Tory Lanez on shooting sentence: “I refuse to apologize”


Tory Lanez has issued a statement following his prison sentencing for shooting Megan Thee Stallion.

Today (August 11), Lanez took to social media to share a statement after the rapper was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in both feet in 2020. Lanez – real name Daystar Peterson – was sentenced earlier this week after being found guilty in December last year of three felonies related to the shooting.

Peterson wrote in his statement: “I have never let a hard time intimidate me. I will never let no jail time eliminate me. Regardless of how they try to spin my words, I have always maintained my innocence and I always will.”

“This week in court I took responsibility for all verbal and intimate moments that I shared with the parties involved… That’s it.”

He continued: “In no way, shape, or form was I apologizing for the charges I’m being wrongfully convicted of. I remain on the stance that I refuse to apologize for something that I did not do.”

“I’ve faced adversity my whole life and every time it looked like I would lose, I came out on top. This is nothing but another moment where my back is against the wall and I refuse to stop fighting till I come out victorious. Tough times don’t last, tough people do.”

He ended his statement by thanking his family, friends and fans for their support, adding “see you soon”.

Yesterday (August 10), Legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff revealed that Tory Lanez will have nearly a year reduced from his 10-year sentence due to the time he has already served.

Taking to X/Twitter, Cuniff explained: “Lanez will be credited for 231 days he’s already spent in jail. He gets 15% credit of 34 days.” She continued: “[Judge David] Herriford [of the Los Angeles County Superior Court] also is crediting his 40 days of house arrest, for a total of 305 days. He’ll request bail pending appeal, which will be heard Aug. 15. (Extremely unlikely to be granted).”

Prosecutors on the case were seeking a 13-year sentence, while the maximum sentence he could have received was 22 years and eight months.

Lanez was found guilty of all three charges pegged against him: one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm; one count of carrying a concealed, loaded, and unregistered firearm in a vehicle; and one charge of discharging a firearm with gross negligence.

In April, Megan Thee Stallion – real name Megan Pete – issued a “final” response over the incident. In her response, she reflected on the “humiliation” she faced from the public when coming forward with the claims.





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EDM.com Presents: The House Brew, Vol. 20

“Can’t Get Over” – nimino, Lucas Geddes

Lucas Geddes’ wistful lyrics and nimino’s warm piano chords form the core of “Can’t Get Over.” The simple yet striking elements bring the all-too-familiar theme of the track to life, “the realization of the toxicity in a relationship after the fact.”

“Colorblind” (WhoMadeWho Remix) – RY X

Featuring fan-favorite artists like Carlita, Anfisa Letyago and Frank Wiedemann, the remix album for RY X’s Blood Moon LP is chock-full of introspective dance music. The very first track off the remix album, WhoMadeWho’s percussion-led take on “Colorblind”, is arguably one of the finest.

“Nothingness” – Mustafa Ismaeel, Enamour

“Nothingness” is a jazzy, mid-tempo tune that combines a club-crafted bassline with a steamy saxophone to “focus on the groove while conveying emotions in a subtle manner.”

“Iphathi” (Kususa remix) – Aytiwan, Idd Aziz

Syncopation and a sharp percussive motif give Kususa’s remix of “Iphathi“ a unique character, diverging from the synth-driven soundscape of the original.

“The Rapture Pt.III” – &ME, Black Coffee

Each edition of &ME’s “The Rapture” manages to top the last. The latest one, “The Rapture Pt.III” preserves the lush piano melodies and rousing rhythms the series is known for, adding a cherry on top with the magic touch of Grammy-winning artist Black Coffee. “The emotion of this song shares the musical bond I’ve built with &ME over the years,” Black Coffee said on the collaboration.

“After Saturday Night” – Sparrow & Barbossa

Sublime curation and marathon sets are a couple of the reasons why Berlin collective Keinemusik is considered one of the most sought-after acts at the moment. During an epic ten-hour Saturday night takeover of Brooklyn Mirage last month, they played “After Saturday Night” at dawn, the lyrics enveloping the dancefloor in euphoric energy, cementing the song as a sunrise anthem.

“Talk To Me” – Dyzen

Chirping birds sampled in the background for texture, epic chords filtering through a tender progression, a charming piano melody, and tender vocals conjure melodic bliss on “Talk To Me.”

“My Time With You” – Lee Burridge, Lost Desert

It’s always a treat when Lee Burridge and Lost Desert come together on a track, especially one filled with twinkling synths and plucky bass like “My Time With You.”

