Normani shares tracklist for debut album ‘Dopamine’, featuring James Blake

Rick Rubin curated a “secret” music festival in Tuscany, Italy this past weekend, which featured performances from James Blake, Gossip and more.The under-the-radar festival – named Festival of the Sun – kicked off on June 21 and ran until June 22. The festival was an intimate and exclusive affair, with only 150 invitations sent out.Majority of the festival took place at the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta church, where most of its performances were held.

HotWax spoke to NME at Download 2024 about the huge milestones they have reached over the past year, as well as the festival’s determination to support new talent.The Hastings trio – Tallulah Sim-Savage, Lola Sam and Alfie Sayers, –caught up with us backstage at this year’s Donington Park festival, shortly after they took to the stage on Saturday (June 25).“It’s so great to be here playing for the first time,” said Sam. “We played a fun set on the Avalanche Stage and had a great time with it, plus it’s been fun to catch up with some of the other bands here.”The band’s Download invitation came after a year of buzz, kicking off with their debut EP,‘A Thousand Times’ – putting the band on the map as “a teenage band who are destined for big things”.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media has signed a global distribution deal with ADA in anticipation of her upcoming sophomore album “Infinite Icon,” releasing on September 6.

Molly-Mae Hague has told fans she's preparing for a big 'family change' this summer as she seemingly addressed her recent period of silence on social media that led to rumours about her relationship with Tommy Fury.

Gia Ford has announced details of her debut album ‘Transparent Things’, alongside a haunting new single, ‘Paint Me Like A Woman’. Check it out below.‘Transparent Things’ was recorded at the legendary Sound City Studios in LA, with Tony Berg — the producer behind Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Stranger In The Alps‘ and ‘Punisher‘, as well as Tiny Habits’ recent debut album ‘All For Something’.

Thania Garcia Post Malone‘s sixth studio album “F-1 Trillion” will arrive on Aug. 16, the American singer and rapper announced Tuesday. Malone shared a picture of a sign in Nashville revealing the album’s title and car-themed logo.

James Blake has surprised fans by releasing a new unannounced four-track EP, titled ‘CMYK 002 – Let Her Know’. Listen to the release below.The producer posted the link to the new release on Saturday (June 15), clarifying that the EP is not a sequel to his acclaimed breakthrough 2010 EP ‘CMYK’, but a new release on his own imprint that goes by the same name.CMYK 002 – Let Her Know EP.

A worker at Manchester Airport has shared his top tips for passengers to help them make the most of their experience. Going on holiday is exciting but flying can be stressful for some, especially as many people only pass through the airport on rare occasions.

Royal Blood have spoken to NME at Download Festival 2024 and discussed what it was like to revisit their self-titled debut 10 years on, as well as reflecting on their time on the road with Queens Of The Stone Age.The duo – comprised of frontman and bassist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher – caught up with NME at this year’s edition of the festival, shortly before they took to the main stage for a career-spanning set.Not only did the slot mark their first time back at the festival in a decade, it also came as the two are ready to play some intimate London shows, celebrating the 10th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.In the conversation, the duo told NME about what it was like to look back at their debut album this far down the line, and how they perceive it now compared to their latest release, 2023’s ‘Back To The Water Below’. They also recall their time on the road and growing friendship with Queens Of The Stone Age, who they first joined forces with back in 2017 and recently joined on the road earlier this year, as they toured across the US.NME: Hi Royal Blood, what’s it like to be back at Download?Mike Kerr: “It’s great to be back, we haven’t been here in 10 years, but I actually played here with my first band in 2008, around then.

Normani has spoken out about the pressure to release her delayed debut album.The former Fifth Harmony member has been teasing her debut since 2018, but struggled to produce her highly-anticipated debut album for fans. She even alluded to the long wait time when teasing the album earlier this year in her website address, ‘wheresthedamnalbum.com’.Now, the singer has spoken out on the reasons for its lengthy delay, partially owing to both her parents being diagnosed with cancer.In a new interview withThe Guardian, Normani shared that her mother Andrea was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020, 19 years after remission.

