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Gossip have shared new album title track ‘Real Power’, written by Beth Ditto in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests.The band returned earlier this year with details of a comeback and new album, which will land on March 22 and be their first music since 2012’s ‘A Joyful Noise‘.‘Real Power’ follows first single ‘Crazy Again’ in previewing the Rick Rubin-produced album, and Ditto spoke in a statement of the global anti-racism protests that inspired the new song.“That song is about how awesome our city is and how it really showed up,” she said. “The system was being rearranged and we were forcing people to reckon with it at a time when it could literally make you ill to gather, during a pandemic.“That’s real power — people coming together, making those decisions to be in the streets.”Listen to ‘Real Power’ below.“Getting to work with Rick again was a true gift!” the band exclusively told NME in a recent interview.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic More than 20 years after his death, there are treasures in the Johnny Cash vault that have remained unmined, despite assumptions that everything interesting might have been brought into the light in the posthumous recordings that came out in the years following his 2003 death. On June 28, Universal Music will issue “Songwriter,” a collection of 11 previously unreleased recordings that Cash demo-ed in 1993, all of them self-penned originals.

Nine Inch Nails’ incendiary 1992 track ‘Wish’ – check out the video below.The track has been put together by the O’Keefe Music Foundation, an Ohio-based non-profit organisation that supports young musicians.The video finds the group of boys and girls joined by a backing band of grown ups, while they bound their way through a version of the track that was first released on NIN’s debut EP ‘Broken’.Watch the kids’ version below:The original track won a Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 1993 and was instrumental in forming the band’s future industrial direction.In other NIN news, Trent Reznor spoke recently about his relationship with the band’s classic album ‘The Downward Spiral’ on the 30th anniversary of its release.“Spending too much time looking backwards feels dangerous to me, but this day on the calendar caught my attention,” Reznor wrote on social media.“Has it really been that long, old friend?
I just spent an hour listening to this time capsule of what 28 year old me had to say, and it still excites me and breaks my heart.
Be kind to yourselves. Hope to see you soon.”Rumours are also circulating that Reznor and his regular soundtrack collaborator Atticus Ross might be working with the video game designer Hideo Kojima on a new project, after Kojima posted a photo of the three of them together in January.Kojima is currently working on developing Death Stranding 2 and is involved in the upcoming Death Stranding film.

Trent Reznor has spoken about his relationship with Nine Inch Nails’ classic album ‘The Downward Spiral’, on the 30th anniversary of its release.The album marked a sonic breakthrough for the band, released five years after their more synthpop-oriented debut ‘Pretty Hate Machine’. It incorporated elements of techno, ambient and metal, and is regarded by many as one of the seminal albums in industrial rock music.It was released on March 8, 1994, and to mark its 30th birthday, Reznor posted on the band’s official website that he had personally revisited the album, adding that it still has the power to move him.“Spending too much time looking backwards feels dangerous to me, but this day on the calendar caught my attention,” Reznor wrote.“Has it really been that long, old friend?
I just spent an hour listening to this time capsule of what 28 year old me had to say, and it still excites me and breaks my heart.
Be kind to yourselves.

Gossip have added a run of UK and European shows to their summer 2024 tour. Find ticket details below.Announced today (February 15), the newly-announced tour dates come as the American trio are set to release their Rick Rubin-produced LP ‘Real Power’.Their sixth studio album, ‘Real Power’ will arrive on March 22, and marks the first album from Beth Ditto and co since their 2012 release, ‘A Joyful Noise’.Set to kick off later this summer, the new run of live dates will see the indie icons play at the Villa Ada venue in Rome, Italy on June 22, followed by a stop in Milan the following day.

