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Thursday, September 4, 2014

Arcade Fire's Win Butler sings with Future Islands in Montreal – watch

By NME News Desk , September 3, 2014 10:07

Butler joined band to perform 'Seasons (Waiting On You)'

Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler joined Future Islands onstage in Montreal yesterday evening (September 2) – scroll down and click to watch.

The Canadian band wrapped up their 'Reflektor' world tour earlier this month but, as Pitchfork reports, Butler appeared as a special guest at Future Islands' gig at Montreal's Metropolis to perform their track 'Seasons (Waiting On You)'.

Earlier this summer, frontman Win Butler hinted that the band in the near future.

Speaking before their Hyde Park headline show in July, Butler stated: "We're in a position now where we can have an idea and the people around us to make it happen. It starts when you get off the road. If I ever feel bored now, it's the best feeling in the world, because I know that's when the next idea is going to come into my brain and it will start again."

Meanwhile, Win and brother Will Butler have been lined up alongside members of The Strokes to play in an annual charity basketball match. The Pop vs Jock III game, which will take place during this month's Pop Montreal festival, is organised by the Butler brothers and will see them play for a team of musicians also comprising Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and The Strokes' bassist Nikolai Fraiture.

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

David Beckham helps launch football focused Sky Sports 5 – watch

June 10, 2014

New channel will focus on international and European football

David Beckham has helped launch new channel Sky Sports 5 in a new advert you can see below.

Sky Sports 5 will focus on European and international football, broadcasting qualifying games for UEFA Euro 2016, plus matches from the UEFA Champions League, La Liga in Spain, Copa del Rey and the Dutch Eredivisie.

The advert sees Beckham testing new sports technology and discussing both drones and different cameras before settling on Sky Sports 5. It will air on terrestrial TV this Thursday (June 12) during the first advert break in ITV's coverage of Brazil vs Croatia match in the World Cup.

"It's fantastic news that Sky Sports is dedicating a channel to European and International football," says Beckham. "I'll definitely be watching to see how the home nations get on in the qualifiers for 2016, and how English teams get on in next season's Champions League.

Sky Sports 5 will be available to existing Sky customers as well as Virgin Media users. The channel launches officially on August 12.

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Nile Rodgers and Chic perform Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky' for the first time – watch

June 10, 2014 9:26

Rodgers worked on 2013 hit with French duo and Pharrell Williams

Nile Rodgers performed 'Get Lucky', his collaboration with Daft Punk, for the first time at a live show in France over the weekend. See above to watch him and Chic play the song now.

Despite it being released in April 2013, Daft Punk have yet to play live in concert since their return and Rodgers has always refused to put 'Get Lucky' into Chic live sets, preferring instead to play the song over the PA as the band say goodbye at the end of shows.

However, during a performance at Montereau Fault-Yonne in France this changed, as you can see in the video. Rodgers has not yet commented on why he chose to start playing the song. Pharrell Williams, the other collaborator on the original song, also plays it in his live solo show.

Many other artists have covered 'Get Lucky' in the last 12 months, including Daughter, Peace, Mystery Jets, Fall Out Boy and Wilco. In February the Russian police performed the song as part of the Winter Olympics 2014 Opening Ceremony in Sochi.

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Monday, June 30, 2014

Lena Dunham performs interpretative dance as Sia sings 'Chandelier' on US TV – watch

June 10, 2014 8:48

'Girls' actress was special guest for 'Late Night with Seth Myers' performance

Lena Dunham joined Sia for a performance of the singer-songwriter's new single 'Chandelier' on US TV last night (June 9). See above to watch now.

The Girls writer and actress donned Sia's blonde bob wig and danced as she sang the song face down in a pillow on top of bunk beds. During the dance Dunham smashes into objects around the mocked up bedroom, throws toilet paper around before climbing into the bed with Sia as the performance ends.

The Late Night performance is based on the official 'Chandelier' video, which features 11 year old dancer Maddie Ziegler.

Sia recently claimed that she could have given 'Chandelier' to Beyonce or Rihanna but chose to keep it for herself. The former Zero 7 singer has enjoyed huge success in recent years as a songwriter for hire, penning hits for Beyoncé and Rihanna as well as Katy Perry, Britney Spears and Eminem. Most recently she contributed a number of songs to Kylie Minogue's new album 'Kiss Me Once.'

However, 'Chandelier' is the first track to be heard from Sia's forthcoming solo album '1000 Forms Of Fear', her first since 'We Are Born' in 2010.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Blood Orange premiere 'You're Not Good Enough' video – watch

June 9, 2014 17:01

The track features on Dev Hynes' 2013 album 'Cupid Deluxe'

Blood Orange have premiered the video for 'You're Not Good Enough', from the 2013 album 'Cupid Deluxe'.

The dance-based video, which you can watch above, was directed by Gia Coppola, granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola. Dev Hynes of Blood Orange recently soundtracked 30 minutes of her new film Palo Alto, starring James Franco and based on a collection of the actor's own short stories. The film features the track 'April's Bathroom Bummer', which you can listen to below.

Speaking about the video for 'You're Not Good Enough', Coppola commented: "I was very excited by the prospect of getting to do a music video for Dev. I'm obviously a huge fan of his, and we've been talking about trying to make a video together for a while now. Dev has great taste. I love discussing what interests us and bringing our ideas together. I've always been fascinated with choreography and live television, both of which felt perfect for 'You're Not Good Enough'."

Meanwhile, Hynes has said that he was a victim of racial profiling at Berlin airport, after he was held up by officers last month. The musician and producer tweeted that officers went through his electronic equipment asking for receipts of items he had purchased some time previously, and that his experience was "nothing new".

