Taylor Swift introduced out Gracie Abrams for a model of their collaboration ‘Us’ in Toronto on Saturday (November 16) – see footage beneath.
The tune was first launched in June, as a part of Abrams’ second album ‘The Secret Of Us’, with the 2 artists writing the tune collectively, alongside The Nationwide’s Aaron Dessner, who additionally produced the tune together with them each, in addition to Jack Antonoff.
On the third of Swift’s six exhibits at Toronto’s Rogers Centre, the famous person invited her collaborator, who’s opening for her on this final leg of the Eras Tour, onto the stage for a efficiency of the tune, which was mashed up with ‘Out Of The Woods’ from ‘1989‘.
“A variety of life can occur within the section of that tour, a number of artwork can occur over the course of that tour, and I feel you’ll keep in mind the genius, good younger woman you noticed earlier tonight,” Swift mentioned as she launched Abrams.
“So, story time, Gracie was opening up for me like a yr in the past on the Eras Tour and we had so many enjoyable reminiscences throughout that tour, certainly one of which was we have been celebrating her getting nominated for Finest New Artist on the Grammys, we went out, we had like eleventy-hundred cosmos.”
The efficiency comes on the week that the tune was nominated on the Grammys for Finest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency, the place it will likely be up in opposition to the likes of Beyoncé and Submit Malone’s ‘Levii’s Denims’ and Charli XCX and Billie Eilish’s ‘Guess’.
Swift picked up a complete of six Grammy nominations this time round, together with Report of the Yr, Tune of the Yr and Album of the Yr, for which she gave all of the credit score to her followers on the earlier Toronto present.
It’s the second time that Swift and Abrams have joined forces on stage on the Eras Tour to play the tune, after they gave it a dwell debut at London’s Wembley Stadium on June 23.
In a four-star assessment of ‘The Secret Os Us’, NME famous that ‘Us’ “wouldn’t sound misplaced on the famous person’s twin information ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ – two albums that Abrams’ common collaborator Dessner, who co-produced ‘The Secret of Us’, additionally famously labored on.”
NME additionally reviewed certainly one of Swift’s Edinburgh exhibits in June, awarding the present a full 5 stars: “Regardless of being an area present, in an enormous, cavernous venue, Swift and her followers have managed to domesticate a group. Strangers swap friendship bracelets, snigger and cry collectively, and embrace the tour’s in-jokes and lore (for instance shouting “one, two, three, let’s go bitch” throughout ‘Delicate’).
“It’s the facility of Swift, an artist who’s impressed not only the renaming of a Scottish Loch, but in addition numerous followers to come back out and embrace being part of the Eras household. With The Eras Tour, then, Swift’s managed to craft a marvel of a present that comes with a beating coronary heart.”
Robbie Williams has written an open letter to Take That’s ex-manager Nigel Martin-Smith objecting to claims Martin-Smith made about his drug dependancy in a brand new documentary.
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Each appeared within the first episode of three-part BBC documentary Boybands Ceaselessly, which aired yesterday (November 16) and targeted on the struggles members of Take That, Westlife and 5 handled on the top of their reputation.
Martin-Smith managed Take That within the Nineteen Nineties whereas Williams was nonetheless a part of the band, earlier than he stop in 1995 and went on to construct a profitable solo profession.
He stated that when Williams grew to become hooked on medicine, he was “good and fairly intelligent” guilty his drug taking up being “on this band the place he couldn’t have girlfriends or couldn’t exit”. At one level, he stated Williams acted like a “wanker” and that he was made out to be “evil”
Williams has now hit again at Martin-Smith’s claims in an prolonged put up on Instagram.
“Hope all is nice in your world and life is being sort to you,” he started. “Simply thought I’d jot down just a few ideas about our look collectively as speaking heads on the boyband doc.
“I used to be equal components terrified and excited to be sharing a display screen with you once more. Excited to see the place we each are on this journey and terrified in case previous feelings can be triggered and I’d nonetheless be in a spot of anger, damage of worry.
“Because it occurs, it could seem that point has performed its factor and I assume the knowledge it brings has taken its mop to a couple nooks and crannies right here and there. I assume not each nook has been bleached, although.”
