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Wasia Project have shared an exclusive playlist to accompany the launch of this week’s NME Cover.The duo – comprising siblings Olivia Hardy and Will Gao – appear on The Cover this week (November 20) as we renew our commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover, and the full interview with Wasia Project can be read here.To celebrate, the band – who make exploratory, beautiful jazz-pop inspired by the classical training of their youth – have curated a playlist including some of their key inspirations, including Solange, Beach House and Sade.

DJ Khaled, City Girls, Trina and Trick Daddy with their own street names.Last Wednesday (March 19), it was revealed that streets along 18th Avenue in Liberty City will be named after songs from Miami’s most famous rappers. Commissioner Keon Hardemon proposed the decision in an attempt “to encourage economic development in our community”.“If you play this music to the people who are from this area, they are going to light up like it’s the Fourth of July,” Hardemon said (via NBC Miami).

Kendrick Lamar has shared photos of him in a 2022 lecture, describing the rapper as “incredibly kind and humble”.Unbeknownst to the world, Lamar took a Psychology course at UCLA in 2022. Last Wednesday (February 26), photos taken by a fellow classmate were posted online, showing the Compton star attentively writing down notes and using his phone while on a table by himself in the lecture hall.The classmate also commented (per Instagram fanpage Kendricklamarzz): “He was incredibly kind and humble.

The Who‘s Roger Daltrey has criticised the recently announced UK government Budget, calling it a “kick in the balls” to the charity sector.Last Wednesday (October 30) Chancellor Rachel Reeves revealed the UK autumn budget in a speech.One component of the Budget is to raise £40 billion through taxes is an increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions, rising from 13.8 per cent to 15 per cent starting in April 2025. The threshold at which employers start paying the tax on each employee’s salary will also decrease from £9,100 per year to £5,000.For over 20 years, Daltrey served as a patron of the Teenage Cancer Trust and curated annual concerts at the Royal Albert Hall for the charity until 2024.

Liam Payne died last week.Last Wednesday (October 16), it was announced that the solo artist and former One Direction member had tragically died at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Argentinian prosecutor’s office has since shared that his cause of death was due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding.Earlier this week, it was revealed that Payne reportedly had pink cocaine and several other substances in his system at the time of his fatal balcony fall.

Justin Bieber has reposted a video on social media empathising with fans of Liam Payne after the singer’s tragic death.Last Wednesday (October 16), it was announced that the solo artist and former One Direction member had died at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Argentinian prosecutor’s office has since revealed that his cause of death was due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding.Last night (October 21), Bieber shared an Instagram Reel – which was created by another user, xorainbowlouis – to his Instagram Stories.

Liam Payne reportedly had pink cocaine and other substances in his system at the time of his fatal balcony fall.Last Wednesday (October 16), it was announced that the solo artist and former One Direction member had died at the age of 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Per The Guardian, the Argentinian prosecutor’s office revealed that his cause of death was due to multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding.Sources have now told ABC News that results of a partial autopsy showed he had “pink cocaine” – a drug typically made up of a mix of substances including methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA and others – as well as cocaine, benzodiazepine and crack in his system.

Last Wednesday (11 September) was a whirlwind for Louise Thompson, as the mum-of-one not only graced the red carpet at the NTAs, but also appeared on Loose Women, where she opened up about her health struggles and her best-selling book, Lucky. For her TV appearance, Louise looked effortlessly stylish in a matching camel-coloured co-ord from celeb-favourite brand Aligne - and you can now grab her outfit on sale.

A pregnant woman in Massachusetts was brutally assaulted by her ex-boyfriend. But only hours after she returned home from the hospital to recover from those horrible injuries, she was allegedly murdered by the man’s brother. Last Wednesday, maintenance workers at an apart

D:Ream have spoken to NME about their shocked reaction to their 1993 hit ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ returning to the charts after being played over Rishi Sunak announcing a general election in a downpour – and how it has led to them being asked to play Glastonbury 2024.Last Wednesday (May 22), as a drenched Sunak took to a podium outside 10 Downing Street to reveal the snap July 4 election date, in the background protester Steve Bray played the Northern Irish band’s Number One song which had long been associated with Tony Blair’s landslide victory in 1997.The clip has since gone viral on social media platforms and entered the iTunes chart Top 10 within 24 hours.According to D:Ream singer Peter Cunnah, though, the political connotations of the song had become an albatross for the band over the New Labour years and beyond.“My first reaction was ‘not again, please let me move on’,” he told NME. “We all wanted that change in ’97, that sense of positivity.

