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Among the twelve finalists of the contest 1MNEXT, Play me presents the new single KOccoavailable on all major streaming and download platforms starting Friday 15 May for Ghandi Dischi / ADA Music Italy. The song comes later growa single that allowed the singer-songwriter to obtain a record. In fact, Play me he was the first artist to post a preview of a song on LinkedInopening new perspectives of connection between music and professional platforms. But what is he talking about? KOcco? Written by himself Play me and composed together with Gianni Pollexwho also produced it, the piece was born from…
Producer Jack Douglas, who made albums for John Lennon, Aerosmith, Patti Smith and more, has died aged 80. Douglas’ family announced his death in a Facebook post on Tuesday (12 May), announcing he had died on Monday night (11 May). No cause of death was given. “He passed away peacefully on Monday night,” they wrote. “As many of you who follow him know, he produced great music, and lived a colorful life. We know that he touched many of your lives; we would love to hear more about that in the comments. He will be missed.” In response, several bands…
Video interview with Juli public Usual Cinemahis first solo album, on Friday 24 April. After years alongside Olly as a best friend and producer, he decided to get to work on a project of his own: a large album, built with many Italian singer-songwriters ranging from the past to the present, with an eye to the future. The tracklist opens with a huge name in Italian music, Fabio Concatoof which Juli he revived a song from 2003, Voilawith very clear ideas about what to do and why to do it. Juli, Solito Cinema: from Fabio Concato to Tommaso Paradiso To…
It was the ringing of a cash register, it was gunshots, it was the sound of a young and badass world coming knocking on our old and tired one. It was 2008 and Paper Planes it was one of the coolest things around. MIA didn't have great musical or singing talent, perhaps that could be understood even then, everything else yes: 30-something years old, beautiful and dangerous, an ambassador who came from below to propagandize the good globalization of music and society, moreover with a true revolutionary Tamil father. Under Paper Planes there was Straight to Hell of the Clash,…
Madonna, Shakira and BTS will be the musical protagonists of the football World Cup final, which for the first time will host a halftime show on the model of the American Super Bowl. The first experiment in this sense was done in July 2025 when Doja Cat, Tems and J Balvin (joined by Coldplay) animated the half-time of the Club World Cup final won by Chelsea.Flanked by the Muppets, Chris Martin of Coldplay, who is the curator of the show, announced it in a video. One dollar from every ticket sold will be donated to the FIFA Global Citizen Education…
An indie band called The Twigs are countersuing FKA Twigs for allegedly using her fame and money to “destroy” their trademark. The singer, actor and dancer, real name Tahliah Barnett, filed a lawsuit against the indie group made up of sisters Laura Good and Linda Good earlier this year. In the suit, she asked a judge to rule that her stage name does not infringe on the name used by the LA band. Legal disputes between the two acts date back over 10 years, as they went to court in 2014 after The Twigs sued Barnett for allegedly infringing on…
In the last year I have met Marco Jacopo Bianchi on several occasions: some concerts, his and his Ivreatronic “ballot”, but above all marches, demonstrations for Palestine, for the Leoncavallo social center, for Askatasuna. I read his posts on what is happening in Gaza, on Trump, on Italian politics, always very heartfelt, to the point, never rhetorical. I also bought the compilation on Bandcamp We Will Stay Here. Music for Palestine created by Andrea Pomini of the Love Boat – whose proceeds went to MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians) – with one of his pieces, and listened to his Burn…
“The NE, the double F, A”. It begins like this, with this presentation, Neffa and the dopa messengersor the highest and never equaled point of Italian hip hop. A certainty that still lasts today, 30 years later.The purists of Italian hip hop will already be hitting the keyboard hard after this statement, but Italian hip hop, especially that of the 90s, worked exactly like this: a question of faith. It is for this reason, in fact, that, in addition to leaving us with magnificent records like this debut by Neffa, the scene soon imploded on itself, causing even the artists…
Photo by Moon La Chimia Shivathe young Italian rapper, performed last night at the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence. “Shiva Live 2026” – The Tour in the Sports Halls Palazzetti, May, trap. Three words are enough to frame Shiva's live return in 2026. Ten indoor dates, all concentrated in the same month. In recent years his music has grown together with those who listen to it, broadening the audience and shifting the center of gravity of live shows. Shiva's tour in 2026 takes shape like this: a series of concerts in arenas. A format that exactly photographs the moment he…
