Rachel Chinouriri: Celebs Rumors

Rachel Chinouriri has performed a radiant cover of Coldplay‘s ‘The Scientist’ ahead of this year’s Glastonbury where both musicians will play.Chinouriri’s rendition of Coldplay’s 2002 hit was performed as part of Spotify’s Single series. Her version of the track is a bit more upbeat and features her silky vocal runs towards the end of the song.The ‘Never Need Me’ singer has been vocal about her love for Chris Martin and co.

Coldplay have responded to Rachel Chinouriri‘s recent cover of ‘The Scientist’ for Spotify Singles.The NME Cover star recently performed her rendition of the track for Spotify Singles, which follows her vocal love for Coldplay, telling The Forty Five that they “saved my life”.“I was 13 and going through that the worst time ever as I was in a racist secondary school, but Coldplay was one thing that kept me going,” she told the publication. “I have this love and connection with Coldplay that is just endless, and no one can ever change my mind.

Mark Sutherland Max Lousada is buzzing. Warner Music Group’s CEO of Recorded Music is back in his hometown, London, and the sun has come out for what feels like the first time in a spectacularly sodden summer, even by dismal British standards. Both the rays and Lousada have returned just in time for Glastonbury, the legendary festival that attracts 200,000 fans and features hundreds of artists across a weekend of music, mayhem — and, in most years, mud.

SXSW have announced that they have dropped the US Army and defense contractor RTX Corporation as sponsors for the 2025 edition of the festival.This year’s SXSW was overshadowed by decisions related to the festival’s sponsorship. Many artists refused to play at the Festival in Austin, Texas in March because of the event’s connections to the US Army and weapons companies amid the Israel-Gaza conflict. These included Gruff Rhys, Kneecap, Sprints, Lambrini Girls, Gel, Rachel Chinouriri, Cardinals and NewDad.SXSW responded to the cancellations in a statement: “We are an organisation that welcomes diverse viewpoints.

Glastonbury 2024 – and bets have been suspended on one huge artist already.The legendary Worthy Farm festival will be taking place between June 26 and 30 this year, and will see headline sets from Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, as well as Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, The National and others.The initial wave of acts were confirmed back in March, and since then the organisers have been drip-feeding separate posters for the festival’s many areas and stages – including Left Field, Woodsies, The Glade, the Acoustic Stage, Silver Hayes, The Park, Block9 and The Common.Yesterday (June 4), the festival shared the complete schedule details for 2024, and confirmed numerous new acts in the process. These included Tems, James, Jamie Webster, The Staves, The Zutons, Soft Play (fka Slaves), Rachel Chinouriri, Femi Kuti, Seasick Steve, Squeeze, Johnny Flynn and many more.That being said, fans were quick to spot some gaps in the schedule, where a number of secret sets will be taking place.

Glastonbury Festival‘s famed secret sets this year, with 28 mystery acts yet to be revealed.After the Worthy Farm festival unveiled its stage times and a slew of new additions to its line-up including Tems, James, Jamie Webster, Soft Play (fka Slaves) Rachel Chinouriri and more, fans quickly spotted that there were gaps where secret sets would be taking place.One particularly significant gap was spotted on the Woodsies Stage at 6pm on Saturday. One act rumoured to fill that slot is Kasabian, who are gearing up to release their new album ‘Happenings’, with one fan pointing out that they had been sharing footage from Glastonbury on their socials in recent months.

Glastonbury sharing new names for the 2024 edition, as well as the full line-up and schedule.The legendary Worthy Farm festival will be taking place later this month, and see headline sets from Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, as well as the likes of Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz and The National.The initial wave of acts were confirmed back in March, and since then the organisers have been drip-feeding separate posters for the festival’s many areas and stages – including Left Field, Woodsies, The Glade, the Acoustic Stage, Silver Hayes, The Park, Block9 and The Common.Now, the festival has shared the schedule details for 2024, and confirmed numerous new acts in the process.Announced this morning (June 4), the new artists added to the extensive line-up included Nigerian pop star Tems – who will be performing at the Other Stage on Saturday between 2:15pm and 3:15pm – and indie veterans James, who are set to take to the Other Stage on Sunday between 3pm and 4pm.More indie heavyweights have been confirmed too, including Jamie Webster, The Staves, The Zutons and Soft Play (fka Slaves).Others include Rachel Chinouriri, Femi Kuti, Seasick Steve, Squeeze, Johnny Flynn and many more.This year, there isn’t a big-name secret act included on the poster – like seen in 2023 with Foo Fighters, who posed under the alias The Churnups – although there is a gap at the Woodsies stage at 6pm on Saturday where the act is still yet to be announced.Visit here for the full line-up, stage splits and schedule.Following the announcement, punters have taken to social media to share their reactions to the new artists confirmed for the 2024 line-up.“This has made my day!” one user wrote, reacting to Squeeze announcing that they had joined this