Last Wednesday, a friend texted the groupchat: “If Drake diss song fye… what do we do Kendrick bros?” I replied, “KENDRICK GOT HIM RAPPING AGAIN… THANK YOU MR. MORALE!!!!!” Haven’t you missed this? Drake rapping like he actually cares about the music, not just the money it can make? The last time a Drake song had social media lit up this bright was three years ago with “Lemon Pepper Freestyle,” and that wasn’t anywhere near this level of political intrigue.

A Kentucky man is facing charges after police discovered his estranged ex-girlfriend bound in his home — CHAINED to his bedroom floor.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock before she collected her honorary doctorate from Buckinghamshire New University (BNU) last week.The chart-topping pop singer and Little Mix star was being awarded for her successful music career as well as her active philanthropy, including co-founding The Black Fund – a charity to promote racial equality and anti-racism.She returned to her hometown of High Wycombe and walked around BNU’s campus with The Repair Shop host Jay Blades before dance and performance students from the university did an impromptu dance for the 31-year-old to her debut single, ‘Don’t Say Love’.Leigh-Anne surprised by a flash mob dancing to #DontSayLove at Buckinghamshire New University. pic.twitter.com/Fc1hHSidhE— Daily Leigh-Anne.

A new group has been set-up in a bid to take ownership of the under-threat Ayr Ice Rink, Ayrshire Live can exclusively reveal.

Following Sinéad O’Connor’s death, her 2021 memoir Rememberings has soared to the top of the bestseller lists.

Blink-182‘s Tom DeLonge has celebrated being correct about aliens existing with fans congratulating his achievement.READ MORE: Tom DeLonge: the hardest working UFOlogist in pop-punk on his new album, films, shows, comics, books and cache of declassified UFO videosIn 2019, the US Navy confirmed three videos of UFOs that Delonge’s company – To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science – had been made public. Last Wednesday (July 26) the House Oversight subcommittee on national security hosted hearings on UFOs, also known as unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs).Witnesses and whistleblowers such as former intelligence officer David Grusch and former Navy pilots David Fravor and Ryan Graves testified about seeing aliens.

Sia song has emerged after receiving its debut as part of the coverage of the 2023 Women’s World Cup.The artist allowed Fox Sports in the US to the new song, who have also been playing a number of her hits throughout their coverage of this year’s competition – including ‘Chandelier’, ‘Titanium’, ‘Unstoppable’, ‘Alive’, ‘Cheap Thrills’ and more.Last Wednesday (July 26), a clip of unreleased Sia was premiered on the channel, airing during the US team’s match against the Netherlands that resulted in a one-all tie.Another anthemic and empowering song to add to her discography, the song’s name is speculated to be ‘Champion’ due to the chorus: “I’m a champion and I’ve got my hands in the air, yeah, yeah.” Listen to the fan-captured snippet below.Our first glimpse of Sia’s new song, Champion, has just been played on Fox! Listen closely haha

Foo Fighters have taken to social media to share what appears to be another teaser of upcoming music. Check it out below.The snippet of music was shared by the band on Twitter earlier today (April 18) and contains 25 seconds of what seems to be their first new music without Taylor Hawkins.

A word of warning has been issued to anyone who is in the midst of buying a home after last week's Spring Budget. Any prospective buyers have been warned to 'brace themselves' as more property market volatility is expected once again.

Diddy has clarified his recent declaration that “R&B is dead”.Last Wednesday (August 17), the rapper – real name Sean Combs – asked his followers on Twitter: “Who killed R&B?” Many responded by stating that the genre was still very much alive.Diddy later participated in an Instagram Live broadcast alongside the likes of Mary J. Blige, Kehlani and Timberland in which he asked each of them to share their thoughts on the current state of R&B.During the debate, Diddy double down on the view he’d expressed in his earlier tweet. “R&B is muthafuckin’ dead as of right now,” he said (via Hot New Hip Hop).“The R&B I made my babies to? R&B gotta be judged to a certain thing – it’s the feeling though, doggy.

Broadcaster Nicky Campbell ’s revelations about sexual abuse at school prompted hundreds to get in touch – but there was one phone call that stopped him in his tracks.