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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.

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.

Lea Michele recently recalled filming the very emotional Cory Monteith Glee tribute episode, The Quarterback, and we were NOT prepared to be crying this hard on a Tuesday!!!

Pearl Jam returned to the stage last night after cancelling three recent shows due to Eddie Vedder suffering from vocal issues.Last Wednesday (July 20), the group scrapped a scheduled performance in Vienna after the frontman’s throat was damaged by the “heat, dust, and smoke from the fires” at Lollapalooza Paris on July 17.“He has seen doctors and had treatment but as of yet, his vocal cords have not recovered,” Pearl Jam wrote in a statement at the time. “This is brutal news and horrible timing…for everyone involved.”The group subsequently cancelled their planned concert in Prague, writing: “[Vedder] is continuing the treatments for his vocal cords, but unfortunately, there is still no voice available.”On Sunday (July 24), Pearl Jam confirmed that the first of two consecutive shows at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam would no longer be going ahead.They told fans that Vedder was receiving “continuous medical treatment” and said they were focussing on fulfilling their date at the arena the following evening (July 25).As Stereogum reports, Pearl Jam were able to perform the final show of their 2022 European run – and treated those in the crowd to some live rarities and covers.

Love Island came to an end to talk about the latest villa gossip.When asked who she thought was going to get to the final she said: "It’s hard to answer if anyone could go to the final, as someone who's been on the show and knows how it works, everyone gets a character."There’s a broken-hearted person, a joker, that depends who is going to win."People's characters change, it’s not necessarily them, it’s the show."I think everyone brings something to the table, everyone shares a purpose."We’ve still got a lot of time to fall in love with certain islanders and make opinions of them, I will just say as someone who has been on the show just take everything you say with a pinch of salt because you're not seeing everything." In the interview Rachel also responded to the slew of apologies by her former co-stars after a comment was made about her online.Last Wednesday (June 8), ex-Islanders Brad McClelland, Tyler Cruickshank, Aaron Francis and Jake Cornish appeared on a joint Instagram Live together where they took part in brief Q&A from their loyal legion of fans.During the catch-up, the group were discussing the subject of bombshells entering the villa on the ITV dating show when Brad read out a message which said: “Rachel, not a bombshell.”Brad, who was with Rachel for a brief time on the show back in 2021, read the comment out before he burst out laughing, adding that he “wasn’t into her”, despite their brief coupling.When she was asked about the cruel jokes made about her during the video, she claimed the clip revealed the group’s “true colours”.She said: “I’m over it. I said what I said, they said what they said.

Merlyn Wood has shared a new track titled “GREEN LIGHT,” produced by CONNIE and arriving alongside a music video courtesy of Miggy. It’s the Houston-via-Ghana rapper’s first single since his larger-than-life “boy band” BROCKHAMPTON announced their breakup in January.

Snoop Dogg has paid tribute to his late mother, Beverley Tate, with the backdrop of his Super Bowl halftime show performance on Sunday (February 13).The rapper – who performed alongside Dr. Dre, Mary J.

ISIS-linked extremists have decapitated a Christian pastor before passing his severed head to his wife to show authorities in Mozambique.The brutal killing, reported by local news stations, took place in the country's gas-rich northern province of Cabo Delgado. Last Wednesday, the man's widow carried a sack containing the head of her husband to the local police headquarters, according to the BBC.She was ordered to inform the authorities of her husband's murder by the suspected Islamic State-linked insurgents, who reportedly found the pastor in a field, she told police.

Jamie Mohr defied medics before he was even born.

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