Check out Tori Amos’ cover of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Swimming Pools (Drank)’

Bam Margera is opening up about how his new fiancée Dannii Marie helped get him back on the right path — when he was in his darkest hour. As Perezcious readers likely know, the Jack

NME below.DFA, creation of Tim Goldsworthy, Jonathan Galkin and LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy, was pivotal to the dance-rock explosion from New York at the turn of the century – putting on game-changing parties and world-shifting records by the likes of The Rapture, Black Dice, The Juan MacLean, Gavilán Rayna Russom, Delia Gonzales, and LCD themselves.The new book, DFA: The Early Years, features a huge selection of images ranging from candid Polaroids of Goldsworthy and Murphy to rare band press shots, to tell the story of DFA from 2003 accompanied by primitive Hotmail correspondence and a new anecdotal interview with The Rapture.The book also offers “a visual diary for fans, taking them back to a unique time in NYC’s music history – before streaming services and before price-gouging ticket hubs”.“I made DFA Records: The Early Years as the fan book for those who were there and those who came to the party late and wanted to go back 20 years to the start,” Soter told NME. “In my early music loving days I remember how vital it was to find a UK released small press book on say New Order, that had interviews and unseen photos and a discography.

A creep has been caught filming a teenager in a swimming pool's changing rooms, a court has heard.

Drake has teased plans for an upcoming tour of Europe – saying he will “definitely” be visiting the continent next year.The plans for some potential shows across Europe and the UK come on the heels of the rapper’s recent run of US shows, which saw him co-headline with 21 Savage on the ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour.Now, during a recent livestream on Stake, the ‘Hotline Bling’ star has told fans that he has no plans of stopping there, and will “definitely” be headed across the pond next year to continue the tour.“I’m definitely going on a Europe tour next year,” he explained to those watching live (via Complex).“We obviously have a tour coming up [in] January,” he said, before recalling places he’d like to visit for the first time in 2024, including Italy, Tokyo and Albania.The reference to the tour in January relates to the recent news that Drake will be extending his run of ‘It’s All A Blur’ US shows – this time, co-headlining with J. Cole for the new year.For now, it remains unclear when the promised tour dates in Europe will take place.

The Rolling Stones have shared the official video for their latest single ‘Mess It Up’ – you can watch it below.The song appears on the legendary band’s 24th and most recent studio album, ‘Hackney Diamonds’, which was released in October. In a four-star review of the record, NME described the track as a “disco-flavoured jam”.Arriving today (December 19), the new ‘Mess It Up’ visuals star British actor Nicholas Hoult who is known for his roles in Skins, Renfield, the X-Men films, The Favourite and more.The clip was filmed in the US and helmed by Grammy award-winning director Calmatic (Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak).The Stones had previewed the project in a post on social media last week.

Gang Of Youths have shared a cover of the holiday classic ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’. Check it out below.The Australian alternative rock band took to their official Instagram to share a clip of the video for their cover of the Hugh Martin-composed and Ralph Blane-written holiday classic that was first sung by Judy Garland in the 1944 Christmas musical film, Meet Me In St. Louis.“We’re trying our best to make some new music, but in the meantime have yourself a merry little Christmas,” the band wrote in the caption of their social media post.Directed by Kerrod Cooper, the black and white music video for Gang Of Youth’s cover of ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ sees frontman David Le’aupepe singing the song while playing the piano in a studio.Their most recent full-length release was 2022’s ‘Angel In Realtime‘.

Duran Duran, Blondie and Interpol have been announced as the headliners of Cruel World Festival 2024. The festival revealed its 2024 line-up yesterday (December 4), which will also feature ‘80s and ‘80s post-punk, new wave and alternative rock veterans, including Simple Minds, Placebo, Soft Cell, Adam Ant, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Ministry, who will perform songs from their earliest albums, ‘With Sympathy’ and ‘Twitch’.

played Matthew Perry’s mother, Nora Tyler Bing, on “Friends,” is still feeling the impact of his death — more than a month later.Perry died Oct. 28 at the age of 54.

Beyoncé‘s concert film, Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé, stormed at the box office this weekend, with $21million in ticket sales in North America alone.READ MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’ review: a celebration of love and Black joyWritten, directed and produced by the 42-year-old singer herself, the movie focuses on the tour for her Grammy-winning album ‘Renaissance‘.Debuting in 2,539 theatres in the US and Canada, and 94 other territories globally, the movie features guest appearances from Diana Ross, Kendrick Lamar and Megan Thee Stallion.However, the opening did not quite reach the enormous success of the release of Beyonce’s peer and friend, Taylor Swift’s concert movie tour which debuted in October.Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour made a staggering $92.8million in its opening weekend.

The Last Dinner Party, Tyla and Peggy Gou being tipped for success next year.The other acts rounding out this year’s list are Aya Starr, Caity Baser, CMAT, Elmeine, Kenya Grace, Olivia Dean and Sekou.This year’s longlist is largely dominated by female solo acts, with strong showings for British soul and R&B and artists from Africa. It was voted for by a panel of 140 music industry experts, including representatives from Spotify, Apple Music, Glastonbury Festival, the BBC and former nominees including Jorja Smith, PinkPantheress and Tom Grennan.The winner will be revealed in the new year on BBC Radio 1, with the top five revealed in reverse order between January 1-5.

