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Turning Point USA To Hold Competing Super Bowl Halftime Show

by jummy84 October 10, 2025

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Turning Point USA, a conservative nonprofit organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk, is scheduled to hold a competing 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show against Bad Bunny‘s main stage performance during the biggest game of the year.

The organization confirmed as much via X, with the post reading, “It’s true, Turning Point USA is thrilled to announce The All American Halftime Show. Performers and event details coming soon.” It also stresses the theme of “faith, family and freedom.”

The included link leads to a form that supporters can fill out regarding potential halftime acts. Listed genre options include Americana, classic rock, country, hip-hop, pop, worship, and “anything in English,” a direct reference to Bad Bunny’s biggest hits being in his native language, Spanish.

Pres. Trump has also expressed his disapproval of Bad Bunny hitting the stage, telling NewsMax’s Greg Kelly, “I’ve never heard of him. I don’t know who he is… I don’t know why they’re doing it. It’s crazy. And then they blame it on some promoter they hired to pick up entertainment — I think it’s absolutely ridiculous.”

The “DtMF” artist has already brushed off the hate, coyly responding to conservative naysayers during his most recent Saturday Night Live appearance.

Bad Bunny has found support in his fellow Latinos, with Jennifer Lopez recently going to bat for the Puerto Rican artist during a visit to the TODAY show.

“He’s one of the top artists in the world right now, probably the top,” the actress said. “It could be a lot of different people. That’s the thing. I’m super excited for people to see him. I think they’ll be pleasantly surprised because his music transcends language. It’s amazing what he’s done. He’s done something that a lot of people have never done in their life.”

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Kelly Moran: Don’t Trust Mirrors Album Review

by jummy84 October 10, 2025

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The record’s five earliest pieces (the first four tracks, plus “Reappearing”) date from 2019 and 2020, when Moran wanted to take the prepared piano to the dancefloor. It’s easy to imagine album opener “Echo in the Field” blasting out over a late-night festival stage: A repeating synth line introduces buzzing bass chords, with the chiming piano carrying a clear melody over the top. Don’t Trust Mirrors isn’t really a dance record, though, and this club-friendly feel disappears quickly as Moran focuses on the timbral character of the prepared piano. “Prism drift” and “Sans sodalis” are built on spacious, ringing harmonics, not likely to move bodies, but to leave them stock-still and blissfully overwhelmed. These versions were later reworked into their more subdued partners, “Hypno” and “Sodalis (II),” for Moves in the Field, and their effect here is like seeing a familiar stage play shot in IMAX, with small, expressive gestures made grandly cinematic.

In the second half of Don’t Trust Mirrors, Moran largely works in the opposite direction, translating those songs written for Disklavier into pieces for prepared piano and synth. These tracks stand out from their originals through textural variety rather than compositional complexity. “Systems,” for example, is recognizable as Moves in the Field’s “Superhuman,” but it finds new force in the prepared piano’s clanging strings. At times, it sounds more like gamelan and with a bit of subtle synth, it becomes quietly sinister. The more variable sound of Moran’s electronics can completely alter a track, too: “Leitmotif,” a delicate little thing that unfurls like a rose petal on Moves in the Field, is big and airy and resonant as “Cathedral,” with tinkling notes spilling into an ambient wash of synth and disappearing in the cavernous distance.

Companion albums are nothing new for Moran, who released the improvisatory rush that became Ultraviolet later, unedited, as the Origin EP. But the relationship between Don’t Trust Mirrors and its predecessor is different, more involved, and ultimately more illuminating: Neither of these albums could exist without the other; neither is a first draft, though they each started where the other left off. Hold them up next to each other and you can see Moran reflected more accurately than in either: a picture of the artist becoming herself.

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The Cure add huge Cardiff show to 2026 UK and European summer tour

by jummy84 October 10, 2025

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The Cure have just added a huge Cardiff show to their 2026 UK and European summer tour.

The goth rock legends announced their new tour on September 30, where they’re set to kick off on June 26 at Dublin’s Marlay Park.

After travelling to Belsonic in Belfast on June 28, they’ll stop off at Manchester as part of Live From Wythenshawe Park’s summer series on August 21, before heading off to Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Showgrounds on the 23rd. They’ll also play two outdoor shows in Berlin’s Parkbühne Wuhlheide on July 10 and 11.

Now, The Cure have unveiled a huge Cardiff show to take place in the Blackweir Fields on June 24. The Twilight Sad and The Joy Formidable have been hand-picked by Robert Smith to support The Cure on the day.

Pre-sale will commence on October 16, 10am here, with general sale following on October 17, 10am – get your tickets here.

No London dates have been announced so far, but it’s rumoured the band will play a huge show at the Royal Albert Hall.

