Is there anything Drake can’t do? Hopping on the Bad Bunny wave, Drake has tonight joined the Puerto Rican rapper on new song “Mia”. But instead of spitting with his usual docile Canadian tone, on this new song the OVO head honcho can be heard singing in Spanish. Earlier this year, Drizzy was spotted in the studio […]

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is ready to channel his inner Robin Williams Will Smith has given Disney fans a reason to get excited tonight. Taking to Instagram – does he do anything else these days? – he revealed the first poster for the new live-action remake of Aladdin. Accompanying the poster with a caption […]

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Apparently they don’t need a stylist French Montana has today released a new music video to accompany his latest single “No Stylist”, featuring Drake. Bridging the gap between music and fashion, in French’s latest set of visuals an army of celebrities and tastemakers come on board to stunt in the latest (and some classic) garms. […]

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After visiting the offices of the Evening Standard the “Wake Me Up” singer claimed something wasn’t quite right Aloe Blacc last night called out the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) for its “lack of diversity” after visiting their High Street Kensington offices. Situated in Northcliffe House, it was there yesterday afternoon that the singer/songwriter did […]

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It’s been a whirlwind couple of years for Maggie Rogers Becoming a viral sensation back in 2016 after she took part in a feedback session hosted by Pharrell Williams that saw the N.E.R.D. frontman say he’d never heard anyone like her before, Maggie Rogers is now a star. The acclaimed producer/songwriter/performer announced today that she will be releasing […]

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It’s a list that sees a few familiar names return The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has today announced its nominees for induction into the 2019 class. A mix of new and old candidates, it’s the first time the likes of Def Leppard, Devo, John Prine, Roxy Music, Stevie Nicks and Todd Rundgren have made […]

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The rapper/singer is set to embark on the UK early next year Announced early this morning, Post Malone is heading back to the UK for a headline tour in February and March next year. The “Rockstar” hitmaker will be hitting all the major markets, including Birmingham, Manchester and of course London. The dates for the […]

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It’s a beef that goes back 20 years and if the antics of this past weekend are anything to go by then it’s not going away any time soon A performance by Limp Bizkit at the Rock Allegiance Festival in Camden, New Jersey this the weekend was briefly interrupted after Shaggy 2 Dope of Insane Clown Posse […]

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Steph Curry continues to make all other basketball players look like mere mortals This past weekend the Golden State Warriors hosted the Sacramento Kings in a pre-season game at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. While the game itself was full of highlights it was actually a pre-game moment that whipped fans into a frenzy. […]

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It looks like fans of the South African producer are going to be getting new music sooner than they think It’s been three years since Black Coffee’s Pieces of Me album was released but according to the man himself fans won’t have to wait much longer for his next album. The producer behind “Superman” – […]

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The superstar DJ wants to collaborate with our very own English rose It may seem like David Guetta has collaborated with everyone on the planet but it turns out that there’s someone on his wish list he still hasn’t yet managed to get into the studio with. We spoke to the Grammy Award-winning producer in […]

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He might be coming back, you know? So it’s best you brush up on your knowledge now Everyone’s talking about 2Pac right now. Whether it’s because he’s not actually dead, because he’s got new music on the way, or because this year marked the 22nd anniversary since his death, the legendary Hip Hop icon is […]

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Kanye West is anything but conventional, so it was only a matter of time before this happened As of Saturday, Kanye West is no longer on Twitter or Instagram. Vanishing following a couple of weeks of intense controversy surrounding his support of Donald Trump, it appears Ye is no longer into the idea of making […]

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It’s been in the works for four years but the South African producer says his music streaming service should finally be here by the end of the month Black Coffee is South Africa. He lives and breathes his heritage and promotes it proudly on a day to day basis when the music he takes around […]

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22 years ago Tupac Shakur was slain in a Las Vegas drive by shooting… or was he? On September 7th 1996 2Pac was taken to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada after being shot four times. The gunshots were the result of a drive by shooting that took place on the corner of Flamingo Road and Koval […]

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Mumford & Sons ain’t playing Announcing their Delta Tour in support of a new album sharing the same name, Mumford & Sons have a groundbreaking new show ready to deliver to their fans. An incredible 800,000 tickets go on sale on Friday October 12th for the 60 date world tour. The band’s biggest tour since forming 10 […]

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The ex-Verve man is back Richard Ashcroft has today announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for April and May next year. His October and November dates for 2018 sold out within minutes so fans now have the opportunity to pick up some tickets for the 2019 tour that culminates with a performance at the London […]

