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Maggie Rogers has opened up about David Byrne’s collaboration on her video for ‘That’s Where I Am’, in a new interview with NME.For this week’s Big Read, Rogers opened up about Byrne’s cameo and how it came about. The musician recalled how she “cold emailed” Byrne to see if he would be up for collaborating on the work and was surprised when she got a response.“I cold emailed him,” Rogers explained. “We’d never met. I’m a massive fan.

Beyoncé’s chart RENAISSANCE continues in abundance today – as her seventh solo record sets its sights on becoming her fourth UK Number 1 album. 

Princess Charlotte had a moment in the spotlight. On Sunday, Prince William and Kate Middleton’s daughter joined her dad in a new video posted on the official social media accounts for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWith hits from a wildly diverse array of artists including Halsey, the Weeknd, Camila Cabello, Jon Batiste, Leon Bridges, Twenty One Pilots, SZA, Maren Morris, Maggie Rogers, Maroon 5, Bomba Estereo and many more, Ricky Reed is one of the most successful and ubiquitous songwriters of the past 15-odd years.But it’s his work with Lizzo, both as a musical collaborator and the head of Nice Life, the label to which signed along with Atlantic Records, that has made him Variety’s Hitmaker of the Month for July. The singer’s “Special” album features five songs co-produced by Reed — including the smash single “About That Time” and the closer, “Coldplay.”Reed (real name: Eric Frederic) began working with Lizzo (real name: Melissa Jefferson) in 2016.

The seventh studio album from Beyoncé, one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year, arrives today. "Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world," Beyoncé said in her album announcement.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.The queen herself, Beyoncé, returned to bless the back half of summer 2022 with her new album, , the first installment in a trilogy that is sure to have fans buzzing until next year's GRAMMYs. Despite the fact that it leaked two days early, there's still nothing that beats a Bey drop.Maggie Rogers also made her return with a collection of pandemic-crafted tracks on, her second major-label album, following up 2019's lauded.

Smith said that he reached out to the Saturday Night Live alum but didn’t hear back. “The message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk,” he claimed. “And when he is, he will reach out. So I will say to you, Chris, I apologize to you. My behavior was unacceptable and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.”

Will Smith is speaking out about slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars earlier this year.

Foals have shared the new video for their latest single ‘Life Is Yours’ – check it out below.The song appears on the Oxford band’s acclaimed seventh album of the same name, which came out last month.Arriving today (July 28), the official visuals for the title track – which see the group perform in a circular configuration – is described as “quite unlike any Foals live experience you have witnessed before”.The core trio – comprising Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan and Jimmy Smith – are joined in the studio space by their touring band members (Kit Monteith, Jack Freeman and Joe Price) as different coloured lights cast their silhouettes onto the walls.As ‘Life Is Yours’ breaks down, the camera cuts and lighting effects become more intense. A final, birds eye view of Foals in their unique set up concludes the video.

Ginger Zee, takes to Instagram to share her latest adventure and this time it involves sharks. MORE: Ginger Zee receives warm welcome from fans as she arrives for latest adventureAs Shark Week 2022 nears its conclusion in the US from July 24 to July 30, her work with the sea species is especially timely. Ginger demonstrates that sharks are gorgeous creatures rather than the terrifying villains they are portrayed as in movies.Based in Chatham, Massachusetts, the reporter shares two Instagram posts about her shark antics.

Metallica have shared the first-ever video for ‘Master Of Puppets’ following the classic track’s recent resurgence.There’s been a huge renewed interest in the 1986 song of late after it soundtracked a pivotal scene in the Stranger Things 4 finale.‘Master Of Puppets’ has since bagged Metallica their first UK Top 40 single in 14 years, with the band also entering the Billboard Hot 100 for the very first time. Additionally, online streams of the song have significantly increased.Now, Metallica have posted an all-new official lyric video for the track which includes an array of dark and twisted imagery.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFormer President Barack Obama has unveiled another of his summer playlists, and as in the past, it’s a combination of the expected — NPR-level but edgy rap and R&B, some old soul chestnuts, a smattering of alt-rock and country, a nod to his podcast-mate Bruce Springsteen, and some international gems — along with a couple of “woah!” surprises, particularly British upstarts Wet Leg. (We could give more examples, but just look below.)Like his past lists and his annual summer reading lists, it’s a combination of age-appropriate, adventurous (but not too adventurous) and family-friendly music that uniformly has a positive or socially relevant message — just like the man and the policies of his presidency, which feels so long ago.

