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Nandi Bushell has lent her skills to a new Cartoon Network advert – you can check out the video below.The 11-year old musician – who’s previously performed with the likes of Foo Fighters and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders – appears in the TV station’s ‘Redraw Your World’ commercial, in which the animated and real-world collide.Bushell is seen drumming along to ‘Drawsticks’ – a song written and produced by composers Brian and Melissa – as she travels around the city. An ever-growing group of children and cartoon characters follow on, with some taking flight into the sky.

Dave Grohl has praised the young musician Nandi Bushell, saying that watching her play drums is “the true meaning of rock’n’roll”.Grohl and Bushell took part in a virtual drum battle in November 2020 after setting one another musical challenges online during last year’s coronavirus lockdown.Grohl invited Bushell to join Foo Fighters on stage in LA back in August, where she played drums with the band on their set-closer ‘Everlong’.Speaking to Rolling Stone in a new interview, Grohl was asked about how he felt about inspiring young women like Bushell.“If you want to see the true meaning of rock’n’roll, watch Nandi play the drums,” he replied.

Nandi Bushell and Roman Morello have released ‘The Children Will Rise Up!’, a song dedicated to enacting change amid the climate emergency.Bushell, an accomplished child musician who became known last year for challenging Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl to jam battles over lockdown, wrote the song with Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello‘s son, Roman.The pair, aged 11 and 10 respectively, wrote the song together to empower young people to push for more action to fight climate change.An accompanying music video stars Tom Morello along with Jack Black and climate change activist Greta Thunberg. Watch it below.Bushell said of the song: “I am not a scientist.

Ringo Starr has linked up with a slew of famous drummers, as well as drumming prodigy Nandi Bushell, to perform a cover of The Beatles‘ classic ‘Come Together’.The cover was performed as part of WhyHunger’s ‘Drum Together’ campaign, aiming to end world hunger by providing, per the non-profit’s website, “critical resources to support grassroots movements and fuel community solutions rooted in social, environmental, racial and economic justice.”Alongside Starr and Bushell, other notable drummers featured in the performance included Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, Pearl Jam‘s Matt Cameron, Jim Keltner, Brian Frasier-Moore, Steve Gadd, Cindy Blackman Santana, David Rozenblatt and more.Watch the performance in full below:In a statement

Nandi Bushell has jammed with Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello and his son Roman.In a new post on Instagram, Nandi shared a video of her playing drums alongside the pair. In the clip, Morello and his son can be seen playing guitar.“Jamming with legendary #guitarist @tommorello (from @rageagainstthemachine / #audioslave) and his #incredible son, Roman,” wrote Nandi on Instagram.“We have written an #Epic song together (not the one you hear in our sweet improvisational jam).

Nandi Bushell has reflected on her recent live appearance with the Foo Fighters.Bushell became an internet sensation last year after posting videos of herself drumming along to songs by a number of artists, including the Foos.It culminated with Bushell taking part in a remote virtual drum-off with Foos frontman Dave Grohl last November, in which Grohl conceded defeat. Prior to that, across lockdown, the pair took part in a series of back-and-forth musical challenges issued to one another.Last week, Bushell finally got to meet Foo Fighters in person after she joined the group on stage at the Los Angeles Forum for a flawless performance of ‘Everlong’ on a drum kit that was brought to the centre of the stage.

Nandi Bushell has finally met Foo Fighters in person – and performed with them live.Bushell became an internet sensation last year after posting videos of herself drumming along to songs by a number of artists, including the Foos.It culminated with Bushell taking part in a remote virtual drum-off with Foos frontman Dave Grohl last November, in which Grohl conceded defeat. Prior to that, across lockdown, the pair took part in a series of back-and-forth musical challenges issued to one another.Bushell finally got to meet Foo Fighters in person after she joined the group on stage at the Los Angeles Forum yesterday (August 26) for a flawless performance of ‘Evermore’ on a drum kit that was brought to the centre of the stage.Bushell received

Nandi Bushell has shared a video of her interviewing Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders, following her jam session with him last week.The Arctic Monkey visited Bushell at her home on Saturday (June 26), with the young musician teasing an interview and jam on her Instagram page.During the chat – which Bushell said was her first time conducting an interview – the two drummers discussed their top five favourite bands, the hardest drum beat they can play and more.When Helders selected ‘Brainstorm’ as the hardest drum beat he can play, Bushell replied: “That is a hard one cos my hands always get really tired and sometimes it’s hard to make it through the whole song.”“I struggle – if I did it now, I’d probably find it difficult,” Helders

Nandi Bushell has shared the second part of her recent jam session with Arctic Monkeys‘ Matt Helders, doubling up on drums for a rendition of ‘Brianstorm’.Earlier this week, Bushell shared a video of the pair performing ‘I Bet That You Look Good On The Dance Floor’, revealing that more clips from their session would soon be released.In addition to ‘Brianstorm’, a performance of the band’s track ‘R U Mine’ is on the way. Bushell also revealed that she’s filmed an interview with Helders, and that the two also played an improvisational session which will soon be released.Watch Bushell and Helders perform ‘Brianstorm’ below:“Matt Helders came to my house for a cup of Tea and a Jam with me,” Bushell said on Instagram earlier this week.