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It’s Kevin Durant going to the Golden State Warriors all over again DJ Semtex has today announced that after quitting the BBC last month he’s joining rival radio station Capital Xtra. While most thought that the DJ, who also wrote the book Hip Hop Raised Me, had left BBC 1Xtra solely to pursue his Who […]

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This is not a drill Anderson .Paak and Kendrick Lamar have released a new collaboration titled “Tints”. Produced by Om’Mas Keith and .Paak himself, the track was premiered on Zane Lowe’s Apple Music’s Beats 1 show earlier this evening. Not the first time the pair have collaborated with one another, back in 2015 they both featured […]

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So it’s Apple you’re off to then, Charlie? Yesterday Charlie Sloth took to social media to bid farewell to the BBC. On the same day it was revealed that Zoe Ball would be the new Radio 2 breakfast show host, the BBC 1Xtra and BBC Radio 1 DJ revealed that he was leaving what has […]

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It looks like it’s a wrap for Suge Knight In the last hour Suge Knight has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for the 2015 hit-and-run death of a man near the set of the movie Straight Outta Compton. Pleading no contest last month just days before his trail was set to begin, he faced […]

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The plot thickens In a new interview speaking from behind bars, Death Row Records founder Suge Knight has said that Dr. Dre paid to have him killed on a couple of occasions, which led to him killing one of the hired assassins in self defence. The “assassins” he’s referring to are Terry Carter (the deceased) […]

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Skepta’s SK Level tour is set to be one for the ages Arguably one of the most influential British artists of the past 10 years, Skepta has announced two very special headline homecoming shows at London’s Printworks this coming December. Coming just over two years after his historic Alexandra Palace show, these will be the only […]

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The Boyz are back in town for their last goodbye For their last hurrah before sailing off into retirement – something they announced back in June – Boyzone have announced their final album and subsequent farewell tour, and today they’ve revealed their new single “Love”. Following recent singles “Because” (co-written by Ed Sheeran) and “Dream”, […]

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He’s had a love/hate relationship with Instagram for quite some time But it looks as if 50 Cent’s love affair with the social media giant has finally come to an end. To say that 50 Cent posts a lot of controversial content on Instagram is an understatement, but it’s 50 Cent, that’s what he does. […]

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After 10 years Charlie Sloth has decided to bid farewell to the BBC On the same day it was revealed that Zoe Ball would be the new Radio 2 breakfast show host, BBC 1Xtra and BBC Radio 1 DJ Charlie Sloth has revealed that he is leaving the BBC. In a video post on both […]

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Look out, a storm is coming Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Austrian music festival Snowbombing has this week revealed a number of big names for its 2019 lineup. Lead by Stormzy, as well as electronic powerhouse The Prodigy and everyone’s favourite DJ Fatboy Slim, next year’s lineup also includes names such as Andy C, Bicep, Hannah Wants, […]

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#TeamBall or #TeamCox? Zoe Ball was this morning announced as the replacement host of the Radio 2 breakfast show. Replacing former Top Gear presenter Chris Evans, she called it an “honour and privilege” to take over the highly-coveted position. With a long presenting career, which began in the 1990s when she hosted Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast and BBC One […]

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Zoe Ball has confirmed that she will be paid less than Chris Evans for her new role as host of the Radio 2 breakfast show The 47-year-old was announced as the replacement for the former Top Gear presenter early this morning. Calling it an “honour and privilege” to take over the highly-coveted position, while it’s a much lauded […]

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Is 2Pac still alive? According to the son of Death Row Records founder Marion “Suge” Knight, 2Pac is alive and well and living in Malaysia. As far as the general public is concerned, 2Pac (real name Tupac Amaru Shakur) was shot in a drive by shooting on September 7th 1996 and died six days later […]

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Ibiza is a special place Sometimes known as the party isle and sometimes known as the white island, to the locals however it’s simply known as home. If you want to get technical it’s the third largest of the Balearic Islands that sits in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of Spain.  But truth […]

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What’s the story? Well, it turns out that rap phenom Kendrick Lamar is actually an Oasis fan. In a series of Instagram posts that saw the rapper thank his fans after his DAMN. tour came to a close after 12 months on the road, Kendrick is seen sporting a rather familiar t-shirt. In one of the […]

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This is just getting ridiculous It’s not just the black community Kanye West is rubbing up the wrong way (with his endorsement of Donald Trump), he’s now beginning to piss off his fans. Last week the talented yet controversial artist informed the world that Yandhi, his new album, would arrive on Saturday. Taking to Twitter to […]

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We all love superheroes, right? Well, there’s a new superhero series coming to Netflix thanks to the good folks at DC and it looks like it’s right up our street. Titans is an all-new 11 episode explosive live-action drama series that follows a group of young soon-to-be caped crusaders recruited from every corner of the […]