Grammy-nominated vocalist Coco Jones features on The Cover this week (May 20) 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 Jones can be read here.To celebrate, the LA-based artist has put together a playlist titled ‘Cleansed Of Him’, featuring tracks from Summer Walker, Doja Cat, Sabrina Carpenter, fellow NME Cover star Rachel Chinouriri and more.

Brian Eno, Nadine Shah and Maxine Peake will be among the performers at a special benefit event in support of Palestine at London’s Union Chapel on April 18. The show, which is titled Sumud and promises “a fundraising evening of music, spoken word and film for Palestine”, will be hosted by Amos Trust and Palestine Music Expo, and tickets are available here. All proceeds will go to Amos Trust’s emergency appeal for Gaza.

Cardinals, Chalk, Enola Gay, Gurriers and NewDad, gathered at downtown Austin’s Velveeta Room to show solidarity with Palestine amid the ongoing war in Gaza. This came after it was revealed last week that the US Army was a “super sponsor” of the music, film, culture and tech festival as well as defence contractor RTX (Raytheon), which has supplied weapons to Israel.The venue was previously set to host the Music For Ireland showcase, while as per a report from Nialler9, Belfast’s Enola Gay were booked to play a separate, UK-led event via PRS funding.

SXSW has issued a statement about artists and bands pulling out of the festival in support of Palestine.Artists such as NewDad, Cardinals, Enola Gay and others have recently dropped out of the festival due to the event’s association with the US army and weapons companies amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.Yesterday, Texas governor Greg Abbott took to X (formerly Twitter) to write: “Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Army Sponsorship. Bye.

NewDad, Cardinals, Enola Gay and Rachel Chinouriri have become the latest artists to boycott this year’s SXSW festival.The artists join the likes of Kneecap, Sprints, Lambrini Girls, Scowl, Gel, Okay Shalom and Squirrelflower in pulling out of performing at the festival due to the event’s association with the US army and weapons companies amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.The annual music, culture and arts showcase takes place in Austin, Texas from March 12-14.In a joint post on social media, Cardinals, Enola Gay, Gurriers, NewDad and Sprints wrote:“To be clear, we, as ‘Music From Ireland’ bands will be partaking in any official SXSW shows. We stand in complete solidarity with Palestine and others who have spoke out against, and boycotted SXSW.“Sponsorship of the festival from the US army as well as defence contractors/those sending arms to destroy innocent lives is an act we find disgusting and reprehensible.

Adele has given a shoutout to Rachel Chinouriri during her Las Vegas residency.The moment took place while the iconic London singer was on stage at The Colosseum Theatre at Caesars Palace, as part of her ongoing ‘Weekends With Adele’ residency in Las Vegas.Midway through her set, she spoke directly to the audience to recall her love of 25-year-old British singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri, and declare that she would be going to see her perform live next month.“Someone sent me a song, I actually can’t remember the name, [but] I’m going to remember her name for next week so I can give her a shoutout,” Adele said while seated next to her pianist on the night.“There’s a new artist, she’s British, her name is Rachel [Chinouriri] and she does like indie music. She’s absolutely amazing, she has a show in LA in March and I’m going to go on my own.

Rachel Chinouriri‘s new single ‘Never Need Me’.Pugh is seen playing a friend of Chinouriri’s in the music video, who consoles her through a break-up and takes revenge on her ex-boyfriend by going to a birthday party and throwing cake in his face.In a new behind-the-scenes video, Pugh told the story of how she and Chinouriri crossed paths. “Recently I was in LA and I was listening to her songs and I thought, ‘You know what, I’m actually going to reach out to this amazing artist’.“And I just said ‘Thank you for making my day today’ and then she replied and said she was also a fan. Then this idea came that I was in her music video.“She’s an absolute babe,” Chinouriri added of Pugh.

Rachel Chinouriri‘s newest music video features an appearance from Florence Pugh!

