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The Black Keys have broken their silence after cancelling the entirety of their upcoming North American tour, explaining to fans a more “exciting, intimate experience” than the arenas that were scheduled.Fans were dismayed to learn online over the weekend that the run of dates that were due to kick off in September had been pulled.

Coldplay brought out Sabrina Carpenter to sing ‘Magic’ at their BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend headline set – watch the moment below.Earlier today, Sabrina Carpenter performed her own slot at the festival held in Luton – but it turned out that wasn’t the end of her apperance.Seemingly prefacing his future guest, fans were quick to spot frontman Chris Martin singing “that’s that me espresso” at the end of Coldplay’s hit ‘Fix You’, from Carpenter’s recent hit ‘Espresso‘.But Martin went on to surprise fans by bringing out the popstar to sing ‘Magic’, taken off their 2014 album ‘Ghost Stories‘.After their duet, Martin told Carpenter: “Your lyrics are amazing and you’re amazing!”, whilst Carpenter replied: “I love Coldplay. What is this? Give it up for Coldplay – what the hell?” Watch Coldplay and Sabrina Carpenter play ‘Magic’ together below:Sabrina Carpenter performing “Magic” with Coldplay at Big Weekend Luton! pic.twitter.com/hisrJ8QKRc— Sabrina Daily Updates (@SCdailyupdates) May 26, 2024CHRIS MARTIN SAYING THATS THAT ME ESPRESSO???? pic.twitter.com/yhphUDnodR— anna☕️ TODAY (@fvtureselves) May 26, 2024Coldplay recently announced the 25th anniversary edition of ‘Brothers & Sisters’, their debut EP released in 1999.All three songs will be available on a special gatefold double BioVinyl seven-inch record, along with a bonus fourth track on the EP – a new spoken word addition, ‘The Story Of Brothers & Sisters’.The 25th anniversary reissue of ‘Brothers & Sisters’ is due to arrive on November 15 via Fierce Panda – pre-order the EP here.Coldplay are also set to become the first act to headline Glastonbury for the fifth time this June.

Coldplay ended their BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend headline set with a song they’ve written in honour of Luton Town FC, ‘Orange’ – watch it below.Addressing the crowd, frontman Chris Martin noted the amount of press Coldplay had received pleading them to change the lyrics for their hit ‘Yellow’ to ‘Orange’, the home colours of the city’s local football team, Luton Town FC. The Big Weekend was held in Luton this year.Though Coldplay did go on to play ‘Yellow’ unchanged, Martin unveiled a special song he wrote in honour of the Hatters, fittingly called ‘Orange’.It saw Martin croon lyrics such as: “We didn’t win all our matches, we didn’t win the cup / But when you get knocked down in Luton, you always get back up!” and “I was born in love with Luton, and I’m always gonna be”. Luton Town FC returned the love on social media, writing: “Coldplay just said they love us

Facebook post shared online, Ingle’s son Doug Ingle Jr shared: “It’s with a heavy heart & great sadness to announce the passing of my Father Doug Ingle. Dad passed away peacefully this evening [May 24] in the presence of family.“Thank You Dad for being a father, teacher and friend.

She Wants Revenge.Now, The Chameleons have released their newest EP, titled ‘Where Are You’. Frontman Burgess said of the EP: “It’s exciting to finally be putting out fresh Chameleons material for the first time in over twenty years, although initially I found it quite daunting.“The question about new music is one I had been asked the most from people coming to the shows, a great many of whom weren’t even born when those records were originally made but nevertheless were excited and inspired by the music enough to catch multiple shows on multiple tours.”Listen to ‘Where Are You’ down below:The EP, which contains its title track along with ‘Endlessly Falling’ and ‘Forever’, is set to be the first taster of their upcoming album ‘Arctic Moon’, reportedly out later this year on Metropolis Records.

