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The production companies behind Netflix’s hit reality show Love is Blind are responding after they were sued by one of the show’s stars.

Ice Spice will soon be making her acting debut alongside Denzel Washington in an upcoming Spike Lee film.According to a Variety report, Ice Spice has already begun shooting her scenes for the film, though details on her role are currently under wraps. The film, titled High And Low, is an upcoming English remake and reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime drama of the same name.The original film is based on Ed McBain’s novel King’s Ransom and stars Toshiro Mifune as a wealthy man who is forced to pay the ransom money for his employee’s kidnapped son.The remake of High And Low will be released in cinemas by A24 before heading to Apple TV+ (as reported by The Guardian), though a release date for both cinematic release and on streaming have yet to be announced.Spike Lee’s version of High And Low will mark his fifth collaboration with Denzel Washington.

Ice Spice has revealed that her highly anticipated debut album, ‘Y2K’, is “finished”.Taking to social media last night, the New York rapper took to social media to share an image of herself, which she captioned “i finished recording y2k the album ^.^”i finished recording y2k the album ^.^ pic.twitter.com/fm9imeHjUg— ice spice ☆ (@icespicee_) March 5, 2024A release date for the album has yet to be announced, but Ice Spice has confirmed previously that the record is due for release this year. In January, the rapper also confirmed that a “crazy collaboration” had been “locked in” for the record, though she declined to disclose who she had worked with.‘Y2K’ will follow the Bronx rapper’s January 2023 EP, ‘Like..?’, which featured viral hits including ‘Munch (Feelin’ U)’ and ‘In Ha Mood’.

Only Murders In The Building.According to a Variety report, Nanjiani will appear in a recurring role throughout the fourth season of Only Murders In The Building. Little else is known about the role and season four, though a source told Variety that Nanjiani’s character will be integral to the season.Nanjiani is the latest big name to be added to the season four cast.

Victorian Manchester is often celebrated as a place of industrial might, technological innovation and economic growth. But there was another side to the city that was not for the faint-of-heart.

Måneskin have commemorated the end of their ‘Rush!’ tour in Manchester, by paying tribute to Oasis with a cover of ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’.At the show, frontman Damiano David and guitarist Thomas Raggi took to the b-stage, armed with an acoustic guitar, as David spoke about his love for the musicians the city has produced. “This fucking city gave birth to a lot of very, very good artists,” he said, to a roar of applause.

Love Is Blind contestant Tran Dang has hit production companies Kinetic Content and Delirium TV with a sexual assault, false imprisonment and negligence lawsuit, claims the companies and the show’s creator are pushing back against.

Ed Sheeran has celebrated the release of his new album ‘Autumn Variations‘ by buying strangers drinks on a bar crawl around New York City.The pop star posted a video on his Instagram yesterday (September 29) explaining that he was out to mark the release with a boozy knees-up.“Right, to celebrate my album release I’m gonna pub crawl, go in random bars and drinks are on me for the next six hours…let’s… GO!” he said in the video.He added later: “We’re in the first bar, I’m on the first drink. I have got everyone a drink in the bar…but we’re not there yet.”A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos)Sheeran was then seen getting onto a subway train before being in a much livelier bar where people were playing beer pong.

Wet Leg have shared a biting new remix of Depeche Mode‘s ‘Wagging Tongue’ – listen to it below.The track – released on Friday (July 7) – sees Wet Leg put their signature stamp on Depeche Mode’s ‘Wagging Tongue’, off their latest album ‘Memento Mori’. The remix trades in Depeche Mode’s gloom for a glitzier, more colourful interpretation that transforms Dave Gahan’s vocals into a dreamier instrument. Listen to Wet Leg’s remix of Depeche Mode’s ‘Wagging Tongue’ below.‘Wagging Tongue’ features on Depeche Mode’s latest offering, ‘Memento Mori’.

Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has shared photos from his Pride event since he came out.The actor, who portrays Will Byers in the series, opened up about his sexuality in January. He wrote in a caption accompanying a TikTok video that that he was “more similar to Will than [he] thought” in reference to him previously confirming that Will was gay.Now, Schnapp has posted photos from a Pride event in NYC over the weekend, which he attended with friends and family.Check out the photos below.A post shared by Noah Schnapp (@noahschnapp)The news follows the writers of Stranger Things responding to a rumour that Jodie Foster will appear in the show’s fifth season.Production on the fifth and final season of Stranger Things was underway but has been paused due to the ongoing writers strike in Hollywood.Many of the show’s core cast will return for the final time, and rumours have swirled about new cast members being added.In a since-deleted tweet, Giant Freakin’ Robot (GFR) shared a rumour from an unidentified source that Foster would be joining the show.In response, the official Stranger Writers Twitter account, which responds to questions about the show from fans, said: “No she’s not.”We’ll mark it down in the loss column then and tell this source we won’t trust them going forward.

The National‘s Aaron Dessner has praised Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’, calling it “the greatest show I’ve ever seen”.Dessner co-wrote and co-produced Swift’s surprise 2020 albums ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ alongside Jack Antonoff. He went on to work with the singer on the 2021 re-recorded versions of ‘Fearless’ and ‘Red’.Earlier this month, Dessner joined Swift onstage in Tampa, Florida to perform collaborative renditions of ‘The Great War’ (a track he produced for the ‘3am Edition’ of ‘Midnights’) and ‘Mad Woman’ from ‘Folklore’.During a new interview with NME, Dessner opened up about reuniting with Swift on The National’s ninth studio album ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’, which is released this Friday (April 28).The pop star will feature on ‘The Alcott’, a song NME‘s Thomas Smith described as a “subtle duet” and “a back-and-forth conversation between frontman [Matt] Berninger and [Swift]”.After praising the singer’s work ethic and creative process, Dessner spoke about her current ‘Eras Tour’ in North America.“It’s just kind of… the greatest show I’ve ever seen,” the musician told NME.

Beck teamed up with Gorillaz on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (April 19).The singer-songwriter joined Damon Albarn for a rendition of their ‘Cracker Island’ collaboration ‘Possession Island’.The live take, which you can view below, saw Albarn singing the opening on piano before Beck joined him on vocals for the remainder of the song.They performed the track for the first time at a gig at Los Angeles’ Forum last September. Beck also previously appeared on ‘The Valley Of The Pagans’ on Gorillaz’s 2020 album ‘Song Machine: Season One – Strange Timez’ .‘Cracker Island’ arrived back in February as Gorillaz’ eighth studio album, with a deluxe edition following just a week later.

Self Esteem has joined an Arctic Monkeys tribute band Arctic Numpties to perform a cover of ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’.During her recent concert at the O2 Academy Sheffield on March 21, Self Esteem brought out a special guest in the form of the Arctic Numpties to perform ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’ off the Arctic Monkeys’ ‘The Car’.Watch a clip of the performance below.‘There’d Better Be a Mirrorball’ with @SELFESTEEM___ at the @O2AcademySheff pic.twitter.com/1ak6Bawy9c— Arctic Numpties (@arcticnumpties) March 22, 2023The performance comes after Self Esteem revealed in an interview with NME at the Mercury Prize 2022 that she “can’t stop getting drunk and singing ‘There’s Better Be A Mirrorball’ to people that don’t want to hear it in my living room!”. She added: “I got spangled in my flat and sang ‘Mirrorball’ about 20 times”.Arctic Numpties hail from Yorkshire and describe themselves as “the premium” Arctic Monkeys tribute band.

Arctic Monkeys have released a new music video for ‘Sculptures Of Anything Goes’, taken off their latest album, ‘The Car’.The video, released on March 6, starts off with Alex Turner and co. rehearsing backstage before a concert and shots of Turner shooting promotional material for the ‘The Car’.