Russell Simmons is facing claims of sexual harassment and battery, brought forward by a former executive at Def Jam Recordings.The rap and hip-hop heavyweight – who co-founded the label with producer Rick Rubin – is accused by a former employee of “derailing” her career after raping her in the 1990s, according to a new lawsuit.The plaintiff, going as “Jane Doe” filed the lawsuit in New York federal court on Tuesday (February 13), accusing the mogul of sexual assault and battery, as well as stalling her career.According to the court filing (via The Guardian), “Ms Doe’s career in the music industry was disrupted and derailed by a devastating experience at the hands of Mr Simmons.” It also states that she and Simmons had a professional working relationship at first, before he later “revealed his true colours” and “disabled Ms Doe’s career at Def Jam, a job she loved, at the height of her success and financial viability” through his “assaultive behaviour”.Simmons has not yet responded to requests for comment, however, is expected to deny all accusations raised against him. This comes as, following other accusations of sexual assault and rape in 2017, he shared a statement stating: “I completely and unequivocally deny the horrendous allegations of non-consensual sex against me with every fibre of my being.”In Tuesday’s filing, Doe outlined a specific incident.

Deftones nearly changed their band name before signing their first record deal.The news was shared via a new update from former Roadrunner Records executive Monte Conner, in which he reflected on his time working with the band before they were signed.In a now-deleted post on Facebook, Conner recalled how he nearly signed the band when they were first emerging on the rock scene, and nearly convinced them to abandon the name Deftones.“In the summer of 1993, I was sent a Deftones demo by their manager Dave Park… I was instantly blown away; their music was like nothing I had ever heard before,” he began (via The PRP). “While these days the band are commonly grouped with Korn as the founders of Nu Metal, I never viewed their sound as similar to Korn, or any of the other bands that very quickly put Nu Metal on the map as a genre.

Shane MacGowan had finished his final solo album before his death.The Irish singer-songwriter and former Pogues frontman died from pneumonia in hospital, aged 65, on November 30, as shared by his wife Victoria Mary Clarke.MacGowan’s final LP is said to comprise 15 tracks featuring both original songs and covers. The album was produced in collaboration with the Irish band Cronin and includes appearances from the late singer’s Pogues bandmates, Spider Stacey and Jem Finer.Johnny Cronin, the frontman of Cronin, spoke to the The Irish Sun about MacGowan’s final LP and said that he had “a fine voice right to the end”, adding: “Shane was ill but he wanted to keep working.

Gossip are back with details of their first album in 11 years, ‘Real Power’, along with beautiful new single ‘Crazy Again’. Check it out below along with some exclusive insight from the band.The Beth Ditto-fronted indie icons have not released an album since 2012’s ‘A Joyful Noise‘. Now, the ‘Standing In The Way Of Control’ trio will release their sixth album ‘Real Power’ in March 2024, produced again by Rick Rubin after he worked on the band’s 2009 album ‘Music For Men‘.

PinkPantheress has revealed that she wants to be revered for her songwriting and producer abilities and be known as “the female Rick Rubin“.Last week, the Bath-born singer-songwriter and producer released her debut album ‘Heaven knows’. Ahead of the record’s release, she spoke to NPR about her love for songwriting and producing being greater than that of being a performer.“I really love being a singer, but honestly, my main love is writing,” PinkPantheress said.

System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian will publish his debut memoir, Down With the System: A Memoir (Of Sorts) in 2024. The book will be published by Hachette Book Group on May 14 and is described as "a memoir that is far more than just a rock’n’roll fable.

Eartheater has shared the second single from her fifth solo studio album, Powder, due out September 20 via her own label, Chemical X. Along with her announcement of next week’s project last month, the Queens-based experimental pop singer shared that she’ll have another album, Aftermath, out sometime in 2024.

Jon Batiste has shed light on unreleased collaborations with Lana Del Rey – describing them as “beautiful”.The renowned pianist and singer-songwriter was speaking in a new interview with NME when he recalled his time working with Lana Del Rey, and how there are still numerous recordings from the singer that have not yet been released.The discussion came ahead of his upcoming album ‘World Music Radio’, which is set for release on Friday (August 18) and features collaborations from Lil Wayne, New Jeans, JID, and more. It also sees him once again join forces with the ‘Video Games’ singer – following the two collaborating on ‘Candy Necklace’, a track from her latest album ‘Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd’.“We had a great first meeting after our mutual friend and musical collaborator Zach Dawes introduced us because he thought we would have a great creative spark,” Batiste said, explaining how the partnership came about in the new NME interview.

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper‘s A Star Is Born duet “Shallow” is a massive hit that fans are unlikely to forget anytime soon.