Bruce Springsteen has announced he will postpone his Prague and Milan shows due to “vocal issues”.Springsteen, who is currently embarking on his UK/EU tour, recently postponed his show in Marseille citing “vocal issues and under doctor’s direction”.Now, the musician has announced via social media that he will reschedule his upcoming shows at Airport Letnany in Prague (May 28) and San Siro Stadium in Milan (June 1 and 3), with new dates to be announced shortly.“Following yesterday’s postponement in Marseille due to vocal issues, further examination and consulting has led doctors to determine that Bruce should not perform for the next ten days,” a statement from the musician read.“Bruce is recuperating comfortably, and he and the E Street Band look forward to resuming their hugely successful European stadium tour on June 12 in Madrid at the magnificent Civitas Metropolitan.”A post shared by Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen)The Boss previously had to reschedule his 2023 US tour dates following his continuing battle with peptic ulcer disease.A statement posted to social media noted that while Springsteen had “continued to recover steadily”, he had been advised to “continue treatment through the rest of the year” per consultations with his doctor.We caught Springsteen at his Hyde Park shows last July, giving his concert a full five stars: “A force of personality like no other, if Springsteen’s ultimate goal really is to change lives by night, then it’s mission accomplished here.

Tool song, which he has said makes “Dream Theater look like Weezer”.Portnoy, who rejoined the Boston prog metal band in October last year after a 13-year absence, took up the challenge from the Drumeo YouTube channel to learn Tool’s 12-minute track ‘Pneuma’, from 2019’s ‘Fear Inoculum’.The percussionist was given six hours to master the track, in what Drumeo described as “the most difficult challenge we’ve ever given anyone”.Over the course of the video, which you can watch below, Portnoy studies footage of Tool drummer Danny Carey and scouring the sheet music to decipher the song’s complexity.“This makes Dream Theater sound like fuckin’ Weezer,” Portnoy exclaims at one point. “With all due respect to Weezer, I love Weezer.

Spotify have announced their decision to abandon making its ‘Car Thing’ devices just three years after release.The Car Thing is an accessory released by Spotify back in 2021 that “allows users to control Spotify through car speakers when connected to a phone by using both voice recognition and preset buttons.”Originally, the company revealed in a 2022 earnings report that it had stopped manufacturing the product. Now, Spotify will axe the Car Thing in its entirety, announcing it will “no longer be operational” after December 9, 2024.“We’re discontinuing Car Thing as part of our ongoing efforts to streamline our product offerings,” they wrote on their website.

Tony Iommi has responded to Ozzy Osbourne‘s recent plea to play one final Black Sabbath show.Earlier this month, the frontman admitted he would “jump at the chance” to play a final Black Sabbath show with drummer Bill Ward. He dropped out of their planned reunion in 2012 citing an “unreasonable contract”.

Lizzo has posted her live video reaction to a recent South Park skit in which they mocked her as part of an episode about the celebrity use of Ozempic.On Friday, an episode of the adult animated show titled ‘The End of Obesity’ aired on Paramount+, containing parodies around the so-called weight loss drug Ozempic. It includes a spoof sketch where Eric Cartman can’t afford the drug, so his doctor prescribes him ‘Lizzo’, to train him in body positivity so he can stop worrying about his weight.“I want you to listen to Lizzo five times a day, and watch her videos just before bedtime,” the doctor says.

Noel Gallagher’s taunts after Manchester City’s Premier League victory, saying, “He lives in London! You can’t start talking about Manchester.”Last weekend (May 19), City won a record fourth consecutive league title and during the celebrations, City fan Gallagher took the chance to send a jibe to former Manchester United captain Neville.“Gary Neville, at this moment in time,” he said, in an exaggerated Mancunian accent, “I wonder how he’s feeling.”Neville shot back at the former Oasis man, telling BBC Manchester, “He’s been a big part of Manchester’s history, but he lives in London. Do you know what I mean, don’t talk about Manchester, you live in London.”A post shared by BBC Manchester (@bbcmanchester)“You live in Knightsbridge, or wherever it is, Hampstead.

Bat For Lashes has spoken to NME about how her upcoming sixth album ‘The Dream Of Delphi’ poses a “cosmic, raw, maternal look at love”.Previous Ivor and Mercury Prize nominee Natasha Khan – AKA Bat For Lashes – was in attendance at the Ivor Novellos on Thursday (May 23) to present the award for Best Film Score which was won by Jerskin Fendrix for Poor Things.“I love film,” she told NME on the red carpet. “I’ve made short films, I’ve got a film coming out next week, I’ve won an Ivor Novello for a BBC drama series soundtrack.