Barack Obama has shared his summer playlist for 2021, featuring tracks by the likes of Wet Leg, Burna Boy, Harry Styles, Sampa The Great, and more.The former president of the US began sharing his recommendations for music, books and films and TV shows during his time in the White House and has continued the tradition since.Posting his latest playlist earlier today (July 26), Obama wrote: “Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies – it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together.”The list includes Wet Leg’s ‘Angelica’, Beyoncé’s ‘Break My Soul’, Maggie Rogers’ ‘That’s Where I Am’ and Sampa The Great’s ‘Energy’. In terms of older tracks, Obama selected the likes of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing In The Dark’, Miles Davis’ ‘Blue In Green’ and Aretha Franklin’s ‘Save Me’.

Phoebe Bridgers was joined on stage by Maggie Rogers and Rina Sawayama during her set at Latitude this weekend.The ‘Punisher’ singer-songwriter played a 12-track headline slot on the BBC Sounds Stage at the Suffolk festival on Friday night (July 22).Footage has since emerged of Rogers and Sawayama – who were both also playing at Latitude that same day – contributing to a live airing of ‘I Know The End’, which served as the final song of Bridgers’ show.Elsewhere, the LA artist shared an image of herself backstage with the pair.

Ed Sheeran has released a new music video that the late Jamal Edwards helped create. The 31 year old singer-songwriter said he “hit up” Jamal for music video ideas after deciding to collaborate with rapper Russ, “knowing that he would create something incredible”. The video was supposed to have been shot a day after Jamal’s passing, sparking the Shape Of You singer to postpone it.

Latitude 2022 has opened its gates to festivalgoers – you can check out the latest weather forecast for the bash below.Foals, Lewis Capaldi and Snow Patrol will headline this year’s festival after it returned last summer for the first time since 2019, alongside Maggie Rogers, Little Simz, Manic Street Preachers, Fontaines D.C., and Phoebe Bridgers.Those arriving at Henham Park today (July 21) can expect light cloud and a gentle breeze with highs of 23° this afternoon.However, according to BBC Weather, light rain is then expected from tomorrow afternoon (July 22) before giving way to light cloud and a moderate breeze on Saturday (July 23) and sunny intervals on Sunday (July 24).You can check out the latest BBC Weather forecast below.Thursday July 21: Light cloud and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 23° and lows of 18°.Friday July 22: Light rain and a gentle breeze, with temperatures peaking at 21° and lows of 15°.Saturday July 23: Light cloud and a moderate breeze, with temperatures peaking at 25° and lows of 14°.Sunday July 24: Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze, with temperatures peaking at 28° and lows of 16°.Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis previously spoke to NME about their upcoming headline performance, who recalled “a significant moment” for the band, when they headlined Latitude for the first time in 2013.“They were the first people to give us a shot at headlining a festival,” Philippakis said of Latitude. “That was obviously a pretty amazing night for us, and I think it arguably changed the trajectory of our career.

Interpol have talked NME through the writing, recording and lyrical inspiration behind each and every track on their new album ‘The Other Side Of Make-Believe‘. Watch our video interview with the band above.Frontman Paul Banks and guitarist Daniel Kessler sat down with us during a recent trip to London to give us the lowdown on what they described as “probably their most intimate and hopeful-sounding record”.With the album seeking to “underline the danceability of drummer Sam Fogarino’s rhythms and R&B influences” mixed with more uplifting moods and a wider emotional spectrum, the record was launched by the bright departure of lead single ‘Toni’.“It was a great moment during one of the two writing sessions that we had in the Catskills in Upstate New York,” Kessler of the origins of ‘Toni’.