On the themes of Martin-Smith’s feedback about his drug taking, Williams wrote: “Permit me to reply to your assertion. My drug taking was by no means your fault. My response to the warped world that surrounded me is solely my very own. How I selected to self-medicate is and was one thing that I will probably be monitoring and coping with for the entire of my life. It’s a part of my make-up and I’d have the identical illness had I been a taxi driver.
“I simply bought there faster as a consequence of having the funds whereas attempting in useless to counteract the turbulence of pop stardom’s matrix-bending washer.”
He continued: “In case you are following the story carefully, you possibly can’t assist however discover a sample emerge. Boys be a part of a boyband. The band turns into enormous. Boys get sick. Some are lucky via a collection of self-examinations and assist to beat their expertise. Some by no means fairly handle to untangle the mess of the wreckage of the previous.
“I’m not breaking anybody’s anonymity by sharing the unintended effects of boyband dysphoria that relate to simply us lads,” he continued, earlier than detailing the struggles his bandmates had. Howard Donald grew to become suicidal when Take That first break up up, Mark Owen cope with dependancy, Gary Barlow had bulimia and for Jason Orange, “no matter impact Take That had on him is so painful he can’t even be a part of it.”
“I can even remind you that the individual performing like a ‘wanker’ was 16 when he joined the band and 21 when he left. That was the final time I noticed you,” Williams wrote.
“I hope I’ve extra grace and understanding when and if any of my very own 4 youngsters at such a weak age behave in the identical method.”
He stated of Martin-Smith: “Nige, you proceed to not come throughout as a relatable character and will do with a glow-up the place redeemable options are involved. Subsequently you play into the narrative you don’t need for your self.”
In a while, he concludes: “Nigel, I do love you, however sadly, it’s additionally true that I don’t such as you,” he wrote. “The 2 I’m coming to seek out aren’t mutually unique.”
English boy band Take That, circa 1992. Left to proper: Robbie Williams, Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Jason Orange and Howard Donald. (Picture by Tim Roney/Getty Pictures)
Williams’ phrases follows related feedback he made in regards to the late Liam Payne, remarking that there must be a push for one thing to be “performed in his identify to make issues higher”.
“It’s very troublesome [and a] gray space to place issues into place, to take care of folks correctly. I do know there are talks about what to do and tips on how to facilitate this, however [that] comes with already having cash in place.”
“That negates the younger supervisor and the younger band which can be doing all the pieces out the again of a Transit van – who don’t have the cash in place to facilitate it. So there’s all of those gray areas,” he added.
Williams continued (through Goss.ie): “It wants addressing and there must be a suppose tank by artistic folks, like myself and others to get collectively and work out what’s one of the simplest ways to deal with this drawback for our leisure business.
“Everyone on the planet proper now could be neurodiverse, has been via trauma, is struggling to come back to phrases with their childhood or struggling to come back to phrases with their place on the planet and yeah, it’s very troublesome,” he stated. “It’s bizarre instances, but it surely’s actually attention-grabbing instances to be alive too.”
Shortly after Payne’s loss of life, a petition was launched calling for a brand new regulation to safeguard the psychological well-being of artists within the music business. Inside hours it had reached over 40,000 signatures, and, on the time of writing, has over 137,000 folks backing it.
Songwriter Man Chambers, as an illustration, known as on the music business to cease placing minors in boybands, whereas Williams stated the problems confronted by ache had some frequent floor along with his historical past of self-harm and despair as a former boyband member.
Equally, Sharon Osbourne accused the music business of “letting down” Payne, whereas Bruce Springsteen added that the music business places “huge pressures on younger folks”.
In different information, Williams has spoken about touring similtaneously the Oasis comeback tour.
“When Oasis get again collectively, there isn’t a competing, actually,” he continued. “Except I’d taken a 20-year break, then it could be a good battle. Oasis coming again collectively, I don’t suppose anybody might compete with that – together with Taylor Swift, who’s the largest artist on this planet. So no, it’s not a contest, although it bloody is.”
Diddy has been accused of paying fellow jail inmates to make use of their telephones, and orchestrating conversations and social media posts “with the intention of influencing the potential jury”.
Again in September, he was arrested in New York and subsequently charged with intercourse trafficking, racketeering and transporting for prostitution, and has pleaded not responsible to all fees.
He was later denied bail having supplied a $50million (£38.4m) bond, and was reportedly positioned on suicide watch as he awaits trial. The artist has since appealed towards the bail denial and has a trial date scheduled for Might 5, 2025.