You Me At Six, All-American Rejects and I Prevail. The southern leg went down at Hatfield Park yesterday (May 25).The rock, pop-punk and emo festival took to social media this morning to give an update on the current status of today’s event.Shortly before 10am, they wrote: “Having assessed the ground conditions for Slam Dunk North, we are sorry to inform you that due to the weather, the ground is in bad condition.”Important information regarding Slam Dunk North.

CMAT has spoken to NME about the impressive cultural footprint of her native Ireland, as well as plans for her next album – which could arrive sooner than you think.Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson was speaking to us on the red carpet of the Ivor Novellos in London this week (Thursday May 23), where she was nominated for Best Album for the acclaimed ‘Crazymad, For Me‘ – but was already convinced that she wouldn’t win due to the competition she faced. The award was later picked up by Yussef Dayes.“Lankum are nominated for the award, who’ve already beat me for Irish album of the year – also RAYE, who won 75million awards at the BRITs and I just sat through that, twiddling my thumbs, not winning anything,” Thompson told NME.

Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book, has died at the age of 95.Richard and his brother Robert B. Sherman served as the in-house songwriters at Disney in the 1960s and won two Oscars for their work.

Selena Gomez won the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival last night (May 25) for her role in the Spanish film Emilia Pérez.The popstar shares the award with three of her co-stars in the film, Karla Sofia Gascón, Adriana Paz and Zoe Saldaña.Emilia Pérez is a musical crime comedy directed by Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust and Bone), and it tells the story of a woman who is tasked with assisting an escaped Mexican cartel leader to undergo sex reassignment surgery.The film received one of the festival’s longest standing ovations after its premiere on May 18, and also won the Jury Prize. It has now been acquired by Netflix.The prestigious win cements Gomez’s gradual move away from music and toward embracing acting full-time.

Nicki Minaj has apologised to fans for having to postpone her show in Manchester last night (May 25), saying she spent “5-6 hours” in a Dutch jail cell earlier in the day.The rapper was due to take her ‘Pink Friday 2’ live show to the city’s Co-Op Live venue as part of her ongoing UK and European tour, but she was unable to make it to the gig after the events in the Netherlands.Minaj had livestreamed her own arrest in the afternoon, as she appeared to be detained by Dutch police for allegedly “carrying drugs” while travelling between countries. The Dutch National Police Corps later confirmed she had been arrested.As doors opened at Co-Op Live at 7pm, it was unclear whether Minaj would be able to make it on time, but the announcement finally came at around 9:30pm that she would not be performing.Minaj then posted on social media in the early hours of Sunday morning (May 26) to apologise and update fans on the current situation. “Thank you to everyone who prayed for me today,” she began.

Nicki Minaj’s show at Manchester’s Co-Op Live tonight (May 25) was cancelled after she was arrested in Amsterdam earlier in the day.The rapper was due to take her ‘Pink Friday 2’ live show to the venue as part of her ongoing UK and European tour, but she was unable to make it to the gig after the events in the Netherlands.Minaj livestreamed her own arrest this afternoon, as she appeared to be detained by Dutch police for allegedly “carrying drugs” while travelling between countries. The Dutch National Police Corps confirmed that she had been arrested, but that she had since been released.Doors at the Co-Op Live opened at 7pm, with Minaj due on stage an hour later.

Taylor Swift.On May 11, Butker, the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, delivered a commencement speech at Benedictine College’s graduation ceremony, which sparked a backlash on social media.In it, he quoted a lyric from Swift’s song ‘Bejeweled’ (from 2022’s ‘Midnights’): “As my teammate’s girlfriend says, ‘familiarity breeds contempt’,” he said, before directly addressing the women in the room.“I want to speak directly to you briefly because I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you.”Butker continued: “Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.”And now Kelce, who plays tight end for the Chiefs and is in a high-profile relationship with Swift, has addressed the speech on his New Heights podcast with his brother Jason. Watch his comments below, starting at 24 minutes:Kelce explained that Butker is his friend and he “cherishes him as a teammate”, but was quick to distance himself from the sentiments expressed in the speech.“When it comes down to his views and what he said at the St.

