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Krept & Konan to launch Saveways, the UK’s first supermarket for ethnic minorities

Krept & Konan have announced they will be launching their Saveways – the UK’s first large-scale supermarket tailored to the needs of Black, Asian, and ethnic communities. READ MORE: Krept & Konan tell us about going for “G.O.A.T” status on new single ‘Smooth Lovin’ The legendary UK rap duo revealed that they will open the 15,000 square-foot superstore in their hometown of Croydon next month (February 1). Located at 102 […]

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Halle Berry trolls fan comparing her with singer Tyla

Halle Berry has mocked a fan who mistook her for singer Tyla in a post on X (formerly Twitter). READ MORE: The 20 best debut albums of 2024 The user shared a video of Tyla performing live, with the caption “fuck it up @halleberry” above it. The Oscar-winner then quote tweeted them with the comment: “Baby that’s Tyla.” The line is a reference to the “Baby, this is Keke Palmer” […]

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Listen to Courting’s “wall of guitars and drums” on new single ‘After You’

Courting have shared a new single called ‘After You’ – you can listen to it below. The song serves as the second preview of the Liverpool band’s duality-themed third album ‘Lust For Life, Or: How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’, out March 14 Lower Third (pre-order/pre-save here). READ MORE: Courting tell us about their mouthful of a new album: “We’ve balance […]

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Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta slams Tool’s ‘Fear Inoculum’ as “spa music”

Hatebreed‘s Jamey Jasta has opened up about his distaste for Tool‘s music, comparing the band’s album ‘Fear Inoculum’ to “spa music”. READ MORE: Tool talk touring and the timing of new material: “It definitely comes on our own terms” While appearing as a guest on the This Day In Metal podcast, hosted by journalist Ed Hack, Jasta shared some advice on how to ignore haters and then shaded Tool and their 2019 […]

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Rage Against The Machine react to Joe Biden’s pardon of activist Leonard Peltier: “Justice will finally be served”

Rage Against The Machine have reacted to outgoing President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon activist Leonard Peltier, saying that “Justice will finally be served”. READ MORE: Tom Morello: “In the past, I’ve wanted to use music as a battering ram for social justice” The band have long campaigned for the release of Peltier from prison, and brought the issue to light most famously with the music video for their ‘90s […]

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Soulja Boy responds to backlash to performing at Donald Trump’s Crypto Ball inauguration

Soulja Boy has defended his choice to perform at Donald Trump‘s recent inauguration ball, claiming “it wasn’t even a Trump event” and the President wasn’t there. READ MORE: Entertainment world reacts to Donald Trump’s 2024 US election win: “We are all totally fucked” Over the weekend, Soulja (real name DeAndre Cortez Way) performed at the inaugural Crypto Ball in Washington DC, an event described as a “celebratory setting intended to honour […]

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Lily Allen admits she “could be quite mean” before she got sober

Lily Allen has admitted that she “could be quite mean” before she got sober. The singer and actor has been sober for several years, having struggled with both binge drinking and drug abuse in the past. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Lily Allen: “I’m taking ownership of my narrative” Last April, Allen said she could “lose everything” if she drank alcohol again while recalling the time she got banned from London’s Groucho Club. She […]

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Lynyrd Skynyrd to celebrate 50 years with 2025 UK arena tour

Lynyrd Skynyrd have announced a series of UK arena tour dates to celebrate 50 years as a band. Find ticket details below. Announced today (January 21), the new tour dates will mark the first time the band have headed to the UK since 2019. It will also see them celebrate half a century since they shared their iconic debut album ‘Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd’. Four new dates have been shared, kicking […]

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The Moonlandingz finally return with “frantic” new single ‘The Sign Of A Man’ and London show

The Moonlandingz have finally returned with a new single, ‘The Sign Of A Man’ – almost eight years on from their debut album. READ MORE: The Moonlandingz – ‘Interplanetary Class Classics’ review The Sheffield band – featuring Fat White Family members Saul Adamczewski and Lias Kaci Saoudi – released their first full-length effort, ‘Interplanetary Class Classics’, in March 2017. Co-produced by Sean Ono Lennon, the record contains contributions from Yoko […]

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Bright Eyes announce summer 2025 UK and European tour

Bright Eyes have shared details of a new 2025 tour for the UK and Europe. Find ticket details below. READ MORE: Bright Eyes on new album ‘Five Dice, All Threes’, and why “Elon Musk is one of the biggest pieces of shit” The new run of tour dates comes as the US indie rock band cancelled all remaining 2024 shows last September, following frontman Conor Oberst losing his voice and […]

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