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Jarvis Cocker and Sleaford Mods have responded to calls from Festival Republic’s Melvin Benn and green entrepreneur Dale Vince to lend their support to the voter turnout campaign Crash the Party.

A selection of country artists including Brittney Spencer, BRELAND, Joy Oladokun have covered Beyoncé’s classics for Apple Music.

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It appears as though the Houston singer’s country reign isn’t quite over just yet – following the release of ‘Cowboy Carter‘, a number of country musicians have teamed up to reinvent some of Beyoncé’s older classics.

In a series of covers for Apple Music Nashville Sessions, six Black country artists have taken on Beyoncé songs and made them their own. Tiera Kennedy, who appeared on ‘Cowboy Carter’s ‘BLACKBIIRD’ and has covered ‘1+1’ for Apple Music, said of the covers: “Beyonce has opened a door that’s going to be really hard to close.”

Meanwhile, Brittney Spencer and Tanner Adell (who also appeared with Kennedy on ‘BLACKBIIRD’ will also score covers of their own, with the two singing ‘Irreplaceable’ and ‘Drunk In Love’ respectively. New Jersey’s BRELAND will take on ‘Sandcastles’, Texas-raised Madeline Edwards will sing ‘Halo’, and Joy Oladokun will put her own spin on ‘II MOST WANTED’.

Take a listen to the compilation below:

Beyoncé released ‘Cowboy Carter’ in March, where NME prasied the record in a five-star review: “In the age of stan culture, sceptics will argue that objective criticism of Beyoncé can feel hard to come by. Those who don’t already love country may find some of ‘Cowboy Carter’s balladeering sections to be a little long, or query whether an artist of Beyoncé’s stature is invoking certain ironies when she rallies her audience to “stand for something”, given her own relative quiet on recent political affairs.

“But even if interpreted only on the grounds of artistic spectacle, it’s an undeniable thrill to see her swing so big on a project that dares her to be so intimate and vocal-focused, while making way for country’s up-and-comers too.”

The record features covers of Dolly Parton‘s ‘Jolene’, who expressed surprise at Beyoncé’s lyric change, along with the aforemention ‘Blackbird’ cover from The Beatles, whose original backing track Beyoncé used with Paul McCartney’s blessing. 

Upon the release of ‘Cowboy Carter’, Beyoncé became the first Black woman to land a US Number One country album.

In other news, Tina Knowles has shared how Beyoncé dealt with childhood bullies.

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Carson Peters’ fiery fiddle and vocal deliver this take on Bob Seger’s ‘Long Twin Silver Line‘ in a fine bluegrass style.  It’s the second single taken from ‘Silver Bullet Bluegrass‘ a Bluegrass tribute to Bob Seger, a concept that the classic rock loving Carson Peters was keen to get involved in as he explains: “I loved the idea and jumped at the chance to be included with the great artists who were already on board.”

‘Silver Bullet Bluegrass ‘ will be out on July 12 via Sony/The Orchard. The 13-track album, which features Bo Bice, Carson Peters, Gary Nichols, Jeff Parker, Josh Shilling, Keith Garrett, Larry Cordle, Robert Hale, Shonna Tucker, Tim Shelton, Tim Stafford, Bill Taylor, and Ward Hayden, will be available on vinyl, compact disc and all streaming platforms.

Carson Peters is among a group of young traditional Bluegrass and Country musicians making a return to the Nashville music scene. Only 20 years old, Carson began his music career in 2011 when he made a guest appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show With Jay Leno at the age of eight. In 2014, Ricky Skaggs made one of Peters’ biggest dreams a reality when he invited him to perform “Blue Moon of Kentucky” at the Grand Ole Opry.

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Brace for br00tality: New York death metal identities Undeath have just unfurled plans to return down under this spring for a full Australian headline run.

Supported by local brothers-in-gore Gutless (Melbourne) and Resin Tomb (Brisbane), Undeath will be darkening stages across Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this September.

UNDEATH – ‘RISE FROM THE GRAVE’

The venerated masters of the new wave of the old school last paid us a visit in 2023 for the debut instalment of Melbourne’s Into The Fall festival, but this fresh invasion will mark their first ever full-scale headline run on Aussie turf.

The five-piece will be coming armed with their breakout 2022 full-length It’s Time… To Rise From The Grave.

You can suss all the dates and details of the tour down below.

Dates And Venues

Supported by Gutless and Resin Tomb

Wednesday, 18th September – Lynott’s Lounge, Perth, WA*

Thursday, 19th September – Rhino Room, Adelaide, SA

Friday, 20th September – Stay Gold, Melbourne, VIC

Saturday, 21st September – Simo’s Dive In The Water, Sydney, NSW

Sunday, 22nd September – The Brightside, Brisbane, QLD

*Gutless not appearing

Sign up for the early bird pre-sale here

Tickets on sale from 10am Monday, 1st July via Destroy All Lines

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MASSIVE EGO RETURNS WITH COMEBACK SINGLE “IN YOUR OWN DARKNESS” OUT OF LINE MUSIC Massive Ego, the iconic British band led by Marc Massive, is thrilled to announce their comeback with the new single “In Your Own Darkness.” After a two-year hiatus, marked by Marc’s mental health journey and a departure from public life, the band is not […]

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Post Malone has announced a slew of North American dates for his upcoming ‘F-1 Trillion’ tour – see the full list of dates below.