Lana Del Rey celebrated female expression in music and changing attitudes towards domestic violence in her Ivor Novellos acceptance speech this week.The singer was speaking from the stage of the Ivor Novello Awards in London on May 23, where she picked up the Special International Award.She took the chance to address how perceptions of artists like her have changed since she emerged in the early 2010s.“When I started, I think a lot of things were written about how the songs were sort of naval-gazing just about my experience with challenging relationships,” she said.“Now, what we’ve seen is that those songs were not written about a small microcosm of people and women; we’re seeing an acute amount of things written about difficult relationships. Even when COVID began, the second epidemic in the United States was interpersonal relationship violence – it increased by 300 per cent.“I think it’s amazing that female singer-songwriters have the freedom to write about absolutely whatever they want,” she continued.

Lady Gaga has said the music she is currently working on explores the “art of intensity” and is “nothing like anything I’ve ever made before”.The pop icon was speaking at the premiere of her new concert film Gaga Chromatica Ball in Los Angeles this week (May 23). The film, which is directed and produced by Gaga herself, captures a show from the Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles in September 2022, and arrived on HBO Max today (May 25).

The Black Keys appear to have cancelled their upcoming North American arena tour which was due to take place from September to November.The band announced the ‘International Players Tour’ tour last month, which was due to total a run of 31 dates across the US and Canada this autumn, in support of their 12th album ‘Ohio Players’, which came out on April 5.The duo – comprising Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney – were due to kick off in Tulsa on September 17, with Seattle band The Head And The Heart set to support them at select shows. The full list of shows on the tour can be found here.Tickets, which had been available here, now show that all of the shows on the tour are cancelled, although the one-off show at Chicago’s Grant Park on July 6 is still listed as going ahead.

The Bear is out, with Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri’s characters clashing in the heat of the kitchen – watch below.The show, which stars White as an award-winning chef who returns to manage his late brother’s chaotic sandwich shop in Chicago, has been a huge commercial and critical success in its first two seasons, winning 10 Emmys and four Golden Globes.All 10 of the new episodes are set to premiere on FX and Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK on June 27, after FX officially renewed the show for a third season in November last year, just months after the second season dropped.As the trailer shows, the season will pick up at a point where White’s Carmy has opened the reimagined restaurant, now named ‘The Bear’, with several questions about his love life and family problems remaining unanswered from the climax of season two.Edebiri’s Sidney has risen through the ranks in Carmy’s kitchen, and in the trailer, she exclaims, “This is a dysfunctional kitchen,” to which Carmy and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), the restaurant’s manager, reply in unison: “Show me a functional one!”Speaking about the new season, Nick Grad, president at FX Entertainment, has said: “The Bear, which wowed audiences in its first season only to achieve even greater heights in season two, has become a cultural phenomenon. We’re so proud to partner with Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Josh Senior, and the rest of the creative team, as well as the brilliant cast led by Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.Who wants another round? FX’s The Bear is returning for a third season.

Nicki Minaj livestreamed her own arrest in Amsterdam today (May 25), as she appeared to be detained for “carrying drugs” while travelling for a show in Manchester.The rapper performed in the Dutch city on Thursday night, the opening show of a UK and European tour that is due to take her to Manchester’s Co-Op Live tonight, followed by Birmingham, London and Glasgow, and a run of shows around the continent in early June.But in an Instagram Live post, Minaj filmed what appeared to be a group of Dutch police officers arresting her and asking her to enter a police vehicle so they could take her to the station.Watch the footage below:Nicki Minaj has been arrested in Amsterdam (of all places) for “carrying drugs.”Minaj immediately went on Instagram Live and asked for a lawyer.

Sabrina Carpenter’s smash hit ‘Espresso’ has completed an entire month at the top of the UK Singles Chart.On Friday (May 24), the song was announced as the Number One for a fourth consecutive week, holding off the challenge of Billie Eilish, whose track ‘LUNCH’ could only claim the Number Two spot.‘Espresso’s four-week supremacy matches Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ earlier this year, although Noah Kahan’s ‘Stick Season’ managed a total of seven weeks at the top in January and February.The song arrived last month, and came as the follow-up to Carpenter’s hit 2022 album ‘Emails I Can’t Send’ and recent singles ‘Nonsense’ and ‘Feather’.The singer also dropped a Christmas EP last year and hit the road with Taylor Swift, joining the pop icon as the support act for her recent run of ‘Eras’ tour dates across the US and Asia.Carpenter recently opened up about her mindset when she was writing the song. “There was something really exciting about the fact that there was so much personality throughout the entire song, because those are the ones that are really, really fun to sing live with a crowd,” she explained.“Those are the ones that people, I think when they don’t know my music or who I am or anything, they can just tune in to a single song and kind of leave with a better idea of my sense of humour.”She went on to say that the song was an attempt to capture a moment of self-confidence.