The Strokes‘ headline day at London’s All Points East festival has now added a huge raft of names including The Walkmen, Be Your Own Pet, Warmduscher and many more.As previously announced, the band will be headlining the Victoria Park festival on Friday August 25 joined by fellow New York indie legends Yeah Yeah Yeahs – as well as Girl In Red, Amyl And The Sniffers, Angel Olsen, Black Midi, Julie, HotWax and Nieve Ella.Now, more artists have been added – including The Walkmen, Warmduscher, The Lazy Eyes, Be Your Own Pet, BBY, HighSchool, Hannah Grae, Silvertwin, Brigette Calls Me Baby and Vacations.Check out the full line-up below, and visit here for tickets and more information.This comes after The Walkmen recently returned to perform their first shows together in a decade, while Be Your Own Pet are also on the comeback trail with their first new music in 15 years.The Strokes, touring in support of their acclaimed 2020 album ‘The New Abormal‘, but were recently recording new material together with producer Rick Rubin, however according to guitarist Albert Hammond Jr, new material might not be on the immediate horizon.“I don’t know what to say about it – I don’t have any information on it,” Hammond Jr told NME back in April, announcing his recently released solo record ‘Melodies On Hiatus‘. “It’s not like it’s happening and I’m hiding something.

The final day of Glastonbury is here already. So far we've seen stellar performances from headliners including Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses and Lana Del Rey.

Trent Reznor has revealed which Dua Lipa song recently made him “tear up”The Nine Inch Nails frontman originally made the comment during an interview with Rick Rubin, while taking part on the producer’s podcast Tetragrammaton. In the discussion, the ‘Closer’ singer reiterated his thoughts that pop music “sucks generally”.However, later in the interview, he did reveal that there was one song by Dua Lipa that made him emotional.Explaining how he saw his daughter singing along to one of the pop star’s tracks, he said: “She is so into it and it is so cool.” He continued: “It really reminded me of the art of writing a well-crafted song — I teared up listening to a Dua Lipa track, because it was just a really well-done piece of music, you know?”Since the episode of the podcast went live, both Nine Inch Nails and Dua Lipa fans became eager to know which song the songwriter was referring to, and took to social media to ask the artist to elaborate on his comments.Now, Reznor has also taken to Instagram, and confirmed that the track in question was her 2020 hit ‘Levitating’.The response came as a reply to a fan’s comment on a recent Stereogum post, in which they claimed that they needed to know “which Dua Lipa song made Trent fucking Reznor tear up”.

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor says he is not interested in touring again in the future.Speaking to Rick Rubin for the Tetragrammaton podcast, Reznor discussed a wide range of topics including being on the road.“I don’t want to be away from my kids,” he said of his reluctance to tour again. “I don’t want to miss their lives to go do a thing that I’m grateful to be able to do, and I’m appreciative that you’re here to see it, but I’ve done it a lot, you know?”He added: “I kind of want to feel okay and I want to make sure my family’s okay, and that’s great.

Trent Reznor has shared that he teared up while listening to a Dua Lipa song, claiming it to be a “really well-done piece of music”.Appearing on Rick Rubin’s podcast, Tetragrammaton, the Nine Inch Nails frontman spoke about his struggles with songwriting, sharing: “To me, the hardest thing is the songwriting. Having something to say, something to say with truth, that has reason to exist rather than just a thing.”He also spoke about his newfound appreciation for pop music, which he attributes to his children, explaining that he’d kept his kids sealed away from pop music because he had felt it “sucks generally”. It wasn’t until he heard his daughter singing a Dua Lipa song that he changed his mind.“I heard my daughter, who’s six, singing Dua Lipa the other day,” he recounted.

Darby Allin is the resident daredevil of All Elite Wrestling (AEW), but the self-belief required to take such dangerous risks didn’t apply to all aspects of his career evenly. It does now.

I Want My MTV,” “completely destroyed. “I mean broken glass tables, broken televisions, a full wet-bar with every glass broken,” the book reveals.Loder’s room was junked as well.Though a smiling Loder denied doing it — MTV kicked in with Nirvana’s tour manager to cover some $30,000 worth of damage — Finnerty has her doubts: “I have a hard time believing Krist would ruin his room and then ruin Kurt’s room, too.”But that was then.

