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Self Esteem singer Rebecca Lucy Taylor is set to be awarded an honorary degree from the University of Sheffield.The Rotherham-born musician is set to be made an honorary Doctor of Music at the South Yorkshire university, in a ceremony that will take place later today (July 17).The news was announced by the university on its official Twitter page, which praised Taylor for both her abilities as an artist, as well as her devotion to encouraging inclusivity and diversity.“We are delighted to announce that Rebecca Lucy Taylor, aka Self Esteem, is being awarded an honorary degree today for her success in music and public championing of inclusivity and diversity,” the update read.She will join 11 other notable figures being presented with honorary degrees later today, alongside this year’s group of graduating students.Discussing the award, Taylor said: “I am insanely chuffed to be receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield. I love Sheffield with all my heart and to be acknowledged like this bolsters my dream of changing so much for people in music like me.

Snail Mail joined Weezer onstage to perform two tracks at their recent New York City show – check out footage below.Snail Mail – real name Lindsey Jordan – joined the California rock band onstage at their Forest Hills Stadium show in Queens, New York on Thursday (July 13), where they performed single ‘El Scorcho’ and b-side ‘I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams’ from 1996 album ‘Pinkerton’.Footage shared to Jordan’s Instagram showed her rehearsing with frontman Rivers Cuomo and guitarist Brian Bell, simply captioning the post “thanks for having me @weezer” with a crying emoji and love heart.Check out footage of the performance below.A post shared by LJ (@snailmail)A post shared by LJ (@snailmail)Last month, Weezer finally made good on their promise to bring viral TikTok user Evan Marsalli onstage to perform ‘Buddy Holly’ with them.Marsalli played ‘Buddy Holly’ every day for 990 days on TikTok before Cuomo invited him out to a show.The previous month, Weezer become the latest band to show their support for the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, performing the same track on the picket line.Snail Mail, meanwhile, has been busy with her own string of recent team-ups and covers.

Thirty Seconds To Mars have shared the latest single from their upcoming album, ‘It’s The End Of The World But It’s A Beautiful Day’. Check out ‘Get Up Kid’ below.The single is the third track to be released ahead of the forthcoming LP — which will be the sixth studio album by the American rock band — and follows on from previous singles ‘Stuck’ and ‘Life Is Beautiful’.In the release, the duo, brothers Jared and Shannon Leto, share a message of determination with fans, as the motivational track encourages listeners to stay resilient through trying times.“God broke my heart, but life ain’t got any laws / Reached the border, now I’m climbin’ up the walls,” Leto sings.

Hayley Williams brought a nine-year-old fan onstage at a recent Paramore show. Check out footage of them both performing ‘Misery Business’ together below.The moment took place during Paramore’s recent show in Houston, Texas, and carried on the longtime tradition of the band inviting a special guest onstage to collaborate on their hit 2007 song.For the show on July 11 however, the members pulled at fans’ heartstrings by choosing a nine-year-old fan called Riley to take part in the rendition, after seeing her in the audience with a sign reading “Pick me!”.In the fan-captured footage from the moment, frontwoman Hayley Williams can be seen looking across the crowd deciding which audience member she would like to invite onstage, before pointing out a little girl stood on the balcony.“Oh my god! You wanna come up here?” she can be heard saying to Riley, who smiles and nods at the singer.

Billie Eilish has weighed in her thoughts on fans throwing objects at artists onstage – labelling the trend as “infuriating”.The trend is one that has gathered rapid momentum in recent months, with numerous high-profile artists experiencing fans throwing items at them while they play live.The most prolific example occurred last month, when pop singer Bebe Rexha was left needing stitches after a member of the audience hurled a phone at her during her set. After the singer was filmed dropping to her knees in pain when the device hit her in the face, it was later revealed that the audience member threw it because he believed it “would be funny”.A similar incident happened to both Harry Styles, who was hit in the face during his Vienna concert, and Ava Max, who was slapped in the face by someone who ran onto the stage during a gig in Los Angeles.

Rina Sawayama appeared to call out The 1975’s Matty Healy again during her set at NOS Alive.The singer was mid-way through her performance at the Lisbon-based festival when she addressed the crowd and pushed for an apology from “some people” who get away with making sexist and racist comments.“So I was thinking a lot about apologies,” she began, speaking to the crowd towards the end of her track ‘STFU’. “It’s just funny how some people get away with not apologising ever… For saying some racist shit.

