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Bambie Thug has pulled out of Bludfest and announced a break from touring. READ MORE: Bambie Thug interview: “Change can be done with music, and people listen through art” The festival, which is organised and designed by Yungblud, is set to take place on June 27, in Hradec Králové, Czechia, near Prague, and hosted at the multifunctional Park 360. Bambie Thug was initially slated to perform at the festival’s first-ever edition outside of the UK, but told fans today (June 19) that they are no longer on the line-up. The Irish solo star, real name Bambie Ray Robinson, took to Instagram…

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When the world needed Lesbian Jesus most, she disappeared. At least, that’s a bit what it felt like for fans of Hayley Kiyoko. After the 2018 release of her debut album, Expectations, a synth-pop explosion of lesbian desire, listeners anxiously awaited her next project. So many were surprised when in January 2020, following the release of an EP called I’m Too Sensitive for This Shit, Kiyoko cancelled her North American tour entirely. In public, she was an artist brimming with potential and the momentum of a growing, queer, fanbase behind her, with no reason to suddenly go dark. But in…

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“Artificial will be better served if it were released by a different studio,” company says of Luca Guadagnino-directed film about OpenAI and founder Sam Altman Amazon has dropped their upcoming film Artificialabout OpenAI and its founder Sam Altman, four months after the two companies agreed to a “strategic partnership.” Artificialdirected by Luca Guadagnino and starring Andrew Garfield, was reportedly nearly complete and already having test screenings when Amazon MGM Studios announced Saturday that the company had parted ways with the film, with Amazon alluding to the conflict of interest in a statement. “We have the utmost respect and admiration for…

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Released on Juneteenth, Outlaws' Almanac is a righteous gathering of contemporary and repurposed folk-roots freedom songs “It's the season of rebellion,” Lizzie No sings towards the end of Outlaws' Almanacthis new, tour-de-force collaborative roots-music concept album. No is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who's released a series of acclaimed records that span folk, pop and Americana (Rolling Stone named her to its “Future 25” list in 2024). She's part of a group of young, like-minded country, folk and blues songwriters whose music you won't easily find on streaming algorithms or corporate festival lineups: Kaia Kater, Nathan Evans Fox, Kimaya Diggs, Nick Shoulders,…

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No sooner had Caleb Caudle written “Heavy Thrill” than he became mystified by the song. “This life that I live, it comes with amazing highs and incredible lows, and there's a lot of sacrifice,” Caudle says. “But there's all these moments that you get to have and you just couldn't get there without all that sacrifice. I just kept coming back to that — the cyclical-ness of it all.” The tune became the title track to Heavy ThrillCaudle's ninth studio album and first since 2024's Sweet Critters. Heavy Thrill dropped earlier this month on Caudle's startup label, Handplow Records. For…

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The second edition of the FESTIVAL OF THE SUNcurated by legendary Grammy-winning producer Rick Rubin. A day of music, art and culture marked by the rhythm of nature to celebrate creativity in all its forms. On the longest day of the year, artists, visionaries and thinkers will come together to inspire and be inspired in what will be a true secret festival. In fact, the programme, guests and details of the event will be communicated only through the official social channels of the Festival and the website (https://www.instagram.com/festivalofthesun_/ and www.festivalofthesun.org). All appointments will have free entry, by reservation, while places…

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Niccolo Fabi will be in concert at Medici Fortress of Arezzo Saturday August 1, 2026one of the dates of his summer tour. The event is included in the schedule Summer in the Fortress 2026the event that animates the historic Arezzo location from 26 June to 4 August, and is held in collaboration with Arezzo Music Fest, Mengo Fest and We Agency. For the Roman singer-songwriter it is the opportunity to bring the songs from his latest album live Freedom in the eyeshis tenth album of unreleased songs, released in May 2025 for BMG, together with the most loved titles in…

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Madonna has announced a ‘Confessions II’ album listening party in London. Find all the details below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Madonna: ”People pick on me. That’s just the way it is” The Queen Of Pop is due to release her 15th studio record – a sequel to 2005’s ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’ – on July 3, following on from 2019’s ‘Madame X’. She’s already previewed the project with the singles ‘I Feel So Free’, ‘Bring Your Love’ (featuring Sabrina Carpenter) and ‘Love Sensation’. The singer’s epic, star-studded Confessions II – The Film arrived last week, containing clips of…

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