In keeping with courtroom filings obtained by Rolling Stone, prosecutors within the Southern District of New York allege the disgraced rap mogul has damaged jail rules through the use of the phone accounts of at the least eight different inmates.
Prosecutors say they’ve the recordings of the varied calls he has made.
Sean “Diddy” Combs performs at Howard College’s Yardfest on October 20, 2023. CREDIT: Thaddaeus McAdams/WireImage/Getty Photographs
“Seemingly to keep away from regulation enforcement monitoring, the defendant makes use of different inmates’ PAC numbers to make cellphone calls to each people on the defendant’s authorised contact record in addition to different people who should not on the authorised contact record,” they claimed.
The prosecutors’ new 30-page submitting urged the choose overseeing the case to reject Combs’ newest bid to be launched on bond forward of his trial subsequent 12 months. To this point, he has already been denied bond twice, however is about to attend a 3rd listening to subsequent Friday (November 24).
The submitting mentioned Combs had supplied “nothing new and materials” that might justify a 3rd bail listening to. “The truth is,” it continued, “the one really ‘new’ related proof exhibits that the defendant has continued to interact in a relentless course of obstructive conduct designed to subvert the integrity of those proceedings.”
It continued to say that in his makes an attempt to evade regulation enforcement, Combs had “orchestrated social media campaigns which can be, in his personal phrases, aimed toward tainting the jury pool; made efforts to publicly leak supplies he views as useful to his case; and contacted witnesses via third events.”
It comes after Diddy’s son King Combs took management of rapper’s social media and shared a submit on his birthday, which the brand new submitting alleges was “rigorously curated”.
“The defendant enlisted relations to plan and execute a social media marketing campaign across the defendant’s birthday, with the intention of influencing the potential jury on this prison continuing,” prosecutors mentioned.
The defendant, from throughout the [Metropolitan Detention Center], then monitored the analytics—i.e., viewers engagement—and explicitly mentioned along with his household how to make sure that the video had his desired impact on potential jury members on this case.”
Elsewhere within the submitting, it was alleged notes collected from his cell in a sweep appeared to counsel he had paid off a witness to make an announcement, and, whereas on calls, had instructed others “to dial in third events” together with folks not on his authorised contact record.
Following the current accusation that alleged Diddy had sexually assaulted and drugged a 10-year-old boy, Combs’ attorneys denied the most recent wave of accusations and criticised Tony Buzbee – the lawyer at present working with 120 individuals who have come ahead with new claims towards the disgraced rap mogul – in an announcement (by way of Complex).
“As we’ve mentioned earlier than, Mr. Combs can’t reply to each new publicity stunt, even in response to claims which can be facially ridiculous or demonstrably false,” it learn.
“Mr. Combs and his authorized workforce have full confidence within the details and the integrity of the judicial course of. In courtroom, the reality will prevail: that Mr. Combs by no means sexually assaulted or trafficked anybody – man or lady, grownup or minor.”
For extra assist, recommendation or extra info concerning sexual harassment, assault and rape within the UK, go to the Rape Crisis charity website. Within the US, go to RAINN.
Snoop Dogg has spoken about assembly Sexyy Pink for the primary time, revealing that he instructed her, “You bought star energy”.
The hip-hop legend met the ‘Get It Sexyy’ rapper at an out of doors social gathering on Wednesday (November 13), and in an interview, Snoop has disclosed the recommendation he had for the youthful artist.
“You bought star energy, I like you,” he recalled saying in an interview with Vibe. “She stated, ‘Unc, you actual as a motherfucker’. I stated, ‘Yeah, I fuck with you, cuz’. We partying, having an excellent time.”
.@SnoopDogg discusses assembly Sexyy Pink for the primary time and embracing a brand new era of artists in the course of the launch occasion for his jewellery line Love Little one in partnership with Steel Alchemist tonight in Los Angeles pic.twitter.com/NleZYdLWvx
The identical day, Sexyy Pink posted a video of her and Snoop hanging out and singing alongside to her 2023 tune ‘SkeeYee’. “I’m wit snoop y’all!” she captioned the publish, which you’ll be able to see beneath.
Snoop additionally stated he instructed her what he usually says to the celebs of in the present day when he meets them: “I stated, ‘One factor about me, I’m from the outdated era however I don’t hate on y’all’. I could critique, however after I see y’all, I’m gonna provide you with love and I’m gonna inform you face-to-face, ‘You’re doing a tremendous job, right here’s some issues you are able to do higher.’”
