Chinese language-American producer and DJ HELANG has formally imparted the penultimate single, “No One,” forward of her forthcoming Lovers of the Unknown EP. Now streaming on her self-founded report label, Dauntless Recordings, “No One” materializes a direct observe as much as her March-released one-off, “Smart Satan.” Having tended decks alongside the likes of Eli Brown, CamelPhat, Joris Voorn, and deadmau5‘s Testpilot alter ego, HELANG goals to capitalize on her snowballing traction with the Could seventeenth launch of Lovers of the Unknown. Talking on her newest single, HELANG mused,
“Once I got here throughout this vocal pattern, I simply knew I needed to incorporate it into [‘No One’]. Subsequent factor , I used to be constructing a synth bass and gated vocals across the highly effective voice, which I hope individuals can resonate with when it comes to being their most genuine and distinctive variations of themselves.”
An intricately-percussive, club-ready techno providing, “No One” triumphantly embodies the Asian-American producer’s sonic signature. As HELANG gears as much as ship her debut EP of 2024, stream “No One” through Dauntless Recordings under.
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Glastonbury Competition has introduced the line-up for the digital, disco and reggae-oriented Glade space, with Faithless, Fatboy Slim, Camelphat, Groove Armada and extra all set to play.
The world performs host to an enormous vary of DJs and different electronic-leaning acts. A number of the acts additional down the line-up embody Goldie Dwell, Chris Stussy, Mall Seize, Enzo Siragusa and Gok Wan.
Additionally set to carry out are D:ream, Desiree, Logic1000, Kurupt FM and extra.
Take a look at the complete line-up beneath:
The @GladeAreaGlasto returns for Glastonbury 2024 with an outstanding line-up of DJs and dwell acts enjoying eclectic grooves, digital beats, reggae, dub and disco below the leafy canopies! pic.twitter.com/JiFKzqFdZg
Glastonbury have been step by step revealing the line-ups for different areas of the competition just lately. Final week, they shared particulars about its 2024 Shangri-La space line-up, together with a bunch of latest names comparable to Kneecap, Bob Vylan and Lambrini Ladies.
As well as, a brand new ‘Arrivals’ stage will likely be built-in into the 2024 version of Glastonbury to mark its first devoted South Asian area. The road-up for the stage consists of 4resh, Angel D’Lite, Baalti, Bobby Friction, Daytimers, Gracie T, Pxssy Palace, Zeemuffin, Mamu and extra. Take a look at the complete line-up for the Arrivals, Sistxrhood and Platform 23 levels beneath.
With the Fields Of Avalon announcement earlier this week, Caity Baser, Frank Turner, Skindred and Lulu had been all added to the invoice, with the efficiency from the latter marking the final ever dwell present by the singer.
The Acoustic Stage was confirmed simply days earlier than that, and is ready to see Scouting For Ladies, Stornoway, Ocean Color Scene, Angie McMahon, and Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers‘ cowl band, Crimson Sizzling Chilli Pipers carry out, in addition to Russell Crowe’s Indoor Backyard Occasion. The latter that significantly caught the eye of festival-goers, with many taking to social media to share their ideas on the Gladiator actor being added to the invoice.
Extra artists set to carry out at different levels across the competition web site are set to be introduced within the run-up to this yr’s occasion. You may take a look at the primary wave of artists added to the 2024 version right here.
Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA have been confirmed as headlining the enduring Pyramid Stage this summer time, whereas Shania Twain performs within the legends slot on the Sunday.
Lately spotlighted by DJ Magazine as an artist to look at and having graced SiriusXM’s Chill channel, Nico de Andrea continues his spectacular run following a standout efficiency at Miami Music Week alongside Black Espresso. He’s now releasing the deluxe version of his critically acclaimed debut artist album, “Love Remedy.”
This expanded model—obtainable digitally and on high-quality vinyl—deepens the emotional narrative of the unique with three new tracks: “Legion,” “Lose Your Love” (that includes Rony Seikaly), and “Kingston Groove.” These additions, together with numerous acoustic mixes, discover themes of nostalgia, longing, ardour, and hope, drawing from Nico’s private experiences with love, battle, and separation.