Kesha has spoken about her upcoming album ‘Gag Order’, saying that she shares “a lot of ugly emotions” in it.Due for release May 19, the follow-up to 2020’s ‘High Road’ sees the singer work with Rick Rubin on the “anti-pop” record.“An artist doesn’t exist to make others happy. I believe an artist gives voice, motion, colour to the emotions we all have.

Kesha’s latest single is a work of fiction.

Kesha has announced an upcoming album, ‘Gag Order’, which is set to provide more emotional insight into the pop star than ever before.Set for release on May 19, the album will mark her fifth full-length release — following 2020’s ‘High Road’ — and aims to show fans a more introspective and raw side to the singer-songwriter.As per a press release, the tracks work together as a “full-bodied collection” which depict a “stream-of-conscious journey through the psychedelic dark depths of the human psyche”, and delivers fans with the feeling of “basking in the cleansing light when finally reaching the surface”.Produced by Rick Rubin, ‘Gag Order’ also sees Kesha venture away from some of her more pop-centric hit tracks, namely ‘TiK ToK’ and ‘Die Young’, and explore what she considers to be a “post-pop” route, rife with themes of isolation, self-discovery and empowerment.“Without the darkness there is no light. I finally let my darkness have the light,” she said in a self-written manifesto, discussing the upcoming LP (via Nylon). “I cannot fight the truth of this life being difficult and painful.

Pulse Music Group has signed punk band Turnstile to a worldwide publishing deal via a creative joint venture with Rick Rubin’s American Songs. The agreement covers Turnstile’s entire song catalog, including their 2021 record “Glow On,” which boasts Grammy-nominated singles “Blackout” and “Holiday.” “We have been waiting a very long time for the next great rock band to emerge and feel very fortunate that we will get to work with Brendan and the band,” commented Scott Cutler, co-CEO of Pulse Music Group. “Welcoming Turnstile to our Pulse Music Group roster is a great example of what we set out to do creatively when we formed our joint venture with Rick Rubin. We’re proud to welcome Turnstile to our roster and to partner with American Songs to publish culturally impactful talent.”

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has announced that he is launching a new podcast.Entitled This Little Light, the 15-part series will see him sharing his musical memories with the likes of Rick Rubin, Cynthia Erivo, Thundercat, Patti Smith, and Margo Price on topics including first teachers, early influences, experiences, and how all these lessons shaped their creativity and careers.A portion of the proceeds from the podcast will go towards the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a non-profit music school and organisation that Flea founded in 2001.“I wanted to do This Little Light to benefit my music school, the Silverlake Conservatory of Music,” Flea said in a statement via Rolling Stone. “The idea behind it being music education, falling in love with music and embarking on a musical journey for your life.

Julian Casablancas has shared an update on the progress of The Strokes’ seventh album.His comments follow producer Rick Rubin revealing during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, that he’s working on a new album with the band, having recently completed a recording session with them in Costa Rica.“Killed it on Joe Rogan,” Casablancas wrote. “True, Strokes’ve jammed and started some stuff, but we’re still so extremely v far off from being even close to any kinda remotely-near-doneness.”He went to write, “Enjoy this clip of the greatest (and hottest) of all time, as temporary solace Lil Richard” in the emoji-filled caption of the post, which featured a video of the singer.Casablancas added: “Lotta jumping to conclusions, “check back in a year or [two] honestly.”A post shared by Julian Casablancas (@minorbutmajor)Yesterday (October 12) saw Rubin appear on Joe Rogan’s podcast, where he spoke about upcoming projects.

Rick Rubin has revealed that he’s working on a new album with The Strokes, having recently completed a recording session with them in Costa Rica.Yesterday (October 12) saw Rubin appear on The Joe Rogan Experience, where he spoke about some of his upcoming projects. Referring to The Strokes’ seventh album – which is yet to be announced or acknowledged by the band – he said: “A few months ago I was in Costa Rica, recording a new album with The Strokes, and we rented this house up on the top of a mountain and set the band up outside.“So they’re playing… It’s like they’re doing a concert for the ocean, on the top of a mountain.