Ethel Cain has spoken out about her experience of gaining more fans and online attention since the release of her debut album last year.The alt-pop singer – who released her first album ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ in May last year – said that she began to feel like “a dancing monkey in a circus” as more memes and jokes about her public image began to circulate online.“It’s very like, ‘Oh, she’s so funny on Twitter, she’s so relatable’ and then it becomes this big weird joke cycle,” she told The Guardian in a new interview.In the past the singer participated in jokes and online exchanges around her southern, gothic persona, along with discussions about her featuring in campaigns for the likes of Givenchy, Miu Miu and Marc Jacobs.She went on: “Don’t get me wrong, laughter and memes and jokes are always really fun. But when you want to post something to be consumed seriously, people are still joking – and then you get like, thousands of comments that are like, ‘silly goose’.

The Armed have announced their forthcoming album ‘Perfect Saviours’ along with sharing the video for its lead single ‘Sport Of Form’.‘Perfect Saviors’ is set for release on August 25 via Sargent House. The LP features contributions from Sarah Tudzin (illuminati hotties), Mark Guiliana, Patrick Shiroishi, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, and more.Speaking about the album, Vocalist Tony Wolski shared: “Too much information has made us dumb and confused.

Nick Cave has recalled being “high” while taking to the stage with Kylie Minogue on Top Of The Pops.The Bad Seeds frontman was speaking as part of The Louis Theroux Podcast recently when he discussed the making of his 1995 track ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’ — which saw him join forces with the Australian pop star.Describing the message behind the song, he said: “It was a murder ballad that ends with the character killing his beloved… It was quite something at the time for Kylie to take on.”“I certainly wasn’t in showroom condition,” he continued. “Her management were like ‘This is a bad idea’ because we were a bunch of dark drug-addicted monstrosities… but she was determined to do that.”The 65-year-old songwriter then told the host that he struggles to “remember much” about his time performing the song with Minogue on Top Of The Pops, although the two did remain close after the appearance.“We have stayed very good friends,” he explained.

Lana Del Rey has performed her song ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ live for the first time at a show in Italy. Check out footage of the moment below, as well as the full setlist.The gig took place at the La Prima Estate Festival in Lido di Camaiore, Italy yesterday (July 2), and saw the ‘Video Games’ singer break out some of her most famous tracks in front of a nearly-20,000 strong crowd.Performing a total of 21 tracks throughout the set, Del Rey kicked off the show with renditions of ‘A&W’, ‘Young And Beautiful’ and ‘Bartender’, before treating fans to the first-ever live performance of ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’. The song is the title track from her seventh studio album, which arrived in 2021.Other songs featured on the set included ‘Blue Jeans’, ‘Ultraviolence’, ‘White Mustang’ and ‘Born To Die’, before the singer closed off the set with ‘Summertime Sadness’, ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ and ‘Video Games’.Find footage of the show below, as well as the full setlist.Lana Del Rey – Chemtrails Over the Country Club (live) pic.twitter.com/Xi8TAnHWfB— b (@lostinyosemite) July 2, 2023#LanaDelRey avec « Salvatore », sur la scène du festival La Prima Estate cette nuit, à Lucques, Italie.#ldr #france pic.twitter.com/uLRONGCyOg— Lana Del Rey France (@LDRFRoff) July 3, 20231. ‘A&W’2. ‘Young and Beautiful’3. ‘Bartender’4. ‘Chemtrails Over the Country Club’ (Live debut)5. ‘The Grants’6. ‘Cherry’7. ‘Pretty When You Cry’8. ‘Ride’9. ‘Born to Die’10. ‘Blue Jeans’11. ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell’12. ‘Arcadia’13. ‘Ultraviolence’14. ‘White Mustang’15. ‘Candy Necklace’16. ‘Salvatore’17. ‘Venice Bitch’18. ‘Diet Mountain Dew’19. ‘Summertime Sadness’20. ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’21.

Sam Ryder and Bloc Party have been added to the list of artists joining Music Venue Trust’s United By Music UK tours.Organised by The National Lottery and Music Venue Trust, the tour sees over 150 gigs visit over 130 venues across the UK, in support of the grassroots music sector.Now, adding to the already extensive list of musicians taking part, English alt-rock band Bloc Party have been added to the bill, as well as former Eurovision sensation Sam Ryder. The former will be performing next month, taking to the stage at The Hairy Dog venue in Derby on July 20, while Ryder will be headed to Southend on September 8 for a show at Chinnerys.Other previously announced artists taking part in the one-off shows around the UK include Cat Burns, Blossoms, Witch Fever, Hamish Hawk and Metronomy.“These are the venues where myself and so many of my pals started at and still play.

