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NME can exclusively share the trailer for short film Hideous, a horror musical starring The xx bandmates Oliver Sim and Jamie xx.Directed by Yann Gonzalez (Knife+Heart, Islands), Hideous is described as an avant-garde three-part musical about growing up as a queer boy living with HIV.In the short, Sim stars as the main guest of a talk show which slides into a surreal journey of love, blood and homage to some of the singer’s favourite horror films. The short also features songs from Sim’s upcoming debut solo album ‘Hideous Bastard’, which he has previewed with singles ‘Hideous’, ‘Fruit’, ‘Romance With A Memory’ and ‘GMT’.Jimmy Somerville stars in the short as The Guardian Angel with drag queen Bimini as The Queen Of Doom.

Skepta has revealed he’s currently in hospital with a mystery illness after posting from a bed. The 39-year-old grime artist, real name Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr, asked his fans to keep him in their prayers as he shared news of his admission. Uploading a photo from the ward to his Instagram Stories, the Boy Better Know appeared to be lying down wearing a hospital gown.

Oliver Sim played his debut London solo show last night (June 29), during which he covered Placebo and was joined by The xx‘s Romy to perform ‘I Dare You’ – you can see the setlist and watch fan-shot footage from the gig below.Sim is touring in support of his forthcoming debut solo album ‘Hideous Bastard’, which has been produced by Jamie xx and is set for release on September 9 via Young.During last night’s gig at Shoreditch Town Hall, Sim performed his recent solo singles ‘Romance With A Memory’, ‘Fruit’ and ‘Hideous’.Sim also covered Placebo’s 1997 song ‘Nancy Boy’ and performed The xx’s ‘Crystalised’, before Romy joined Sim for ‘Hideous’ and a rendition of The xx’s ‘I Dare You’.You can see Sim’s London setlist and a selection of fan-shot footage from the gig below.‘Romance With A Memory’‘Sensitive Child’‘Never Here’‘Crystalised’ (The xx song)‘Unreliable Narrator’‘Nancy Boy’ (Placebo cover)‘GMT’‘Hideous’ (with Romy)‘I Dare You’ (The xx song) (with Romy)‘Run the Credits’‘Fruit’A post shared by How Upsetting (@how_upsetting)A post shared by Gideon Marshall (@gidz)A post shared by Dimitris Mavrokefalidis (@dmavrokefalidis)Last month, Sim explained how his single ‘Hideous’ explores his experience of living with HIV.“Two thirds in, having a good idea of what the record was about, I realised I’d been circling around one of the things that has probably caused me the most fear and shame. My HIV status,” Sim said.

A second artist has been forced to pull out of this year’s Parklife festival in Heaton Park after their flight was cancelled.

Half way through a blistering set by The Killers at the packed Emirates Old Trafford it abruptly stopped. Vocalist Brandon Flowers was anxious that someone had fallen in the bobbing sea of bodies in front of him at the eagerly anticipated show.

An up-and-coming singer songwriter has been forced to pull out of Manchester's Parklife festival for health reasons. PinkPantheress apologised to fans but said she needed time to recover from 'hearing difficulties'.

Arctic Monkeys, My Chemical Romance, Miley Cyrus and more have been announced on the line-up for this year’s edition of Mexico’s Corona Capital festival.The festival will run for three days across November 18-20, taking place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez race track in Mexico City. The event, which typically features alternative and rock acts, also counts Paramore, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Two Door Cinema Club and Liam Gallagher among its 85 acts.Elsewhere, on the pop front, the festival will welcome Lil Nas X, Remi Wolf and The 1975, while The Kooks, Jamie XX, Foals and IDLES will further represent the UK.

Primavera Sound festival organizers have apologised for problems with bar services on the first day of the event. The three-day festival, which takes place in Barcelona, Spain, features a line-up including Tame Impala, Gorillaz, Charli XCX, and Tyler, The Creator. However, the first day of the festival was marred by many festivalgoers taking to Twitter to complain of overcrowding, a lack of access to water, key travel lanes being open only to VIPs, and hour-long queues to get served at the bar.

In two weeks' time 80,000 festival-goers will descend on Heaton Park for Manchester's biggest party of the year. And these aerial pics show how work on the Parklife festival site is coming together.

Just Mustard have unleashed a brand new single, ‘Seed’ – you can check out the track below.The song is taken from the Irish five-piece’s upcoming second album ‘Heart Under’, which arrives this Friday (May 27) via Partisan and can be pre-ordered here. It follows on from previous single releases ‘Still’, ‘I Am You’ and ‘Mirrors’.The eerie album highlight sees the band experiment with revving twin guitars and a techno-infused rhythm section.“Along with a lot of electronics and noise, I was listening to a lot of music which featured bowed string instruments,” guitarist Mete Kalyoncuoglu said of the song’s inspiration.

