Legendary rapper DMX has shocked fans around the world by passing away last month, aged 50 years old. DMX’s real name was Earl Simmons, from New York, United States of America, who was born on the 18th December 1970. The young boy with a passion for music, went on to create stirs and vibrations in […]
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Tom Jones makes UK chart history
Tom Jones maynot the first name on the list when it comes to who is dominating the music charts these days, but a credible one nonetheless to make headlines this week. The 80 year old UK singer has made history in April by becoming the oldest male artist to win a number 1 spot in […]
What are Bandcamp Fridays?
Artists of all kinds have been some of the hardest hit during the global coronavirus pandemic that has been manifesting over the past year. Without the ability to play live shows or sell merchandise in the same way, many artists have been left struggling with bills to pay. This worsening strife has only been exacerbated […]
Blackpink go green!
K-Pop global superstars Blackpink have urged their millions of fans to go green ahead of the 26th Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, in the UK this November 2021. The all female pop band have been anointed as advocates for the conference with the aim of rallying their staggering fan base for the cause of climate […]
LA Cops use copyrighted music to prevent filming
In a strange twist of musically enhanced events, police officers in LA have been caught using copyrighted music from bands like The Beatles and Sublime to prevent video footage from protestors remaining online. In an act that weaponises the copyright laws on social media video and image sharing sites such as Instagram, LA cops have […]
Blackpink light up Netflix
The Korean four piece pop band Blackpink are the latest musical debuts to have a Netflix documentary made following their rise to stardom and current band activities. Unless you’ve been actively ignoring the news for several years now, the exponential growth in popularity for all things Korean has seen the genre dubbed K-pop take hold […]
TikTok viral video sends 19th century sea shanty into UK charts Top 40
2021 has seen the unlikely success of the 19th century sea shanty ‘The Wellerman’ as a TikTok video gone viral has sent it soaring into the UK charts Top 40. Sailing in at no. 37, ‘The Wellerman’ original version is a heart-warming earworm known to many – though perhaps not by name for most. The […]
Neil Young sells off 50% of his back catalogue
Old time rocker Neil Young was once a critique of other ageing musicians who he felt had ‘sold out’. However, with the turmoil of 2020 and the future looking more uncertain, it’s no surprise ageing rockstar Neil Young has chosen to sell off the rights to 50% of his back catalogue. The British investment company […]
Lana Del Rey bombarded by frothing armchair activists
Looks like Lana Del Rey has been consigned by the internet to the celebrity Nazi club (from which very few return). As I wrote a few months ago, she was raked over the coals by social media people for wearing a ridiculous mesh mask during a book signing. It was a stupid thing to do, but […]
Classic hits take over the charts this Christmas
Prior to 2014 song charts were measured via the number of sales. Artists competed in both albums and single charts to sell the most possible records and reach the much elusive top spot. This often meant domination by mass media outlets such as X Factor and The Voice, touting that year’s show winner as the […]