Taking over the majority of this week’s music news is this year’s BRIT Awards. Held at London’s O2 Arena on Wednesday evening (25 February), the ceremony brought few surprises with Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran dominating the awards side of the evening, which also brought a number of live performances, most notable of which was … Continue reading
It’s been a week for surprise returns. Not only have Blur dropped the fact they’re finally doing an eighth studio album together, but Canadian Hip-Hop sensation Drake also made an unexpected return this week, this time in the form of an unannounced album release. If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late appeared online earlier this … Continue reading
In an unsurprising move, the ever-controversial Kanye West has managed to make the headlines once again. This week he massively split opinions following his performance at this year’s Grammy Awards. However, it was neither of his two live performances (Only One solo and FourFiveSeconds alongside Paul McCartney and Rihanna) it was actually concerning Beck’s award … Continue reading
So far, in 2015, we’ve already heard the product of an unlikely collaborative effort. And as if the joint effort from Kanye West and Paul McCartney last year wasn’t enough to get us all talking and disagreeing with one another, a brand new video appeared online this week: this time featuring Rihanna as well as … Continue reading
Guitarist Tom DeLonge has left Blink-182, although ‘why?‘ very much depends on who you’re asking. Reasons are a little blurred, band mates Travis Barker and Matt Hoppus have, referred to DeLonge as “disrespectful and ungrateful”, whereas DeLonge, himself, took to his Facebook page to write a letter to his fans, declaring that he: “Never planned … Continue reading
Following news of a third Libertines’ album finally on the way, Pete Doherty has unveiled his latest solo single, premiered on radio last night (22 January). Teaming up with Babyshambles guitarist Drew McConnell for Flags Of The Old Regime, an emotionally striking number that’s dedicated to Amy Winehouse, with all proceeds going towards the Amy … Continue reading
Awards season is approaching, and as February draws closer, The Brit Awards nominations were announced last night (15 January) ahead of next month’s ceremony. Unsurprisingly, one of the country’s biggest breakthrough successes of recent years Sam Smith tops the pile for most nominations received. Expected to clean up at this year’s event, Smith has been … Continue reading
Just nine days in and 2015 is already shaping up to be an exciting time for new music. Since the turn of the year, we’ve heard a handful of surprising returns as well as some great tracks from newer artists, but on the whole, it’s been filled with musical surprises. Perhaps the biggest music news … Continue reading
Recent news surrounding Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk is, perhaps, the week’s biggest story. Having secured his first ever UK Number One with the single, the song is now on course to achieve this year’s Christmas number one spot, battling in direct competition with X Factor winner Ben Haenow’s winning single. Inspired by the New York Hip-Hop scene of … Continue reading
The days are drawing in, the shops are filling up and the nation’s musicians are beginning to premiere their own takes on a handful of past Christmas classics to the masses. So far this week, two of these covers have caught our ears, and are featured within this week’s playlist. The first of which comes … Continue reading
Jonathan Hatchman 