Even though it sadly came second to Spain’s La La La in 1968, Sir Cliff Richard’s Congratulations has been chosen as the nation’s ultimate Eurovision entry. The poll, carried out by RadioTimes.com, saw more 26 per cent of voters choose the singer’s classic, pipping Bucks Fizz’s 1981 winning song Making Your Mind Up. Sir Cliff […]
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Miley Cyrus released her first new song in 2 years and it shows just how much she’s changed
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images, Miley Cyrus, VEVO The INSIDER Summary: Miley Cyrus just released a new song, “Malibu.” The singer shows off a new laid-back look and style in the song’s music video. “Malibu” appears inspired by her rekindled relationship with Liam Hemsworth. The single is the first song off of an upcoming, yet-untitled album from Cyrus. […]
Listen to Perfume Genius Explode the Very Explosive “Slip Away” on Song Exploder
Earlier this year, I got to interview Hrishikesh Hirway about his method of interviewing musicians for his podcast, Song Exploder — “where musicians take apart their songs, and, piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made.” Since so much music discourse centers around the album review cycle, artists’ work is often critically examined in through the more overarching, […]
Music Magnate on song for 10,000
Video Image Egg Tart wins the SA Oaks0:27 Horse Racing: Kerrin McEvoy has continued his remarkable form piloting Egg Tart to a superb victory in the South Australian Oaks for Sydney trainer Chris Waller. May 6th 2017 4 days ago /video/video.news.com.au/sourceId/622286/ Trainer by Bjorn Baker. Nathan ExelbyThe Courier-Mail Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter […]
15 Movies Defined By Amazing Song Choices
Music is a powerful tool in a moviemaker’s arsenal. The right song can make a movie as much as the wrong song can break it, and the best musical cues come to be indelibly linked with the scenes they accompany. Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, know this […]
Bob Geldof bandmate faces ruin in song row
Ex-Boomtown Rats keyboard player Johnnie Fingers has launched a lawsuit claiming he is owed royalities for the band’s chart-topper I Don’t Like Mondays. Fingers, now known by his real name John Moylett, claimed he co-wrote the song with Geldof but was pressured into not taking a writing credit by the singer who then promised him […]
Someone Has Turned Every Song on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Into a Star Wars Parody
Image: Lucasfilm Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans (say it out loud in the same rhythm as you would Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart’s Club Band) is the project of Palette-Swap Ninja, who has gamely rendered a parody of every Sgt. Pepper’s song as the story of A New Hope. Here’s the crazy part: They’re all […]
How ‘The Leftovers’ got that ‘famously impossible’ Wu-Tang Clan song for the new episode
HBO Warning: Spoilers for the most recent “The Leftovers” below. If there’s one thing the HBO series “The Leftovers” has proven over its brief three-season run, it’s that the show loves to shock. And Sunday’s episode was no exception. From the revelation that there might be a way for Nora (Carrie Coon) to see her […]
Russia will boycott this year’s Eurovision song contest over an argument with Ukraine
TT News Agency/Maja Suslin/via REUTERS MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s state broadcaster has said it will boycott this year’s Eurovision song contest after the host country, Ukraine, said it would bar entry to the Russian contestant and Moscow rejected two possible compromises suggested by organizers. Ukraine said Russian singer Yulia Samoylova could not travel to Kiev […]
Eurovision Song Contest 2017: Russia PULLS OUT over singer Yulia Samoylova’s Ukrainian ban
The former Russia X Factor contestant was denied entry into the hosting nation, following the revelation that she performed in Crimea in 2015, which Ukraine’s SBU security service claimed was “illegal”. Several attempts to amend the situation were later scrapped by the country’s Channel One, including allowing another artist to perform on Russia’s behalf or […]