Millie Bobby Brown has apparently married Jake Bongiovi, son of Jon Bon Jovi.The Stranger Things star has been engaged to Bongiovi since April 2023, having rumoured to be dating him since June 2021.Now, it appears the two have secretly tied the knot, according to The Sun, who also claimed Bon Jovi himself and his wife Dorothea were also in attendance with Brown’s parents.“It was a very low-key, romantic affair with their closest family with them as they said their vows,” a source told the outlet. The Sun also claimed the couple was planning a larger ceremony to take place later this year.There has been no official confirmation from either Brown or Bongiovi yet.Stranger Things co-star Matthew Modine recently revealed that Brown asked him to officiate her wedding to Bongiovi, saying: “I have one of those licenses to get people married and Millie thought it’d be great and then Jake said it would be a great idea, so I wrote the wedding vows and they loved what I wrote for them to join hands and to become husband and wife.”Meanwhile, Bon Jovi has previously told the press he gave his son his blessing: “I don’t know if age matters.

Master Peace has spoken to NME about plans for his “wild” second album – looking to “go crazy” and explore the sound of indie sleaze much deeper.Peace Okezie was speaking to NME in the winners’ room of the Ivor Novellos this week, after picking up the coveted Rising Star Award – beating off competition from the likes of Nino SLG, Elmiene, Chrissi and Blair Davie.The artist explained how we was feeling “appreciative, glad, happy, shocked – a lot of shock,” adding: I thought Elmiene was going to take it home, personally.”A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)Explaining the process behind his acclaimed debut album ‘How To Make A Master Peace‘, Okezie said: “The album was clear from the start – I knew what I was trying to do, I knew how I was trying to make it the best album possible for me.“I think to make a masterpiece you need to be authentically yourself and not caring too much about what people think too much. I’m bringing indie back, 100 per cent!”He also went on to explain how the record was inspired by the sounds of indie sleaze – a direction he was looking to explore much further for the follow-up.“Indie sleaze to me is MIA, Santigold, The Strokes, LCD Soundystem.

Metallica has given a particularly spectacular performance in Munich thanks to the help of a thunderstorm.The heavy metal band recently paid a visit to Munich’s Olympiastadion last night (May 24), where they closed out their show in a rather striking fashion.Metallica’s shows are known for their lighting setup, which sees the band surrounded by a circle of eight glowing lights that shoot lasers from the top. At Munich last night, this was made all the more impressive with the help of lightning, which struck just as the band commened their classic ‘Master of Puppets’.A fan has captured the moment the lightning struck in the sky, writing: “Went to the Metallica concert in München today, a thunderstorm happened and it made for the coolest fucking intro of all time”.Watch the incredible moment below:went to the Metallica concert in München today, a thunderstorm happened and it made for the coolest fucking intro of all time pic.twitter.com/Ta4eQHYckd— Jane (@SunsetGirlJane) May 24, 2024NME reviewed Metallica when they visited Amsterdam, giving their live show four stars: “Metallica have always been a gateway band for heavy music, but there’s a renewed excitement around them now.

Springwatch host Chris Packham has made a plea to Taylor Swift over her controversial private jet usage.In previous years, the popstar has topped the list of private jet polluters, with the singer having made 170 trips on her private jet in 2022.Swift’s team defended the singer in a statement, with a representative telling Rolling Stone: “Taylor’s jet is loaned out regularly to other individuals. To attribute most or all of these trips to her is blatantly incorrect.”In response, Swift also threatened to sue a college student this year for tracking her private jet on the grounds of his “stalking and harassing behaviour”.

Natasha Bedingfield joined Ella Henderson onstage at Radio One’s Big Weekend yesterday (Friday May 24). Check out footage below.The ‘These Words’ singer performed her viral hit ‘Unwritten’ with the X Factor star during Henderson’s main stage set at Stockwood Park in Luton.Ahead of inviting her to the stage to duet on her Rudimental-collaboration ‘Alibi’, Henderson said: “This song means so much to me.