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Yola has dismissed her former producer and label boss Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys as “cookie-cutter bullshit”.The Bristol-born genre-bending singer released her first two albums, 2019’s ‘Walk Through Fire’ and 2021’s ‘Stand For Myself’, on Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound label, but in a new interview, she has criticised her former collaborator’s artistic process.Speaking to Rolling Stone, she has said: “It’s cookie-cutter bullshit, is all it is. It’s what they did in the old days: people have no agency.

Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to the late soul legend, Sam Moore.Moore, the surviving half of the legendary soul duo Sam & Dave, died on Friday (January 10) following complications while recovering from surgery. He was 89.He and Dave Prater created some of soul’s most enduring hits in their tenure at Stax Records, with their 1965 single on the Memphis imprint, ‘You Don’t Know Like I Know’ triggering a series of ten straight Top 20 Billboard R&B hits, including ‘Hold On! I’m Comin’, ‘When Something Is Wrong with My Baby’, ‘I Thank You’ and ‘Soul Man’.The Boss has now reflected on Moore’s contributions to music, taking to Instagram to pen a tribute to his friend and peer.

Moore reportedly had mixed feelings about the hit becoming associated with the Saturday Night Live stars and wasn’t thrilled that a younger generation assumed the song was a Blues Brothers creation.He later wrote ‘Dole Man’, inspired by his biggest hit for Republican Bob Dole’s presidential campaign in 1996, and in 2017, was among the few artists who performed at Republican President Donald Trump’s inaugural event. Some years earlier, Moore had objected to Barack Obama’s campaign using the song ‘Hold On, I’m Comin’.Moore spent significant spells embroiled in legal battles throughout his life, having spent years suing Prater after he hired a substitute and toured as the New Sam & Dave.

wife told Rolling Stone.His former partner Prater, with whom he shared a sometimes contentious relationship, died in a car accident in 1988.The trailblazing black artists were known for their high-energy live performances and became in the 1960s one of the top acts on the legendary Memphis-based Stax Records, alongside stars like Otis Redding and collaborators Isaac Hayes and David Porter.Their enduring signature tune, 1967’s “Soul Man” won a Grammy as the duo gained crossover appeal that saw the song not only top the R&B charts but rocket to No. 2 on the pop charts, according to the New York Times.

Variety the musician had died from natural causes and was surrounded by his family at his Moreno Valley home.Gallegos claimed Wood’s final words to his fans were, “Catch you on the rebound” – a reference to his 1967 song and 2024 tour of the same name.Wood, born Alfred Jesse Smith, adopted his stage name as a reference to his home county, and had recorded several singles before he signed with Double Shot Records in 1967 and scored one of his biggest hits in ‘The Oogum Boogum Song’.The Compton crooner considered the track his “abracadabra” moment, because it came at a time when his label was desperate for a hit from him. Having spent six weeks reworking the track because he didn’t like what they had initially brought him, it went on to become one of his most successful releases.Brenton Wood wrote The Oogum Boogum song because he desperately needed a hit.

TMZ was the first to break the news. Though an official cause of death has not been revealed, Gallegos told The Post, “It just was his old age. He was 83 years old.”“He went in his sleep peacefully.

Morgan Freeman and Al Green have performed a rare duet of ‘Let’s Stay Together’ – watch footage of the performance below.On New Year’s Eve (December 31), acting legend Morgan Freeman surprised patrons at the Mississippi bar Ground Zero – which he owns – when he joined music icon Al Green onstage for a tender rendition of the latter’s classic tune ‘Let’s Stay Together’.For the performance, Freeman – sporting a white turtle neck and black blazer – walked onstage as Al Green began singing lyrics from the 1971 classic: “‘Cause you make me feel so brand new.” Freeman joined in: “Let me say that since, baby, since we’ve been together / Ooh, loving you forever.”The audience – as seen in the footage below – was caught by surprise and erupted into applause and cheers as the two legends shared the stage. During the performance, Green and Freeman took turns smiling and turning to each other, at times breaking out into laughter.A post shared by Omar Jimenez (@omarcnn)Following the performance, Morgan Freeman took to X (formerly Twitter), to share an image of himself with Al Green and another of revered bassist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram performing at his blues bar.Freeman wrote: “We ushered in the New Year with Al Green and Kingfish at Ground Zero last night.

a duet of Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” with none other than Green himself.The duo sang the 1972 R&B classic at Freeman’s Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi, on New Year’s Eve. The club posted a video of the performance on Instagram, captioning the clip, “Morgan Freeman & Al Green LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!”Green, 78, commented on the post with a party popper emoji. Freeman, 87, also shared about the evening on social, posting two photos from the evening on X (formerly known as Twitter).