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The Cure’s 2026 UK and Ireland headline shows are:

JUNE
24 – Blackweir Fields, Cardiff
26 – Marlay Park, Dublin
28 – Belsonic, Belfast

JULY
10 – Parkbühne Wuhlheide, Berlin
11 – Parkbühne Wuhlheide, Berlin

AUGUST
21 – Live From Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
23 – Edinburgh Summer Sessions, Royal Highland Showgrounds, Edinburgh

Along with their headline dates, The Cure have been announced for a slate of festivals, including headline slots at Rock En Seine, Primavera Sound, and Isle Of Wight Festival.

They’ve also been announced to play Øya, Nova Rock, Rock Werchter, and Open’er festivals.

It will be their first dates together since their show at London’s Troxy last November, an intimate gig with just 3,000 fans in attendance – including Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong, Radiohead‘s Ed O’Brien, Boy George, Mogwai‘s Stuart Braithwaite, and Pedro Pascal.

Smith previously revealed there was another new album that’s “virtually finished” – with a third new record also on the way.

Excitingly, Smith also shared he wanted to finish one of those albums before they start touring, suggesting that it may be released before they officially hit the road in August.

So far, their most recent record is ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘, which we gave a whopping five stars: “The 10-minute opus of ‘Endsong’ – always intended as the album closer – circles back to that full stop from the start: how we’re all ultimately dust and “left alone with nothing at the end of every song”. Merciless? Yes, but there’s always enough heart in the darkness and opulence in the sound to hold you and place these songs alongside The Cure’s finest.

“The frontman suggested that another two records may be arriving at some point, but ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ feels sufficient enough for the wait we’ve endured, just for being arguably the most personal album of Smith’s career. Mortality may loom, but there’s colour in the black and flowers on the grave.”

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Madison Beer Releases New Single ‘Bittersweet’

by jummy84 October 10, 2025

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The emotionally-wrought track follows her recent return to music with “Yes, Baby”

Madison Beer has dropped a new single, “Bittersweet.” The pensive track follows her recent release “Yes, Baby,” which she shared in September.

“Now that it’s over, you blame it all on me,” she croons on the song. “I know I should be bitter, but baby/ Right now I’m bittersweet/ I’m getting over what you put me through/ And I’d say I’m done crying, but baby/ I don’t lie like you do.”

“’Bittersweet’ is about the end of a chapter and the difficulty of coming to terms with it, while also recognizing that deep down you know it’s for the best—and finding peace in that along the journey,” Beer explained in a statement.

“Yes, Baby” and “Bittersweet” mark Beer’s return to music in 2025. Prior to the new songs, her last single, “15 Minutes,” dropped in July 2024. Several months prior to that, in February, she released “Make You Mine,” which would go on to earn a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Pop Recording earlier this year. (The song ultimately lost out to Charli XCX’s “Von Dutch.”)

A press release for “Yes Baby” said more music from Beer would be arriving “sooner than you think,” suggesting the singles may mark the start of a new album cycle. Beer’s most recent LP, Silence Between Songs, was released in 2023, and she spent much of last year on her “Spinnin Tour” in support of the album.

The singer is set to perform at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York City on Oct. 15. The performance will stream on Prime Video and Amazon Live for U.S. audiences and globally on Victoria’s Secret’s YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram accounts.

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PinkPantheress’ ‘Fancy Some More’ Mixtape: Stream It Now

by jummy84 October 10, 2025

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PinkPantheress packs her Fancy That mixtape with more star power on the remix edition Fancy Some More, which she dropped on Friday (Oct. 10) via Warner Records UK.

The 22-track project features multiple remixes of the nine songs originally on Fancy That by Anitta, SEVENTEEN, JADE, JT, Sugababes, Kylie Minogue, Zara Larsson, Ravyn Lenae, Kaytranada and many more.

“With this remix project, Fancy some more, I wanted to explore how the songs can live in different worlds while still holding onto the emotion of the original,” the British singer-songwriter-producer said in a press release. “Hearing other artists reimagine it has been so inspiring. Each remix brings a new energy and texture, while still keeping the heart of the track intact. It’s been so exciting to see Fancy That take on these new, international lives & global perspectives.”

PinkPantheress originally released Fancy That in May. Her sophomore mixtape was included in Billboard‘s 50 best albums of 2025 (so far) staff list and the 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist, which recognizes outstanding albums by U.K. and Irish artists from the past year. The Mercury Prize is awarded next Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle. Fancy That reached No. 4 on Top Dance Albums and No. 72 on the Billboard 200. The third single “Illegal,” which samples Underworld’s “Dark & Long (Dark Train),” became PinkPantheress’ second entry on the Billboard Hot 100, following her and Ice Spice’s top 10 hit “Boy’s a liar Pt. 2,” peaking at No. 96.

Listen to Fancy Some More below.

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Neil Young Pulling Music from Amazon, Calls for Boycott: “Support Your Community”

by jummy84 October 10, 2025

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Neil Young has had enough of Amazon.