NME have announced the full line-up for the C23 Live showcase at SXSW Festival.The event will take place at Inn Cahoots in Austin, Texas on March 16 to celebrate the release of C23 and feature artists from the mixtape. The full ‘Bose x NME: C23’ mixtape will be released the day prior (March 15).The mixtape features exclusive tracks by 15 of the world’s most exciting and innovative emerging artists, creating an unmissable collection that will offer a definitive audio showcase of the future of music.

APPOINTMENTSRalph W Peer has been named MD of Peermusic Australia. Not to be confused with Ralph S Peer, his grandfather, who founded Peermusic in 1927, or Ralph Peer II, his father, who is currently Peermusic’s Executive Chair.

Sam Smith has delivered a sweeping rendition of Sam Fender’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’.Performed for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge programme, Smith’s cover is a slick take on Fender’s gritty anthem. The cover replaces the original’s jangly guitars with an elegant piano, while a wash of rising guitar leads take the place of the original’s bombastic horns, as Smith glides above the support of a 17-piece choir.Watch Smith’s cover of Fender’s iconic anthem here:Both artists are admirers of one another’s work: on his appearance on the same BBC programme in 2019, Fender delivered an indie-rock flavoured cover of Smith’s ‘Dancing With A Stranger’.Earlier this March on this year’s BandLab NME Awards, Sam Fender took home Best Album In The World and Best Album By A UK Artist with his second record, ‘Seventeen Going Under’, beating out records by Halsey, Little Simz and Tyler, the Creator.The album, released last year, followed his 2019 debut effort, ‘Hypersonic Missiles’, and was named by NME as the best album of 2021.

Arctic Monkeys have returned with the lead single from their forthcoming seventh album, ‘The Car’ – a jazzy slow-burner called ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball’.Matching up with how the band had teased their new material in recent months, the new song is equally shimmery and meditative, with an edge of ’60s pop balladry. “Don’t get emotional, that ain’t like you / Yesterday’s still leaking through the roof / That’s nothing new,” Alex Turner sings on its first verse.

Billie Eilish is back in the studio with Finneas.The pop star has returned to the US following the European leg of her ‘Happier Than Ever World Tour‘ and has shared a photo of herself in a recording studio with her producer/co-writer brother in view.It follows an interview with Billboard earlier this year in which Eilish spoke about her hopes of releasing a new album in 2023.She said: “I just want to keep enjoying the music that we make. And so that’s why I think I’m a little bit of a procrastinator when it comes to working, especially when we’re busy.

EXCLUSIVE: Genre streaming platform Screambox have partnered with horror media brand Bloody Disgusting to acquire all North American rights to completed horror pic Terrifier 2.

Mick Jagger‘s bout of COVID-19, The Rolling Stones performed ‘Gimme Shelter’ with gospel singer Chanel Haynes.The legendary rockers performed in Milan, Italy on Tuesday (June 21), performing a 19-song set as part of their UK and European ‘SIXTY’ tour. The show was confirmed to go ahead on Monday (June 20), following the postponements of shows in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bern, Switzerland.

The Rolling Stones paid tribute to The Beatles by covering their 1963 hit ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’.Originally penned by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the Stones were actually the first to release a version of the song. They put it out as a single – their second – on November 1, 1963, exactly three weeks before The Beatles’ own recording appeared on their second UK album, ‘With The Beatles’.

Easy Life have shared a teaser of a new collaboration with Kevin Abstract, ‘Dear Miss Holloway’ – check it out below.The indie five-piece released their debut album ‘Life’s A Beach’ in May last year, and last month they shared new track ‘Beeswax’.Yesterday (May 19), Easy Life took to Twitter to tease that they “got a new recruit”, and now they’ve shared a 12-second clip of their new track ‘Dear Miss Holloway’ featuring Kevin Abstract, which will be released on May 25.The teaser comes alongside a brief video clip that sees the band and Abstract depicted in plasticine form. You can check it out below.DEAR MISS HOLLOWAY FT.