Charli XCX has been announced for the inaugural Bristol festival FORWARDS this autumn, marking her first live appearance in the city – you can buy tickets from here.She joins the already announced Jamie xx, Little Simz, Khruangbin and Fred Again.. on the Saturday (September 3) line-up at Bristol’s Clifton Downs.

Oliver Sim of The xx has revealed he has been living with HIV since he was 17. Sim disclosed the news while sharing new solo song "Hideous," which will feature on Sim's forthcoming solo debut album, Hideous Bastard, due September 9.

Oliver Sim has shared his new single ‘Hideous’, which addresses the xx musician’s diagnosis with HIV at the age of 17.The track is the latest preview of Sim’s newly announced debut solo album ‘Hideous Bastard’, which has been produced by Jamie xx and is set for release on September 9 via Young.Sim has today (May 23) shared ‘Hideous’, which features Bronski Beat and The Communards’ Jimmy Somerville on guest vocals. It’s also been accompanied by a new Yann Gonzalez-directed video, which you can see below.In a note accompanying its release, Sim explained that ‘Hideous’ explores his experience of living with HIV.“Early on in the making of my record, ‘Hideous Bastard’, I realised that I was writing a lot about fear and shame,” Sim wrote.

Headie One and has recruited French rapper Gazo for his new single, titled ’22 Carats’.Over a beat courtesy of French producer Leo Eynard, ’22 Carats’ sees Headie and Gazo rap in English and French respectively. The new single arrives alongside a Neetch-directed video, which features both rappers delivering their bars interspersed with studio footage.

Headie One has shared a new single ‘Came In The Scene’ – watch the video below.‘Came In The Scene’ is the first taste of new solo music from the rapper since his 2021 mixtape ‘Too Loyal For My Own Good’ and 2020 debut album ‘Edna’. He also released a collaborative mixtape in 2020 with producer Fred again..

Parklife has announced a last minute ticket resale after extra tickets were made available via an anti-tout scheme and failed payment plans.Manchester’s Heaton Park festival, which sees 50 Cent, Tyler, the Creator, Megan Thee Stallion, Lewis Capaldi, Bicep, Chase And Status, Jamie xx, Four Tet and more perform at the 2022 event, teamed up with Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to secure fake or stolen tickets that were being resold to unsuspecting victims at inflated prices.Additionally, a number of failed payment plans by intended attendees meant that more tickets are now being released for the June 11-12 festival. Limited weekend (general admission, VIP) and Sunday tickets go on sale from 10am this Thursday (May 12) here.Graeme Openshaw, GMP Chief Superintendent, said in a statement: “We recognise that for an event such as Parklife that there are many people who will be unable to get tickets.

The xx‘s Oliver Sim has shared footage of himself rehearsing a new version of the trio’s single ‘I Dare You’ ahead of his first solo tour. Watch the video below.The musician is set to play five headline shows this month after recently releasing two solo singles, ‘Romance With A Memory’ and ‘Fruit’, both of which were produced and co-written by his bandmate Jamie xx.Sim’s first gig will take place at Shoreditch Town Hall in London next Tuesday (May 10) ahead of further dates in Paris (11), Berlin (13), New York (15) and Los Angeles (17).

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticIf you missed out on catching the first weekend of Coachella from the comfort of your own home, and want to catch up after reading all about it… you’re probably in luck, if your interest is in the roughly 25 artists whose sets will be livestreamed in a more limited weekend-2 webcast lineup.Twenty-six attractions will have their full sets livestreamed as part of the “Coachella Curated” programming happening through Sunday. Full follow-up sets going out online include performances by Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, the teaming of the Weeknd with Swedish House Mafia, Doja Cat, Anitta, Baby Keem and Brockhampton, along with a partial set from 88rising, all on the festival’s YouTube channel 1.

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Just Mustard have shared a new track today (April 13) – listen to ‘Mirrors’ below.The track is taken from their upcoming second album, ‘Heart Under’, which is released on May 27 via Partisan and can be pre-ordered here. It follows on from previous single releases, ‘Still’ and ‘I Am You’.Guitarist and ‘Mirrors’ co-vocalist David Noonan said of the single: “‘Mirrors’ was one of the final songs to be written for Heart Under, the lyrics and music arrived together in what felt like one moment and we wanted to keep the feeling of one thought or moment constant throughout the song”.Check out the new track here:‘Heart Under’ was recorded at Attica Studios in rural Donegal with additional recording and post-production completed at home.The album was produced by the band and mixed by David Wrench, whose previous collaborators include Frank Ocean, Let’s Eat Grandma, Jamie xx and FKA twigs.Just Mustard will tour throughout 2022 and are currently supporting Fontaines D.C.

APPOINTMENTSBelieve has announced the appointment of Alex Kennedy to the role of Managing Director of its UK business. He’s previously held senior roles at Music Glue, Sky and Omnifone, as well as founding retail tech business Givvit and managing Doc Brown.