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CORTIS & Juicy J Talks About Performing New Song “Motion” At Lollapalooza 2026 | All Access
K-pop group CORTIS discussed their new collaboration “Motion” with veteran rapper Juicy J in a backstage interview at Lollapalooza 2026, filmed for Billboard’s “All Access” video series. The clip highlights a cross-genre pairing between the boy band and the Southern hip-hop veteran, and touches on the pair’s live debut of the track despite weather disruption…
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‘Never felt so scared’: the Cats obsessive who’s created a feral dance version of the purr-fect musical
Choreographer Drew McOnie is creating a new dance-led production of the musical Cats at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in London, drawing on his own history with the show. As a 17-year-old, McOnie skipped school to audition and, within days, joined an international production in Germany, a formative experience that launched his career as a…
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Johnny Rotten’s eye-opening trip to Jamaica in 1978
Before his later reinvention as a butter salesman and reality TV regular, John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) took a formative trip to Jamaica in 1978 that reshaped his musical direction after the Sex Pistols’ acrimonious split. Photographer Dennis Morris, invited by Virgin Records boss Richard Branson to document reggae signings for the label’s new Front Line…
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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: The ostracism of Boy George for his pro-Israel song proves the intolerant Left now holds total control over what performers can think or say
Broadcaster Christopher Stevens argues that Boy George has been shunned by parts of the music industry after releasing a song supporting Israel amid its war in Gaza, a stance the columnist says exposes how narrowly acceptable opinion is now policed within the entertainment world. He frames the singer’s treatment as evidence that dissenting from a…
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Massive Attack Respond to Being Banned From Singapore Over Displaying Palestinian Flag
Massive Attack have publicly responded after two of its members, Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall, were banned from re-entering Singapore following a concert at the Star Theatre on 29 July, during which the Palestinian flag was displayed onstage and audience members chanted “Free Palestine.” The band said their entire touring party was detained, questioned…
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Semenyo hails Maresca style of play as ‘music to my ears’
Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo has praised new manager Enzo Maresca’s attacking approach, describing it as “music to my ears” following his first appearance under the Italian. City lost on penalties to Inter Milan in Maresca’s opening match in charge during a pre-season tour of Hong Kong, but the performance offered an early glimpse of…
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Robyn and Zara Larsson Reunite for New Collaboration ‘Talk To Me, Zara’
Robyn and Zara Larsson have released “Talk To Me, Zara,” a collaborative single reworking a track from Robyn’s latest album. The two Swedish pop stars debuted the song live in Copenhagen in July before its official release, marking their second creative pairing and reflecting a strengthening working relationship between two of Sweden’s leading pop exports.…
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What song was number one in the charts when Live Aid took place in 1985?
This piece explores a quirky footnote to Live Aid’s history: while the 13 July 1985 charity concerts at Wembley and JFK Stadium dominated global attention, the UK and US singles charts that day were topped by songs largely forgotten in the shadow of the event. Sister Sledge and Duran Duran each held the number one…
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“He confounded his fans and his record label. Most of his band jumped ship after it”: When Arthur Lee steered Love into uncharted waters
This retrospective piece looks back at Love’s ambitious second album, Da Capo, released in 1967, and how frontman Arthur Lee pushed the Los Angeles band in a radically new creative direction. Recorded at RCA Studios in Hollywood in September 1966 with engineer Dave Hassinger (who had also worked with the Rolling Stones), the record marked…
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Paul Kelly Returns to Sydney’s Kings Cross for One-Off Show
Australian songwriter Paul Kelly is playing a one-off show at Sydney’s Potts Point Hotel on 30 August, marking his return to the Kings Cross area for the first time in decades. The gig sits close to the site of the now-demolished Manzil Room, the late-night venue where Kelly performed regularly in the mid-to-late 1980s, giving…