Author: Press Room
Maybe you heard, but in case you didn't, there was a bit of a party in midtown Manhattan over the weekend. Not the July 4 celebrations. Nothing to do with the World Cup, either. Just a casual invite-only ceremony and celebration at a 20,000 capacity arena for the wedding of noted singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and professional football player/podcast host Travis Kelce. If you didn't hear anything about it, no worries at all. Seriously, it wasn't that big of a deal anyway, especially with everything else going on these days. It's just so hard to keep up! But if you are…
Lauren Bennett, the singer best known for her feature on the 2011 LMFAO hit song “Party Rock Anthem,” has died. She was 37. Bennett's bandmates in GRL confirmed her death in a statement shared Monday, July 6. A cause of death was not given. “Our hearts are broken, and we cannot begin to express how much she meant to us,” members Emmalyn Estrada, Natasha Slayton, and Paula van Oppen said in a joint statement. “We will forever cherish the love, laughter, and countless memories she gave us. Her beautiful spirit touched so many lives, and she will be deeply missed…
Taylor Swift has defeated a copyright lawsuit brought by a self-published Florida poet who claimed the newly married superstar lifted lyrics, imagery, and ideas from her poems for several songs and videos. In a stern 10-page ruling issued Monday and obtained by Rolling Stone, a federal judge in Florida permanently dismissed Kimberly Marasco’s lawsuit, finding that it “closely mirrors” a prior complaint from Marasco that likewise failed. The judge said no amount of “careful drafting” in the follow-up filing could transform “basic ideas” and “ubiquitous metaphors” into protectable expression. For instance, Marasco had claimed Swift’s song “The Man,” with its…
Dinner Party, the jazz/R&B supergroup of Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, and 9th Wonder, have announced their first official album. Watchu Bringing? drops August 7 on Empire, and features lead single “If It Ain’t Broke (Love Wins),” which premieres this Friday, July 10. You can check out the album cover—made by Kamasi’s sister, artist Amani Washington—below, along with the tracklist. Amani also handled the artwork for Dinner Party’s first releases, in addition to some of Kamasi’s solo output.Watchu Bringing marks the third official project from the Dinner Party crew, following two EPs: their self-titled 2020 debut and its follow-up,…
Carmen Villain has announced a new album. The ambient dub producer and clarinetist will release Memoria on September 4 via Smalltown Supersound. She’s also shared the album’s first single. Listen to “Entre Nosotros” below.Villain’s follow-up to 2022’s Only Love From Now On, Memoria borrows its title from Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s 2021 film. She also drew inspiration from pioneering electronic composer Pauline Oliveros’ “writings on internally recalled sounds,” according to press materials.Read about Only Love From Now On in The Best Electronic Music of 2022.Memoria:01 Labour of Imagination02 Entre Nosotros03 Memoria04 Hope Synapses05 Blue06 Holding a Shape07 Omriss Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
Morrissey has hit out at the BBC for not playing his new single ‘Notre-Dame’, claiming that “diversity is a lie”. The former Smiths singer shared a new post on his website Morrissey Central yesterday (July 5), in which he claimed that ‘Notre-Dame’ had reached Number Six in the “Official UK Chart” without radio support. The track is currently listed at Number Six on the Official Singles Sales Chart, while also reaching Number Five on the Physical Singles Chart and Number Four on the Vinyl Singles Chart. It has not, however, charted on the main Official Singles Chart. “The public wants to hear the song, but the BBC will not play it even though their…
The pop star’s 12-show run at Wembley is now the the longest residency by a musician at the famed London stadium Harry Styles’ residency at Wembley Stadium in London ended Saturday, and with its conclusion it broke a record. On Monday, Guinness World Records announced Styles’ run is now the longest residency by a musician at Wembley Stadium after completing 12 shows. Styles’ London stand was part of his larger tour of residencies in support of his fourth studio album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., which debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart when it arrived…
Donald Trump admitted to personally pressuring FIFA officials to vacate a one-game suspension for Folarin Balogun after the American striker received a controversial red card during last week's match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup round of 32. “I asked for a review because I didn't think it was a foul,” Trump told reporters on Monday. FIFA rules explicitly prohibit government interference on behalf of players or federations. According to a Sunday report from PoliticalCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and White House FIFA World Cup Task Force executive director Andrew Giuliani — son of Rudy Giuliani — immediately moved…
After sharing a vulnerable post addressing being called an “industry plant,” Yungblud has received a wave of support from fellow musicians and industry peers, including from SZA, Anthrax's Scott Ian, Lauren Jauregui, and Alyssa Milano. Last week, Yungblud closed out the third year of his festival Bludfest in Czechia and was hit with a wave of emotion. Addressing a crowd of 20,000, the English punk rocker held back tears as he admitted to feeling “disconnected from everything” but upon staring out at the sea of faces before him, he felt “safe from the outside world” and remembered that he belonged…
Foto di Andrea Ripamonti | Articolo di Lorenzo Contaldo C’è un momento preciso in cui capisci che una giornata di festival sta per cambiare marcia. Non coincide necessariamente con l’arrivo dell’headliner, né con il primo accordo della band che aspetti da mesi. Succede qualche minuto prima, quando il palco si svuota, le chiacchiere si fanno improvvisamente più rade e migliaia di persone iniziano a guardare tutte nella stessa direzione. Gli I-Days vivono di questi piccoli rituali collettivi e quello del 5 luglio non fa eccezione: da una parte la curiosità per due opener dal gusto post-punk, dall’altra l’attesa per il…