Rosie Charles, Mo Othman and Kohzee were selected by the judging panel that consisted of record producer Hannah V and Thomas Smith, NME’s Commissioning Editor (New Music). Entrants were asked to send in a one-minute clip of them performing a piece of original music for consideration. The initiative seeks to unearth and support grassroots music talent by providing access to a professional recording experience and music industry experts.

Arcade Fire performed their special live-streamed gig in New Orleans, Louisiana last Friday (April 1), during which they played three songs from their forthcoming sixth album, ‘WE’.The set, which took place at Woldenberg Park as part of a “block party” event hosted by US telco AT&T, ran for over an hour and a half. The indie-rock trailblazers performed a total of 18 tracks, drawing material from all six of their full-length efforts (as well as 2020’s standalone single ‘Generation A’).Kicking off the set were the first two tracks released as singles from ‘WE’, ‘The Lightning I’ and ‘The Lightning II’, which set a soaring and anthemic tone for the night’s performance.

The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, Frank Ocean and more all recorded some of their finest work.The chosen artists will complete a two-day recording process with guidance from Hannah V, a Gold-selling record producer and songwriter who has worked alongside Stormzy, JP Cooper, Yola and more, as well as a team of Abbey Road experts.DHL FAST-TRACK is a music initiative created in collaboration with Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music-based entertainment company, and aims to shine a spotlight on rising emerging artists, with both companies offering their local and global expertise to support and uplift musicians.To apply, artists must record a 1 minute video performance of an original piece of music, and post the video publicly on their Instagram, tagging @dhlexpress and using the hashtag #FASTTRACKSessions. The winning artists will be selected by a panel that includes Hannah V as well as NME’s Commissioning Editor (New Music), Thomas Smith, who will be judging the entries both on the performance of their work, as well as future potential.The competition is open to artists and bands from the United Kingdom only, and artists must be available to attend the recording sessions between April 26 – 29, 2022.

Iceland Airwaves has revealed the first bands for its long-awaited return in 2022 – see the full line-up for the November festival below.The Reykjavík-based festival has not taken place since 2019, with its 2020 and 2021 editions both cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. On both occasions, a ‘Live From Reykjavík’ livestream was hosted in its place.After Iceland recently dropped all its COVID restrictions, Iceland Airwaves will now finally return from November 2-5 this year, and the first 14 acts for the festival have been announced, including Amyl & the Sniffers, Arlo Parks, Crack Cloud, Metronomy and local stars Daughters of Reykjavík, who are favourites to represent Iceland at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest.See the full line-up so far for Iceland Airwaves 2022 below.

Kaytranada has released a new instrumental version of his critically-acclaimed album ‘Bubba’.The original record, which featured guest appearances from Kali Uchis, Estelle, Tinashe, Mick Jenkins, Pharrell and others, was released back in December.In a four-star review, NME‘s Thomas Smith called the album “one of the year’s most addictive club records,” saying it “has the feel of an expertly curated DJ set, where tracks transition smoothly into one another and beats disappear as soon as they arrive.”‘Bubba’ has since gone on to make the Short List for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.

1. Renegade Breakdown2. Back To Rock3. Worst Comes To Worst 4. Center Of The World (Kotti Blues)5. La Ronde6. C’est parce que j’m’en fous7. Just In My Head8. Lead Sister9. My Love10. Sentiment Davidson’s new record with L’Œil Nu is her first since her 2018 solo album ‘Working Class Woman’, which was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize the following year.Writing in review of the record, NME‘s Thomas Smith said: “Throughout, Davidson refuses to be pigeonholed into any one corner of the club – with each track, she flexes her songwriting muscles in fascinating ways.“Davidson’s ‘Working Class Woman’ is smart, intriguing and deserves to be heralded as one of the year’s most inventive releases – Lord knows she’s worked hard enough for it.”

Words: Thomas Smith and Sam MooreThis November will mark five years since Billie Eilish uploaded her debut single ‘Ocean Eyes’ online for the very first time.

As coronavirus restrictions and social distancing guidelines start to relax across the country, Walt Disney World has shared their planed for a «phased reopening» of some of their Florida parks, beginning in July.