The main focus observe, “Kingston Groove,” options Caribbean vocals by D-Prezzy and a tribal home bassline, designed to captivate dance flooring. Complementing the brand new tracks are a number of reworks and remixes by home music legend Harry Romero and the Paris-based duo Birds of Thoughts, cementing the album’s membership worthy standing.
Nico has been displaying off the album throughout his North America tour, which started with reveals in main cities together with NYC, Toronto, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
North American Tour Dates Might 3 – 1134 Broadway – Denver, CO Might 4 – The Flamingo Home – Sacramento, CA Might 10 – Audio – San Francisco, CA Might 11 – Sound – Los Angeles, CA
Tributes are being paid following the demise of American Idol singer, Mandisa, who has died aged 47.
Information of the singer’s passing was shared by her publicist, who issued an announcement to BBC confirming that the singer was discovered useless in her dwelling on Thursday (April 18).
At time of writing, few particulars have been publicly shared. “We have no idea the reason for demise or any additional particulars,” the publicist mentioned, additionally including: “We ask to your prayers for her household and close-knit circle of buddies throughout this extremely troublesome time.”
The singer, whose full identify is Mandisa Lynn Hundley first rose to fame in 2006, when she famously appeared as a contestant on the fifth season of the US singing competitors, American Idol. She completed in ninth place, with Taylor Hicks being the season’s winner.
In her time after the present, the singer – who glided by the mononym Mandisa – went on to have success within the Christian music scene. Her albums included 2007’s ‘True Magnificence’, 2009’s ‘Freedom’ and 2011’s ‘What If We Have been Actual’; all of which earned her Grammy nominations.
Mandisa performs onstage through the sixth Annual KLOVE Fan Awards at The Grand Ole Opry on Might 27, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Picture by Jason Davis/Getty Photos for KLOVE)
Finally, it was her ‘Overcomer’ album that secured her win on the Grammys in 2014, the place she took dwelling the trophy within the Greatest Modern Christian music class.
All through her profession, she spoke overtly about her ongoing battle with melancholy and grief. She additionally opened up concerning the wrestle in her 2022 memoir Out of the Darkish: My Journey By way of The Shadows To Discover God’s Pleasure.
“Mandisa was a voice of encouragement and fact to folks going through life’s challenges all world wide,” learn an announcement on her Instagram web page following information of her demise.
Equally, Paula Abdul – who was a decide throughout her Idol season in 2006 – paid tribute in an announcement to People, calling Mandisa a “true beacon of sunshine”, whereas one other American Idol contestant Danny Gokey took to X to say the information left him “devastated.
Taylor Hicks, who additionally competed in American Idol season 5 and took dwelling the crown, remembered Mandisa as “an influence home vocalist on our season of Idol and she or he graduated to a beautiful profession in gospel music.
“Higher but she was an influence home particular person and all of us will miss her dearly,” he added.
Devastated to listen to concerning the sudden lack of Mandisa. Her pleasure was infectious & I cherished her coronary heart to encourage folks on & off stage! After I made my debut in Christian music she was my biggest supporter. Mandisa you left too quickly—our neighborhood won’t ever be the identical with out you. pic.twitter.com/GNASOaFDxL
A spokesperson for the present additionally shared an announcement, describing Mandisa as “an adored icon” on the present.
“She had grow to be a platinum-selling artist and had gained a number of Grammys for her music. Her passing has left everybody on the present heartbroken, and we prolong our deepest condolences to her household,” the assertion learn partly (through ABC).
Mandisa’s most up-to-date album, ‘Out of the Darkish’, was launched in 2017.
Rick Astley carried out on the Manchester venue Co-Op Stay in Manchester over the weekend.
READ MORE: Rick Astley tells us about his Glastonbury secret set of Smiths covers with Blossoms
The star performed as a part of a check occasion on Saturday (April 20) forward of the official opening of the 23,500 capability venue tomorrow (April 23).
The brand new venue, which is the UK’s largest indoor enviornment, is positioned reverse Manchester’s Etihad Stadium, and incorporates a “distinctive bowl design” that can carry followers “nearer to the artist than at different arenas of equal measurement”, in response to a spokesperson.
