A huge debate about what country sounds like has erupted after 19-year-old Lil Nas X’s song Old Town Road was removed from Billboard’s Hot Country Songs. Billboard said that the song ‘wasn’t country enough’ and that’s why they’d scrapped it, but many disagree with their ruling. What makes the song’s removal all the more upsetting …
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Aside from his trademark wild hair, dapper top hat, and epic guitar shredding skills, Guns ‘n Roses guitarist Slash has always been something of an enigma. We’re here to break through his veil of mystery and share 8 incredible facts about this musical magician to get you clued up!
In recent weeks, many music and wagering fans have switched from their usual cricket betting sites to start placing bets on whether or not rock icon Ozzy Osbourne will be back on the road any time soon. Just weeks after postponing his tour dates in Europe for his No More Tour 2 and his hospitalization …
Performing live in front of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people can be a thrill, but it also comes with a few hazards and unruly fans can be one of these. You’d think that people who pay good money to go and see a band or solo artist perform would want to stay …
The biopic on the fantastic Freddie Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody, did an extraordinary job of bringing the frontman to life. Earning US$122.5 million globally on a budget of just US$52 million, it has also become the second-highest start of all time for a musical biopic, coming in just behind 2015’s Straight Outta Compton.
The modern genre of rock music is one of the world’s most popular, and it has a long and fascinating history that stems back to the Deep South blues from the early 1900’s. While the genre took a while to pick up real traction in the music industry, once it had, it exploded across the …
The 6 Best Musicals of All Time In 2016, Hamilton made history by receiving an astounding 16 nominations for the Tony Awards and took home a total of 11 including Best Musical. The phenomenon of Hamilton forms part of a long line of musicals which delighted the public while reflecting the surrounding culture. When done …
The Biggest Fails in Hip Hop Hip Hop is regarded as one of the most popular music genres of all time, and has attracted a following of billions of people over the last few decades. From the street level artists who play for change to the super-famous musicians that make more than the rest of …
Goth Festival’s Not Gone From Whitby A shock statement regarding the loss of a pivotal venue by the organiser of Whitby Goth Weekend in mid-2018 had goths screeching like vampires on a bright and shining morning. For a moment, it seemed like one of the longest-running gothic subculture festivals in the UK and the world …
12 Things You Didn’t Know About Nicki Minaj While we are all familiar with Nicki Minaj, there are plenty of things that most people don’t know about the woman whose career seems to know no bounds. Starting out in Lil Wayne’s Young Money crew as an MC, Minaj broke away from the group to produce …
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