Rachel Chinouriri has announced her debut album ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events’ and shared her new single ‘Never Need Me’.The track is the second song to be released, following the LP’s lead single ‘The Hills’. Featuring a soaring indie pop sound, Chinouriri sings: “In my head you can do what you like / Oh no, I couldn’t care what you do with your life / I hope you just take it easy / I hope that you never need me”, as an ode to putting yourself first despite caring deeply about another person.Speaking about ‘Never Need Me’ in a press release, Chinouriri said: “I made this song with a sense of heartbreak but empowerment.

Rachel Chinouriri has compiled an exclusive playlist to accompany this week’s Cover story.The London-raised artist features on The Cover this week (January 15) 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 Chinouriri can be read here.To celebrate, the indie songwriter has put together a playlist titled ‘Noughties Nostalgia’ featuring tracks from a wealth of that era’s leading artists, including Kelis (‘Trick Me’), Lily Allen (‘LDN’) and Duffy (‘Mercy’).

Sophie Turner might be moving on, but that doesn’t mean she’s not still processing her breakup from Joe Jonas!

Sophie Turner shared a song on her Instagram Story and it’s getting a lot of attention.

NME 100 alumni P-rallel has spoken to NME ahead of the release of his debut full-length project, ‘Movement’ – which is out tomorrow (Friday October 27). The West London-born DJ-producer has become one of the most-talked-about rising stars in the UK dance scene, now DJing at prestigious festivals such as Boomtown and Glastonbury.

Mel C has announced plans for a one-off gig in London to mark her 50th birthday in 2024.The former Spice Girl will perform songs from her 30 year career and according to a press release will be joined by some “very special surprise guests” at KOKO in Camden on January 12.The show is her first in the capital since 2022. She’s released eight solo albums to date, the latest being her 2020 self-titled LP.Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday (September 15) at 10am BST and can be purchased here.I’m thrilled to announce that I'll be celebrating my 50th birthday next year by performing at the iconic London venue KOKO and I would love for you all to join me!Register now on my website, https://t.co/qTBpjAoC75, for exclusive pre-sale ticket access.

APPOINTMENTSUniversal Music has appointed Sally Davies as Managing Director of Abbey Road Studios. “It’s truly an honour and privilege to be taking on the role of Managing Director of Abbey Road Studios, a place of great music and ground-breaking sound”, she says.

Mel C, Self Esteem and more have come together to record a song for the England Women’s World Cup team. Check out ‘Call Me A Lioness’ below.Shared today (July 19), the track celebrates their win at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, and rallies behind them ahead of the World Cup, which kicks off in Australia this week.

RELEASESN-Dubz are back with new single ‘February’, their first release under their new deal with EMI Records.Four Tet has released new track ‘Three Drums’.Rachel Chinouriri has released new single ‘Ribs’. “I wrote ‘Ribs’ when I had a chest infection and a crush on someone and it was annoying me”, she says. “So I combined my two annoyances and described my liking of someone as a chest infection that was hurting my ribs because I actually had achy ribs.

Dermot Kennedy has been announced as the final headliner at this year’s All Points East festival in London.The Irish singer will close out out the bash at Victoria Park on Sunday, August 27 alongside SG Lewis, Olivia Dean, James Vincent McMorrow, Nick Mulvey, Novo Amor, Moncrieff, Rachel Chinouriri and Áine Deane.Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT this Thursday (April 6) – you’ll be able to purchase yours here. A pre-sale is also due to go live at 9am today – sign up here.All Points East 2023 is also due to host performances from The Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs (August 25), Jungle (26) and Haim (28).Additionally, APE will stage this year’s Field Day in Victoria Park on August 19.

ArrDee and Cat Burns have released a new single together – listen to ‘Home For My Heart’ below.The collaboration arrives with a moving music video, which pays tribute to the pair’s humble upbringings. It was directed by Najeeb Tarazi, and sees Burns and ArrDee perform together in and around a number of London neighbourhoods.The track tells the story of a relationship breakdown, with the Brighton rapper detailing the pressures of balancing his recent success with his personal life.“Please don’t give up on us”, sings Burns in the moving chorus. “Where’s the home for a heart when you’re a mile high?” replies ArrDee.‘Home For My Heart’ is the first new material from Burns since her October 2022 single, ‘People Pleaser’.

Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers are set to headline Barn On The Farm festival later this year, as one of only two UK 2023 dates – get tickets here.Taking place between June 29 and July 02, Barn On The Farm is held at Over Farm in Gloucester and the 2023 festival will be headlined by Holly Humberstone.Barn On The Farm has now confirmed that joining her at the top of the bill will be Bleachers, in their first ever UK festival headline appearance.“I grew up wishing I could go to all the festivals over in the UK…So it’s a goddamn honour for Bleachers to headline our first UK festival. Bringing everything we got.

