streamed concerts, claiming the “technology isn’t there” to present them as a real alternative to live music.Speaking to Sky News in an interview published yesterday (July 11), Skinner said he wasn’t averse to technology becoming a part of the live music experience. “I don’t think it’s changed people at all.

pandemic.On Sunday, the government , but there are still no plans to resume live shows.After more than three months of lockdown, many have criticised the move as coming too late.Skinner, who is taking part in drive-in gigs across the UK in July and August while traditional shows cannot take place, says he is staying positive about the industry but realises the enormous effects the crisis has had on performers and venues already."There's two sides to my work life, there's recorded music and then

Snow tha Product's latest freestyle "On My Sh--" that she released yesterday (July 7) is the product of her latest experiment.She teased the video on her Instagram on Monday (July 6), writing, "process of making a song from scratch n shooting this myself in my livingroom (5,000 comments n ill drop this and the vlog about it)." More than 6,000 comments flooded the post about the untitled project at the time, prompting the Mexican American rapper to drop it.Sitting on a cube chair and occasionally

The Streets released their last album – 2011’s ‘Computers and Blues’ – you can’t help but think that the pressure’s off somewhat. Now a settled family man, who still parties hard, but parties hardly (a lifestyle switch he admits to on the sassy ‘You Can’t Afford Me’) Skinner’s now doing things on his own terms, rather than bowing to the beck and call of record labels, lawyers and PR companies.As a result, things seem a little less exhausting.

Steve Aoki has collaborated with a slew of Latin artists -- most notably Daddy Yankee, Maluma and Maná -- but he wants greater involvement in the Latin market that goes beyond his star-studded collabs. After launching his own record label, Dim Mak, 24 years ago, on Wedne

The Streets’ Mike Skinner has said he “shouldn’t have played at” Bristol venue Colston Hall.The space is named after former slave owner Edward Colston, but is set to be renamed later this year.Speaking to the Independent, Skinner said he felt “a bit guilty” about performing at the venue. “Massive Attack haven’t been playing there for years,” he said.