Forward of Astley’s efficiency, bosses on the venue apologised after some tickets had been axed forward of the present as a way to cut back the capability to 11,000.
“To allow us to check the areas successfully, we’ve made the troublesome choice to scale back total capability for in the present day’s check occasion,” a Co-op Stay spokesman advised BBC News.
Tickets have as an alternative been supplied The Black Keys on April 27 “as a gesture of our appreciation”, the spokesman added.
The present noticed Astley carry out a bunch of his basic hits together with ‘By no means Gonna Give You Up’ together with Sam Fender, Harry Kinds and AC/DC covers. You may view footage under.
— Daisy G – Member Pioneer (Chester South) (@daisycoopmp) April 20, 2024
Peter Kay will formally open the venue tomorrow. Liam Gallagher, Take That, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo and Keane are among the many acts who’ve been introduced to carry out at Co-Op Stay within the coming months. It’ll additionally stage the 2024 MTV European Music Awards later this yr.
Just lately, Co-Op Stay and the prevailing, 21-000 capability AO Enviornment within the metropolis got here to blows in a licensing row. ASM International, which operates the latter venue, objected over “public security” considerations and accused the appliance for a licence as being “merely illegal”.
Regardless of the row, the venue formally had its licence granted final month.
In the meantime, a band not too long ago went viral for sharing a canopy of Wheatus’ hit ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ within the type of Astley.
Grimes poked enjoyable at her personal failed Coachella set throughout her second efficiency on the pageant over the weekend.
READ MORE: Coachella 2024: surprises, technical difficulties and a definite lack of vibes
The singer’s set the earlier weekend was engulfed by a myriad of issues, leaving her screaming out in frustration a number of occasions.
She apologised to the gang on the time, saying: “All my tracks are double tempo and I can’t do the maths. They’re borderline un-mixable, so the remainder of my set received’t be mixes nevertheless it’ll nonetheless be enjoyable.”
Forward of her present on Saturday (April 20) Grimes issued a promise that she’d be well-prepared for the efficiency.
#Grimes makes enjoyable of her personal Weekend 1 set in her Weekend 2 set intro.
Originally of her present, she began her efficiency with a video that confirmed a sequence of masked characters trolling the singer with feedback reminiscent of “she will be able to’t DJ”. You may view the clip above.
In contrast to her first set, Grimes’ efficiency on the weekend appeared to go off with no hitch.
Elsewhere, Child Cudi‘s set at got here to an abrupt finish final evening (April 21) after the rapper broke his foot throughout his efficiency.
He jumped off the stage to get nearer to his followers on the barricades, however broke his foot within the course of throughout ‘Reminiscences’. He was carried out of the Sahara Tent whereas his DJ performed Steve Aoki’s remix of ‘Pursuit Of Happiness’.
DJ Snake additionally introduced out 50 Cent as a visitor performer throughout his set because the rapper carried out a medley of three songs: ‘Many Males (Want Demise)’, ‘In Da Membership’ and ‘P.I.M.P’.
Sabrina Carpenter closed out her ultimate Coachella efficiency of 2024 with a cheeky nod to her companion Barry Keoghan.
DJ Snake has introduced out 50 Cent as a visitor performer throughout his set at Coachella on April 21.
Whereas performing on the Sahara tent, the French DJ and producer invited 50 Cent to affix him onstage because the rapper carried out a medley of three songs: ‘Many Males (Want Loss of life)’, ‘In Da Membership’ and ‘P.I.M.P’.
Watch footage of fifty Cent’s shock efficiency beneath.
Final week, throughout DJ Snake’s set, the DJ introduced out a number of friends together with Robin S. to sing her 1990 basic ‘Present Me Love’. Instantly after, he invited Peso Pluma to the stage because the pair carried out a preview of the brand new track ‘Teka’. The ultimate shock of DJ’s set got here within the type of rapper Kodak Black as they carried out Black’s ‘Tremendous Gremlin’ and ‘Tunnel Imaginative and prescient’.