Snoop, in the meantime, is making ready to launch ‘Missionary’, the follow-up to his 1993 debut ‘Doggystyle’ that sees him reunite with producer Dr. Dre. The album can be out on December 13 by way of Demise Row Data, and is ready to function a bunch of stars, together with Sting.
Dre had beforehand stated he hoped for a November launch date, and defined that ‘Missionary’ differs from ‘Doggystyle’ as a result of: “This one’s gonna present a distinct degree of maturity together with his lyrics and with my music. I really feel like that is among the finest music I’ve accomplished in my profession.”
Sexyy Pink, in the meantime, confirmed that she did vote for Kamala Harris within the presidential election, regardless of her earlier feedback supporting Donald Trump.
She had beforehand stated: “They help him within the hood. At first I don’t suppose individuals was fucking with him. They thought he was racist, saying little shit in opposition to ladies. However as soon as he began getting Black individuals out of jail and giving people who free cash. Aww child, we love Trump.”
“We’d like him again in workplace. We’d like him again as a result of, child, them checks. Them stimulus checks. Trump, we miss you.”
Nevertheless, on November 1 she stated, “I simply voted!”, alongside the hashtag #Kamala4President.
Nicki Minaj and Halsey have contributed to a brand new model of Juice WRLD’s 2018 hit ‘All Ladies Are The Identical’ – test it out under.
The music was the late rapper’s breakthrough single, produced by Nick Mira and included on his debut album, ‘Goodbye & Good Riddance’.
Juice WRLD handed away from an unintended drug overdose on the age of 21 in December 2019, and now his posthumous album ‘The Social gathering By no means Ends’ is being ready for launch on November 29, with the brand new model of ‘All Ladies Are The Identical’ set to be included.
Minaj contributes a verse to the observe, now titled ‘AGATS2 (Insecure)’, and described it on Instagram as “a model new music”. Halsey additionally lends new backing vocals to Juice’s observe, and you’ll hear right here:
The only follows on from ‘Lace It’ final December, which featured contributions from Eminem and producer Benny Blanco.
In different Minaj information, she has confirmed that the ultimate deluxe model of her 2023 album ‘Pink Friday 2’, titled ‘Pink Friday 2 – The Hiatus’ can be out on December 13, roughly a yr after the unique’s launch.
It will likely be the fourth model of the album to see an official launch, whereas she has additionally teased the existence of a ‘Pink Friday 3’ as nicely.
In a four-star evaluation of ‘Pink Friday 2’, NME wrote: “‘Pink Friday 2’ appears like a consolidation and refinement of every part Minaj can do – together with dropping popular culture references that no different artist would consider. 13 years after ‘Pink Friday’, Nicki Minaj hasn’t misplaced her skill to catch us abruptly.”
Final month, the rapper additionally denied any rumours suggesting she can be occurring a hiatus quickly, saying that she “ain’t going no-mthfkn’-where”.
As for Halsey, she just lately opened up about how she had felt “too scared” to sing about her father in music till now.
She launched her fifth studio album ‘The Nice Impersonator’ final month. In a full 5 star evaluation NME wrote: “In lots of the lyrics, there virtually appears no likelihood for redemption. It’s by way of the music, a lot of it impressed by artists they have been listening to throughout chemotherapy, that she finds empathy for herself,” it learn. “‘Panic Assault’ compares falling in like to needing an antihistamine, but it surely’s onerous to really feel anxious over an association with the heat of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Goals’.”
She additionally just lately revealed an incident by which a “highly effective” music government went by way of her nudes on her cellphone with out her consent. They shared that the expertise left them feeling “demoralised”, including: “I used to be simply frozen…I didn’t even know what to do.”
After the frenzy for the primary batches of tickets to Glastonbury 2025 bought out in simply 32 minutes on Thursday (November 14) – the second batch will go on sale as we speak (Sunday November 17). Right here’s every thing you might want to know.
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This yr noticed Dua Lipa make her bombastic Pyramid Stage debut, Coldplay warming hearts alongside a handful of particular company, and SZA shut the pageant in a mesmerising, shape-shifting spectacle.
