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Charlie Amter The Grammy for remixed recording (non-classical) is a notoriously difficult-to-predict category, with lesser-known names rubbing shoulders with giants of the touring DJ world annually among nominees.  But the space has gained increasing relevance in recent years as remixes such as Imanbek’s take on SAINt JHN’s “Roses” can now generate billions of streams globally. The Kazakh DJ-producer won the remixed recording Grammy two years ago for “Roses,” and he may find himself nominated again in 2023 for his punchy re-work of Dua Lipa’s “Love Again.”  So which DJs may surface as contenders in February? Look for buzzing DJ John Summit’s name to potentially be in the proverbial mix for his hypnotic remix of Kx5’s “Escape,” or maybe he finds himself nominated as an artist via SOFI TUKKER & John Summit’s “Sun Came Up (Claptone Remix).” 

Wargasm have spoken to NME about receiving praise from their nu-metal heroes, as well as the shifting face of metal and what to expect from their upcoming ‘Explicit’ mixtape and debut album.After being one of the first bands to play the Download Pilot in 2021 – a scaled-back COVID test event that celebrated the best and brightest in UK talent – the band revelled in how much their nu-metal swagger met with a punk attitude upset some of the festival regulars. “Understandably so,” said singer Milkie Way, whose mantra is “don’t be bitter, just be better”.This year, at the first full-scale Download for three years, the band opened the main stage on the Sunday. “I was terrified,” Way told NME shortly after coming offstage.

Linkin Park have said that they plan on communicating with their fans “a little more regularly” moving forward.The band, who have been on hiatus since the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017, took to Instagram this evening (May 3) to share a statement with fans.“Two decades in and our LP community continues to inspire us,” Linkin Park wrote. “Your passion and dedication is the lifeblood of what we’ve built together with you.

Eminem‘s ‘Lose Yourself’ in the style of Linkin Park – watch below.The YouTuber, who has become known for his unique interpretations of well-known songs over the past few years, recruited guitarist Jonathan Young for this latest cover.Vincent’s merging of Eminem and Linkin Park fuses the angst found in both sets of artists, with Eminem’s lyrics aligning with the band’s glitchy rock backdrop.While he raps the majority of the song, channelling Mike Shinoda‘s style of rap heard in Linkin Park verses, Vincent also brings in Chester Bennington-style vocals and screams in the chorus.Vincent has previously brought us such delights as Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ in the style of Deftones and a jazz cover of Foo Fighters’ ‘Everlong’.Last year, he shared a reimagining of Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’ in 50 different styles.For the new version, the track is recreated in the style of 50 different bands or genres, including Harry Styles, Daft Punk, The Weeknd, Soundgarden and many, many more, including Vincent’s own cat. Linkin Park have been on hiatus since the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017.

Mike Shinoda has updated fans on the status of Linkin Park, revealing that he and the rest of the band talk “every few weeks”.The musician, who was recently appointed Community Innovation Advisor of Warner Recorded Music, discussed the future of the band during a Twitch livestream on Friday (April 22). Linkin Park have been on hiatus since the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017.“The only Linkin Park news I have for you is that… Yeah, we talk every few weeks – I talk to the guys, or some of the guys,” Shinoda said.

APPOINTMENTSWarner Music has hired Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda as Community Innovation Advisor. More for his work in music tech than as a member of Linkin Park.

iann dior and Travis Barker stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week to perform their new collaborative track, ‘Obvious’ – you can see it below.Taken from dior’s new album, ‘On To Better Things’, its one of three collaborations between the Puerto Rican-American rapper and Blink-182 drummer that appear on the project, following ‘Thought It Was’ (which also features Machine Gun Kelly) and ‘Hopeless Romantic’.Rocking up to Kimmel on Wednesday night (January 26), dior and Barker – alongside a guitarist and bassist – performed the track under a collection of moody green and blue lights as the camera swept the stage.dior launched straight into the performance as soon as Kimmel introduced him. “Now can you hear me?/ When I call your name, it’s kind of scary/ It’s like I’m calling the dead/ And late at night when I’m thinking ’bout it/ I could choose this, too hard to believe,” he sang, opening the first verse.Soon after, just like on the original track, the beat then transitioned to the slower second part of the song.

iann dior has released a new single which features both Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker. Listen to ‘thought it was’ below.The single is the latest taste from dior’s upcoming third studio album ‘On To Better Things’, which is out on Friday (January 21) via 10K Projects.

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda has released a new music and art project called ‘ZIGGURATS’ – you can listen to the four-track project below.The multi-instrumentalist launched a new music/NFT artwork collection on the Tezos blockchain on Thursday (December 2), followed by a traditional release on streaming services on Friday (December 3).“‘ZIGGURATS’ is a music+art release, available as NFT + on streaming,” Shinoda said last month on Twitter. “The NFTs are in ‘profile pic’ style.

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda has confirmed the release of a new music and art project called ‘ZIGGURATS’.According to Shinoda, “ZIGGURATS is a music+art release, available as NFT + on streaming. The NFTs are in ‘profile pic; style.