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The boys are back in town To celebrate the release of their new book, the Beastie Boys have announced that they will embark on a six-night, four-city Beastie Boys Book: Live & Direct event tour. Each night of Beastie Boys Book: Live & Direct will feature readings and conversations between remaining members Michael “Mike D” […]

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R.I.P. Carlos Ezquerra It’s a sad day in the world of comic books as beloved artist Carlos Ezquerra has passed away at the age of 70. The Spanish illustrator was responsible for co-creating 2000 AD’s iconic Judge Dredd character, as well as Strontium Dog and many other all-time classics. Beginning his career in Barcelona, drawing westerns and […]

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“Based on a true fantasy” Those are the words used to sign off the first trailer for Rocketman, the Elton John biopic. Starring Taron Egerton as the legendary entertainer, the first trailer is more a teaser and shows a series of fast moving snippets from the upcoming movie, that at present is still yet to […]

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One of pop music’s most iconic albums is getting a facelift The Beatles have announced they will release a suite of lavishly presented The White Album packages to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Released November 22nd 1968, The Beatles (soon to be better known as The White Album) was that year’s most anticipated music event with millions of […]

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Kanye West’s endorsement of Donald Trump and the MAGA hat continues to anger the Hip Hop community Last night Kanye West performed on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Performing “I Love It” with Lil Pump, “We Got Love” with Teyana Taylor, and then breaking SNL tradition by performing a third song, “Ghost Town” […]

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New 2Pac music on the way? Tupac Shakur’s estate has settled its lawsuit against Entertainment One, the company it sued because it was claimed it had withheld royalties to the tune of seven figures. According to TMZ, Entertainment One, the company formerly known as Koch Records, will pay the rapper’s estate a substantial six figure amount, which […]

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“I’m just a poor boy, nobody loves me” You know how it goes. Everybody knows how it goes. It’s considered one of the most iconic songs in the history of rock and roll. Released in the fall of 1975, Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” topped the UK charts for nine straight weeks. Made up of three parts […]

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Saturday night will see Kanye West release his new album… definitely Following last week’s cryptic Instagram announcement that his new album – one that many believed would be YEEZUS 2 – would be released this week, Kanye West has today confirmed that his new album, Yandhi, will arrive this coming Saturday night. Taking to Twitter […]

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For the first time in its 22 year history the MOBO Awards will not be taking place Announced by founder and CEO Kanya King, the award ceremony that celebrates excellence in black music nationally and internationally will be having a year off in 2018. Kanya’s statement began by saying: “Today we announce a brand-new era […]

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It’s the moment Hip Hop fans have been waiting for Lil Wayne is finally releasing Tha Carter V. This is not a drill. Originally thought to have been being released last week, Lil Wayne’s much anticipated new album did not surface regardless of rumours it would. However, Wayne has now cleared up all of the […]

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Ghetts is winning right now and it’s so good to see On “Pick Up the Phone”, a track featured on his latest release Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament, he spits: “Every time I answer my phone it’s money on the other end these days.” But it wasn’t always this way. In and out of prison throughout […]

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Lily Allen took to the red carpet at last night’s Hyundai Mercury Prize and her smile said it all She’s in a good place. A great place in fact. Aside from the fact that she’s just released her first book, the memoir My Thoughts Exactly, it’s been 12 years since her debut album Alright, Still hit stores […]

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Striking while the iron’s hot, Machine Gun Kelly has released some new music Fresh off of his lyrical back and forth with Eminem, Machine Gun Kelly has today released a new 9-track EP titled Binge. His first project since 2017’s Bloom, his latest release includes tracks such as “SIGNS” featuring 24hrs, “LOCO”, “NYLON”, “GET THE BROOM”, […]

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Machine Gun Kelly responds to Eminem’s interview with his own interview As confirmed last night by his manager, Machine Gun Kelly sat down with the Breakfast Club at Power 105.1 in New York to air out his grievances with Eminem and to respond to the claims that the Detroit rapper made in his own interview […]

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Congratulations Wolf Alice! This year’s Hyundai Mercury Prize for Album of the Year has been won by Wolf Alice for their album Visions of a Life. Announced at tonight’s live awards show in London at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, Wolf Alice beat out the likes of Lily Allen and Artic Monkeys to win the £25,000 prize. This […]

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It looks like Ed Sheeran is going to have a pretty busy 2019 Announcing further 2019 global headline shows and festival dates, Ed Sheeran has today also announced some homecoming shows in West Yorkshire and Suffolk. Currently on the North American leg of his global Divide stadium tour, the pop megastar has now announced a pretty […]

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