Elsewhere, Avril Lavigne delivered a dose of pop-punk nostalgia to one of many weekend’s largest crowds, Kasabian popped up for an, in the end, not-so-secret set, and Shania Twain graced the coveted legends slot with a setlist of county-pop bangers.
With 2026 set to be a fallow yr, this yr’s version ought to be an enormous one. Right here’s all the knowledge you want in your quest to safe tickets for 2025, and every thing else we learn about Glasto 2025.
When and the place do Glastonbury 2025 tickets go on sale?
Coach and ticket packages for Glastonbury 2025 bought out in simply 32 minutes after they went on sale on Thursday, November 14. Customary tickets will go on sale at 9am (GMT) on Sunday November 17. Tickets can be bought completely here.
It’s value noting that the Somerset pageant is notoriously laborious to get tickets for. For 2024’s version, coach and ticket packages bought out in 25 minutes, after which the normal ticket sale bought out in slightly below an hour.
Should you don’t handle to safe tickets within the first spherical, re-sale tickets – these which are undesirable by followers or for any balances that had not been paid – often grow to be accessible within the Spring as soon as the line-up has been revealed. This yr, coach and ticket re-sale choices bought out in simply 18 minutes, whereas normal admission re-sale bought out in 22 minutes.
It adopted the information that Glastonbury 2024 had the “highest proportion of ticket balances paid ever” – which means that “very restricted” tickets had been accessible within the re-sale, based on pageant boss Emily Eavis.
Glastonbury Competition 2024. Credit score – Matt Cardy
How a lot do tickets to Glastonbury 2025 price?
As revealed earlier this month, normal admission tickets can be £373.50 plus a £5 reserving payment, which is a rise of £18.50 from 2024. Further fare can be added on for the coach fare relying on the vacation spot if you are going to buy a coach ticket.
You’ll need to pay a £75 deposit on the time of buy, in addition to coach fare when you’re reserving a coach and ticket bundle. The remaining stability can be payable on the primary week of April 2025.
How do I register for tickets for Glastonbury 2025?
As at all times, you’ll have to register with primary contact particulars and a passport-style picture earlier than shopping for tickets. Registration for 2025 is now open here, earlier than the deadline of 5pm GMT on Monday November 11
Should you registered previous to 2020 and need to try to get tickets once more this yr, you could have to test when you nonetheless have a sound registration. You are able to do that here.
How simple will it’s to Glastonbury tickets? Have any adjustments been made?
This yr, the pageant have launched a queuing system for tickets.
Which means as an alternative of getting to refresh to aim to entry the reserving web page as soon as tickets go reside, everybody who’s already on the web page will randomly be assigned a spot in a queue as soon as ticket gross sales start.
Glastonbury bosses confirmed on the festival’s website: “Anybody who logs on as soon as the sale has began will routinely be added to the again of the queue, so it’s essential to ensure you are on-line prepared at the least a couple of minutes earlier than the sale opens.”
Response to the brand new queuing system for the primary batch of tickets was combined, with one hopeful attendee describing it as “my new enemy,” and one other saying, “Being in a queue for Glastonbury tickets is so boring what occurred to manically refreshing the web page each 5 seconds.”
Somewhat than being proven a quantity indicating their place within the queue, it appeared that folks might maintain monitor of their progress by a gray bar on their display screen – the additional alongside the queue, the extra inexperienced blocks seem over the bar.
Elsewhere, they’ve launched Google and Apple Pay funds for the primary time, too.
When will Glastonbury 2025 happen?
Maintaining with Glasto custom, the 2025 pageant will happen on the ultimate weekend of June, working from Wednesday June 25 to Sunday June 29 at at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset.
Who can be acting at Glastonbury 2025?
No acts have presently been confirmed, although hypothesis is rife.
Although rumours that Oasis can be making a return to Worthy Farm after followers observed that the UK and Eire leg of their reunion tour is scheduled to kick off simply 5 days after Glastonbury 2025 ends, they promptly shut them down, saying they’d not be enjoying Glasto “or another festivals subsequent yr”.
Elsewhere, some followers consider Inexperienced Day can be on the line-up, given their recently-announced European pageant exhibits of subsequent summer season are set to happen just some days earlier than Glastonbury.
Alanis Morissette and Olivia Rodrigo even have Glastonbury-sized gaps of their tour, whereas Sam Fender is amongst bookies’ favourites to seem.