“Lost & Found” – Gorgon City, DRAMA

Another match made in heaven is Gorgon City and DRAMA. They first came together in 2021 on “You’ve Done Enough,” one of Gorgon City’s biggest tracks with over 60 million streams on Spotify. Two years later, they’ve reunited for “Lost & Found,” a breezy track from Gorgon City’s latest album Salvation.

“Dreaming” (Orekid Remix) – Pehr Pehr

Orekid’s remix of “Dreaming” feels like a cool breeze, tranquilizing with its tender vocal chants and warm percussion.

Stream the full collection below.



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“Maybe finally I’m growing up”


Mac DeMarco has opened up about his changing musical direction as well as touring and past antics, sharing that “maybe finally I’m growing up”.

While chatting with NME in the latest instalment of the In Conversation series, DeMarco explained the mellow route he is on in terms of the current music he’s been creating.

“With these last couple of releases, I’ve probably freed myself in most regards. I almost feel like there was a long time where I was pretending to be something that I wasn’t and trying to do things musically that maybe… I feel like all the records I’ve put out are very much me, but in regards to the more ambient or of video gamey-sounding stuff, I love it,” he said.

He continued: “There are stipulations I have now for making my music where it needs to feel natural. I don’t want to force anything. I like leaving things the way they are. Something comes out, that’s the way it came out. That’s the way it is.”

When asked if he was protecting the purity of what he’s doing, the singer explained: “Maybe finally I’m growing up. I look at the world and the music industry and maybe I just want to be more of an artist, or pretend to be. I think there’s another side of the music industry where it is like sport. But I like seeing all the crap. The human part is the most important part to me in any kind of art. I guess I’m just trying to remain human.”

Elsewhere in the chat, DeMarco revealed that he has been sober for a while now and reflected on past antics while explaining that, though the booze and cigarettes are out of his life, he still tries to operate in the same way. He went on to share how touring feels now that he is clean.

“It’s interesting to me, especially doing shows like this, because it’s a challenge. Back in the day, it was like, ‘Oh, shit, we’re losing the crowd, where’s the Jameson? Ba-boom, and everyone’s like, ‘Fuck yeah!’” he said.

In other news, the musician recently clarified that he will not be retiring from music.

“I think I said some stuff on stage during the August run, which has made a lot of kids online think that I have retired,” he said. “Which is like – no, I haven’t. But, perhaps – and I thought of this only this morning – perhaps I’ve retired from the way things used to be. Perhaps.”





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Gigantic NGHTMRE are a "Testament to What You Can Do When You Have a Community"

The entertainment business has a reputation as a fickle beast—a hostile environment where selflessness is an albatross from success. Gigantic NGHTMRE are a splash of cold water to that fever dream.

NGHTMRE and Big Gigantic have never shied from playing nice. Their new, self-titled collaborative EP is an example of strength in numbers. It’s also a reminder that the musical mines of the world bear too much precious ore for any one act to excavate. 

Big Gigantic, whose previous collaborations include Big Grizmatik (with GRiZ and Gramatik) and Gigantic Underground Conspiracy (with the Disco Biscuits and Underground Orchestra)—are keenly aware of how much creativity can be pooled from multiple wells.

“It’s something that Dom and I have done from the beginning,” Big Gigantic’s Jeremy Salken tells EDM.com. “I think it traces to our backgrounds in music and growing up playing jazz and being in a wedding band or a funk band.”

“Having all these different experiences, appreciating different kinds of music and having lots of friends in different bands pre-Big Gigantic, we came to the table loving what we were doing,” he continues. “But then we’re like, ‘Oh man, let’s try to throw this in the mix. What if we do a live band version of Big G? Or what if we team up with Tyler who we are big fans of and get outside of our comfort zone and try to take that to a different level?’ It’s just fun, man.”

NGHTMRE has produced a wide range of sounds despite the dark and imposing presence of his stage name. His diversity is made possible due to his proactiveness in crossing the electronic music pond. Frequent collaborations are a strategy that has allowed NGHTMRE to avoid typecasting and proactively evolve as an artist.

“Every single time, it gives me an opportunity to do something outside what I generally would do or make something that I love that maybe doesn’t sound like just a NGHTMRE song,” NGHTMRE tells us. “I learn something new every time production-wise. No matter how skilled, new or veteran the person I’m working with is, I always end up learning something… Little bits and pieces that help my production along the way and I can apply them to NGHTMRE stuff too.”

“It’s a testament to what you can do when you have a community around everything,” Salken adds. “When people are collaborating it reinforces that community even more. That’s what we’re all about. It’s just fun.”

Gigantic NGHTMRE performing at the Brooklyn Mirage.