The Last Dinner Party feature on The Cover this week (December 4) as we continue to renew our commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover, and the full interview with The Last Dinner Party can be read here.To celebrate, the five-piece have put together a playlist titled ‘Songs To Rip Pillows To’, featuring tracks from Lady Gaga, Nova Twins, Grace Jones, Mitksi and more.

Reality star Mark Wright was issued a stern warning by concerned fans after he shared a video where he jumped into the freezing cold swimming pool in his back garden. On Thursday afternoon, Mark shared the video montage which saw him and his friend run outside, wearing only swimming trunks, and jumping in the pool. Frost could be seen in the surrounding fields, so fans could only imagine just how cold the pool was.

Beyoncé returns to the big screen with her live concert movie, Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.Written, directed and produced by the singer, the film charts the development and execution of the ‘Renaissance World Tour’ in support of her seventh studio album of the same name.Along with her husband Jay-Z and their three children, Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir Carter, the film features guest appearances from Diana Ross, Megan Thee Stallion and Kendrick Lamar.The film was released in cinemas across the US and UK from December 1.The film spans various stops throughout the ‘Renaissance World Tour’, including collaborations with Megan Thee Stallion on ‘Savage’ and Kendrick Lamar on ‘America Has A Problem’. Songs which didn’t originally feature on the initial setlist also make an appearance, like ‘Kitty Kat’ from Beyoncé’s 2006 album ‘B’Day’.You can check out the full setlist featured in the film below.‘Dangerously In Love 2’ ‘Flaws And All’ ‘I’m That Girl’ ‘Cozy’ ‘Alien Superstar’ ‘Lift Off’ ‘Cuff It’ ‘Energy’ ‘Break My Soul/The Queens Remix’ ‘Formation’ ‘Diva ‘Run The World (Girls)’ ‘My Power’ ‘Black Parade’ ‘Savage’ (feat.

Tyler, The Creator‘s fashion label Golf Wang have announced worldwide holiday pop ups.The musician will launch 12 holiday pop up stores on December 2, along with their current permanent locations in Los Angeles, New York and London.Golf Wang will travel across the world to Amsterdam, Berlin, Hong Kong, Toyko, Melbourne, and London. A store will also arrive in Seoul, South Korean, however its location will be announced in the future.In the US, further pop ups will be found in Austin, Atlanta, Bay Area, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix and Washington, D.C.The stores will contain portions of the FW23 collection, along with a graffiti airbrush-inspired art piece that will be featured on different items like tees, fleece, jackets and accessories.

Beyoncé returns to the big screen with her live concert movie, Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.Written, directed and produced by the singer, the film charts the development and execution of the ‘Renaissance World Tour’ in support of her seventh studio album of the same name.Along with her husband Jay-Z and their three children, Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir Carter, the film features guest appearances from Diana Ross, Megan Thee Stallion and Kendrick Lamar.The film was released in cinemas across the US and UK from December 1.In the UK, the film will be screened in cinemas across two weekends starting from Friday December 1. At the time of writing, the final confirmed date for showings is Sunday December 10.In the US, previews across AMC theatres start from Thursday November 30.

Beyoncé returns to the big screen with her live concert movie, Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.Written, directed and produced by the singer, the film charts the development and execution of the ‘Renaissance World Tour’ in support of her seventh studio album of the same name.Along with her husband Jay-Z and their three children, Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir Carter, the film features guest appearances from Diana Ross, Megan Thee Stallion and Kendrick Lamar.The film was released in cinemas through AMC theaters in the US on December 1, much like Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour which came out in October.The film doesn’t feature any new songs from Beyoncé. It does, however, feature some tracks which weren’t included on the ‘Renaissance’ tour’s initial setlist.The special inclusions include covers of Tina Turner’s ‘River Deep, Mountain High’ and ‘Love Hangover’ by Diana Ross.

Spotify Wrapped has been launched, revealing the most popular artists, songs, albums and podcasts in the UK and giving users special insight into their own listening habits.Shared each year by the streaming platform, this latest edition introduces a range of new features and is available to access now via the Spotify mobile app (iOS and Android) or on desktop by heading to the website.As well as showing the usual insights into each user’s own listening habits, a new range of features have been rolled out for the 2023 edition too. These include a new section called ‘Me in 2023’ which reveals which one of the 12 listening styles best describes the way you listen on Spotify, and a new section called ‘Sound Town’, which matches you to a city based on your listening and shared artist affinity.Pre-existing insights such as Top Five Genres and Top Five Artists have also been given a new design, and some of the most popular musicians of 2023 have recorded messages that will be played if they feature as one of your top artists.An AI DJ feature has also been added to guide listeners through their personalised Wrapped – serving up a mix based on your taste and sharing commentary about some of your favourite artists, genres, songs and more.

Animal lovers Clare and Phillip Boardman have built a hospital for rescue seals – complete with swimming pool – in the garden of their four-bedroom bungalow.

Oscar Pistorius will soon be out of prison.

Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison soon, almost ten years after he was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.The Olympian and double amputee has been in a South African prison since Valentine's Day 2013 when he shot his model girlfriend four times, claiming he thought she was an intruder. Despite being originally sentenced to five years, this was later increased to 13 years and five months after his conviction was upgraded to murder.