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Boy George ended up at the center of a violent controversy after publishing a new song entitled “We Will Dance Again” on his X and Instagram profiles, shared with the Hebrew title “עוד נרקוד” (“Od Nirkod”) and accompanied by the word “Shalom”. The song, which is currently not available on the main streaming platforms, openly takes a position in favor of Israel and contests the definition of “genocide” referring to the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip.The title recalls one of the slogans that became a symbol of Israeli resilience after the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023 on…

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Niji releases his first single. BADNESS comes out Friday 31 July for Honiro Labelthe label with which the artist debuts after winning the 2025 edition of One Shot Gamethe historic Roman contest that over the years has launched names such as Ultimo, Shiva, Vegas Jones and Il Tre. The piece deals without filters with wickedness in its different forms: the individual, the collective and that exercised by a society which, according to the artist's story, continues to especially affect the most vulnerable classes. Through direct writing and intense production, BADNESS it presents itself as an act of denunciation that refuses…

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Jay-Z has announced extra shows in London and Los Angeles to his 30th anniversary tour. READ MORE: Made In America 2019: 10 top performances from Jay-Z’s Philly festival to revisit online The rapper is due to perform at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday September 4 and at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on October 23. Now, he has added a second date at the former on September 5 and the latter on October 24. Tickets will go on sale at 10am local time for the UK date on Thursday (July 30) here and the US here. A pre-sale will also…

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In partnership with BandLab Though mal sounds was born and raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the neighborhood he still calls home today, the origins of his artist project lie in Valencia. In early 2020, he flew to Spain to visit his grandmother and cousins, then found himself grounded by COVID-19. “I basically always knew I wanted to be a musician,” says mal, whose government name is Amal Buford. “But what I found in Spain was a sense of clarity. Music had always been a social thing for me, so when that social aspect was taken away, I had to ask…

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Raise your hand if, faced with a term like 'heavy gothic Western post-punk', you wouldn't be struck by even just a minimum of curiosity. This is precisely the term with which… Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM

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The new song by Boy George, also shared on X and Instagram with the title in Hebrew עוד נרקוד (We Will Dance Again), is a song that opens with words intended to spark discussion: “You say genocide, I say war / When you're attacked, that's what the army's for / Does it get ugly? You bet it does / When I know you wanna kill every last one of us” In the text, the Culture Club singer also mentions the attack on the Nova Music Festival, during which hundreds of people were killed or taken hostage by Hamas, defining the…

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Modest Mouse guitarist Simon O’Connor has responded to allegations that he sent inappropriate messages to a minor on Instagram. The claims emerged over the weekend on Reddit, where screenshots suggest a fan who has liked his posts received a DM from the musician with a meme saying “SIMON calls your bluff BUZZ”, alongside a picture of people playing the game Simon Says. The second screenshot shows him seemingly sending a suggestive meme, before apologising, to which the fan replied that she assumed he had been hacked. O’Connor is shown replying: “Wish I was hacked just had a party night and…

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Warning: this article contains distressing details A judge has ruled that D4vd will go on trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. It comes after a five-day preliminary hearing, in which Los Angeles prosecutors questioned a dozen witnesses and displayed photographic evidence as the teenager’s family attended court. D4vd (real name David Anthony Burke) has been accused by prosecutors of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez and dismembering her body with a chainsaw in his garage after buying tools online. On April 20, he was charged with her murder. He has pleaded not guilty to murdering and sexually abusing…

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They say there is no rest for the wicked. While the three women of FLO may not be quite that, the schedule of an international girl group on the rise is certainly putting them to the test. Touring, music video edits, photoshoots, recording sessions, Tiny Desk performances, jetting here, there and everywhere; at the midpoint of 2026, Jorja Douglas, Renée Downer, and Stella Quaresma have already experienced more than most can fathom achieving in a year. Habitually viewed through a lens of sexiness over substance, with little recognition for songwriting or ownership of their aesthetic, girl groups are often underestimated.…

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The tracks come off the singer's latest album, Dirty Blondewhich marks her first independent release Bebe Rexha appeared on The Tonight Show to perform a rousing medley of her recent singles “New Religion” and “Sad Girls.” The pop singer was joined by a group of dancers for the club-ready performance, which featured a clip of “New Religion” before focusing on “Sad Girls.” Rexha dropped “Sad Girls,” a collaboration with David Guetta, in May. Both tracks appear on Rexha's most recent album, Dirty Blondewhich marks her debut release as an independent artist. “New Religion,” released in March, was notably her first…

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