Arctic Monkeys‘ Matt Helders joined 11-year-old musical prodigy Nandi Bushell for an in-person jam session, with the pair taking on a number of Helders’ band’s classics.The duo took on three songs, ‘I Bet That You Look Good On The Dance Floor’, ‘Brianstorm’ and ‘R U Mine’, with the first available to view below and the rest coming soon.Bushell also revealed that she’s filmed an interview with Helders, and that the two also played an improvisational session which will soon be revealed.A post shared by Nandi Bushell

Nandi Bushell and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders have recorded a “jam” together, the young musician has revealed.The 11-year-old drummer became a viral sensation after posting a video of her covering Nirvana’s ‘In Bloom’ in November 2019.Since then, she has engaged in a drum battle with Dave Grohl and received praise from Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, Queens Of The Stone Age, Royal Blood and more.Now, Helders has paid Bushell a visit at her home to record what the child star has described as a “jam” together.

Nandi Bushell has shared her latest cover in the form of an impressive take on Linkin Park‘s ‘Numb’ – watch it below.The 11-year-old drummer, who discovered Linkin Park for the first time this past week, played the track wearing a white vest and bead necklace.“I discovered @linkinpark week!” she tweeted yesterday (June 12). “So many great songs! So this is #numetal! I like the keyboards and the DJ scratching.“#chesterbennington had such an incredible voice.

Nandi Bushell has shared her latest cover in the form of a relentless take on Slipknot‘s ‘Duality’.The drummer, who recently turned 11, played the track wearing a specially-made mask, modelled after Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg.“It’s true, one of my favourite bands so far is Slipknot,” Bushell said. ​“I love drumming with double pedals. It’s so satisfying!“Both Jay [Weinberg] and Joey Jordison are awesome drummers.

Pixies have given their approval of Nandi Bushell‘s take on their classic song ‘Where Is My Mind?’ – you can watch her cover version below.Bushell shared her cover of the band’s 1988 song, which featured on their debut studio album ‘Surfer Rosa’, on Monday (April 5).“I was listening to ‘Bellyache’ by Billie Eilish and the chorus reminded me of the Pixies song ‘Where Is My Mind?’,” Nandi Bushell wrote in the accompanying description. “They are both awesome songs.”You can watch Bushell’s cover of Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind?’ below.Where is My Mind – Pixies – Loop Cover – Boss RC 505 – Acoustasonic Stratocaster – Ludwig DrumsI was listening to Bellyache by Billie Eilish and the chorus reminded me of the PIXIES song, Where is My Mind.

Nandi Bushell has received one of Matt Bellamy‘s signature Manson MBM‑1 guitars after impressing with a recent cover of Muse‘s ‘Plug In Bellamy’.The 10-year-old Suffolk musician won praise after posting the cover online earlier this month, with Muse commenting that she had “absolutely killed it”. Now, they’ve rewarded her efforts with a brand new guitar – as well as a personal note from Bellamy himself.​”Hi Nandi, love the new covers,” Bellamy wrote in an accompanying letter. “Thought you might like to perform some on my signature model.

Dave Grohl and his 10-year-old musical rival Nandi Bushell have planned to write a new song together.The duo agreed on it over an adorable video call organised by the New York Times, which was posted yesterday (November 9) on Bushell’s YouTube channel. It was the first time Grohl and Bushell had met and spoken in real time, after their series of back-and-forth musical challenges issued to each other.“I can’t believe I’m talking to you.

Eamonn Holmes, 60, couldn’t resist bringing up an old debate between himself and his wife Ruth Langsford, 60, during today’s episode of This Morning.The star got onto the subject ahead of an interview with 10-year-old drumming enthusiast Nandi Bushell, which reminded him of when his other half treated their son Jack to a drum kit many years ago.Ruth made the purchase behind Eamonn’s back at the time, as he had gone away on holiday to Ireland.Eamonn had refused to get Jack a drum kit, but Ruth ignored his ruling and bought it for him in spite of her husband’s protestations.He fumed on the show: "What sort of message does that send out to children? “That the father has no authority?""You do.

Dave Grohl has penned a new song for 10-year-old viral musician Nandi Bushell as part of a series of drum challenges they have been issuing one another.Last month, the Foo Fighters frontman accepted Bushell’s challenge to cover the band’s song ‘Everlong’.

Child rock prodigy Nandi Bushell is back and taking a stand for Black Lives Matter with a new cover of Rage Against the Machine's "Guerrilla Radio."In the minute-long instrumental clip shared on Monday (June 1), the 10-year-old drummer absolutely slays the lead single for the band's 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles, not only rocking out on a drum set (emblazoned with "Black Lives Matter" on the bass drum's head) but also playing electric guitar and bass."Solidarity in the Fight to End Racism! #fightracism #blacklivesmatter #enoughisenough," Bushell's parents wrote in the song's description on YouTube. "This song is one of [Nandi's] favourite songs.