Shania Twain and The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins set to feature.The legendary Philly soul group were a perennial presence in the album and singles charts in the 1970s, with classic hits including ‘You Make Me Feel Brand New’, ‘I’m Stone In Love With You’, ‘Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love)’ and ‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’.Now, 56 years after their original formation and a full 17 years since their last full-length album ‘That Same Way’, they have announced a brand new record, ‘Falling In Love With My Girl’.The album will be released on February 21, 2025 and will be previewed by its lead single ‘Yes, I Will’, a song co-written and performed by Shania Twain, which will be available on February 14.Vocalist Airrion Love has spoken about working alongside Twain on the track: “I fell in love with Shania Twain the first time I heard ‘You’re Still the One’ – a great song that I still love. When we heard there might be a chance to do something with her we said, “Hell yeah!”Shania herself has also commented: “I’m so happy that this song I wrote ‘Yes, I Will’ has found a home on The Stylistics album.

Mustafa has announced his first-ever world tour in support of his latest album ‘Dunya’.The Sudanese-Canadian poet and singer-songwriter – and recent NME Cover star – announced yesterday (December 10) that he will make a trek across the US before heading to UK and Europe, all before performing in Ethiopia and Sudan.Tickets for all US, UK and Europe dates will go on sale this Friday (December 13) at 10am PT time and 6pm UK time.Presales will commence on Thursday (December 12) at the same timeslots – head over to his official website here to sign up. Tickets for his shows in North Africa will be sold via email RSVP, with contact links provided on his website.A post shared by Mustafa (@mustafathepoet)To celebrate the tour announcement, Mustafa issued a YouTube video featuring a performance of songs off ‘Dunya’, featuring backing vocals from Daniel Caesar and Monica Martin, filmed at Los Angeles teahouse Tea at Shiloh.

Smokey Robinson is set to play his first UK show in over 15 years next summer in East Sussex.The Motown icon, 84, will play a headline set at the Love Supreme jazz festival in Glynde Place in the South Downs, which will run from July 4 to 6. You can find your tickets here.Alongside Robinson will be a range of names from across the musical spectrum, including En Vogue, Thee Sacred Souls, Branford Marsalis, Sampa The Great, Jamila Woods, War, Arooj Aftab and Durand Jones & The Indications.Last month, Love Supreme also announced that their Sunday night headliner would be the neo-soul singer and producer Maxwell.Smokey Robinson is considered one of the most influential songwriters and soul singers of all time, fronting the key Motown band The Miracles, who had hits with the likes of ‘The Tracks Of My Tears’ and ‘Tears Of A Clown’.He also wrote a litany of classic songs for other artists, including ‘My Girl’ and ‘Get Ready’ for The Temptations, ‘Ain’t That Peculiar’ for Marvin Gaye and ‘My Guy’ for Mary Wells.Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and was awarded the 2016 US Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music.Earlier this year, Robinson confirmed that he was in talks to play at Glastonbury 2024, although this did not come to fruition.

Nao has announced headline tour dates in the UK, Europe and North America for 2025 – you can find all the details below.The east London singer-songwriter is due to hit the road early next year, shortly after releasing her fourth album ‘Jupiter’ on February 21 (pre-order/pre-save here).She’ll begin the European leg of the trek in Amsterdam on February 25 before heading to Brussels, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Berlin and Paris ahead of five UK gigs in early March.Nao is scheduled to perform at Birmingham’s O2 Institute, Manchester’s New Century Hall, Glasgow’s Saint Luke’s and Bristol’s O2 Academy. The BRIT and Mercury-nominated artist will then head to London for a hometown concert at the O2 Academy Brixton on March 12.In April, she’ll visit North America for shows in Atlanta, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles and other cities in the US and Canada throughout that month and into early May.Tickets go on general sale at 3pm GMT/4pm CET/10am EST this Friday (December 6).