Red Hot Chili Peppers gave their new single and tribute song to Eddie Van Halen its live debut at the weekend – watch footage below.The band released the song, titled ‘Eddie’, last month as the second preview of their forthcoming 13th album, ‘Return Of The Dream Canteen’.In a press release, frontman Anthony Kiedis explained the story behind the tribute: “Sometimes we don’t realise how deeply affected and connected we are to artists until the day they die. Eddie Van Halen was a one of a kind.“The day after his death Flea came into rehearsal with an emotional bassline.

New music from Neil Young is almost here.

Neil Young has announced ‘World Record’, a new album the singer created with his band Crazy Horse.The 10-song album will be released on November 18, and was produced by Rick Rubin at his Shangri-La studios in Malibu. The same studio was previously used by Young to record his 2016 album, ‘Peace Trail’.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have released the second preview of their forthcoming 13th album, ‘Return Of The Dream Canteen’ – an emotive rocker dedicated to the late, great Eddie Van Halen, simply titled ‘Eddie’.In a press release, frontman Anthony Kiedis explained the story behind the tribute: “Sometimes we don’t realize how deeply affected and connected we are to artists until the day they die. Eddie Van Halen was a one of a kind. “The day after his death Flea came into rehearsal with an emotional bassline.

Ozzy Osbourne has said that he feels that the last Black Sabbath album ’13’ wasn’t really one of the band’s records.The former Black Sabbath singer was discussing his new solo album ‘Patient Number 9’ in an interview when he was asked to reflect on the group’s seemingly final ever record, which was released in 2013.Asked by Stereogum if he still feels good about where ’13’ left things, he responded: “Not really, because, to be perfectly honest, I didn’t really get a charge from the album. Although [producer] Rick Rubin is a good friend of mine, I wasn’t really… I was just singing.“It was like stepping back in time, but it wasn’t a glorious period. Though Geezer [Butler, Black Sabbath bassist] did a lot of lyric writing for me, which he’s very, very good at.

Neil Young has interrupted an interview between Jack White and Rick Rubin, during the most recent episode of Rubin’s Broken Record podcast.White and Rubin were well into their 1.5 hour-long interview when Young — who’d been recording new music in the same Malibu studio — gatecrashed the proceedings and joined in on the pair’s conversation. White commended Young’s ability to maintain a decades-long career in the music industry and likened the singer to The Rolling Stones.“I remember when I was 12 and The Rolling Stones were 40 and everyone was like, ‘Oh my god,’ and it’s so nice that you guys are able to sort of prove that,” White said.

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer has opened up about the band’s producer Rick Rubin, saying he was “more a hindrance than help” on their 2011 album.Klinghoffer was asked in a new interview to reflect on the two albums he made with the Chili Peppers – 2011’s ‘I’m With You‘ and 2016’s ‘The Getaway’, the former of which the interviewer called one of the band’s “best records” – when he addressed Rubin’s work.“I feel like this could be a long answer. Perhaps we can do a sit-down tell-all someday.

Jake Bugg has shared a video for previously unreleased track ‘It’s True’ today (August 26) – check it out below.The video is shared ahead of the previously announced 10th anniversary of his self titled debut album. The Nottingham musician released his first LP, which featured such songs as ‘Lightning Bolt’, ‘Two Fingers’ and ‘Trouble Town’, on October 15, 2012.That is now set to get a special deluxe edition release on 2LP black vinyl, Limited Edition 2LP, Gold Vinyl and a 3CD.The CD edition will feature the remastered album, 16 unreleased bonus tracks including a Rick Rubin version of ‘Broken’, and the full performance of his concert at the Royal Albert Hall from 2014, being made available physically and digitally for the first time.The special deluxe edition is released on October 14 and you can pre-order here.You can watch the new video for ‘It’s True’ here:Speaking about the anniversary release, Bugg said: “I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since album one.“Time has flown so fast so it’s been a real pleasure to go through the old unreleased tracks, videos and photographs and put this box set together. I love the end result and I hope you will too.”Bugg has also announced a special hometown show at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena on November 26, with tickets on sale now from here.According to a press release, Bugg will play ‘Jake Bugg’ in its entirety at the gig, as well as an acoustic set and an electric set showcasing songs from his four other studio albums.