Earlier this yr, it was additionally reported that Cher was in “significant talks” about taking up the coveted Legends slot, which this yr was taken on by Shania Twain.
You may try NME‘s full listing of predicted headliners right here.
Shania Twain performs throughout day 4 of Glastonbury Competition 2024. CREDIT: Joseph Okpako/WireImage
When will the line-up for Glastonbury 2025 be revealed?
The road-up is often introduced in Spring, and this yr was unveiled in mid-March.
When will the Glastonbury fallow yr happen?
Other than the festivals cancelled because of COVID, the final time Glasto had an official fallow yr was in 2018. Nonetheless, Emily Eavis not too long ago confirmed a fallow yr for the occasion at Worthy Farm set to happen in 2026 to “give the land a relaxation”.
Meaning, there can be a one-year break earlier than Glastonbury returns in 2027.
How can I get into Glastonbury 2024 totally free?
Should you don’t handle to get a ticket or just can’t afford one, then there are alternative routes to get into the pageant – so long as you’re ready to place in a bit of labor. Quite a few charities have a presence on the pageant and require volunteers to assist out throughout the weekend.
In return in your ticket, you’ll be requested to finish shifts throughout the pageant – the size and variety of these differ, relying on which charity you attend with. Be warned: you’ll have to pay a deposit in your ticket, which may be the identical worth because the entry to the pageant. For extra info, visit Glastonbury’s jobs page.
Verify again at NME right here for the newest information, interviews, and extra from Glastonbury 2024.
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine as soon as walked out of emergency neck surgical procedure as a result of Metallica’s supervisor had insulted him.
The singer and guitarist shared the story throughout an look on Steve-O‘s Wild Journey! podcast, revealing that the state of affairs arose in the course of the 2010-2011 ‘Huge 4’ tour that included the 2 bands, in addition to Anthrax and Slayer.
“I bear in mind we had been scheduled to play Yankee Stadium [in New York] with the Huge 4 live performance the day that they came upon I wanted my neck to be fused collectively,” Mustaine defined.
“And so I’m laying on the emergency desk and my supervisor says, ‘Oh, Metallica’s supervisor referred to as you a pussy since you’re going to get your neck fused collectively and also you’re not going to return out right here and play as an alternative.’”
Describing the remark as “a gutless factor to say”, Mustaine sat up from the surgeon’s desk on the final doable second, requested to be injected with “steroids and shit”, and went to play the present. “Nevertheless it turned out nice so far as therapeutic is worried,” he added.
Mustaine required the surgical procedure on two vertebrae after sustaining stenosis, which he attributes to a long time of headbanging. “I don’t plan on headbanging for an additional 30 years,” he mentioned. “I’m already 63, so I determine, you already know, if I play one other 5 to 10 years, 15 years, no matter, then that’s a superb run.”
Mustaine was the truth is the unique lead guitarist of Metallica, however left earlier than they recorded their debut album ‘Kill ‘Em All’ in 1983 after being fired for behaviour whereas intoxicated.
In different information, Mustaine should reportedly pay his personal former supervisor Corey Brennan over $1.4million (£1.1million) in a brand new authorized settlement after he allegedly “unexpectedly and unceremoniously terminated” a contract, “stating no cause for the termination”.
The frontman additionally just lately mentioned Peter Frampton was “speaking out of his ass” when he blamed Megadeth for one among his current exhibits being cancelled. That they had pulled a present in Richmond, Virginia in September “because of surprising and unpredictable circumstances” and Frampton additionally axed his live performance in the identical venue two days later.
In August, Megadeth carried out their tune ‘Liar’ stay for the primary time since 2006 throughout a present in California.
Over the summer time, the band’s latest bassist James LoMenzo additionally revealed that Megadeth had been “actively” engaged on new music. It got here after Megadeth cut up with longtime bassist David Ellefson in mild of allegations in opposition to him.
Metallica, in the meantime, will lengthen their M72 tour into 2025 with a run of US exhibits with Pantera and Limp Bizkit. They will even play the Sick New World Competition in Las Vegas subsequent April.
Zach Bryan has introduced a run of three enormous reveals to happen subsequent summer time within the US, the place he might be joined by Kings Of Leon.
The nation star will headline the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, simply miles from New York Metropolis, on July 18, 19 and 20, 2025, with the primary two reveals being added attributable to excessive demand.
