Author: Amanda Collins

American singer and songwriter Romi O shares her brand new single Feeling the Heat, a passionate and shimmering electro/synthpop gem!  Out now via Sod Camus, Feeling the Heat finds the talented artist diving deep into the charged space where lust, love, and loss collide. A fearless blend of pop euphoria and vulnerability that burns with lust, heartbreak, and summer energy. Romi O’s vocals are quite commanding, effortlessly drawing our attention to her relatable storytelling that embodies the rebirth that comes with seizing life, love, and carnal desire. Accompanying her gorgeous vocals we have a kaleidoscope of sound as layers of brigh,…

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Boy & Bear are kicking off a bold new chapter today, dropping a double A-side single – ‘Where Does Life Begin’ and ‘Vertigo’ – and announcing the biggest headline show of their career, set for the Sydney Opera House Forecourt this December. The two new tracks showcase the band’s ability to balance reflection with optimism. Lead single ‘Where Does Life Begin’ leans into nostalgia, capturing frontman Dave Hosking’s yearning for the “freedom of youth”. Boy & Bear – ‘Where Does Life Begin’ “Sometimes the passing of time changes us in a way where we can feel like we’ve lost a…

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From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Coldplay & Dudamel Unite This week, Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela began a 10-dates invitation to open for Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres” pit stop at the Wembley Stadium in London. Their opening set was streamed on YouTube “giving the world the chance to see their orchestra’s breathtaking performance,” according to the announcement post on…

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Tasmania’s Great Escape Festival is back to send off 2025 in style, with a three-day New Year’s bash at Redbanks, Nugent (less than an hour out of Hobart). Running from Monday, 29th December to Thursday, 1st January 2026, the festival’s sixth edition is shaping up to be one of its strongest yet. This year’s all-Aussie lineup is stacked with familiar favourites, led by Spacey Jane, Lime Cordiale, The Presets (in DJ mode), Thelma Plum and San Cisco. They’ll be joined by Hockey Dad, The Buoys, Dear Seattle, Jack River, and a fresh wave of rising acts including Blusher, Teenage Dads,…

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Lock up your schooners and brace your eardrums – New Zealand’s sludge/psych metal titans Beastwars are sailing back across the ditch this November for their first Australian East Coast run since 2020, armed with a brand-new album. Hitting the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, the tour celebrates the release of the band’s upcoming sixth studio record The Ship // The Sea (out November 7th via Destroy Records). True to form, Beastwars’ latest offering is apocalyptic, primal, and heavy enough to sink a trawler – recorded oceanside at Mount Maunganui to fully capture the waves of doom that crash through…

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Metallica recently paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at their most intimate concert in over a decade – check out footage below. READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV On Thursday (August 28), the band played their smallest gig since 2013’s ‘Freeze Em All’ concert in Antarctica, performing in front of 500 fans at an invite-only gig in New York. The 14-song set took place in a tent outside the Stephen Talkhouse venue in Amagansett, marking the launch of the SiriusXM channel Maximum Metallica, with a host of big names – including Howard Stern, Sylvester Stallone…

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Coldplay have been forced to reschedule the final two concerts on their Wembley Stadium run due to planned industrial action. READ MORE: Coldplay live at Glastonbury 2024 review: Worthy Farm’s house band become “100,004 people” strong The Chris Martin-fronted band descended on the iconic London venue for their ‘Music Of The Spheres‘ tour earlier this month, with their mammoth 10-date run set to beat records held by Taylor Swift and Take That. However, they announced today (August 30) that next week’s Tube strikes have forced them to move the final gigs, with a statement on social media explaining it would be…

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Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play a warring married couple in The Roses. Directed by Jay Roach (Meet The Parents), the satirical black comedy film follows Theo and Ivy Rose as the façade of their picture-perfect marriage devolves into a competitive tinderbox of resentment. The film is based on Warren Adler’s 1981 novel The War Of The Roses, which was originally adapted into a 1989 feature film starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. Other cast members in the remake include Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou and Zoë Chao. Who composed the…

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Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater has released to rave reviews and definitely reignited interest in the franchise after almost a decade since The Phantom Pain. But, Konami have included a bunch of unlockables to earn as you play through the game and for completing certain tasks. Here is a full breakdown of all of those unlockables and how you can earn them as you play through the game: AUSCAM Desert Camo – Finish first playthrough (any difficulty/results) Banana Camo – Finish first playthrough (any difficulty/results) Desert Tiger Camo – Finish first playthrough (any difficulty/results) DPM Camo – Finish first…

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Battlefield 6 is on the horizon, and we are finally hearing more about the game as each week goes by. This includes updates on its release strategy and how and where you can play. One of the latest updates comes from Nvidia. Here is what you need to know directly from EA and Nvidia. Nvidia hasn’t confirmed if Battlefield 6 will be available on GeForce Now at launch. However, they did detail some of the improvements Nvidia gamers can expect in terms of performance. Specifically, the game will launch with DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation & NVIDIA Reflex. This should…

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