Dylan has shared a brand new song called ‘Every Heart But Mine’, complete with a choir featuring Cat Burns, Rachel Chinouriri and more.The rising star, real name Natasha Woods, shared her recent mixtape ‘The Greatest Thing I’ll Never Learn’ last October via Island Records, and has returned with her first new music of 2023.As Dylan reveals, the collaborative nature of the song – which also features Mae Muller, Sody and Beren Olivia – came about after the singer met some of her musician friends to discuss its meaning.“I have been waiting for this song to come out forever because for me, it is the biggest confidence booster of a lyric.” Dylan said. “I think the song has many meanings behind it.

Every Thursday, we here at Official Charts round up the biggest New Releases coming your way across music and home entertainment. 

Every Thursday, we here at Official Charts round up the biggest New Releases coming your way across music and home entertainment. 

Sam Fender has announced the set times for his Finsbury Park show tomorrow (July 15).The singer-songwriter has nine acts supporting his biggest headline event to date at the London park. Fontaines D.C., Declan McKenna, Beabadoobee, Goat Girl, Nilüfer Yanya, Rachel Chinouriri, Stone, Heidi Curtis and Kay Greyson are all scheduled to perform.In addition to sharing the stage times, Fender also posted an update to fans advising them on rule changes in light of the current heatwave.Suncream bottles of any size will now be permitted and fans can also bring in sealed plastic water bottles of up to 750ml.

Simon Pegg has spoken of his newfound love at BTS during a backstage interview with NME at Glastonbury 2022. Watch the clip here.Pegg was attending the festival as an ambassador for Greenpeace, and also to enjoy the much-awaited return of the event.

The Snuts have announced the release of their second album, ‘Burn The Empire Out’ – find out more info below.The Scottish band’s forthcoming LP is the follow-up to their 2021 debut LP, ‘W.L.’, which topped the UK’s Official Albums Chart in April last year, marking the first time in 14 years that a Scottish band scored a UK Number One album.Speaking about the new album and how lockdown provided them with more time to tackle the topics that were important to them, frontman Jack Cochrane said: “The universe delivered us time to create a record where we finally felt we could address some of the topics, be it societal or spiritual, that we have been dying to scream out.”He continued: “There are songs about the highs & lows, stuff we really want to talk about and things we cannot help but feel, but have just never made the space to.”Due out October 7 via Parlophone Records, the album has so far been previewed by three tracks: ‘End Of The Road’ featuring Rachel Chinouriri, ‘Zuckerpunch’, and the album’s title track.Alongside the news of their second LP, The Snuts have released another track from the album, the “care-free, four to the floor, singalong indie anthem” ‘The Rodeo’. You can listen to it below.“‘The Rodeo’ is about knowing that your life is more often than not completely out of your control,” explained Cochrane. “It is about finding merit in the madness and celebrating the journey and not just the destination.

Rachel Chinouriri has announced that she will release her new EP, ‘Better Off Without’, later this month.The songs on the record, she explains, are inspired by the end of a five year relationship. She says: “When you’re together five years, you almost think you’re going to get married at some point.

Sam Fender has sold out his upcoming show at Finsbury Park, which will be the singer’s biggest gig to date.The London event, which is set for Friday (July 15) will feature performances from Fontaines D.C., Declan McKenna, Beabadoobee, Goat Girl, Nilüfer Yanya, Rachel Chinouriri, Stone, Heidi Curtis and Kay Greyson.The North Shields singer-songwriter will be following in the footsteps of the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Queens Of The Stone Age, Pulp and Liam Gallagher in headlining Finsbury Park.“Holy shit, this is absolutely fucking ridiculous!” Fender said.

The Snuts have collaborated with Rachel Chinouriri for their new single ‘End Of The Road’ – you can listen to the track below.The song is the latest taster of new music from The Snuts, who are currently in the studio working on the follow-up to their 2021 album ‘W.L’.Produced by Detonate and Coffee at Abbey Road Studios in London, ‘End Of The Road’, Snuts frontman Jack Cochrane has explained, “is intended to be a musical antidote”.“A remedy for heartache. We wanted the track to be direct and truly versify a sense of self-forgiveness and redemption,” he continued about the track, which you can listen to below.