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Ashnikko has released ‘Cheerleader’, the latest single from her upcoming album. Check it out below.The new single is the latest to be taken from the American singer, rapper and songwriter’s upcoming studio album, ‘WEEDKILLER’, which is set for release next month.

Mad Cool has announced a series of improvements to the festival site in time for the 2024 edition.The festival is set to return to the Spanish city of Madrid for the seventh time later this summer, running between July 10 and July 13.Now, before the 2024 instalment kicks off – with artists including Dua Lipa, Pearl Jam and Bring Me The Horizon leading the line-up – the festival organisers have announced a list of improvements made to the site.Taking place at the Iberdrola Music venue, the enhancements come following audience feedback, and include a reduction of capacity going forward. Unlike previous years, Mad Cool 2024 will now have a reduced capacity, to improve the flow of people both inside and outside the venue and reduce the queues across the site.Additionally, 2024 will also see the number of stages at the festival site reduced from eight to six – an adjustment to once again aid the flow of people, as well as minimise schedule clashes and prevent noise bleed across stages.Elsewhere, more bathroom facilities and water supply points will be added, as well as an increased number of wristband charging points and more relaxing areas across the space.More food options will also be added to the restaurant area, as will more bar spaces.

Ashnikko spoke to NME backstage at Reading Festival 2023 about their “beautiful” friendship with Ethel Cain. Watch the full video interview above.Earlier this year, the pair hit the studio to work on a track for ‘WEEDKILLER’, the recently-released debut album from Ashnikko (born Ashton Casey). The result was expansive closer ‘Dying Star’, a track that details themes of desire and resolution.

Ashnikko is set to play a secret set at Reading Festival 2023 today (August 25) – get all the details below.On the day the pop star releases their debut album ‘WEEDKILLER’, they will play the Festival Republic Stage at Reading at 4pm.It’s not yet clear whether a set at Leeds later in the weekend will follow.Reviewing Ashnikko’s debut album, NME said: “The North Carolinian could have made a killing shilling vague platitudes over punky trap instrumentals, as she did on her previous mixtape, 2021’s ‘Daredevil’.

Ashnikko has shared what it was like working with Ethel Cain on their track ‘Dying Star’, calling it “quite magical”.The two singers teamed up on the final track featured on Ashnikko’s debut album ‘WEEDKILLER‘. The song wraps up the entire LP which was based on a short story Ashnikko wrote about about a race of AI robots who destroy a fae forest.Speaking to NME as the latest star of The Cover, they shared the process of creating ‘Dying Star’ saying :“I wrote the first verse of the song in a session, and I didn’t know what to do with it and was sitting on it for a while.”They continued:“Then I played it to Ethel, and ‘Dying Star’ came out.

NME’s latest star of The Cover, Ashnikko, has shared a playlist exclusively to accompany the story’s launch – listen to it below.The US artist is on this week’s (August 21) edition of The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read Ashnikko’s profile here.Prime yourself for their debut album ‘WEEDKILLER’ with their exclusive playlist, titled: “I am 4 millimetres tall, sitting on a dandelion”.

TRNSMT is just around the corner with stormy weather being predicted to approach the festival grounds. Check out the final forecast below.This year’s festival, which is held in Glasgow’s east end at Glasgow Green, will see acts including Pulp, Sam Fender, The 1975, Niall Horan, George Ezra, Becky Hill and Kasabian take to the main stage as the festival’s headliners.Those attending TRNSMT 2023 (July 7-9) might want to ensure that their trusted pair of wellies are on, along with a poncho, because rain and stormy weather is set to make its way to the festival site all weekend long.See the latest forecast according to BBC Weather below.Friday, July 7: Light rain until about midday with a moderate breeze followed by partly cloudy conditions from 1pm until 6pm when the sun is predicted to be out.

Ashnikko has shared a new track from her upcoming debut album ‘WEEDKILLER’ – watch the video for ‘Possession Of A Weapon’ below.The singer will release their first LP on June 2 via Parlophone (pre-order here), and has so far shared the single ‘Worms’ and the album’s title track.On the new song, she discusses the overturning of Roe vs. Wade last summer, singing: “It’s just flesh, I can be grotesque / Move my body like chess.”In a statement, they said: “The human body has become a political chess piece in a game we cannot see.

Ashnikko has pushed back the release of the music video for ‘Weedkiller’ by a week out of respect following the school shooting in Belgrade.Earlier today, eight pupils and a security guard were killed in a shooting at the Vladislav Ribnikar primary school in the centre of the Serbian capital, with another six pupils and a teacher injured. The shooter, a 13 year old boy named by police as Kosta Kecmanovic, has been arrested along with his parents [via BBC].Ashnikko explained in a tweet that the video release has been delayed because it was filmed in Belgrade.

Ashnikko has shared the title track from her upcoming debut album ‘WEEDKILLER’ – check it out below.The singer will release their first LP on June 2 via Parlophone (pre-order here) and it has been previewed by recent single ‘Worms’.“My bioluminescent heart is glowing. My post-apocalyptic fae world is here for you to journey into,” Ashnikko shared of the album in a statement.

Back in February, Ashnikko shared the blistering “You Make Me Sick!,” their first new song since 2021. Then, last month, they announced a new album called WEEDKILLER, along with unveiling tour dates and the record’s second offering, “Worms.” And today, they’ve returned with the project’s title track.

