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Unconventional, experimental and unmistakably Scottish, the duo of Arab Strap are releasing their eighth studio album on May 10 with a title designed like a WhatsApp message. Featuring a yellow thumbs-up emoji after each sentence, the album's title suggests a somewhat resigned attitude: "I'm totally fine with it [thumbs up] don't give a fuck anymore. [thumbs up]" But don't be fooled by the title. This collection of songs is musically diverse and will invite you to dance in a way that Arab Strap has rarely done before. At the same time, the lyrics reveal an underlying anger, as they deal with a...
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Some 25 years since they started and a good 20 years after their debut album "Youth And Young Manhood," the Kings of Leon have finally grown up. The brothers Caleb, Jared and Nathan Followill, along with their cousin Matthew are now, by their own reckoning, much more relaxed than before. This applies both to the relationships among the band and family members with each other as well as to their music. As if to prove it, now their ninth studio album, titled "Can We Please Have Fun," shows a particularly laid back-looking shot of band members on the cover. "I don't think people realized that on ...
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US rapper Macklemore has released a song about pro-Palestinian protests and announced that he will donate all proceeds from the song to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). In the song, the 40-year-old singer from Seattle, said he is not voting for US President Joe Biden in November's presidential election. "The blood is on your hands, Biden, we can see it all," he raps in the song released on Monday on his social media profiles. The rap, "Hind's Hall," is named after a Palestinian girl who was killed in an attack in Gaza. At protests at N...
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It is no coincidence that Dua Lipa's third studio album is called "Radical Optimism". The 28-year-old has declared positive thinking, even in difficult situations, to be something of a life motto. "I always, always try to be more optimistic with everything," says Lipa in an interview with dpa in London. "It's not the easiest thing. Sometimes things can just be going really badly and you just have to [keep going]." From the outside at least, everything is going well for the British-Albanian singer at the moment. With her perfectly produced disco-pop album "Future Nostalgia", she rose to global ...
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Songs from the world's largest music company Universal Music are returning to TikTok after a contractual dispute lasting three months was ended. Universal, whose artists include Ariane Grande, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and Adele, withdrew its music from the platform when the previous licence deal expired at the end of January. There is now a new agreement which, according to the company, provides for better remuneration for musicians and protection from the negative consequences of the AI boom. Financial details were not initially disclosed on Thursday. TikTok allows users to add songs to their...
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After eight years, Sia is back, and her fans are thrilled. "Reasonable Woman" is the name of the solo album of the musician who has penned songs for superstars such as Rihanna ("Diamonds") and has also made a name for herself with her own songs such as "Chandelier" and "Cheap Thrills." The new album has hit potential, and features superstars such as Kylie Minogue, Paris Hilton and British rapper Labrinth. In 2021, the 48-year-old faced strong pushback for her debut film, the musical drama "Music," a treatment of autism - a central theme in the film. It didn't go over well with the critics, wit...
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US pop star Billie Eilish has announced a tour of North America, Australia and Europe with more than 60 concerts starting in Canada in September and ending almost a year later in Ireland. The 22-year-old singer announced her "Hit Me Hard and Soft" tour on Tuesday in social media posts that have collected millions of likes. However fans in New Zealand, South America and certain US states like Florida and Texas were quick to voice their disappointment that the tour skips them. General ticket sales formally start on May 3, while those who have bought the upcoming album can now access pre-sale tic...
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British punk rocker Billy Idol can barely believe one of his greatest hits was more than 40 years ago. "It's peculiar," he told dpa in a telephone interview, thinking back to 1983, when "Rebel Yell" was released and brought him global stardom. "It's a long time, but of course, it feels like it was just yesterday." To mark the 40th anniversary, an expanded new edition of the cult album is being released, somewhat belatedly. "I think we wanted to make some kind of a statement with the second record because so many people were sort of slagging off the 80s," he says. "The people in the 60s and 70s...
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If you didn't know better, you wouldn't automatically recognise the Pet Shop Boys when seeing them in civilian dress. Arriving for an interview at the record company's offices in West London to discuss their new album, singer Neil Tennant (69) is dressed smartly, almost posh, while his colleague and keyboardist Chris Lowe (64) appears in a washed-out hoodie. "He didn't dress up," says Tennant with a grin about his colleague, who - unlike in photos and at concerts - is not wearing his sunglasses. The Pet Shop Boys are in the best of spirits - and it's no wonder. After around 40 years in the bus...
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London band Fat White Family are the bad boys of Britain's postpunk scene, calling themselves "a drug band with a rock problem." Even their first album, released in 2013, pushed the boundaries of taste with its title "Champagne Holocaust." Now comes their fourth album, "Forgiveness Is Yours," released on April 26. They made headlines when former prime minister Margaret Thatcher died in 2013, showing band members in front of a Brixton pub. Fists raised, they stood by a sheet they painted with the words "The Witch Is Dead!" Frontman Lias Saoudi says "Forgiveness is Yours" is about "life as an et...
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