Former U.S. President Barack Obama has shared his annual list of his favorite songs of the year, featuring Kendrick Lamar’s GNX track “Squabble Up,” “Yayo” by rising Nigerian star Rema, and the Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman duet “Right Back to It.” Billie Eilish, Tyla, Fontaines D.C., Shaboozey, Beyoncé, Moses Sumney, Sturgill Simpson’s Johnny Blue Skies
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Tom A. Smith’s father has launched a GoFundMe campaign to attempt to raise money to replace gear that was stolen from his son’s van. The Sunderland artist was travelling to London to play a live session with his band on Radio X with John Kennedy on Friday (December 20) when four of his band’s guitars,
A new movie from the Weeknd, which shares a title with his forthcoming album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, has received a North American release date of May 16, 2025, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The suspense thriller stars Abel Tesfaye alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, with director Trey Edward Shults (known for the A24 movies
Robbie Williams‘ song ‘Forbidden Road’ from his biopic Better Man has been disqualified from the Oscars 2025 Best Original Song shortlist. Better Man, which will be released on Boxing Day, sees the singer depicted as a CGI monkey, and the film tells the story of his life and career – from his early days in childhood
Boldy James links up with King of the Hill–referencing producer WhoTheHellIsCarlo for their first collaborative project. The record swiftly follows Boldy James’ latest stellar full-length, The Bricktionary, the rapper inviting Conway the Machine, Styles P, King Hendricks, and Zelooperz to join him across seven tracks. Listen on Apple MusicListen on SpotifyListen on TidalListen on Amazon
SZA has released ‘Lana’, the reissue of her 2022 album ‘SOS’ – and it includes a Kendrick Lamar feature. READ MORE: SZA live at Glastonbury 2024: mesmerising shapeshifter proves her place as a headliner This week, the singer revealed that the long-awaited Lana would arrive today (December 20). She first began teasing the album last year,
Pitchfork continues to celebrate the Year in Music with a club night tonight (Thursday, December 19). The event, presented by AdHoc, features RP Boo, Dazegxd b2b Intimacy Simulator, Anysia Kym, DJ Ess, Alphonse Pierre, and Mano. Due to delays with original venue Night Club 101 the event will now take place at the Brooklyn venue
A friend of Liam Payne has said his drug use brought him “close to death” multiple times before his fatal fall in October. READ MORE: Liam Payne 1993-2024: One Direction star who helped spark a pop phenomenon The soloist and former One Direction star died on October 16, after he fell from a third-floor balcony at
Questlove is set to direct a new documentary about the history of Saturday Night Live’s musical guests, Deadline and Variety report. To coincide with SNL’s five decades on the air, Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music will “feature untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking, and newsmaking musical performances, sketches, and cameos of the past
A new report has alleged that Spotify is filling listeners’ playlists with “ghost artists” to minimise royalty costs. READ MORE: Artists on the challenges of 2023 and hopes for 2024: “I just want to see us getting paid for selling records” Per Liz Pelly’s findings shared in Harper’s Magazine, popular playlists ranging from jazz and classical
High-profile artists including Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, and Marshmello obtained and misused millions of dollars in government-issued COVID-19 relief money, according to a new report from Business Insider’s Jack Newsham and Katherine Long. The exposé details how the musicians allegedly exploited the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG)—a program signed into law in 2020 to support
Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and Alice in Chains are reportedly among the artists who spent US tax-payer funded COVID relief grants on luxury items, travel, and parties. The funding, called the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, was signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2020, and aimed to subsidise musicians and venues who were impacted
Yesterday (December 17), Megan Thee Stallion filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court for a restraining order against Tory Lanez, reports The Associated Press. She claims that Lanez—who shot her multiple times in 2020 and is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence after being found guilty of felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic
The Wombats have shared their sombre new single ‘My Head Is Not My Friend’ from their upcoming album ‘Oh! The Ocean’. Featuring a slow tempo with a soft bass line and frontman Matthew ‘Murph’ Murphy’s sweet vocals singing the vulnerable and relatable lyrics: “Let’s spend the day in bed / Talk about you instead /
SahBabii is going on tour in support of his new album, Saaheem. The rapper’s Resurrection Tour begins in February, in Houston, and is scheduled to conclude, on March 25, at Center Stage in the Atlantan’s hometown. See SahBabii’s tour dates below. SahBabii released Saaheem, his first new project in years, in November. The musician’s team
Nancy Cartwright has spoken about the huge success of her niece Sabrina Carpenter, and said that she thinks the pop star will go on to become “an EGOT”. Cartwright, who is famed for her voice acting role in The Simpsons, mused about the other famous face in her family during a new interview, and said
The shortlists for the 2025 Academy Awards’ music categories are here. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named Daniel Blumberg, Bryce Dessner, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Hans Zimmer among the potential nominees for Best Original Score. Reznor and Ross are also Best Original Song nominees, as are Maren Morris, Pharrell Williams, and
Kid Rock has met with Donald Trump’s Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi to take aim at the current state of the concert-ticket industry. The ‘All Summer Long’ singer took to his official Instagram page and shared a photo of him alongside Bondi, explaining that he plans to work closely with the Attorney General nominee and