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Tom Morello has addressed Rage Against The Machine‘s cancelled tour dates and commented on any chance of a future return from the band. READ MORE: Tom Morello: “In the past, I’ve wanted to use music as a battering ram for social justice” In 2022, the band began their ‘Public Service Announcement Tour’, which was set to run through 2023, but was disrupted after frontman Zach de la Rocha injured his Achilles tendon during its second date on July 11 in Chicago. De la Rocha continued to play 17 more shows while seated onstage, before the band eventually cancelled their UK and…
It’s been an intense few weeks for Yungblud. Shortly after his mature, classic rock-inspired album ‘Idols’ topped the UK Albums Chart, he made a surprise appearance at Ozzy Osbourne’s Back To The Beginning tribute gig in Birmingham where he won over a generation of metalheads who’d previously dismissed his gobby punk anthems. That same performance of Black Sabbath’s 1972 ballad ‘Changes’ went viral – and many tweets of begrudging praise followed. Now, his documentary Are You Ready Boy? is in cinemas. Director Paul Dugdale might be best known for working with stadium-filling megastars Dua Lipa, Coldplay and Taylor Swift but…
Drake will be teaming up with Adin Ross to cover the funeral expenses for French streamer Jean Pormanove, who passed away on Sunday or Monday (Aug. 17-18). According to Reuters, the late streamer — born Raphaël Graven — died amid a 10-day streaming marathon at the age of 46. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “This is horrible and disgusting. Whoever was apart of this deserves to face severe consequences,” Adin Ross wrote to X on Tuesday (Aug. 19). “I just spoke with drake. Drake and I will be covering the funeral costs , this won’t bring his life…
Suno has formally responded to the lawsuit filed against it by independent artist Anthony Justice, who accuses the music AI company of copyright infringement. It wants the court to immediately dismiss one element of his legal action. Like many of the copyright lawsuits filed against AI companies, Justice accuses Suno of infringing his copyrights twice. First on the input, when it copies his music into a training dataset. And then on the output, when the Suno AI generates tracks that are, in copyright terms, ‘derivative works’ of his originals. Suno will use the fair use defence on the input, but that’s for…
Florence + The Machine have dropped the epic title track from new album ‘Everybody Scream’. Check it out below. The song arrives after Florence Welch took to social media yesterday (August 19) to confirm the details of a sixth album. Set for release on October 31, it follows on from the 2022 album ‘Dance Fever’, and is said to be inspired by mysticism and witchcraft. Inspiration for the record stems from singer Welch undergoing lifesaving surgery during the ‘Dance Fever Tour’ and starting to look into spiritual mysticism and folk horror – understanding the limits of her body and questioning…
The competition for your attention in Bangkok, Thailand is fierce. Motorized scooters whizz down narrow streets, street food vendors hawk tasty treats and pulsating beats spill out of bars and fill the humid air. Amidst the din, British company Marshall is looking to stand out with their contribution to this vibrant scene with Marshall Livehouse, a new multi-purpose space in the heart of the city’s creative quarter. Located in the trendy Charoen Krung district, the newly-opened venue is a combination of a performance area, rehearsal space, community lounge and workspace over its five floors. It’s the latest addition to the…
Kevin Costner has spoken out over a lawsuit filed by a stunt performer over an alleged unscripted rape scene on the set of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 in 2023. Devyn LaBella, who was the stunt double for actor Ella Hunt in the second of Costner’s self-funded westerns, claims that she “was the victim of a violent, unscripted, unscheduled rape scene directed by Kevin Costner”. LaBella claims that she first stood in for Hunt in a scene depicting a sexual assault between her character Juliette and Sig, played by Douglas Smith. She says she was told about this scene in…
Oasis have shared a live video of ‘Wonderwall’ from one of their recent shows in Dublin. Check it out below. The performance took place over the weekend, when the Britpop legends returned to Ireland for the first time since 2008 for their two sold-out shows at Croke Park on August 16 and 17. The dates came as part of their mammoth ‘Live ‘25’ tour, which kicked off last month with two nights at Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Since then, it has seen Liam and Noel Gallagher play five homecoming shows at Heaton Park in Manchester, head to London for five…
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Ernesto Barajas, leader of the Mexican regional music group Enigma Norteño, was shot and killed on Tuesday (Aug. 19) afternoon in a parking lot in the municipality of Zapopan, on the outskirts of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, according to local media reports. He was 38 years old. The artist’s management and booking office, Tanto Líder, confirmed his death to Billboard Español. Tanto Líder also posted about Barajas’ passing through his Instagram Stories. “Rest in peace, Ernesto Barajas. Your Tanto Líder family will always be proud of you and remember you as the great artist and human being you…