Jamie T has announced the door times, curfew and stage times for his upcoming headline show at London’s Finsbury Park this weekend (Friday June 30). Check them out below.The South London singer, songwriter, rapper, guitarist and record producer will be taking to the stage for the headline slot tomorrow night, for what will soon become his biggest-ever headline show to date.Unlike the Saturday instalment, the gates will open slightly earlier tomorrow at 1:30pm, with Willie J Healy being the first opener to take to the stage two hours later.

The Japanese House has addressed recent controversy around Matty Healy, revealing that she wrote The 1975 singer a “really long message”.The singer-songwriter was speaking to The Independent when she discussed recent backlash towards Healy, who is one of her longtime friends, labelmates, and a frequent producer of her work.The comments related to a podcast that The 1975 singer participated in earlier this year called The Adam Friedland Show, which heard him joke about “queerbaiting”, laugh at offensive jokes by the hosts, and join in when they began mocking various accents.When asked about her thoughts on the situation, Bain said that it was “hard to know what to say publicly”, given that he feels like “a family member” to her.She did, however, confirm that she sent Healy “a really long” message after she heard his remarks, expressing her “issues” with what he said.“I wrote [Healy] a really long thing about how I felt about [the podcast], and it’s really difficult – I don’t think it’s black and white,” she added. “Clearly, I have issues with things that have been said – he knows everyone does, that’s the whole point, isn’t it?“It’s hard to hold a family member accountable for everything – pretty much everyone I know has a family member that will say something fucking batshit crazy at a family get-together, you know? And you’ll be like, ‘Why are they saying that?’”She also made reference to how the comments may be reflected onto her and how it impacted her as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.“I guess it’s interesting, isn’t it? Because I’m a gay person, and then in a lot of ways I’m associated with someone who says offensive things.

Lana Del Rey has announced surprise shows in Ireland and Europe, set to take place next month.Following her appearance at the Other Stage at Glastonbury on Saturday (June 23), Lana Del Rey has announced a series of surprise shows, scheduled for the next few weeks.The three new shows will see the New York singer-songwriter head to Amsterdam first, before performing in Dublin and Paris. They also work around her previously confirmed headline performance at London’s BST Hyde Park next Sunday.“I love Europe and after playing Glastonbury, have decided to play a few more shows in various countries around my Hyde Park Show in London on July 9th,” she said in a new statement.

BBC has removed a social media clip of Billy Nomates performing at Glastonbury after the singer experienced online abuse.Billy Nomates – real name Tor Maries – performed on Glastonbury Festival’s Park Stage on Friday (June 23), but asked BBC6 Music to take down footage of her online because she was receiving an “insane” amount of “personal abuse”.A post that appears to have now been deleted from Maries read: “The level of personal abuse on @bbc6music socials for going to work today is insane. I’ve asked for all footage to be removed.“I know it’s not for everyone what I do.

Japanese Breakfast will not be playing Glastonbury Festival 2023 after all.Today (June 25), the singer took to social media to announce that she will not be able to perform at the festival over “travel delays”. “We hustled out of Luxembourg at 9 pm, woke for customs at 3 am, and again for a 6 am ferry, hired an additional driver to floor it to our 12:30 set and due to various travel delays out of our control we are just not able to make it in time.

Hozier has taken to the Woodsies Stage for a surprise set at Glastonbury. Check out the full setlist and footage below.The Irish singer-songwriter announced his plans to take to the stage earlier today (June 24), following anticipation about the ‘Secret Slot’ listed on the Woodsies line-up.Throughout the 13-song setlist, Hozier covered tracks from throughout his career, including early hits including ‘From Eden’ and ‘Take Me To Church’, as well as a couple of his new singles — ‘Eat Your Young’ and ‘Francesca’ — taken from his upcoming album ‘Unreal Unearth’.Mid-way through the set, he also used the surprise performance to celebrate his return to the Glastonbury stage for the fourth time, following appearances in 2014, 2015 and 2019. “I couldn’t tell you what a joy it is to be back at Glastonbury,” he began.