Previous to his look with DJ Snake, 50 Cent confirmed his help for Kesha, who modified the lyrics to her debut single ‘TiK ToK’ to insult Diddy whereas acting at Coachella final weekend.
Reneé Rapp introduced out the Kesha final Sunday (April 14) throughout her set on the California competition to sing her 2009 Quantity One track, which has the memorable opening line: “Awakened within the morning feeling like P Diddy.” Whereas on stage, Kesha modified the lyrics to as a substitute sing, “Get up within the morning like fuck P Diddy”.
50 Cent – who has been vocal about his views on Diddy’s present authorized troubles – discovered Kesha’s lyric change humorous – telling his Twitter followers: “LOL! She mentioned, [middle finger emoji] ‘Fuck P. Diddy’. HAHAAHAHA! [side eye emoji] PUFFY LIKE, ’50 TOLD HER TO SAY THAT!’”
In the meantime, 50 Cent has confirmed he will likely be releasing a docuseries on Diddy’s sexual assault allegations known as Diddy Do It? There isn’t any launch date for the undertaking but.
Rednex’s tune ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ has impressed a viral occasion that has seen the band smash a YouTube report.
The band took to YouTube to announce that their music has acquired 3billion views in 26 days, due to a meme that reworks their hit. A sound known as ‘Gedagedigedagedago’, which is a garbled model of the primary lyric from ‘Cotton Eye Joe’, has unfold throughout the social media platform with movies which have garnered tens of millions of views utilizing it. Danish singer Razi Irawani kicked off the trend in 2023, where his video went viral on TikTok.
Pat Reiniz – Rednex founder and ‘Cotten Eye Joe’ producer – stated of the pattern: “A paradigm shift is going on the place we’re asking: how is music success greatest measured?
“This occasion was created due to tens of millions of video creators producing billions of fragmented performs of Rednex’s music, moderately than on account of the standard method of listening. It will likely be a problem for the music business to mirror these varied counts in charts and measurements and even poses the query, ‘Is the essential use and idea of music itself altering?’”
Beforehand, Adele‘s ‘Hiya’ was the quickest tune to hit 1billion views in simply 87 days.
Commenters have remarked upon the absurdity of the tune’s renewed virality, with one consumer saying: “1994: banger. 2024: brainrot remake”. One other stated “Individuals in 1989 : we’ll have flying vehicles sooner or later. The long run : a singing rooster nugget”, while one different consumer wrote: “These movies are soooo cursed however I can’t cease watching them”.
Beforehand, the band put themselves on sale on eBay again in 2009. Rednex put themselves on public sale with a beginning bid of over £1billion and stated: “Purchase your personal pop band! For the primary time within the historical past of the leisure enterprise there’s a pop band on the market….And we don’t imply on the market as in, ‘Rent them to your subsequent pageant’. No, we imply fully on the market as in: it’s all yours!”
We tracked down what was occurring to Rednex and numerous different 90s one-hit wonders on this characteristic piece – take a look at the place your favourites are right here.
Taylor Swift‘s new album ‘The Tortured Poets Division‘ has been streamed greater than 300million instances in sooner or later on Spotify.
The streaming platform introduced the popstar had damaged a brand new file for most-streamed album in a day. Beforehand, the file was held by her re-recorded model of ‘1989’.
Taking to social media, Spotify introduced: “Historical past made! On April 19, 2024, Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Division’ was the primary album in Spotify historical past to have over 300M streams in a single day.”
That wasn’t all – Spotify additionally revealed that Swift’s single ‘Fortnight’ (that includes Publish Malone) broke the file for the most-streamed music in a single day.
Historical past made! On April 19, 2024, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Division was the primary album in Spotify historical past to have over 300M streams in a single day.
On April nineteenth, 2024, Taylor Swift’s ‘Fortnight (feat. Publish Malone)’ grew to become Spotify’s most-streamed music in a single day. pic.twitter.com/BWTF34NEVQ
In a three-star evaluate of Taylor Swift’s new album, NME mentioned: “Swift appears to be in tireless pursuit for superstardom, but the unfavorable public opinion it will probably include irks her, and it’s a drained theme now plaguing her discography and leaving little room for the poignant lyrical observations she excels at. It’s why the pitfalls that mire her eleventh studio album are all of the extra disappointing — she’s confirmed time and time once more she will do higher.
