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.
Pharrell Williams has declared his support for Hillary Clinton in her campaign to be the next President of the United States.Appearing today's (October 12) episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the producer-singer endorsed Clinton's candidacy, declaring "It's time for a woman to be in there" to rapturous cheers from the studio audience.
X Factor co-presenter Caroline Flack has discussed dating One Direction's Harry Styles and the controversy it caused due to their 14-year age gap.Flack and Styles briefly dating in 2011 when the singer was 17 and the then-host of spin-off ITV2 show The Xtra Factor was 31.
Kanye West has spoken extensively in the past about how his race has hindered his success in the fashion industry, now stating in a new interview that he also feels discriminated against him for not being gay.The rapper made the comments in a two hour-long live interview with Show Studio earlier this week (October 6).
Former N Sync member Lance Bass has spoken out about alleged instances of sexual assault he and his bandmates suffered during their early career.Bass was speaking on The Meredith Vieira Show about recent sexual harassment allegations made by actress Ashley Judd when he made the comments."This happens to men, too," Bass said. "When I was 16, 17 years old, there was someone we worked with that was inappropriately touching us. I was even aware at 16 that this guy was a pedophile and he was touching me oddly."
Pop star Selena Gomez has revealed that she was recently diagnosed with lupus and received chemotherapy for the autoimmune disease.The singer's health was the subject of media speculation by the press when she cancelled a tour during 2013. Now, she has told Billboard: "I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had a stroke."
Janet Jackson has announced details of four UK arena dates to take place in March and April 2016. O2 Priority tickets are available on Wednesday (October 7), 48 hours before they go on general sale. Jackson will make her UK live return with gigs in Birmingham, London, Glasgow and Manchester next year. The tour begins in Birmingham at the Barckaycard Arena on March 30 with a date at London's O2 scheduled for the following night (March 31).
Johnny Marr’s management company have hinted that they declined a request from Prime Minister David Cameron for free gig tickets.Johnny Marr, former guitarist of The Smiths, is currently on a UK headline tour. The Conservative Party Conference is running in Manchester until Wednesday (October 7). Marr plays two consecutive nights at Manchester’s Albert Hall on Wednesday (October 7) and Thursday (October 8).
Justin Bieber has claimed One Direction chose to release their new album on the same day as his new album as part of a 'promo strategy.'Justin Bieber had already announced that his as yet untitled fourth album would be released on November 13 when One Direction announced their fifth album, 'Made In The AM' would come out on the same day.
Yoko Ono failed in her attempt to form the world's largest human peace sign at New York's Central Park on Tuesday (October 6), an effort made to mark what would have been John Lennon's 75th birthday this week.Ono was hoping to gather between 6,000 and 10,000 people, with 5,000 attendees needed to break the world record.
A Dublin band has been fined by the city's council for exceeding noise limits.Five-piece group Keywest performed on Grafton Street in Dublin city centre during August, allegedly breaking controversial noise limits introduced last year.The new law, which came into effect from April 2014, restricts noise levels higher than 80 decibels. Keywest are accused of breaking the law with their recent set and have been slapped with a fine.
Mark Ronson has spoken about working with the late Amy Winehouse, claiming that the singer thought he was trying to turn her into The Libertines.Speaking at the New Yorker festival on Saturday (October 3), Ronson praised the British singer, who passed away in 2011."She had really great chops, a really great way around the guitar with jazz chords because that’s what she loved," he said, according to The Guardian, adding that Winehouse never changed lyrics after writing them in an initial bout of inspiration.
David Bowie has recorded new original music for an upcoming TV series, with the theme song now airing online.Bowie has provided the title-track for The Last Panthers, a six-part crime thriller co-produced by Sky and France's Canal+.The song will serve as the show's theme music, soundtracking the opening credits of each episode. Listen in the video below.
