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Jade Bird Only Wants Close Collaborations
Jade Bird would only write a song for someone she is “close” to.The 23-year-old singer finds it interesting that she and her collaborators produce a “snapshot of [their] moment together” when she pens songs with...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 December 2020
Stars Donate To Annie Lennox's The Circle Music Auction
Taylor Swift, Jessie J and Hozier are among the stars who have donated prizes to Annie Lennox's The Circle Music Auction. Annie's not-for-profit organisation The Circle - which works to empower marginalised women and girls...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 June 2020
Upcoming Releases: What We're Looking Out For In March 2019
For the first of our monthly previews, it looks like we're in for another stellar month for music as we go into the start of Spring. We'll see a number of eagerly anticipated debut albums,...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 28 February 2019
Ten Huge Albums We're Looking Forward To In 2019
Happy New Year, music lovers! 2018 was a cracker for great albums, and the coming 12 months also promises to shape up. Here’s just ten of the most exciting new album releases scheduled for 2019.LANA...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 12 January 2019
Music News Round-up: Stormzy Headlines Glastonbury, Hozier Returns, The Klf's Death Pyramid
STORMZY CONFIRMED AS FIRST GLASTO 2019 HEADLINERGrime superstar Stormzy has been named as the first headliner for the 2019 edition of Glastonbury Festival. The 25 year old rapper will be taking to the iconic Pyramid...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 18 November 2018
Hozier Writes New Song 'Better Love' For 'The Legend Of Tarzan'
Hozier releases his soundtrack offering for David Yates directed movie 'The Legend of Tarzan' today in a song entitled 'Better Love'. The tune will appear alongside a magnetic score from composer Rupert Gregson-Williams which has...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 17 June 2016
John Boyega, Adele And Hozier Feature In Forbes' List Of '30 Most Influential Europeans Under 30'
Musicians Hozier and Adele and Star Wars: The Force Awakens actor John Boyega are among those named by Forbes magazine in their first ever list of the 30 most influential Europeans under 30. The magazine...
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 January 2016
Adele Wins Two Prizes At Bbc Music Awards
Adele has trounced the competition at the 2015 BBC Music Awards, winning two of the five prizes in the form of British Artist of the Year and BBC Live Performance of the Year, for her...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 10 December 2015
One Direction And Little Mix To Perform At Bbc Music Awards 2015
One Direction, Little Mix and Jess Glynne and more have been confirmed to perform at this year's BBC Music Awards.The annual event will be hosted by BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans and former Radio...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 October 2015
Rihanna To Perform At This Year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Rihanna, Selena Gomez and The Weekend are set to perform at this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.The talented musicians have been announced as the acts to take to the stage at the runway event on...
By Bang Showbiz in Fashion / Beauty on 13 October 2015
Hozier Accepts Public Apology From Chilly Gonzales Over Take Me To Church Allegations
Gonzales hit headlines late last month (Sep15) after claiming Hozier's tune sounded identical to How Come You Never Go There, the 2011 track he produced for singer Feist. He even compared the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 October 2015
Hozier Files Defamation Suit Over Plagiarism Allegations
The rocker scored a huge breakout hit with the Grammy Award-nominated Take Me to Church, which he originally released in 2013, but Gonzales recently stirred controversy by claiming Hozier's tune is identical to...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2015
Hozier Suing Chilly Gonzales
Hozier is suing Chilly Gonzales.The 25-year-old singer/songwriter has started legal action against the musician after the latter accused him of plagiarism with his hit single 'Take Me To Church'.Chilly, 43, recently commented on the similarities...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2015
Rock Documentary Icon Murray Lerner Wants To Make A Film About Hozier
The odd couple met at the Newport Folk Festival earlier this summer (15) and Lerner, who directed classic concert movies Festival and Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight, admits they struck up...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2015
Noel Gallagher & Hozier Among Guests On Breast Cancer Charity Song
The track, which is already available to stream ahead of a 1 October (15) street date, is the brainchild of California-based DJ Greg MCQuaid. The song, which also features vocals from Graham...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 30 September 2015
