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Producer David Holmes has shared details of Sinéad O’Connor’s final, unreleased album, and revealed some messages he got from the late musician about the record. O’Connor died in July 2023 at the age of 56. Since her death, she has continued to be celebrated as one of Ireland’s most fearless and influential artists, both for her voice and for her willingness to speak out on political, religious and social issues. Taking to Instagram over the weekend, Holmes – who worked closely with the singer in the final few years of her life – shared insight into a new album that…

“One for them, one for me.” That’s a movie-making philosophy often attributed to Martin Scorsese, capturing the seesawing cadences of a film career: make a commercial project and then a personal one. It’s tempting to view Charli XCX’s eighth album, ‘Music, Fashion, Film’, through Marty’s mantra (he appears on the album cover, after all, alongside her other artistic GOATs John Cale and Marc Jacobs). The world turned her go-for-broke club-pop opus ‘Brat’ into the biggest album of her career and a cultural phenomenon, and Charli has responded by coolly spiking any and all ensuing expectations of her and her music.…

“Untitled (1—8)” by the new trio formed by Giuseppe Ielasi, Fabio Perletta and Giulia Bruno inaugurates not only an artistic synergy, but also and above all represents the starting point of fold/interval. An audiovisual platform of which the authors of the work themselves are supporters. The interpenetration between sound and image, the extreme editorial care in giving it a complete shape are the cornerstones of the project. Following a consolidated practice, Ielasi and Perletta establish a dialogue made of essential gestures, spaces of reverberation, changing dynamics. Reduction is the direction, accuracy in the choice of elements to relate to the…

Erwan Keravec is one of the Scottish bagpipe masters, known for his collaboration with Mats Gustaffson in the duo Luft. Keeper of tradition but also innovator, he is bold in his intertwining of minimalism with the sound of the bagpipe.Terry Riley and his album “In C” represented the first author revisited by the Breton musician; it then fell to Philip Glass the role of author to be plundered and reinvented for the excellent “8 Sonneurs Pour Philip Glass”. “Whitewater” is an adventurous work written by Keravec himself: three long compositions that favor experimentation at the expense of accessibility and pleasantness.…

We know, the world of cinema is not like that of music. You may be the biggest pop star (or rock star) around but that doesn't mean you can handle the weight of the big screen. Especially if the big screen is the maxi-IMAX-70mm one as Nolan intended.The weight of cinema made in Nolan has also affected the most important and followed rapper of the last 10 years, Travis Scott, someone who has always flirted with the epic, as demonstrated by his latest Circus Maximus and his mammoth tours that set a new bar for rap concerts. There was no…

The shortlist announcement date and judging panel for the Mercury Prize 2027 has now been announced – check out all the details below. READ MORE: Sam Fender live in Leeds: generational Geordie star safely coasts into a new era Today’s (Monday July 27) announcement comes following the biggest year yet for the awards in 2025, where it took place in Newcastle – the first time in its history that it was held outside of London. Last year’s ceremony was also held at the Ultilita Arena, and saw local hero Sam Fender take home the award for his record ‘People Watching’. The awards are set…

“Confession” opens with his best song. Supported by a broad, almost heroic bass line, “Going Out” has an immediate evocative force; Carla dal Forno glides over it with her immobile diction, entrusting the slightest cracks in her voice with the task of introducing suspicion. Few elements, precisely arranged, and a melody that seems to open up the landscape even as it makes it less hospitable. It is from here that the record reveals its deception. At first listen, it appears to be almost the Australian musician's most welcoming work: light keyboards, elastic bass, dry but lively percussion; even the voice,…

Dylan Mulvaney shared a thoughtful response after Donald Trump took aim at her during the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Friday night. During his speech at the event, the president mocked reporter Kaitlan Collins for receiving an award and claimed he got her confused with Mulvaney. “I want to personally congratulate CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on receiving her award,” Trump said. “It was all about me. It’s a fake — she shouldn’t get the award, it was a fake. But I didn’t mind. I said, ‘Kaitlan, congratulations.’ But it was fake, there’s no question about it.” He then criticized her…

Charli XCX dropped an extended version of her new album, Music, Fashion, Film (B-Sides Edition), on iTunes on Sunday. The digital release features three additional tracks: “I Keep On Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night,” “Playboy Bunny,” and “If You Take the Music Then What Has She Got?” The three songs were previously shared with fans on Charli’s @b.sides alt-account on Instagram. They were included as actual b-sides on limited-edition, physical 7-inch single releases for her tracks “Rock Music,” “SS26,” and “Camera,” and as part of the Music, Fashion, Film physical box set. The singer acknowledged that she…

Charli XCX has “begrudgingly” released ‘Music, Fashion, Film (B-sides Edition)’ on iTunes. Read More: Charli XCX – ‘Wuthering Heights’ review: delicious gothic pop for a winter of yearning Three tracks previously shared with fans on Charli’s @b.sides alt-account on Instagram – ‘I Keep On Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night’, ‘Playboy Bunny’ and ‘If You Take the Music Then What Has She Got?’ have now been uploaded to iTunes as part of a digital deluxe version of her latest album. The songs initially served as actual B-sides on limited-edition, physical 7″ single releases for ‘Rock Music’, ‘SS26’, and ‘Camera’, as…