Michael Kiwanuka has shared a new music video for ‘One And Only’, directed by Barack Obama‘s daughter Malia – watch it below.Yesterday (November 26), Kiwanuka shared the video, which is helmed by Malia Obama, who professionally goes by Malia Ann. It marks her music video directorial debut.In the newly launched video, a woman chases another lady through the woods and eventually catches up to her.

Cymande have teamed up with Celeste on their anthemic new track ‘Only One Way’ from the group’s upcoming album.Serving as the second single to be released from the British funk group’s album ‘Renascence’ and opens with a delicate piano riff followed by swelling strings and Celeste’ powerful and soulful voice singing: “Here you are again / In my arms / There you go again reaching for someone.”Speaking about the collaboration in a press release, Cymande’s Patrick Patterson shared: “We got together in New York some time ago. Celeste approached it melodically and lyrically from a perspective we thought was great, we came back to the UK and perfected it.

Reverand Al Green has shared a soulful cover of R.E.M‘s ‘Everybody Hurts’. Check it out below.The American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer has released a handful of covers in recent years.

Tommy Richman just announced he’s taking off on his ‘Coyote Tour’ with special guest mynameisntjmack from February through April of next year.Near the end of the run, the Hip-Hop adjacent pair are slated to stop into New York City’s Webster Hall on Monday, March 24.Their 27-concert international run comes in support of Richman’s recently released debut album that shares a name with the tour.“Bringing this album to life next year,” the 24-year-old shared on Instagram.Prior to the run, Richman is scheduled to lend his talents to Tyler The Creator‘s annual Camp Flog Gnaw Festival, which is going down at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on Nov. 16-17.

Quincy Jones has been laid to rest at a private family funeral in Los Angeles.The legendary producer was laid to rest exactly a week after his death at his home in Bel Air, California at the age of 91. A larger, more public memorial is also being planned.His family told the Associated Press that the “intimate ceremony included Mr.

Celeste has shared a new single called ‘This Is Who I Am’ – you can listen to it below.The theatrical and stirring track serves as the title theme to the new Sky series The Day Of The Jackal, which is also released today (November 7).Eddie Redmayne (who portrays The Jackal) and his co-star Lashana Lynch (Bianca) selected for the song for the opening credits to the adaptation of Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel.“This song has existed for a long time, and it felt almost unjust that circumstances didn’t allow it to come out four years ago,” explained Celeste.“Now, with everything aligning, this moment serves as a powerful acknowledgement of something that, back then, felt unresolved.”Produced by Beach Noise (Kendrick Lamar), ‘This Is Who I Am’ follows on from the BRIT-winning and Mercury-nominated artist’s 2022 single ‘To Love A Man’.The track arrives as Celeste “prepares to tell the next chapter of her story”, according to a press release.“‘This Is Who I Am’ is less a reintroduction to Celeste’s music and more an act of self-actualisation, a complete creative distillation of her craft that sees her step with purpose into her new era,” it adds.“Only you can tell them that this is who I am,” she sings over a cinematic and orchestral arrangement in the chorus.

Ari Lennox has shared her unhappiness over her contract with record label Dreamville – which is owned by J. Cole – by saying she feels “played right now” by them and wants out of it.In an Instagram reel published on Tuesday (October 29) – which has since been deleted – Lennox aired her grievances over her alleged mistreatment by Dreamville, an imprint of Interscope Records.

Romy and Sampha have teamed up for their dreamy new collaboration ‘I’m On Your Team’The single sees the two musicians – who are longtime friends and labelmates – sing softly over a stripped-back piano. “You put your trust in me / I’ll show you I deservе it / All I ever need / Is right under your surface,” sings Sampha.Both musicians join in on the chorus to sing: “And I / Hope the way I feel tonight / Is the way I feel for life,” describing the trust that is built within a relationship that is getting stronger by the moment.

Michael Kiwanuka has shared his tranquil new single ‘Rebel Soul’ and announced a string of intimate UK tour dates.The singer shared the fourth single form his upcoming record ‘Small Changes‘, due to be released on November 15. ‘Small Changes’ was produced alongside Danger Mouse and Inflo, who also produced the Mercury Prize-winning ‘Kiwanuka’.Previously, Kiwanuka has released ‘Lowdown’ Parts I and II, ‘Floating Parade‘ and ‘The Rest Of Me’ in anticipation of the album.‘Small Changes’ was inspired by the birth of Kiwanuka’s two children and moving out of his hometown London.