Kanye West has uploaded two new and unexpected tracks to his Soundcloud page, entitled 'Say You Will' and 'When I See It'.The new version of 'Say You Will' - the opening track on West's album '808s and Heartbreak' - features violinist Caroline Shaw, who The Atlantic report West saw perform in New York and later recruited to perform with him.
Noel Gallagher has spoken about the prospect of his two sons forming a band, saying that he would encourage them to do so.The former Oasis guitarist spoke to BANG Showbiz at the Q Awards on Monday (October 19).Asked if he would advise against his sons Donovan and Sonny following in his footsteps, Gallagher replied: "No, because we were fucking great. You know what I mean. I don't know if you heard but we sold like 70 million fucking albums."
Royal Blood have spoken about the progress of their next album, confirming that they've stopped touring for the moment to concentrate on the follow-up to their self-titled debut."We did a lot of touring and now we're done," frontman Mike Kerr told Gigwise at the Q Awards on Monday (October 19), adding that they will now enjoy a brief period of "hibernation" before heading back to the studio.
A Californian high school has turned down a $10,000 (£6,560) grant and a visit from rap duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis citing 'misogyny' and 'drug use' in their music as the reason behind the decision.Last week (Oct 7), students from Aliso Niguel High School discovered they had won a competition on school textbook website chegg.com. The competition encouraged students to register on the site.
Rapper T.I. has apologised for saying Hillary Clinton should not be the next President of the United States because she is a woman.The rapper took to twitter today today to apologise for the comments he made in a lengthy interview with DJ Whoo Kid. "My comments about women running for president were unequivocally insensitive and wrong. I sincerely apologize to everyone I offended," he tweeted.
Jamaican author Marlon James has won this year's Man Booker Prize For Fiction for a novel inspired by Bob Marley.A Brief History of Seven Killings is a fictionalised account of an attempted assassination of the reggae musician in the 1970s. The novel has been described as the "most exciting" book on the shortlist, with Michael Wood, chair of the judges, describing it as "full of surprises" as well as "full of swearing".
Rihanna has spoken out against racism in the music industry, revealing that despite her huge success, her race is frequently highlighted in her business dealings.Speaking to The New York Times, the singer also spoke about racial profiling and assumptions people make based on the colour of her skin.
