NewsMusic News Justin Bieber becomes first artist in Spotify history to cross 90 million monthly listeners The Canadian pop star has had quite the year By Will Lavin 24th December 2021 Justin Bieber. CREDIT: Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images Justin Bieber has become the first artist in Spotify history to cross 90…
NewsMusic News Jay-Z says Frank Ocean “has some of the best music that we’ve ever heard” Ocean has reportedly been “shopping” his next album to various labels By Matt Doria 24th December 2021 Jay-Z (Brian Ach/Getty Images) + Frank Ocean (Jason Merritt/Getty Image) Jay-Z has declared his appreciation for the…
FeaturesOpinion From ‘Eurovosion’ to the Metaverse, these are my pop culture new year’s resolutions In 2022 our columnist vows, thanks to Måneskin, to finally get into the glitziest song show on telly. Here's what else he learned in the past 12 months By Mark Beaumont 20th December 2021 Måneskin convinced…
NewsMusic News SZA’s ‘I Hate U’ breaks Apple Music R&B streaming record The newly released track marks the TDE singer-songwriter's second Top 10 US chart debut By Will Lavin 17th December 2021 SZA. CREDIT: Omar Vega/FilmMagic SZA‘s new single ‘I Hate U’ has become the most streamed R&B song by a…
NewsMusic News The Kunts return with ‘Boris Johnson Is STILL A Fucking C**t’ and tell us about their Tory-toppling bid for Christmas Number One "Our message? Fuck you and everything you stand for, you horrible, heartless, corrupt, duplicitous bunch of c***s" By Andrew Trendell 17th December 2021 The Kunts return…
NewsMusic News Metallica’s 40th anniversary concerts will stream live on Amazon The shows are set to go down next Friday and Sunday By Matt Doria 11th December 2021 Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield of Metallica. Credit: Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Metallica fans outside San Francisco will be able to watch the…
HOMEFeatures Piri and Tommy Villiers: ambition and reinvention from vibrant drum ‘n’ bass duo After finding their audience on TikTok, the two 22-year-olds are reimagining classic UK club genres for a new, passionate generation of ravers By Ben Jolley 1st December 2021 For IRL couple Piri and Tommy Villiers, lockdown…
FeaturesMusic Interviews Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Bullet For My Valentine Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt Tuck on the band's late-career rebirth, wanting to headline Download and their new self-titled album By Ali Shutler 30th November 2021 On Bullet For My Valentine’s new,…
FeaturesOpinion Arctic Monkeys’ mysterious new album roll-out is refreshing in an age of over-exposure 'AM7' info has dripped out via Suffolk farmhouse Instagrams and non-committal interviews. The mystique is seductive By Mark Beaumont 29th November 2021 Credit: Getty It’s become known in hype-pumping circles as the Elden Ring Method. You…
NewsMusic News Adele’s ’30’ scores biggest opening sales of 2021 in US The singer-songwriter remains at the top of the charts in both the US and UK By Arusa Qureshi 29th November 2021 Adele, 2021 (Picture: Simon Emmett / Press) Adele‘s new album ’30’ has opened at the top of the…