Discover any remaining tickets to the reveals on the enormous out of doors stadium, dwelling to the New York Giants and New York Jets, here.
Bryan posted on Instagram concerning the reveals: “At all times been a dream to play MetLife Stadium, so we’re doin it with Kings of Leon.”
“Beneath the celebs, the place we parked the automobiles. Ain’t displaying indicators of stopping. New York Metropolis we’re coming for ya.”
Saying the additional dates, he added: “THIRD AND FINAL SHOW ADDED DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND. SEE YOU GUYS IN OUR CITY”
It comes after Bryan introduced a second present at London’s BST Hyde Park 2025, additionally attributable to phenomenal demand. He might be taking part in on June 28 and 29, his first UK competition headlining slots and unique performances within the nation for 2025. Discover tickets for the reveals here.
In different information, Bryan’s 2023 prison case is now closed after he accomplished his deferred prosecution settlement. He had been arrested final yr on costs of obstruction of investigation after getting “too lippy” with a police officer.
Kings Of Leon, in the meantime, just lately wrapped up the North American leg of their ‘Can We Please Have Enjoyable’ world tour. At a present in Calgary, they dug deep to carry out a model of ‘Joe’s Head’ from 2003 debut album ‘Youth & Younger Manhood’ for the primary time in 16 years.
They launched their ninth studio album, ‘Can We Please Have Enjoyable’, again in Could. In a four-star assessment, NME wrote: “That is simply KOL’s most promising, liberated file for over a decade however nonetheless surprisingly restrained in locations.
“Can they’ve enjoyable? Sure it seems, in locations, however they may have had a complete lot extra.”
Chatting with NME earlier this yr, Caleb Followill mirrored on his relationship with the group’s enormous 2008 hit ‘Intercourse On Hearth’. “I didn’t need it on the album [‘Only By The Night’],” he stated. “However I knew it was… good.”
He continued: “I knew it had potential, however I felt like there have been different songs… I knew immediately: ‘Everybody’s gonna hear this they usually’re not gonna take heed to the remainder of [the album]’.”
Drummer Nathan Followill added: “It’s type of like a nickname. Somebody provides you a nickname and also you act such as you hate it… you’re caught with that for the remainder of your life. Ask our cousin, Nacho.”
Lil Durk has pleaded not responsible to costs he directed a murder-for-hire plot.
The Chicago-born rapper, actual title Durk Devontay Banks, entered his plea on Thursday (November 14), and pleaded not responsible to costs that he directed a murder-for-hire plot which led to the capturing demise of Georgia rapper Quando Rondo’s cousin two years in the past.
Per Rolling Stone, he was remanded to a federal detention centre in Los Angeles after receiving a trial date of January 7, 2025, as a spokesman with the US Legal professional’s Workplace confirmed.
“Mr. Banks is charged with orchestrating a cold-blooded homicide that resulted within the demise of a rival’s member of the family,” US Legal professional Martin Estrada mentioned in an announcement.
“Not solely that, the capturing occurred within the open, at a fuel station at a busy intersection, endangering many others within the space. Violent gun crime of this kind is devastating to our group and we could have zero-tolerance for individuals who perpetrate such callous acts of violence.”
Lil Durk performs at Little Caesars Enviornment on January 19, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. CREDIT: Scott Legato/Getty Photographs)
Prosecutors have requested that Banks be held till trial on account of a “severe threat [that the] defendant will flee”, with the filings claiming Banks tried to board a personal jet earlier than he was arrested final month – and was additionally booked on separate one-way flights to Switzerland and Dubai and on the identical day.
Protection legal professional Drew Findling, who has labored with high-profile figures together with Cardi B, NBA YoungBoy and Donald Trump, has filed to seem as considered one of Banks’ attorneys. The artist is due again in courtroom on November 25 for a standing convention, with a detention listening to slated for December 2.
The ‘Pelle Coat’ rapper was first arrested in Florida in October and was held in a Broward County, Florida jail, as initially reported by USA Today.
The arrest got here hours after 5 different folks had been indicted in Los Angeles with federal murder-for-hire costs for the alleged concentrating on of rapper Quando Rondo (Tyquian Bowman), which authorities consider might have been in retaliation for the killing of Chicago rapper King Von in 2020.
