St. Vincent has shared her third and final single ‘Big Time Nothing’ from her seventh album ‘All Born Screaming‘– check it out below. READ MORE: St Vincent shares “gnarly” ‘Broken Man’ with Dave Grohl and tells us about “agony and ecstasy” of new album ‘All Born Screaming’ Opening with a cool, funky, retro-sounding synth beat, St Vincent sings: “Don’t blink / don’t wait / don’t walk you’re late / don’t fall from grace/ behave / don’t trip / sashay ok sashay”. The track highlights a precarious balance of ennui and urgency underpinned by brainworm basslines, expanding the incendiary sonic pal ..read more

The UK government has rejected the recommendations suggested by the Misogyny In Music report to improve gender equality in the music industry. The report was published in January by the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC), which warned that women in the music industry face “endemic” misogyny and discrimination and said “urgent action” was required to tackle the issue. The document described the industry as a “boys’ club” where sexual harassment and abuse are common, and the non-reporting of such incidents is high. Victims who do speak out struggle to be believed or may find their career ends ..read more

Over 70 songwriters have been nominated for the 2024 Ivor Novello Awards, with RAYE, Sampha and Yussef Dayes leading nominees. The nominees were announced today (April 23) in eight categories including the Best Album, Best Contemporary Song and the Rising Star Award with Amazon Music. The awards ceremony with Amazon Music will take place on May 23 at Grosvenor House. Sampha and Yussef Dayes have the most nominations with two each; each artist is contending for a Best Album award for their respective records ‘Lahai‘ and ‘Black Classical Music’. They also have been nominated together for Best S ..read more

Lambrini Girls have shared their anthemic new single ‘Body Of Mine’. READ MORE: Lambrini Girls: fiery Brighton punks demanding safe spaces for all “If my gender is so radical / I’d rather be invisible / If I can never fit the mould / Call me the punchline / But when I identify / I’m the butt of the joke” sings Phoebe Lunny while speaking out about gender identity over a pounding bass line and crisp guitar riff. Speaking of the track in a press release, Lunny and bassist Lilly Macieira said: “While many of our songs are critiques of societal issues, ‘Body of Mine’ is a little more perso ..read more

UK rapper Kashif Adham – also known as MC Duke – has died at the age of 58. Suburban Base Records – one of Adham’s frequent collaborators – announced the news of the rapper’s passing on their official Instagram account. “It is with profound sadness that we share the heartbreaking news of the passing of our dear friend, MC Duke,” began the post. It continued: “Since the early 90s, we have had the privilege of calling him a friend and collaborator, with the most releases on our Suburban Base sister imprint, Boogie Times, witnessing his unparalleled talent and unwavering dedication to music. MC ..read more

Twenty One Pilots have announced they are delaying the release of ’Clancy’ so they can make music videos for every track on the album. READ MORE: Twenty One Pilots: “I hope our fans will hang on for the ride The Columbus duo’s sixth LP – which is the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Scaled and Icy’ – was originally due to drop on May 17 via Fueled By Ramen. But in a new video posted to frontman Tyler Joseph’s X account, it is confirmed that the date has been moved back a week to May 24. pic.twitter.com/HjabljqeIo — tyler jøseph (@tylerrjoseph) April 23, 2024 “When I first told Jos ..read more

Kim Kardashian has lost more than 100,000 Instagram followers since the release of what some fans are calling a diss track, by Taylor Swift. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstep In her double album drop of ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’ on Friday, Swift released a track called ‘thanK you aIMee’. The style of the song’s title, with the capitalised letters spelling out ‘KIM’, and its lyrics about a “bronze, spray-tanned” high school bully, have led some fans to speculate over whether it is related to the singer’s feud with Kardashian ..read more

Hozier has reacted to becoming the first Irish act to top the US Billboard Singles chart since Sinéad O’Connor with his song ‘Too Sweet’. READ MORE: Hozier: “There has always been a space in my work for my own conscience” The song reached the peak of the Billboard 100, making him only the fourth Irish artist ever to reach the summit of the chart. O’Connor spent four weeks at Number One in 1990 with her iconic single ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’. The only other Irish acts to pull off the feat are U2, with ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’ and ‘With Or Without You’, and Gilbert O’Sulliva ..read more

Paul McCartney & Wings are set to release their 1974 live studio album ‘One Hand Clapping’ for the first time. READ MORE: The Beatles: Get Back review: Peter Jackson’s long and winding but utterly unmissable epic The album was recorded back in August 1974, while the band were enjoying their seventh week in a row at the top of the UK album charts with ‘Band On The Run’. It was recorded when McCartney and Wings headed to Abbey Road Studios for the recording of a documentary and possible live studio album – ‘One Hand Clapping’. Filmed across four days and directed by David Litchfield ..read more

Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes has opened up about the moment Taylor Swift performed in her office. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstep In a special interview with People magazine, Rhymes recalled meeting the global superstar before she became famous, when she performed her 2008 hit ‘Love Story’. The Bridgerton executive producer shared about the moment: “I remember she was an interesting artist. It’s so funny because back then, she showed up in my office with bare feet. She went off and played ‘Love Story’ and was like, ‘I really love your ..read more