London festival runs from July 13-14
Lovebox Festival has announced its first acts for 2018, including headliners Childish Gambino, Skepta and N.E.R.D. The London event will take place this year at its new home of Gunnersbury Park in Hounslow, West London. The 2018 outing runs from July 13-14. Alongside headliners Childish Gambino, Skepta and N.E.R.D, it has also been confirmed that SZA, Siplo, Vince Staples, Anderson .Paak, Mura Masa, Dave, The Internet, Action Bronson and Big Boi will all perform over the two-day fest. See the full line-up so far below. More acts are still to be announced. Lovebox was previously held at Victoria Park in East London but, after rival new festival All Points East moved into Victoria Park, Lovebox – as well as Citadel – revealed that they’ll be heading to Gunnersbury Park. The news came after it had previously been declared that they’d be moving to Brockwell Park in South London. “We can’t wait to bring what is undoubtedly our best line up ever to historic Gunnersbury Park and to introduce a new and exciting urban space into the festival market,” a statement read. “We look forward to working side by side with Ealing and Hounslow Borough Councils to bring the best in great music and popular culture to the area.” “Expect some amazing talent and the usual good vibes at our brand new home. We’d love to see you all there. Lovebox was headlined in 2017 by Frank Ocean and Chase & Status, with Jamie xx, Kano, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, Sampha, Kaytranada and Solange also performing over its two days. By Luke Morgan Britton
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After nearly four decades of defining and redefining heavy metal and terrorizing small winged animals as a solo artist, Ozzy Osbourne will launch his final tourthis spring. The two-year trek, which bears the impish title "No More Tours 2," as a throwback to his early-Nineties retirement tour, will kick off in Mexico in May before making its way to the States in August.
I'm not retiring," the singer told Rolling Stone on Tuesday. "It's 'No More Tours,' so I'm just not doing world tours anymore. I'm still going to be doing gigs, but I'm not going on tour for six months at a time anymore. I'd like to spend some time at home." Before he sets out on one last big trek around the globe, we've decided to rank all the official live releases he's put out in the 39 years since he proved he was more than just the singer of Black Sabbath. In that time, he has worked with several six-string virtuosi, including Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde, the last of whom will be accompanying him on the final tour, and each of the guitarists left a unique stamp in their respective period in his career, inspiring Ozzy as a singer and lending to some unforgettable performances. By Kory Grow After nearly four decades of defining and redefining heavy metal and terrorizing small winged animals as a solo artist, Ozzy Osbourne will launch his final tourthis spring. The two-year trek, which bears the impish title "No More Tours 2," as a throwback to his early-Nineties retirement tour, will kick off in Mexico in May before making its way to the States in August. RELATED Ozzy Osbourne Opens Up About Marriage, Sobriety, Life Post–Black SabbathThe Prince of Darkness on his regrets, the state of the music industry and why retirement isn't in his future "I'm not retiring," the singer told Rolling Stone on Tuesday. "It's 'No More Tours,' so I'm just not doing world tours anymore. I'm still going to be doing gigs, but I'm not going on tour for six months at a time anymore. I'd like to spend some time at home." Before he sets out on one last big trek around the globe, we've decided to rank all the official live releases he's put out in the 39 years since he proved he was more than just the singer of Black Sabbath. In that time, he has worked with several six-string virtuosi, including Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee and Zakk Wylde, the last of whom will be accompanying him on the final tour, and each of the guitarists left a unique stamp in their respective period in his career, inspiring Ozzy as a singer and lending to some unforgettable performances. By Kory Grow
Snoop Dogg delivered on his promise to record a gospel album, Bible of Love. The 32-track double album, which features artists like Tye Tribbet, the Clark Sisters, Faith Evans and Rance Allen, is due out March 16th according to the record's iTunes preorder page.
Snoop Dogg also unveiled the new video for the album's seven-minute closing track, "Words Are Few," featuring B Slade and Snoop performing the song in church. The rapper originally released the inspirational single in September. Snoop Dogg has hinted at recording a gospel album since 2017. He said in a Beats 1 interview, "It's always been on my heart. I just never got around to it because I always be doing 'gangsta' business or doing this or doing that. I just felt like it's been on my heart too long. I need to do it now." Snoop Dogg also marked the impending arrival of Bible of Love with a headlining set at the 19th annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration outside Minneapolis. According to the Bethel University Clarion, Snoop Dogg was the first secular artist to headline the event. By Daniel Kreps Rapper also unveils video for inspirational single, "Words Are Few" The rest of the line-up is stacked too
The Prodigy have confirmed their only UK festival appearance of 2018. The Essex group embarked on a huge tour late last year, during which they debuted three new tracks live. They have now been announced as one of the headliners of Southsea’s Victorious Festival, alongside Paul Weller, and the previously announced Kaiser Chiefs and The Libertines. The Prodigy will close the festival’s final day on August 26. Joining them on the bill in the new raft of announcements are Paloma Faith, Madchester icons Happy Mondays, and Everything Everything. Years & Years will return with new music from their follow-up to their 2015 debut ‘Communion’, while Friendly Fires will make their comeback after five years away. Other acts announced today include Example, Gomez, The Amazons, Embrace, Gaz Coombes, and Billy Bragg. In a press release, festival director Andy Marsh said: “We’re tremendously excited about this year’s festival. We were determined to pull out all the stops and deliver something incredible and I’m proud to say I think it’s our best line-up yet. With plenty more to announce in the coming months it’s safe to say Victorious 2018 is going to be truly spectacular, we can’t wait!” Victorious Festival 2018 will take place at Southsea Seafront on August 24-26. Tickets for the festival are available now. Meanwhile, The Prodigy are expected to release a new album early this year. In September 2017, the rave group signed a new record deal that will see their first record in three years put out on their Take Me To The Hospital label via BMG. By Rhian Daly The music legend recalled being in the studio with the Fab Four
Quincy Jones has said he thought The Beatles were “the worst musicians in the world”. The legendary record producer has recalled his first impressions of the Fab Four in a new interview, in which he described rock music as “nothing but a white version of rhythm and blues”, and said he first met Paul McCartney when the Beatle was 21. Asked what his first impressions of the Liverpool band were, Jones replied: “That they were the worst musicians in the world. They were no-playing motherfuckers. Paul was the worst bass player I ever heard. And Ringo? Don’t even talk abut it.” He shared an anecdote with Vulture about being in the studio with the band and producer George Martin, in which the drummer had “taken three hours for a four-bar thing he was trying to fix on a song”. “He couldn’t get it,” Jones said. We said, ‘Mate, why don’t you get some lager and lime, some shepherd’s pie, and take an hour-and-a-half and relax a little bit.’ “So he did, and we called Ronnie Verrell, a jazz drummer. Ronnie came in for 15 minutes and tore it up. Ringo comes back and says, ‘George, can you play it back for me one more time?’ So George did, and Ringo says, ‘That didn’t sound so bad.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, motherfucker because it ain’t you.’ Great guy, though.” Later in the interview, after revealing Bono makes the producer “stay at his castle” whenever he goes to Dublin “because Ireland is so racist”, Jones was asked if he thought U2 were still making good music. After shaking his head, he was pressed for a reason, to which he replied: “I don’t know. I love Bono with all my heart, but there’s too much pressure on the band. “He’s doing good work all over the world,” he continued. “Working with him and Bob Geldof on debt relief was one of the greatest things I ever did. It’s up there with ‘We Are The World’.” In a recent interview, Jones also criticised Taylor Swift‘s songwriting, saying the world needs more songs, “not hooks”. By Rhian Daly |
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