The Smile have shared the single ‘Bending Hectic’, their first new release of 2023 — check out the track below.The band — comprising Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner — unveiled the new track today, and it marks their first new music since their acclaimed debut LP ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’, which arrived last year.Produced by Sam Petts-Davies and featuring strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra, the standalone single may not be entirely new for all listeners, as the trio first debuted the track during their appearance at one of their previous live shows.Initially, the track was performed during the band’s set at Montreux Jazz Festival in 2022, although was not included on the subsequent live album, which arrived later in the year. Due to this, the mystery track soon became “a word-of-mouth phenomenon” according to press, with both “fans and critics calling for its release”.Now, nearly a year since it was first teased during the festival slot, the song today (June 20) gets its global digital release via XL Recordings.

Arctic Monkeys have announced that their upcoming show in Dublin will be cancelled due to illness.The news was announced earlier today (June 19) on the band’s Instagram page. According to the update, frontman Alex Turner has been suffering from an acute case of laryngitis and instructed to rest.The upcoming gig was scheduled to take place tomorrow (June 20) at Marley Park in Dublin, and would have been the latest date as part of the band’s ongoing UK stadium tour.According to the update, the newly-cancelled show will not be rescheduled and ticket holders will be issued refunds over the next few days.

Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine member Jim Bob has announced that he will be recreating their set from Glastonbury 1992 on YouTube.The announcement was made last week by the band’s frontman, who reflected on the headline slot in celebration of its 31st anniversary.In the Facebook update, he reflected on the chaotic nature of the infamous gig — which saw their set cut short, controversy from bandmate Les ‘Fruitbat’ Carter, and a subsequent ban from the festival — and explained how he is constantly expected to discuss the event each summer.“Every year I do at least one short interview about how that all went. I talk about the foam balls and how we were going to drop them from helicopters but instead used cannons and how we ran out of time and didn’t play an encore,” he began.

Arctic Monkeys were joined onstage by Miles Kane at their latest show for a rendition of ‘505’. Check out footage of the moment below as well as the full setlist.The gig took place at Emirates Stadium last night (June 18), and marked the latest show in Arctic Monkeys’ ongoing UK stadium tour. It also closed off the final date of their three-day residency in London (June 16-18) — the longest run of gigs the band have had in one venue.For the most part, the setlist was relatively similar to previous shows in the UK leg of tour dates, and included a number of fan favourites including ‘Do I Wanna Know’, ‘Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?’, ‘Fluorescent Adolescent’ and ‘Arabella’.A highlight from Last night’s set, however, came towards the end of the Sheffield rockers’ 21-song tracklist, when Miles Kane made a surprise appearance to perform a rendition of ‘505’.

Liam Gallagher has revealed the thing that “freaked him out” after he purchased a mansion previously owned by Noel Edmonds.The former Oasis frontman was co-hosting Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 2 programme last night (June 15), when he shared insight into something that he came across after purchasing the home.The topic arose when the singer-songwriter was asked about the last thing he spent money on, to which he responded: “Oh, it was probably the house in France. I hate to be flash … It used to be Noel Edmonds’.

Morrissey has accused Capitol Records of “fascism” after the label shelved his latest album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’.The controversy around the album stems back to 2022, when the singer-songwriter and former Smiths frontman revealed that he had “voluntarily withdrawn from any association with Capitol Records” — despite announcing that he would be releasing the LP with them just two months earlier.He also revealed that Miley Cyrus — who recorded backing vocals for ‘Bonfire’ track ‘I Am Veronica’ in 2020 — had asked to have her vocals removed from the song.Both severed partnerships came in relation to the musician’s political stance and his support for controversial far-right anti-Islam political party For Britain, which he previously wore a badge for during a 2019 television appearance.Upon announcing his departure from Capitol, the label seemingly shelved ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ in February, and the album remains unreleased. Now, in a new statement released on his website, Morrissey has accused the brand of “fascism” and having a “creeping culture of censorship”.“It’s a clear display of how censorian the music industry has become.

Bat For Lashes debuted songs from new album ‘The Dream Of Delphi’ at her Nottingham gig on Monday (June 12).Natasha Khan opened with three currently unnamed new songs from the forthcoming album (via setlist.fm), before going on to perform tracks including ‘Daniel’, ‘What’s A Girl To Do?’ and ‘Laura’.Back in August, the singer said the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Lost Girls’ was “almost ready” and that she had “recorded the final song”.You can check out clips of the songs below.Speaking at Christine And The Queens‘ Meltdown Festival for a behind the scenes interview, Khan explained how embodiment and embracing physical landscapes was key to her creativity in creating the album and her accompanying show.She started the album in the middle of lockdown when she was breastfeeding her daughter, Delphi, when she would spend windows of time improvising in the studio.“There’s definitely spontaneity and a meditative quality to the music,” she explained, “because it was just my emotion coming through into my hands and out into the musical instruments I chose that day.”She continued: “[The album] is about the conception and growing and birthing of this human being onto planet earth, and sort of the cosmic resonance of that, and the deep animalistic, raw aspects of being a mother, and I’m sort of bowing at the feet of this miraculous event.”The singer also performed in Leeds this month along with her sold out Meltdown show tonight (June 15).“For fans who want to see the new material up close, these are not ones to be missed,” she shared on social media.Her next live performance will be at new concert series On The Mount on July 2 where Sigur Rós, Primal Scream and Gabriels will perform throughout the multi-day event.