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The Gigantic NGHTMRE experience is a tad surreal for the latter half. NGHTMRE always had self-belief in what he had to offer to the industry, but the idea of working closely with Big Gigantic—who NGHTMRE watched for the first time in 2012 as a festival-goer at Camp Bisco—is certainly a “pinch me I must be dreaming” moment.

“When I think back to those days and first moving to L.A. before NGHTMRE started and all that stuff, I definitely felt like I could do it,” NGHTMRE says. “I knew I had the idea to write this music. If I could teach myself the technical aspects of everything, I’d be able to kill it. I think I’ve always had that in the back of my mind. It’s definitely a trip to think about sharing the stage with someone that you’re at a concert for.”

NGHTMRE and Big Gigantic first collaborated on “Like That.” Their first dual release and live performance made it abundantly clear that they had to come “Back For More.”

“We did the first performance [and] it was so smooth,” NGHTMRE says. “It went over so well with the crowd. I got to play some music I feel I don’t always get to play. They got to play some heavier stuff that maybe they don’t always get to play. It just felt really natural.”

“Having Dom writing crazy sax lines over house music, bass music, and all this type of stuff just really intrigued me,” Salken says of their self-titled EP. “I’ve been really trying to incorporate more live instruments and also really love Big Gigantic’s sound.”

The Gigantic NGHTMRE EP is an exercise in tinkering with how the puzzle pieces fit instead of wedging them by force. It’s a tight, refined five-track EP that combines the best of both worlds while also venturing into uncharted regions.

Gigantic NGHTMRE perform at Brooklyn Mirage

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“It’s a little bit of everything between what you hear with Big G and what you hear with NGHTMRE and then some stuff that I think that you wouldn’t expect either,” Salken says.

“It’s not just like we took this part of this and this part of that and put it together. It’s like both things combined turned into a new thing. Between Don’s writing and Tyler’s writing and them coming together and taking bits and pieces of each other’s work and having vocalists on top, it’s a super dope album.”

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Florence + The Machine unveil new ‘Under Heaven Over Hell’ compilation playlist


Florence + The Machine have unveiled a new career-spanning compilation playlist titled ‘Under Heaven Over Hell’.

  • READ MORE: Florence + The Machine live in Manchester: a cathartic and euphoric outbreak of dance fever

Personally curated by frontwoman Florence Welch, the playlist features 39 tracks from all five of the band’s studio albums including 2009’s ‘Lungs’, 2011’s ‘Ceremonials’, 2015’s ‘How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful‘, 2018’s ‘High As Hope‘ and 2022’s ‘Dance Fever‘. Listen to the compilation here.

Announcing the playlist on her official Instagram page, Welch posted a photo of the cover with a caption that read: “We seem to have so many new Indoctrinates at the shows so as a welcome to our new followers, and a thank you to everyone who truly embraced ‘Dance Fever’ in the most creative and beautiful ways, We created an FATM anthology, a collection of songs from the last 5 albums.”

She continued: “Options for listening are: running through a field, in a haunted house, drinking fake blood and crying glitter, Drunk in a clown suit, Calling like a crow for a boyfor a body in the garden, But would love to hear your suggestions.”

Welch is currently spending the summer headlining festivals across Europe in celebration of 2022’s ‘Dance Fever‘. In a four-star review of the LP, NME shared: “‘Dance Fever’ is largely obsessed with reclamation, not just of the dancefloor, but of love and selfhood. Where 2018’s pleasant but sometimes forgettable ‘High As Hope’ saw Welch powerfully sing about her past – the gut-punch lyrics of lead single ‘Hunger’ outlined her recovery from an eating disorder – this album looks towards Welch’s future and who she wants to become.”

It continued: “For Welch, the reality of being a pop star is still evidently surreal, and the songs of ‘Dance Fever’ are full of admissions, plainly sung, with very little left between the lines. Where her music has long been full of near-mythological imagery – 2015’s ‘How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful’ started life as a concept record about a witch coven – the reality presented on this album is profoundly more haunting.”

In other news, Welch had an emotional reaction to seeing one of her songs featured at the end of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3. In a TikTok clip the singer is seen crying and laughing as she watches the scene.





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CamelPhat Announce New 16-Track Album, "Spiritual Milk"

From launching their own record label to DJing a high-profile Ibiza residency and performing at Tomorrowland, Coachella and more, CamelPhat have had a wild year.

Things just keep heating up for the renowned dance music duo, who have now revealed a brand-new album, Spiritual Milk. Scheduled to release on September 15th via their own When Stars Align imprint, the album is said to showcase the “evolution” of CamelPhat’s sound and will feature collaborations with Anyma, London Grammar, Kölsch and many more.