The 5 people – Kavon London ‘Vonnie’ Grant, DeAndre Dontrell ‘DeDe’ Wilson, Keith ‘Flacka’ Jones, David Brian ‘Browneyez’ Lindsey and Asa ‘Boogie’ Houston – are all allegedly related to Lil Durk’s Solely The Household (OTF) rap collective.
Per a news release from the Central District of California, Wilson, Jones, Lindsey and Houston are charged with “one depend of conspiracy, one depend of use of interstate amenities to commit murder-for-hire leading to demise, and one depend of utilizing, carrying and discharging firearms and a machine gun and possession of such firearms in furtherance of a criminal offense of violence leading to demise.”
Jones faces a further depend of possession of a machine gun, the assertion continues. The defendants are anticipated to be arraigned in United States District Court docket in Los Angeles over the approaching weeks.
Federal prosecutors have since unsealed the fees in opposition to Lil Durk, which declare that he ordered the homicide of Quando Rondo in a failed 2022 capturing (by way of Billboard). They label OTF as a “hybrid organisation” that capabilities as a felony gang in addition to a musical collective, with the group working “on the course” of Durk.
As but, neither Lil Durk’s representatives nor these of the 5 others arrested have responded to requests for remark.
If convicted, Banks may face life in federal jail.
My Chemical Romance followers are expressing dismay on-line at how costly tickets for his or her 2025 North American stadium tour are.
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Earlier this week, following a cryptic teaser publish that despatched followers right into a frenzy, the emo legends confirmed a tour celebrating their 2006 album ‘The Black Parade’ for subsequent summer season.
Every present will function a special hand-selected artist as opening assist. The eclectic vary of acts drew a various response from followers, with Violent Femmes, 100 Gecs, Wallows, Rubbish, Demise Cab for Cutie and Thursday, Alice Cooper, Pixies, Devo, IDLES and Evanescence every opening at a special date.
Tickets for the tour went on sale yesterday (November 15) however have already prompted anger from some followers over their value, in addition to using bots placing tickets for inflated costs on the secondary market.
In keeping with a screenshot of the Ticketmaster web site, tickets have been priced at anyplace from $63.50-$695 (£50.30- £550.58). “$695 is NASTY WORK COUNT YOUR DAYS MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE!!!!” one fan wrote on X/Twitter.
“I really like my chemical romance and I don’t decide anyone for complying however no means in hell will i ever have the opportunity prepared or capable of pay 700 bucks for a present,” one other mentioned.
Others reported that ticket costs soared in a while within the sale, prompting hypothesis amongst followers that the band had opted into dynamic pricing. The controversial apply inflates ticket costs based mostly on demand and it’s now understood that it may be turned on or off by artists.
I really like my chemical romance and I do not decide anyone for complying however no means in hell will i ever have the opportunity prepared or capable of pay 700 bucks for a present.
my pit ticket for my chemical romance was nowhere close to this a lot. that is an hour after I purchased it. Fuck resellers!! 7k is an entire CAR!!!! pic.twitter.com/qkbGfnriib
the tickets for my chemical romance went reside right this moment and so did all of the resell tickets… $62 tickets are being resold for $500…. why the fuck can we nonetheless let this be a factor
NME has approached My Chemical Romance’s representatives for remark.
Dynamic pricing has been topic to widespread dialogue following its use in the course of the ticket sale for Oasis‘s enormous comeback tour earlier this 12 months. They responded with a press release which learn: “Oasis go away choices on ticketing and pricing completely to their promoters and administration, and at no time had any consciousness that dynamic pricing was going for use.”
The band later confirmed {that a} dynamic pricing construction wouldn’t be utilized to their North American reunion tour dates.
Following the UK and Eire sale controversy, the difficulty was dropped at the Promoting Requirements Company and the European Fee, with a separate name for an investigation introduced by the UK authorities. Specialists additionally prompt that not warning Oasis followers of the dynamic pricing could breach client legislation.
Final month, it was reported that ticket sellers for each music and sports activities occasions could also be required to inform followers most costs firstly of a ticket-buying course of.
Elsewhere, Taylor Swift was praised after experiences emerged that she had refused to make use of Ticketmaster’s dynamic ticket pricing choice for the ‘Eras’ tour.
In different information, following one more teaser video shared to their Instagram right this moment (November 15), followers are speculating that there might be extra to the information than the tour. The band shared cryptic one phrase captions to Instagram publish, together with “Opera” and “Good Boy”, which many consider is likely to be new music titles.
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