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Charli XCX will bring an all-new stage show to North America this September and October. The dates behind Music, Fashion, Film follow a summer festival slate that includes Lollapalooza and Outside Lands. Find the itinerary below. Support across the North American dates comes from Underscores.Charli teased the tour in the early hours, posting on X, “wait i miss partying together, maybe we should again sooooooon.” A limited number of “angel tickets” will be available for the headline dates, priced at $20 plus fees and taxes. Music, Fashion, Film is due July 24, with her two recent singles (but not their…
The last time Lorde played Gov Ball, it was 2017 and she had just released her second album, Melodrama. The entire day had been pouring rain, something she remembered onstage this year as she performed in what she called “perfect” summer weather. Everything — the balmy temperature, the lighting, her incredible stage production, and her vocal power — seemed to be working in order, lining up and allowing her to deliver one of the most powerful festival performances in recent memories. She started the show with an upbeat, tech-inspired version of “Royals,” the breakthrough from 2013 that kicked off her…
Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard has spoken to NME about how divorce and making peace with his past shaped new album ‘I Built You A Tower’, as well as his thoughts on major label life and the doom that younger generations are facing. Released last week (Friday June 5), ‘I Built You A Tower’ is the indie veterans’ first release on the legendary Anti- Records, after over 20 years signed to major label Atlantic. Their new home rekindled a dormant approach to their music and seemed to sit perfectly alongside Gibbard’s desire to make sense of his past, as…
The protagonist of 'The Year to Come', with Dalla's songs, from December, will be Pierdavide Carone Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
Did the boycott work? Was Eurovision 2026 a flop? The success of a boycott is measured through various parameters including the impact on the reputation of the person affected, and in this case the controversies that preceded and accompanied the European Song Contest certainly hit the mark. As for the data released by the EBU and Rai, they are of a contrasting nature. On the one hand, the Saturday final, which is traditionally the one that attracts most of the public's attention, recorded an average share of 42.6%, with a drop of around 5% compared to 2025. In short, it's…
Charli XCX has announced the ‘Music, Fashion, Film Tour’, which will see her play across North America later this year. The new shows were announced today (June 8) and come in support of her new album ‘Music, Fashion Film’. That record will be the follow-up to the cultural phenomenon that was 2024’s ‘Brat’, and is due for release on July 24 (pre-order it here). So far, it has been previewed with the recent singles ‘Rock Music’ and ‘SS26’, and its cover was unveiled recently – a black-and-white photograph capturing musician and composer John Cale, fashion designer Marc Jacobs, and legendary…
Charli XCX is hitting the road with a new fall tour in support of her upcoming album Music, Fashion, Film. The singer will be joined by special guest, singer-songwriter underscores. Presale tickets go live on Friday, June 12, at 9 a.m., local time, before general sale tickets open up later that day at 1 p.m. “Can’t wait to party together again, it’s gonna be cute,” Charli wrote of the tour, signing off her message with two kisses. After experimenting with a moodier sound with the dramatic Wuthering Heights soundtrack in February, Charli has been coy about what’s in store for…
Mike D will release Thank You, the first album from a Beastie Boy since 2011’s Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, on August 28 via Fontana. The announcement follows his comeback last month with a pair of singles, “Switch Up” and “What We Got,” and a string of low-key UK shows with his Mike D 5D band. Watch a third single, “True Colors,” below.Mike D said in a press release, “It’s been so much fun making this music with people I love and I have grown to really appreciate in our collaboration. And I just hope it’s fun for others and…
From dance-floor classics to soaring ballads, from Xtina to Gloria Gaynor — these songs provide a sense of hope and freedom that has carried the community through tough times Music has long been a beacon of light for the LGBTQ community, at times a call to celebration and other times a source of solace. The songs documenting the queer experience are as diverse as the community itself, and a reminder that everybody’s story plays out at its own tempo. While there have been many iconic anthems to soundtrack Pride parties and gay gatherings alike, there are equally as many songs…
The singer-songwriter Talay Riley, who wrote for artists like Dua Lipa, Britney Spears, and HER, died in a stabbing in East London last week. He was 35. According to a statement from the Metropolitan Police, Riley (real name Mark “Yinka” Orabiyi), was found in a garden with stab wounds around 9 am local time last Friday, June 5. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim in the stabbing attack, a man in his 20s, sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Police arrested three people on suspicion of killing Orabiyi, with one released on bail pending further…