Friends Again? Demi Lovato Shares Selfie With Selena Gomez
Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez are friends again! The two reportedly fell out a while ago but have managed to get their friendship back on track. Lovato indicated they were back on speaking terms again...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 September 2015
Janet Jackson And Kanye West For Iheartradio Music Festival
Janet Jackson, Kanye West and The Who are among performers announced for 2015's iHeartRadio Music Festival.The iconic artists will all take to the stage at the two-day event which will take place at MGM Grand...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 31 July 2015
UK Music Hits Landmark Of 500 Million Streams In A Single Week
The streaming revolution has gained some serious steam in Britain, as for the first time ever more than 500 million songs were streamed online in a single week. It’s the first time the number of...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 25 July 2015
Kasabian Drink With Fans After Open'er Festival
Kasabian drank beer with fans on a beach until sunrise after their set at Poland's Open'er Festival.The band - featuring Tom Meighan, Serge Pizzorno, Chris Edwards and Ian Matthews - headlined the final day of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 July 2015
Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk' Tops List Of 2015'S Most Streamed Songs
Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk, featuring Bruno Mars, has been named the most streamed track of 2015 so far, in a list compiled by OfficialCharts.com. The track has already notched up just over 45 million streams...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 05 July 2015
Bonnaroo 2015 Is Here! Here's What The Rest Of The Weekend Has In Store
Bonnaroo is in full swing and while we've seen some pretty impressive acts so far, the musical forecast shows things are not going to get quieter anytime soon. One of America's biggest and most diverse...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 12 June 2015
Hozier Feels Objectified By Fans
Hozier feels objectified by his fans.The 'Take Me To Church' hitmaker tends to feel ''uncomfortable'' when his fans ask for photos with him, and even said he finds the experience to be ''objectifying'' because people...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 June 2015
Hozier Postpones London Show
The Take Me To Church star was slated to perform at The Forum venue in the British capital, but he axed the concert just hours before he was due to take to the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 June 2015
Kylie Minogue Praises 'Courageous' Boy George At Ivor Novellos
Kylie Minogue praised Boy George for writing ''courageous'' songs as she presented him with the Outstanding Contribution to British Music prize at The 60th Anniversary Ivor Novello Awards.The 'I Should Be So Lucky' hitmaker...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 May 2015
Kanye West's Performance Muted At Billboard Music Awards
Kanye West was repeatedly muted during his Billboard Music Awards performance on Sunday (17.05.15).The 37-year-old rapper performed his tracks 'Black Skinhead' and 'All Day' at the star-studded ceremony at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 May 2015
Sony Pulls Adele, Kelly Clarkson And More From Soundcloud
In another instalment of the ongoing struggle between record labels and streaming sites, Sony has removed a number its artists from SoundCloud, including Adele, in a dispute over royalties.Sony pulled a number of its artists’...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 10 May 2015
Adele And Kelly Clarkson Songs Pulled From Soundcloud
Bosses at Sony Music Entertainment have also taken down recordings by Hozier, Miguel and Passion Pit after negotiations with SoundCloud executives broke down. A SoundCloud spokesperson tells Billboard.com in a statement, "We...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 May 2015
Taylor Swift To Open Billboard Music Awards With New Video
The line-up for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards was already very impressive, with Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith all set to perform on stage, and officials have now filled a (blank)...
By Gary Roberts in Music / Festivals on 07 May 2015
Hozier And Este Haim Team Up For Energetic Coachella Duet
Hozier and Este Haim performing together - isn't that the most Coachella thing you've ever heard? The LA-based music festival played host to this most hipster-ish of pairings yesterday, Saturday April 11, during the first...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 12 April 2015
Bonnaroo 2015: More Thrills Added To The Summer Line-up
More additions have been announced for Bonnaroo 2015 as the June event draws ever closer. D'angelo & The Vanguard, Kacey Musgraves and Songhoy Blues join an already stellar line-up for this 10-stage bonanza, while the...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2015
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