“We’ve felt a lot less pressure delivering this record possibly due to the fact it’s on our label but also we’re at a point in our career where we can possibly afford to be more expressive and less fearful about what other people think,” CamelPhat said in a joint statement. “It has definitely come from the heart and feels honest both as writers and musicians. We’ve had fun with it, we’ve made music less with the dance floor in mind and more with our emotions. The whole thing came together surprisingly very easily.”

CamelPhat performing at Pacha Ibiza.

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“Spiritual Milk is a listening album, taking your mind away from everyday life,” they continued. “The name itself has captured the overall essence of the album perfectly. Take the trip and enjoy the ride.”

In the meantime, CamelPhat’s residency at Pacha Ibiza will continue to run every Tuesday night through October 3rd. The pair have played to sold-out crowds all summer on the White Isle. In late November, they’ll help usher in London’s Drumsheds, a new venue from the team behind the beloved Printworks.

Spiritual Milk is scheduled to release on September 15th, 2023. You can pre-save the album here and check out its full tracklist below.

The cover of CamelPhat’s “Spiritual Milk” album was inspired by surrealism and “modern psychedelic” artwork.

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CamelPhat – Spiritual Milk Tracklist

CAMELPHAT & Max Milner – Hope (Spiritual Milk Edit)
CAMELPHAT & SOHN – Rennen
CAMELPHAT & RHODES – Home
CamelPhat & Anyma – The Sign (Spiritual Milk Edit)
CamelPhat & Ali Love – Compute
CamelPhat & Mathame & Frýnn – Many Times
CamelPhat – In Your Eyes
CamelPhat & SOHN – Turning Stones
CamelPhat & PPJ – Primavera (Re-Edit)
CamelPhat – Bloom
CamelPhat & Kölsch – Colossus
CamelPhat & Shimza & Julia Church – Embers
CamelPhat & Desire – Rain
CamelPhat & Eynka & Delilah Montagu – What A Day
CamelPhat & London Grammar – Higher
CamelPhat & Jake Bug – Love Is Something

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Cillian Murphy explains why he didn’t pursue a music career


Cillian Murphy has said he didn’t pursue a music career because he didn’t think he was “good enough”.

  • READ MORE: ‘Oppenheimer’ review: Christopher Nolan’s mind-blowing biopic hits like a bomb to the brain

Speaking exclusively to NME, the Oppenheimer star opened up about his love for Frank Zappa and The Beatles.

Inspired by John, Paul, George and Ringo, Murphy and his brother, Páidi, even formed their own band: The Sons of Mr Green Genes, named after a Zappa tune from his 1969 album ‘Hot Rats’.

Their songs were similarly experimental, filled with “wacky lyrics and endless guitar solos”. Eventually, they were offered a five-album deal by London-based Acid Jazz, but he is and brother turned it down, citing reasons of artistic independence.

Murphy has often been disparaging about his songs to journalists. When asked about his 2002 short film Watchmen — his only attempt at a screenplay, which he co-wrote with BAFTA-winner Paloma Baeza — he was similarly self-deprecating.

“I just never thought that I was good enough really,” he said. “It’s why I haven’t, you know, pursued the music either. I like to do one thing quite well.” The actor added that it’s unlikely this will change in the future.

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Elsewhere in the interview, Murphy admitted that he didn’t socialise much while filming Oppenheimer, due to the intense demands of his role.

“I didn’t go out much. I didn’t socialise much, mainly because of the amount of work I had to do… I became so immersed in the role.”

The actor also explained how Nolan helped him to “unlock” the character with an “amazing phrase”.

“Chris used this amazing phrase. We were talking about Oppenheimer’s arc and he said, ‘You know, he’s dancing between the raindrops morally.’ That unlocked something in my mind when I was preparing,” he recalled.

Murphy further explained of Oppenheimer: “I do think that he believed it would be the weapon to end all wars. He thought that [having the bomb] would motivate countries to form a sort of nuclear world governance. He was naive.”

In a five-star review of the film, NME wrote: “Not just the definitive account of the man behind the atom bomb, Oppenheimer is a monumental achievement in grown-up filmmaking.

“For years, Nolan has been perfecting the art of the serious blockbuster – crafting smart, finely-tuned multiplex epics that demand attention; that can’t be watched anywhere other than in a cinema, uninterrupted, without distractions. But this, somehow, feels bigger.”





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Watch Armin van Buuren's Five-Hour Closing Performance at UNTOLD Festival 2023

Romanian electronic dance music fans got to pull an all-nighter with Armin van Buuren over the weekend.