The classic rocker has announced that he’ll be pulling his music from the massive online retailer, and is calling for a boycott of the Jeff Bezos-founded company.

“FORGET AMAZON AND WHOLE FOODS. FORGET FACEBOOK. “BUY LOCAL. BUY DIRECT,” reads his post on the Neil Young Archives website. “BEZOS SUPPORTS THIS GOVERNMENT. IT DOES NOT SUPPORT YOU OR ME.”

Young’s message continues:

“The time is here.
FORGET AMAZON.
Soon my music will not be there. It is easy to buy local. Support your community.
Go to the local store.
Don’t go back to the big corporations who have sold out America.
We all have to give up something to save America from the Corporate Control Age it is entering.
They need you to buy from them.
Don’t.
They shut down our government
your income
your safety
your family’s health security.
Take America Back
together, stop buying from the
big corporations
support local business.
Do the right thing. Show who you are.”

It has yet to be revealed if Young is just pulling his music from the Amazon Music streaming platform, or if he’ll be removing his physical products from the store as well.

Of course, this isn’t the first time Young has pulled his music from a platform. It was back in 2022 when he demanded that his music be removed from Spotify over misinformation about vaccines spread on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Just last year, he announced his unenthusiastic return to the streaming platform after Rogan’s podcast was no longer exclusive to Spotify.

Dua Lipa Duets With Gwen Stefani At Fourth L.A. Show

by jummy84 October 10, 2025

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Dua Lipa has been peppering her in-progress North American arena tour with surprise guests and covers, and her just-concluded four-night run at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum was no different. At the final show last night (Oct. 8), the artist welcomed Gwen Stefani for a duet on No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak,” and the night before, she brought out Lionel Richie for a version of his ’80s hit “All Night Long.”

Before Stefani emerged, Lipa described her as “one of my personal heroes, one of my favorite artists, someone who I’ve grown up listening to my whole life, who’s influenced my music, influenced my style, someone who I love as a performer, and someone who just constantly keeps redefining herself and music. I just absolutely love that this incredible woman is here tonight.”

Lipa nodded to the California setting with a couple of covers during the run, including Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” on opening night and the Mamas & The Papas’ “California Dreamin’” at the following show. Artists such as Leon Bridges, Lenny Kravitz and Chaka Khan have made special appearances throughout the trek, which comes in support of Lipa’s 2024 album, Radical Optimism.

“Unreal scenes!!!,” Lipa later wrote on Instagram. “Very insane!!! Thank you for four beautiful nights in your city. I’ve loved every single moment.”

The North American leg of the Radical Optimism tour concludes Oct. 16 in Seattle and will be followed by a South American leg kicking off Nov. 7 in Buenos Aires.

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Drake’s Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG Over ‘Not Like Us’ Dismissed

by jummy84 October 10, 2025

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A judge has dismissed Drake’s lawsuit, where he alleged Universal Music Group (UMG) distributed Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” despite the record containing “false and defamatory” claims. In court documents viewed by VIBE, Judge Jeannette Varga ruled that “the vitriolic war of words that erupted between superstar recording artists” did not cross any legal boundaries.

“The recording was published as part of a heated public feud, in which both participants exchanged progressively caustic, inflammatory insults and accusations,” Judge Vargas explained. “This is precisely the type of context in which an audience may anticipate the use of epithets, fiery rhetoric or hyperbole rather than factual assertions.”

She continued to write, “Republication cannot transform Lamar’s statement of opinion into UMG’s statement of fact,” and added, “That the Recording can only reasonably be understood as opinion is reinforced by the language employed in the song.”

Drake first filed the lawsuit this January, and claimed that UMG ignored the “inflammatory and shocking allegations” of “Not Like Us,” knowing it would be a “gold mine” for the company and result in financial gain.

“From the outset, this suit was an affront to all artists and their creative expression and never should have seen the light of day. We’re pleased with the court’s dismissal and look forward to continuing our work successfully promoting Drake’s music and investing in his career,” detailed a UMG spokesperson to Billboard.

Drake wearing camo coat — Drake watches on as the Sacramento Kings play the Toronto Raptors during the second half of their basketball game at the Scotiabank Arena on November 2, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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In April, the lawsuit was amended after the Compton rapper won Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance, and Best Music Video at the 2025 Grammy Awards, and performed the behemoth diss at Super Bowl LIX.

“The Court holds, based upon a full consideration of the context in which ‘Not Like Us’ was published, that a reasonable listener could not have concluded that ‘Not Like Us’ was conveying objective facts about Drake,” ruled Judge Varga.

VIBE has reached out to representatives for Drake regarding the lawsuit dismissal.