QTY, has died.News of the musician’s death was shared on The Lemonheads‘ Facebook page this week with the caption: “Life is short and unforgiving.“RIP Dan Lardner, we will forever love you.”The news was accompanied by a photo of Lardner hugging The Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando.The QTY musician was Dando’s guest of honour when the latter opened for Psychedelic Furs on their recent US tour.No further details about the cause of death have been shared.Lardner performed guitar and vocals in indie rock band QTY, alongside Alex Niemetz (guitar/vocals), Peter Baumann (bass), and Alan Yuch (drums).The New York group started in 2014 and signed to Dirty Hit Records, releasing their self-titled debut album in 2017, produced by former Suede member Bernard Butler.In 2017, NME described QTY as “New York’s most exciting new band”, before they were featured on the NME 100 list in 2018, describing their sound as “guitar-pop at its most catchy” that “follows in the long line of bands from New York who sound oh so very much like they’re from New York”.“There was a point in the studio where Alex and I wanted to play around a bit and Bernard told us we knew what we wanted to do with the songs – which we did, we knew what we wanted to do with them before we got into the studio – so we didn’t need to [do that],” Dan told NME back in 2017.

Placebo have played ‘Nancy Boy’ live for the first in six years at Download 2023. Watch clips of the performance below.‘Nancy Boy’ was noted as the band’s gender-bending breakthrough hit.

Pixies have announced a new UK and European tour, in which they will celebrate their ‘Bossanova’ and ‘Trompe Le Monde’ albums.The tour is set to kick off in Spring 2024, and will see the alt-rock icons perform their third studio album ‘Bossanova’ (1990) and follow-up ‘Trompe Le Monde’ album (1991) in full.‘Bossanova’ was introduced by the singles “Velouria” and “Dig for Fire“, and marked the first LP following the success of their hit second album ‘Doolittle’. It also was the first to feature no songs written by bassist Kim Deal, as she formed her other band The Breeders around the time it was written.‘Trompe Le Monde’ arrived the following year, and featured four singles: ‘Planet Of Sound’, ‘Alec Eiffel’, ‘Letter To Memphis’ and ‘Head On’.

Foo Fighters and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds are currently in a neck-and-neck race to reach the Number One spot on the UK album charts this week.Both acts released their latest LPs — ‘But Here We Are’ and ‘Council Skies’ — last Friday (June 2) and as it stands, it is too close to call which one will reach the peak position on the Official Album Chart by the end of this week.Currently at the midweek mark, Noel Gallagher has surpassed the American rockers and stands as the UK’s best-selling album with his fourth solo album with High Flying Birds. That being said, the two remain almost neck and neck, as just 200 units separate them from first and second position.The victory would no doubt mark an important milestone for Foo Fighters, as ‘But Here We Are’ marks their first full-length LP since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March last year.

BLACKPINK have announced six more support acts for their upcoming appearance at London’s BST Hyde Park.Taking place between June 24 and July 8, this year’s edition of BST Hyde Park will feature a headline slot from global superstars BLACKPINK — making them the first K-pop group in history to headline a major UK festival.Back in March, the girl group announced the first wave of artists set to support them for their slot on July 2, including American singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter and South Korean indie-rock band The Rose. Now, BLACKPINK have announced six more acts set to join them at the festival.Rebecca Black is the first of the newly-announced artists set to support Jennie Kim and co.