Sam Smith celebrated the 10 year anniversary of their debut album In the Lonely Hour!

Normani‘s debut album Dopamine is finally here!!!!

A source is providing an update on Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper‘s relationship.

BERWYN has announced his hotly-anticipated debut album ‘WHO AM I’ and shared moving new single, ‘DEAR IMMIGRATION’.Following the release of the powerful single ‘I AM BLACK’, the new album offers what is described as a “vivid and vulnerable journey through BERWYN’s search for meaning and freedom”.News of the NME Award-winning singer-rapper’s debut is accompanied by the release of ‘DEAR IMMIGRATION’, a spoken word battle cry against a corrupt immigration system.On the song, BERWYN sings: “You make me look at the mirror in horror, you took my tomorrow / I want you to know since I was nine I felt like a crime / I used to imagine you coming for me every day of my life” – watch below.His lyrical honesty has become a signature of his sound, which he previously told NME was “a double-edged sword“, saying: “The sick part about it all is that for my day job I stand up on a wooden stage and people are like ‘Your life is hard? Tell me more. Give me more.'”But that hasn’t put the Trinidad-born artist off being emotionally frank, with his debut studio album promising “crafted and cohesive reflections on faith, on the tugs of addiction and the embrace of love, on what it means to be demonised for your immigration status or skin colour”.In 2021, the Mercury Prize nominee told NME his work was intentionally “solemn, musical and explorative,” going on to say these attributes were “tools relative to every human being inside of the matrix we live in.”The debut album follows BERWYN’s EP, ‘Bulletproof’, and two previous mixtapes, ‘Demotape/Vega’ and ‘Tape 2/Fomalhaut’, which NME wrote had “a beautiful twilight quality” in a four-star review.‘WHO AM I’ is out on July 12 via Columbia Records.

A swimming pool building is part of plans to create a shared house for ten people in Prestwich. Plans submitted to Bury Council in the past week show the intention to convert the property on Grosvenor Street in the a 10-bed house of multiple occupation (HMO).

One of Giovanni Pernice's former dance partners has spoken out in support after it was revealed he wouldn't be returning to Strictly Come Dancing. The dancer wasn't included in the line-up of professional dancers from the BBC who will return to the ballroom later this year.

UK General Election on July 4.The push arrives following the MVT delivering their full report into the state of the sector for 2023, showing the “disaster” facing live music with venues closing at a rate of around two per week.Presented at Westminster, the MVT echoed their calls for a levy on tickets on gigs at arena size and above and for major labels and such to pay back into the grassroots scene, arguing that “the big companies are now going to have to answer for this”.Now, a new report has been published, ‘A Manifesto for Grassroots Music’, which aims to get politicians working to help save the sector from the deepening crisis it finds itself in.In the report, MVT set out the steps that need to be taken to slow down the closures of grassroots music spaces across the UK, and highlights the importance of these venues for both music lovers and for emerging talent. These include the push for a £1 grassroots investment contribution from every arena and stadium ticket sold, which would be used to support grassroots music venues, artists and promoters.An abolition of VAT on tickets for grassroots music venues is also listed, as well as a reduction of VAT on cultural ticketing in the live music industry to the European average (between five and seven per cent).

Jessica Alba’s mini-me is all grown up. The Honey star welcomed her first child, Honor Marie, on Jun 7, 2008, with her husband, Cash Warren, and today is her 16th birthday.In honor of her exciting milestone, the mom of three shared a touching post with never-before-seen photos of her pregnancy and Honor throughout the years.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have reportedly decided to sell the Beverly Hills home that they purchased last year, and they stand to do so for a loss.

Princess Catherine, aka Kate Middleton, is sharing a rare message amid her cancer treatment.