Massive Attack have announced British and Irish live dates as part of a European tour set to take place next year.The Bristol trip-hop legends will tour during January and February 2016, kicking things off in Dublin on January 19. They will then travel to Glasgow, Leicester, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and Portsmouth later in the month before heading to Brighton and London in February.
Speaking to Zane Lowe for Beats 1 Radio, the rapper and actor said that this fresh run of creativity has come in between shoots for the forthcoming Suicide Squad movie, and has thus far produced "six or seven [songs] that I really like"."I have so many things I want to say, and I'm struggling to say them in a way that fit the flavor of music I tend to like," added Smith. "I'm from the era where it's 16 bars and hook, 16 bars and hook, bridge, hook, and out."
Former X Factor winner Sam Bailey has criticised Beyonce for a supposed lack of "decency", revealing that the star never met her when they performed together at a live show.The TV talent show winner supported the star at her Birmingham concert after finishing in first place in the tenth series of the programme in 2013.Bailey hit out at the former Destiny's Child member in The Sunday Times magazine.
A comedy mash-up of Will Smith's greatest hits played simultaneously has emerged online, from the makers of Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show and Portlandia. Above Average, "the internet's last hope for comedy", uploaded the mix, simply entitled 'Greatest Hits', after Will Smith made a return to music on Friday. Smith's first musical appearance in ten years was a collaboration with Bomba Estéreo called 'Fiesta'. Until then his most recent musical work had been 2005 album 'Lost And Found'.
Avril Lavigne and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger have uploaded photos of themselves in the studio despite recently splitting up.The pair married in July 2013, and the same year released a track entitled 'Let Me Go' to reflect the growth of their relationship. However, they announced last month that they are to split after two years of marriage.
Drake has unveiled a new track titled 'Can I', featuring Beyonce.The song leaked online in its unfinished form back in March, with the full version now airing on Drake's own OVO Sound Radio show on Apple Music's Beats 1 station.Drake and Beyoncé previously collaborated on 'Mine' from the latter's 2013 self-titled album.
Speaking to The Fader in a new interview, Drake defended himself against Meek Mill's recent ghostwriting claims by saying that "music can be a collaborative process".
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was joined by special guest Future as he brought the second day of weekend one of Austin City Limits 2015 to a close. Towards the end of the Toronto rapper's set, he was joined by the Atlanta MC, who he recently collaborated with on the album 'What A Time To Be Alive'. Together, the pair ran through Future's own 'Fuck Up Some Commas', 'Trap Niggas' and 'Jordan Diddy', as well as Drake and Future's 'Big Rings'.
Rapper Childish Gambino allegedly offered to make it up to fans left disappointed by his recent show in Newcastle, Australia by giving them free tickets to a festival he was scheduled to play in Sydney: over two hours away.Earlier this week, the hip-hop star and Community actor (real name Donald Glover) performed as part of an "ensemble DJ set" at the Cambridge Hotel in Newcastle, New South Wales. However, punters had been expecting a full headline show.
Ellie Goulding has denied that she was miming during her recent pre-show performance at an Australian football game.The English singer appeared at the AFL Grand Final as the Hawthorn Hawks defeated the West Coast Eagles in Melbourne.Video footage has surfaced of Goulding's performance at the game in which she appears motionless, with the microphone at her side, as a backing track plays over the speakers. Watch the incident below.
Pop star Demi Lovato has explained that she decided to pose nude and makeup-free for a photoshoot with Vanity Fair because she wanted to reflect her new album's title, 'Confident', and encourage others to be "real, liberated and free".Lovato recently posed for the US magazine, making headlines with the shoot. Explaining her decision, the former Disney star said that the death of her great-grandfather - who passed away the day prior - had an impact.
The former Smiths frontman had been scheduled to appear on the show back in March but was forced to pull out at the time.Now Morrissey, who recently published his first novel, has performed his song 'Kiss Me A Lot' on Friday night's episode. The track is lifted from the singer's latest album 'World Peace Is None Of Your Business', which was released in 2014.