“To a Melbourne viewers of her Eras Tour, Swift mentioned that ‘The Tortured Poets Division’ got here from a “want” to put in writing. It’s simply that perhaps we didn’t want to listen to it.”
Hours after ‘The Tortured Poets Division’ dropped, Swift then revealed it was a part of a double album referred to as ‘The Anthology’.
The album was introduced by Taylor Swift on social media, who famous that ‘The Tortured Poets Division’ is a “secret DOUBLE album. I’d written a lot tortured poetry prior to now 2 years and wished to share all of it with you, so right here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 further songs. And now the story isn’t mine anymore… it’s all yours.”
Artists together with Charlie Puth, The Blue Nile, Lucy Dacus, Patti Smith, Dylan Thomas and presumably Kim Kardashian all obtained shout-outs on the album, with followers speculating that most of the songs handle her transient romantic relationship with The 1975’s Matty Healy.
Elsewhere, lots of of Taylor Swift followers have swarmed London pub after album shout-out, as The Black Canine examine CCTV for clues of her ex.
Yannis Philippakis has teased that the subsequent document from Foals “might be the perfect Foals document but”.
The frontman not too long ago spoke with NME, the place we requested him concerning the standing of Foals’ new document. Philippakis is presently gearing as much as launch his collaborative album with Tony Allen, as a part of his new challenge The Yaw.
When requested whether or not there was a lot progress to the follow-up of Foals’ 2022 document ‘Life Is Yours‘, Philippakis replied: “Completely none, which is okay.”
He went on to say that the band “actually wish to have a while at dwelling and aside to individually get replenished and be impressed – not make one out of a knee-jerk sense of obligation. We would like the subsequent document to be actually particular.
“We’ve been busy so it’s good to exit and odor the roses for a bit,” he continued. “I feel we’ll make one thing particular. It’s fucking nice that Walter [Gervers, bassist] is again and it’ll really feel nice once we’re writing within the room collectively. I feel it might be the perfect Foals document but.”
Philippakis additional teased that the upcoming document “received’t be something like ‘Life Is Yours’ – as is the Foals means. I’m fairly certain we’re going to subvert and get into some fascinating, new place.”
In the identical interview, Philippakis mentioned his upcoming new challenge ‘Yannis and the Yaw’, the place he spoke of his first assembly with the late Tony Allen. The Fela Kuti drummer and musical director died in 2020.
“I went to Paris, and I walked nerdily and nervously via this studio the place everybody was smoking – clearly as a result of it was France,” he started. “We had been on this large basement studio that was very Nineteen Seventies, form of naff, however full of wonderful devices. There have been lots of Air’s synths in there, a bunch of various West African percussion, and Tony was simply sitting there in a fog of smoke.
“I don’t suppose the whiskey bottles had been opened but however they had been in proximity. He wasn’t tremendous pleasant right away! He was writing with these French guys – the Vincents – they usually’re the Frenchest males on this planet. They set me up, we chatted and all of us bought within the room. I pulled out the riff that’s ‘Stroll By means of Fireplace’, Tony got here into his drum space and simply began taking part in. It was loopy. I simply felt like I used to be lifting off barely. We simply jammed it and by the top of that day we had lower nearly all of the primary three tracks on the EP.”
Philippakis has additionally been busy writing music for brand new play ‘The Confessions’, which he spoke to NME about final October. The play is predicated on the lifetime of longtime buddy Alexander Zeldin’s mom, and Philippakis knew he needed to become involved “when he advised me the story of among the issues that had occurred to her and her arc from rising up in Australia to all of those stunning issues that occurred to her till she moved to England.
“Alex described this second when her mom was almost pushed off a cliff with murderous intent, and I advised him that I may write music for that second,” he continued. “That’s what bonded me to engaged on the challenge.”
In different information, Foals has appeared on Paramore’s ‘This Is Why’ remix album.
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