Ashnikko has released a futuristic environmentally-conscious music video for ‘Worms’ taken from her highly-anticipated debut album ‘WEEDKILLER’.Directed by Ramen Djafari, the music video is “an artistic commentary” on two prevalent issues; the climate crisis and the advancement of technology. Also inspired by the popular dystopian action film Mad Max, we see Ashnikko become part robot to fight off the titular robotic Weedkiller enemies.“I wanted to create a vast world that stretches way beyond the bounds of this one music video,” Djafari said.

Ashnikko, the U.K. alt-pop star who broke out in 2019 with TikTok hit "Stupid," has announced details of their debut album. WEEDKILLER is due on June 2 via Warner Records and is preceded by new song "Worms," which can be streamed below.

Ashnikko has announced their debut album ‘WEEDKILLER’ and shared details of a huge world tour for 2023 – find all the details below.The album will be released on June 2 via Parlophone, and will be available to pre-order from today (March 2) at 6pm GMT from here.“My bioluminescent heart is glowing. My post-apocalyptic fae world is here for you to journey into,” Ashnikko shared in a statement.

Ashnikko spoke to NME on the BRITs 2023 red carpet about her new track ‘You Make Me Sick’ and what to expect from her next project. Watch our video interview above.Last week, the singer shared their first new single since 2021, an aggressive industrial-trap cut titled ‘You Make Me Sick!’It’s [a] pretty angry, ruthless, cutting song,” the singer told NME ahead of the ceremony on Saturday (February 11).

Ashnikko is one of the very few artists who blew up on TikTok whose talent exceeds the limits of the video platform. After their songs "Stupid" featuring Baby Tate and "Daisy" started soundtracking thousands of videos worldwide, the London-based rapper and singer kept the momentum going with their 2021 debut LP DEMIDEVIL, a project that offered new dimension to their relentlessly rage-filled rap.

Wet Leg have covered Ashnikko for Spotify Singles – listen to their take on ‘Daisy’ below.The duo are currently on a US tour behind their self-titled debut album, which they recently restarted after cancelling a number of gigs due to “mental and physical health” issues.Discussing their Ashnikko cover, the band’s Hester Chambers said: “I remember going to stay with Rhian around the time we recorded ‘Chaise [Longue]’ with Jon McMullen and she had told me about this artist she’d been listening to loads. She sang and played ‘Daisy’ on the guitar in the morning while we had coffee.

Ashnikko has shared the fourth track from their ongoing ‘Halloweenie’ series – listen to new song ‘Halloweenie IV: Innards’ below.Every Halloween for the past few years, the pop star has shared a new track in the series, beginning in 2018 with ‘Halloweenie’ itself.In 2019, ‘Halloweenie II: Pumpkin Spice’ followed, before last year they shared the third track in the series, titled ‘Seven Days’.Ahead of this year’s Halloween on Sunday (October 31), ‘Halloweenie IV’, titled ‘Innards’, has

Ashnikko releases two new singles, the genre-blending artist has spoken to NME about mental health, as well as contributing to the Lady Gaga remix album ‘Dawn of Chromatica. Watch our video interview with Ashnikko above.‘Panic Attacks in Paradise’ and ‘Maggots’ follow Ashnikko’s debut mixtape ‘Demidevil’, which was released in January of this year.

Ashnikko has shared two brand new songs – watch the videos for ‘Panic Attacks In Paradise’ and ‘Maggots’ below.The new tracks follow the pop star’s ‘Demidevil’ mixtape, which came out back in January.“’Panic Attacks In Paradise’ and ‘Maggots’ were both written when I was in a very low place,” Ashnikko said of the tracks in a statement. “A nasty festering place where brushing my teeth and getting out of bed felt like a win.

Ashnikko knows how to make an entrance. At the 2020 Brit Awards, we saw her walk the red carpet with her metres of blue hair carried by two men behind her (“Tonight I’m playing Ashnikko Femdom,” she told NME at the time.)And her entrance at Reading Festival is no different.

Ashnikko has shared a vibrant new video for her recent Princess Nokia collaboration ‘Slumber Party’ – watch it below.The track first appeared on the pop star’s ‘Demidevil’ mixtape, which came out back in January.The new video, directed by Charlotte Rutherford, is set in a hyper-modern fantasy world. In a statement, Ashnikko said that ‘Slumber Party’ is “a sexy song I wrote about a girl I had a crush on.

Ashnikko has announced a new run of live dates in the UK and Ireland.The ‘Demidevil’ singer will stop off in London, Manchester, Dublin and Glasgow throughout December, with tickets going on general sale from 10am tomorrow (May 7).The dates, which include stop-offs at the 02 Forum Kentish Town and Manchester’s 02 Ritz, can be viewed in full below.I'M GOING ON A REAL LIFE PHYSICAL IN PERSON LIVE TOUR AROUND NORTH AMERICA, UK, AND IRELAND

It wasn't the original plan, but Ashnikko's new mixtape DEMIDEVIL is arriving weeks ahead of schedule due to its physical copies being shipped out earlier than anticipated.

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London rapper Ashnikko broke out on TikTok with "Stupid," a rap song with a metal heart and big, muscular bars about rejecting fuckboys. She delivered on the promise of that song with "Cry," a Grimes-featuring single that displayed convincingly fraught vocals in the vein of Linkin Park.

Ashnikko's never compromised on saying what's on her mind, whether it's in her music or in conversation. "Stupid," her collaboration with Yung Baby Tate (and one of The FADER's favorite songs of 2019) went viral last year — hundreds of thousands of users filmed themselves lipsyncing to a clip of Ashnikko devilishly proclaiming her status as the ultimate unholy fantasy.