Yungblud, renforshort has spoken to NME about the “mentorship” of the Doncaster hellraiser – as well as that of Linkin Park icon Mike Shinoda. Watch ren discuss this and the work on her debut album in the video above.Having kicked off a lengthy run supporting Yungblud on his ‘Life On Mars’ UK tour this week, 19-year-old Canadian Lauren ‘ren’ Isenberg has revealed how fans can expect “new and exciting stuff” from her set.“It’s going to be crazy,” ren told NME.

Trivium‘s Matt Heafy has shared a new song produced by Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda – listen to ‘In Defiance’ below.The track was originally touted back in February, when Shinoda revealed that he would be producing a song for Heafy on Twitch, where the Trivium frontman has been creating and sharing a lot of his music across the pandemic.“Gonna try to keep the metal, but mash it up with lots of unexpected things,” Shinoda teased of his ideas around creating the song.Producing a song by

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe worlds of music and gaming are being pureed together by Authentic Artists, a startup touting an AI-powered virtual artist platform whose backers include James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and Linkin Park cofounder Mike Shinoda.The San Francisco-based seed-stage company has created prototypes of 12 “supernatural” virtual-artist avatars, which it describes as ranging from a “lo-fi loving cyborg” to a “high-octane, half-iguana DJ.” Viewers are able to give those

Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda has discussed which of the band’s albums he thinks is the most polarising.Speaking in a new interview with Anthony Fantano, Shinoda talked about the band’s back catalogue and which one of their seven albums seems to divides fans the most.Shinoda revealed: “‘A Thousand Suns’ which was our fourth record, it wasn’t as commercially successful as the earlier ones because nothing could be – that would be impossible.”He continued: “It was very polarising.

Linkin Park have announced a livestream of previously-unseen concert footage and a fan Q&A session as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations for debut album ‘Hybrid Theory’.The band released the record, which featured the tracks ‘One Step Closer’ and ‘In The End’, on October 24, 2000.On Friday (October 9), band members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Joe Hahn, Rob Bourdon and Dave “Phoenix” Farrell will take part in a Q&A session with fans, which will mark their first group interview since

Linkin Park fans have called on the band to share for the past two decades is finally getting a release.Fans knew that ‘Pictureboard’ existed but, apart from some suspecting to have heard it as an interval track during a live performance, none have been able to hear it on record.Now, the band’s guitarist, rapper and singer Mike Shinoda has confirmed that the song will feature on the band’s 20th anniversary reissue of their breakthrough debut album.During a Linkin Park virtual press junket,

Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda has shared a video of himself unboxing the band’s 20th anniversary monster deluxe boxset of ‘Hybrid Theory’.The clip, which you can watch below, sees Shinoda showcasing all the elements of the boxset including an 80 page book, a cassette reproduction of a two-track street team sampler, lithographs, a replica tour laminate, and a poster of the band’s late frontman Chester Bennington.The collection includes five CDs, three LPs (including ‘Reanimation’ and the ‘Hybrid

Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda has reflected on the band’s track ‘She Couldn’t’ after the band released the ‘Hybrid Theory’-era track to mark the record’s 20th anniversary.In a new Instagram post, Shinoda opened up on how the track proved to be one of their first recordings with singer Chester Bennington at the helm.“’She Couldn’t’ is one of the earliest demos we made when Chester [Bennington] joined the band,” he wrote about the track, which was officially released last week after it first leaked

Linkin Park have announced plans to release a 20th anniversary reissue of their debut album ‘Hybrid Theory’.Last week, Mike Shinoda teased plans to celebrate the 2000 album, although he wouldn’t say exactly what they would involve.He told Kerrang!: “We’ve done our best to go to a lot of people who are family, in a sense, and say, ‘What do you think we should do? What would be a good celebration of ‘Hybrid Theory?’ and try our best to do a bunch of those ideas.”Today (August 13), the band

Linkin Park have announced plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Hybrid Theory’.Mike Shinoda has confirmed that the band will be marking the record although he won’t say exactly what that will be.He told Kerrang: “We’ve done our best to go to a lot of people who are family, in a sense, and say, ‘What do you think we should do? What would be a good celebration of ‘Hybrid Theory?’ and try our best to do a bunch of those ideas.He added: “I don’t know what I should say about

Back in 2014, Big Hit Entertainment dropped a Bangtan Bomb featuring Jungkook and V. The BTS members were seen jamming to Linkin Park's Given Up in the video.

Mike Shinoda mix of her power-pop anthem ‘I Drive Me Mad’ – listen to it below.The 18-year-old singer-songwriter released the original version of the track back in March. It featured on her debut EP ‘Teenage Angst’.

Linkin Park have revealed that they still have unreleased material featuring former frontman Chester Bennington.The band went on a hiatus after Bennington took his own life back in 2017.

Chris Martin, Duff McKagan, and Mike Shinoda have signed up to support a new virtual festival co-founded by the widow of tragic Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington.

Rockers Chris Martin, Duff Mckagan, and Mike Shinoda have signed up to support a new virtual festival co-founded by the widow of tragic Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington.

As part of his 'CoronaJam' quarantine music sessions

Linkin Park have thrilled fans by sharing a livestream of them watching unseen footage from one of their first gigs in 2001.