Noel Gallagher has performed a live cover of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ with the BBC Concert Orchestra – check it out below.The singer-songwriter and former Oasis guitarist appeared on the BBC Radio 2 Piano Room series earlier today (June 1) in support of his upcoming album with High Flying Birds, ‘Council Skies’.Set to arrive tomorrow (June 2) via Sour Mash, the album marks Gallagher’s fourth studio album under the guise, following on from the 2017 LP ‘Who Built The Moon?’.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have shared ‘Open The Door, See What You Find’, which features Johnny Marr – you can listen to the new single below.Released today (May 31), the track is the fifth to be shared ahead of Gallagher‘s latest LP with High Flying Birds ‘Council Skies’, which is out this Friday (June 2) via Sour Mash.The single is an optimistic, retro-inspired counterpart to its predecessors, and sees Gallagher rejoin forces with songwriter, composer and former Smiths guitarist Marr.Discussing the meaning behind the track, the former Oasis frontman described ‘Open The Door, See What You Find’ as being about acceptance, and the peaceful realisation that each person has to accept the route that life will pave out for them.“Lyrically, the premise is that, at a certain point in your life you look in a mirror and you see all you’ve ever been and all you’re ever going to be,” he explained. “It’s about being happy with that.

The Snuts have announced their new single ‘Gloria’, and explained to NME how the single marks a new chapter for the band and why they decided to split from their record label.The new track marks the band’s first new music since 2022’s ‘Burn The Empire’ and, as frontman Jack Cochrane told NME, marks a vital new milestone in the band’s history – as they venture away from their longtime record label and seek new ways to reconnect with the indie scene.“It’s been one of my favourite tracks that we’ve done to date,” said Cochrane of venturing outside of his comfort zone with ‘Gloria’ by harnessing a more optimistic message than he’s used to. “What I tried to do was create this classic love song – just celebrate the happy things that come in relationships, you know?”“In music nowadays, there are so many heartbreak songs, but certainly with the music that I love — the golden oldies and stuff —they’re all super pure love songs,” he added.

The Japanese House has joined forces with The 1975’s Matty Healy and shared ‘Sunshine Baby’ — the latest single from her upcoming album.The track is the third to be taken from the British singer-songwriter’s forthcoming album, ‘In The End It Always Does’, which is set to arrive June 30 via Dirty Hit. It sees The Japanese House — whose real name is Amber Bain — team up with The 1975 frontman to create a nostalgic piece of dream pop, dedicated to her beloved pet.According to a statement from Bain, the title of the single comes from a pet name she had for her dog, and the lyrics explore the theme of separation and the moment that a romantic relationship comes to an end.“Sunshine Baby is my nickname for my dog, and my ex and I always used to lay on the beach together being sunshine babies,” she explained.

Genesis Owusu has announced his awaited sophomore album, ‘STRUGGLER’, alongside a new single and music video.Announced today (May 18), ‘STRUGGLER’ is set to arrive on August 18 via Ourness/AWAL – preorder the album here. ‘STRUGGLER’ is accompanied by a new single, ‘Leaving The Light’, and its music video.The Bose x NME C23 artist’s upcoming album will serve as a thematic successor to his debut album ‘Smiling With No Teeth’. While ‘Smiling With No Teeth’ chronicled Owusu’s battles with depression and racism, ‘STRUGGLER’ will see him grapple with overcoming his demons.Genesis Owusu said of the album via a press statement: “The struggler runs through an absurd world with no ‘where’ or ‘why’ at hand.

The Beatles‘ ‘Hey Jude’ from his recent cameo in Ted Lasso, as well as sharing two exclusive live session clips with NME. Check out ‘Yougazer’ above and ‘Shine Your Way Out’ below.Appearing in the eighth episode of the ongoing third season yesterday (May 3), Varga appeared briefly in the Apple TV+ comedy series – performing a musical interlude that saw him cover the classic track by The Beatles.“It was quite random.

Pixies have issued an apology to fans after it was revealed that their song ‘Where Is My Mind’ was turning off their phone alarms.The iconic 1998 track was discovered to be wreaking havoc on some Google devices earlier this week, when one fan took to social media to explain how the track was inadvertently causing him to miss his morning alarms.As detailed by one Reddit user on Monday (May 1), the start of the song was interfering with an update to Google’s recent Assistant update, which allowed users to turn off their alarms by saying “stop”.However, the Assistant has been interpreting the start of ‘Where Is My Mind’ — the ‘Surfer Rosa’ track that opens with Black Francis abruptly stating “stop” — as a command from the user, and has been switching off users’ alarms in response.“For the past few months, I could not figure out why on random days, with seemingly no reason, sometimes my alarm would either not go off, or turn itself off very quickly,” wrote the Redditor. “Well this morning, I woke up about 5 minutes before my alarm went off, and I have cracked the code.”“The alarm is set to play a Spotify playlist, and one of the songs on that playlist is ‘Where is My Mind’ by the Pixies.