EDM.com was on the ground at the 2023 UNTOLD Festival, where we joined fans for a momentous closing performance from the Dutch trance icon after sets from Martin Garrix, David Guetta, ZHU, Eric Prydz and more. Known for his jaw-dropping marathon DJ sets in previous iterations of the Romanian festival, van Buuren lived up to his reputation with a five-hour gig that went from 3am to 8am on its final day.

van Buuren has uploaded his entire performance to YouTube so you can soundtrack 62.5% of your next eight-hour shift. Fans can relive the magic and hear classics from his expansive library of original hits, remixes, throwbacks and practically everything else under the trance umbrella.

Watch van Buuren’s five-hour UNTOLD closing performance in its entirety below.

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Le Youth, Lane 8, and Jyll bid for melodic house’s crown jewel with ‘I Will Leave a Light On’ – Dancing Astronaut


by: Ross Goldenberg


Aug 10, 2023

It’s only August but is it too soon to close the track of the year conversation? Maybe, maybe not. In the middle of Lane 8’s Forest Hills set this past June, there was an ID just before “La Niña” that left the entire stadium in complete awe. Considering the lack of phones, Lane 8 had the crowd’s full attention as he played a gem of an ID that had minds running as to who it could belong to. And those that either saw Le Youth’s EDC Las Vegas set in person or the Instagram post he shared shortly after had already been aware of an ID that was credited to him. A few weeks later and just about everyone became introduced to what had been called ID10 from Lane 8’s “Summer 2023 Mixtape.” But when Le Youth shared the tracklist for About Us—his sophomore album that’s due on September 29—it was formally revealed that “I Will Leave a Light On” was actually together with the This Never Happened boss as well as Jyll. And it’s now here as Le Youth’s second album single to follow “Like You Did.”

The only way that seeing Le Youth and Lane 8’s names on the same title could be described is “overdue.” The two have been swapping remixes dating all the way back to 2013, putting their own spin on each other’s tracks like “C O O L,” “The Rope,” and “I’ll Wait.” And their first-ever proper collaboration epitomizes what makes both Le Youth and Lane 8 two undisputed kings of melodic house. But that isn’t where the perfection of “I Will Leave a Light On” starts and stops, with Jyll also joining the mix for a goosebump-inducing, emotion-drenched vocal that ties a bow around the second About Us single after it’d become one of the most talked-about IDs—especially from Dancing Astronaut—these past two months. And while the decision behind which release from 2023 will ultimately crowned this coming December will have to wait a little longer, there isn’t an ounce of doubt that “I Will Leave a Light On” will be a part of whatever debate ensues. Stream an outright masterpiece from Le Youth, Lane 8, and Jyll below.

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The Struts announce fourth album ‘Pretty Vicious’


The Struts have announced their fourth studio album ‘Pretty Vicious’ – find all the details below.

The Derby rock band – comprising Luke Spiller, Adam Slack, Jed Elliott and Gethin Davies – are due to release the 11-track collection on November 3 via Big Machine. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.

Following on from 2020’s ‘Strange Days’, the forthcoming record was co-produced by The Struts alongside Julian Raymond (Fleetwood Mac, Cheap Trick). It was executive produced by Big Machine Label Group CEO Scott Borchetta.

“This record showcases each individual member’s strengths,” explained frontman Spiller in a statement. “It’s some of my favourite music, hands down, we’ve ever conjured up. It’s the record everyone’s been waiting for.”

‘Pretty Vicious’ has already been previewed by the single ‘Too Good At Raising Hell’, which will serve as the LP’s opening song.

Other cuts on the album include ‘I Won’t Run’, ‘Do What You Want’, ‘Rockstar’, ‘Remember The Name’ and ‘Gimme Some Blood’. You can see the full tracklist and official cover artwork below.

The Struts – ‘Pretty Vicious’, official cover artwork. CREDIT: Press

1. ‘Too Good At Raising Hell’
2. ‘Pretty Vicious’
3. ‘I Won’t Run’
4. ‘Hands On Me’
5. ‘Do What You Want’
6. ‘Rockstar’
7. ‘Remember The Name’
8. ‘Bad Decisions’
9. ‘Better Love’
10. ‘Gimme Some Blood’
11. ‘Somebody Someday’

The Struts are scheduled to play three UK headline shows this week in Nottingham (tonight, August 10), Manchester (August 11) and London (August 12). Find any remaining tickets here.

They’ll then head to Europe before embarking on an extensive North American tour in November.

Back in 2018, the group were hailed by Dave Grohl as “the best opening band [Foo Fighters have] ever had”.

Last year saw The Struts’ Luke Spiller participate in the star-studded Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at Wembley Stadium in London. He sang lead vocals on ‘We Will Rock You’ with Queen and the Foos.





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