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The rapper-singer took to social media last night to announce the new tour, which has been billed as “a collection of country songs”. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given the musician’s transition from rap and pop to country music over the last few years. This has most recently culminated in Post Malone announcing a new country album, ‘F-1 Trillion’, due for release on August 16. You can pre-save the album now.

The tour will begin on September 8 in Salt Lake City, and will see the musician journey through New York, Boston, Atlanta and more before wrapping up in Nashville, aka the home of country music.

Pre-sale tickets will be available at 10am local time beginning on June 26 via Post Malone’s official website. General tickets go on sale at 10am local time.

Post Malone’s ‘F-1 Trillion’ North American tour dates are:

SEPTEMBER
08 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
12 – Noblesville, Ind. – Ruoff Music Center
14 – Syracuse, N.Y. – Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview  
16 – Bangor, Maine – Maine Savings Amphitheatre
18 – Boston – Fenway Park  
20 – Hershey, Pa. – Hersheypark Stadium
21 – Hartford, Conn. – The XFINITY Theatre  
23 – Saratoga Springs, Ny. – Broadview Stage at SPAC  
25 – Scranton, Pa. – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain 
28 – New York – Global Citizen Festival
29 – Wantagh, N.Y. – Northwell at Jones Beach Theatre  

OCTOBER
01 – Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio – Blossom Music Center 
04 – Virginia Beach, Va. – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach   
05 – Raleigh, N.C. – Coastal Credit Union Music Park 
07 – Charlotte, N.C. – PNC Music Pavilion
09 – Charleston, S.C. – Credit One Stadium
11 – Atlanta – Lakewood Amphitheatre
13 – Rogers, Ark. – Walmart AMP
15 – Pelham, Ala. – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre  
17 – Orange Beach, Ala. – The Wharf Amphitheater
19 – Nashville, Tenn. – Nissan Stadium

Fans can buy and sell tickets for Post Malone at global marketplace viagogo.

In April, Post Malone performed a Hank Williams cover during a surprise gig in Nashville. Later that month, he played an entire set of classic country cover songs at Stagecoach Festival. The set included a guest showing from Brad Paisley, with whom he duetted on Paisley’s ‘I’m Gonna Miss Her’, as well as Vince Gill’s ‘One More Last Chance’ and Alan Jackson’s ‘Chattahoochee’.

In May, he released his first single since 2023’s ‘Austin’, titled ‘I Had Some Help’ with Morgan Wallen. Later that month, he debuted a new song ‘Never Love You Again’ while performing at the Country Music Awards. The singer most recently released a new single, ‘Pour Me A Drink’, with Blake Shelton.

Back in 2022, Malone told Howard Stern that he had been considering the shift in style. “To be honest, there’s nothing stopping me from taking a camera or setting up in my studio in Utah and just recording a country album and putting it on fucking YouTube,” he said. In 2021, he also performed two country covers of songs by Brad Paisley and Sturgill Simpson for the We’re Texas relief fundraiser livestream.

Malone’s fifth album ‘Austin’ scored a four-star review from NME upon its release last year, with Erica Campbell writing: “The shift from trap beats and hip-hop delivery to purer pop suits Malone well, proving that slowing down can be a creative advantage, especially when you’re heading in the right direction.”

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The Rolling Stones are taking over Roblox with their new Beat Galaxy music hub. The takeover was created in Universal Music Group in partnership with Supersocial. Beat Galaxy reimagines music discovery and fan engagement for the digital age. The setting offers players a unique and interactive way to connect with the band’s music, while engaging […]

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Show Me The Body and their mutual aid and creative collective CORPUS NYC are teaming up for a stacked fall tour. The Corpus Grows tour starts on Sept. 24 in Boston and wraps up in NYC on Nov. 2, hitting Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Seattle, Denver, Vancouver, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and more North American cities along the way. See the full schedule below.

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They’ve lined up some killer support for the run, including High Vis, BIB, Special Interest, ZelooperZ, Bearcat, and HiTech, varying by date. Tickets to all shows go on sale Friday, June 28 at 10 a.m. local time, with artist and local presales starting Wednesday, June 26 at 10 a.m. local time.

Show Me The Body 2024 tour dates
9/24 – Boston, MA @ Royale *$+!
9/25 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall *$+!
9/26 – Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy *$+!
9/27 – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life *$+!
9/28 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick *$+!
9/29 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater *$+!
9/30 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom *$+!
10/02 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall *$+!
10/03 – St Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall *$+!
10/05 – Birmingham, AL @ Furnace Fest
10/06 – Denver, CO @ Summit *$+!
10/08 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox *$+!
10/09 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl *$+!
10/10 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater *$+!
10/11 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall *$+!
10/12 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock
10/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco *$+~
10/16 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Anaheim *$+~
10/18 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA *$+~
10/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ VIVA PHX
10/20 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater *$#~
10/23 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s *$#~
10/24 – Dallas, TX @ Studio @ The Factory *$#~
10/25 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall – Downstairs *$#~
10/26 – New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s *$#~
10/27 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Heaven *$#~
10/29 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground *$#~
10/30 – Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club *$#~
10/31 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage *$#~
11/01 – Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl *$#~
11/02 – New York, NY @ Knockdown Center *$#~

*= w/ High Vis
$= w/ BIB
+= w/ Special Interest
#= w/ ZelooperZ
!= w/ Bearcat
~= w/ HiTech