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Blawan: SickElixir Album Review | Pitchfork

by jummy84 October 10, 2025

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Spirals of blaring noise echo as though chained to the bottom of some long-forgotten cistern. A voice, far removed from normal diction, barks syllables in a harsh, lurching cadence. What remains of regular meter exists only as a log of controlled chaos—fetid, cavernous rhythms that batter a crumbling foundation. It all sounds ready to break apart. British producer Blawan holds it together on “The GL Lights,” the opening track of SickElixir. He extracts techno from within dense strata of mechanized grit, maneuvering through sharp edges and switchbacks until the mangled frame contorts into a new picture. The aesthetic is startling; his corroded dance music, steeped in hellish glossolalia, conjures a vast, violent, and unknowable world.

It hasn’t always been like this. When charting his development, the artist born Jamie Roberts recalls feverish after-school drum practice and a fascination with the metallic shrieks of an industrial mincer that soundtracked work as a maggot farmer in South Yorkshire. In his earliest releases, tidy post-dubstep singles for labels like the legendary Hessle Audio, this fascination manifested as mechanistic perfection: skeletal grooves dominated by surgically arranged percussion. As his experience grew, his work underwent a sea change. The beats became noisier, grittier, more organic, without compromising the slick arrangements. By the time of his first album, 2018’s Wet Will Always Dry, many of Roberts’ now-perennial fascinations were beginning to calcify: “Tasser,” for instance, propelled its eroded techno pulse forward with a throaty digital rasp. A new poetics of distortion was taking shape.

Seven years on, the leering, all-encompassing grime of SickElixir melds dozens of Roberts’ subsequent discoveries and revelations into a brutish, unhinged gestalt; its clamorous swagger makes “Tasser” look like a curio. Tracks groan and caterwaul as though wounded, cataloging a vast library of scabbed-over synth leads and guttural vocal hooks. The sound rides an uncanny middle between the scratchy, live-wire jam sessions of Syclops and the kitschy throat-singing augments of Ummet Ozcan. Roberts operates with finesse, finding a distinct place in the mix for each element in his tapestry. The yo-yoing volume dynamics in lead single “NOS”—from ruthless, blown-out bass to a clipped whisper—are at once organic and painstakingly contrived, compressing opposed timbres into a continuous, unified eruption.

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Neil Young pulling discography from Amazon Music

by jummy84 October 10, 2025

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Neil Young has announced that he is removing his discography from Amazon Music – find out more below.

READ MORE: Neil Young live at Glastonbury 2025: a no frills set that proves that sometimes, the old ways are the best

In January 2022, Neil Young announced that he would be removing his music from Spotify after episodes of Joe Rogan’s controversial podcast spread misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. At the time, Joe Rogan’s podcast was signed exclusively to Spotify.

He reluctantly returned to the streaming platform in 2024 after Apple Music and Amazon picked up the podcast. Young said at the time: “Spotify, the #1 streaming of low res music in the world – Spotify where you get less quality than we made, will now be home of my music again.”

“My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I opposed at Spotify. I cannot just leave Apple and Amazon, like I did with Spotify, because my music would have very little streaming outlet to music lovers at all.”

Neil Young live at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Derek Bremner for NME

Now, however, Young has announced that his music will be leaving Amazon “soon”. He wrote in a new entry on his Neil Young Archives blog: “The time is here. FORGET AMAZON. Soon my music will not be there. It is easy to buy local. Support your community. Go to the local store. Don’t go back to the big corporations who have sold out America.”

He then went on to urge his fans to boycott corporations like Amazon, Meta – who owns Facebook and Instagram – and Whole Foods. Young deactivated his Facebook and Instagram accounts over Meta’s reported “unconscionable use of chatbots with children” earlier this year.

Young wrote of his boycott plea: “We all have to give up something to save America from the Corporate Control Age it is entering. They need you to buy from them. Don’t. They shut down our government, your income, your safety, your family’s health security. Take America back together, stop buying from the big corporations. Support local business. Do the right thing. Show who you are.”

He also quit X/Twitter in late 2023 after Elon Musk appeared to endorse an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory. On his website, he wrote: “We are stopping all use of X we can control. For reasons that should be obvious to the richest man on Earth, we are taking this action against his company.”

Neil Young live at Glastonbury 2025, photo by Derek Bremner — Neil Young live at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Derek Bremner for NME

Earlier this summer, Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts headlined Glastonbury 2025 and topped the bill at BST Hyde Park in London. They also played a concert at Malahide Castle in Dublin, among numerous other European dates.

In a four-star review of Young’s return to the Pyramid Stage at Glasto, NME described the performance as “a headline set that proves that sometimes, there’s still power to be found in an old-school approach”.

“It is, in short, the definition of no frills,” it read. “It’s testament to the power of Young’s songwriting, then, just how brilliantly it all works, how little the momentum drops.”

Young released his first studio album with the Chrome Hearts, ‘Talkin To The Trees’, in June.

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