"Was just held in Berlin Airport even though I'm a valid EU citizen with a US visa," he wrote. "Everywhere I've ever been I am reminded that there are people out there holding a prejudice because of my skin colour, yes it was racial." He added: "They went through all of my electronics and wouldn't let me go because I didn't have receipts for things I bought a year ago."

Dev Hynes, formerly Lightspeed Champion, released 'Cupid Deluxe', his second album under the name Blood Orange, in November last year. The next single from the album, 'It Is What It Is', will be released on July 7.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Morrissey debuts 'Kick The Bride Down The Aisle' live in Boston - watch

June 9, 2014 18:42

The song will feature on the former frontman of The Smiths' new album 'World Peace Is None of Your Business'

Morrissey debuted new album track 'Kick The Bride Down The Aisle' onstage in Boston on Saturday night (June 7).

Click above to watch fan-shot footage of the live unveiling of the song at the Boston Opera House. The studio version of the track will feature on the former frontman of The Smiths' new album 'World Peace Is None of Your Business', which is set for release on July 14.

Earlier this month Morrissey streamed another new song, entitled 'Earth Is The Loneliest Planet', which was trailed with a Pamela Anderson starring spoken word video.

The full tracklisting for 'World Peace Is None Of Your Business' can be seen below. Meanwhile, Morrissey is reportedly appealing for a new music publisher after his current deal of 30 years ended.

The singer had a deal with Warner-Chappell Music that covered both The Smiths and his solo output and lasted the last 30 years. However, Morrissey fansite True-To-You reports that his deal has come to a close and that he is now looking for a new one.

Morrissey was recently forced to cancel a gig in Atlanta, Georgia through ill health as well as postpone a show at the Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The 'World Peace Is None Of Your Business' tracklisting is:

'World Peace Is None Of Your Business'
'Neal Cassady Drops Dead'
'Istanbul'
'I'm Not A Man'
'Earth Is The Loneliest Planet'
'Staircase At The University'
'The Bullfighter Dies'
'Kiss Me A Lot'
'Smiler With Knife'
'Kick The Bride Down the Aisle'
'Mountjoy'
'Oboe Concerto'

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Monday, June 9, 2014

Jay Z and Beyoncé tease joint tour with star-studded movie trailer - watch

May 18, 2014 14:01

The married pair head out on the road together this summer in North America

Jay Z and Beyoncé have trailed their joint tour with a fake movie trailer, which you can watch above.

The three and a half minute long promo for a fictional film entitled Run sees guest appearances from actors Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Jake Gyllenhaal, Blake Lively, Rashida Jones, Emmy Rossum and more, with Jay Z and Beyoncé appearing as a Bonnie and Clyde style criminal couple. At the end of the trailer, the caption 'Coming Never' appears on screen. The trailer was directed by music video director Melina Matsoukas.

The trailer is to promote the pair's joint 'On The Run' tour, set to take place in the US this summer. The married couple regularly appear during each other's live shows, with Jay Z performing with Beyoncé in London earlier this year when the Mrs Carter Tour arrived at the O2 Arena in February.

The tour will take in 16 dates through June, July and August and starts in Miami at the Sun Life Stadium on June 25. The tour will then continue through the USA and Canada, stopping at Beyoncé's home town of Houston, Texas on July 18. The final date on the tour will come on August 6 at San Francisco's AT&T Park.

Jay Z, Beyoncé and Solange have released a statement after footage was posted online which appeared to show Solange attacking her sister's rapper husband in a lift. A statement given to Associated Press, issued on behalf of all of them, said "Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility for what has occurred". They describe it as an "unfortunate incident".

It adds: "But the most important thing is that our family has worked through it. They both acknowledge their role in this private matter that has played out in the public. They both have apologised to each other and we have moved forward as a united family. At the end of the day families have problems and we’re no different. We love each other and above all we are family. We’ve put this behind us and hope everyone else will do the same," it concludes.

The altercation, between Solange and her brother-in-law Jay Z, took place at the Standard Hotel in New York at an after-party for the annual Met Gala on May 5.

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Sunday, June 8, 2014

Royal Blood make US television debut - watch

May 18, 2014 10:35

The duo perform 'Out of the Black' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Royal Blood have made their US television debut, performing 'Out of the Black' on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Click above to watch the performance, which was recorded whilst the band were on their recent North American tour. The band's New York date saw Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page turning up to watch the Brighton duo at New York's Glasslands venue. "My hero came to my gig," singer Mike Kerr wrote on Facebook. "I'm alive."

Last month, Royal Blood revealed a new song titled 'Come On Over'. Listen to it below. The song was released after the band's appearance on this year's NME Awards Tour with Austin, Texas alongside Interpol, Temples and Circa Waves.

The duo have a string of live shows scheduled for this month, including a gig supporting Arctic Monkeys at Finsbury Park in London at the end of May, featuring on the bill alongside Miles Kane and Tame Impala.

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Sunday, June 1, 2014

Metallica's James Hetfield covers The Beatles' 'In My Life' at acoustic fundraiser - watch

May 16, 2014 19:16

The show also saw the frontman playing stripped back versions of two classic Metallica tracks

Metallica's James Hetfield covered The Beatles' 'ln My Life' at an acoustic fundraising event in San Francisco last night (May 15).

The frontman sang the track at the Acoustic-4-a-Cure event at The Fillmore for the Pediatric Cancer Program at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, reports Rolling Stone.

Click above to watch fan-shot footage of the performance. Hetfield also sang stripped back versions of Metallica songs 'Nothing Else Matters' and 'Until It Sleeps' as well as appearing with Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and Joe Satriani to play Green Day's 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' and Bob Seger's 'Turn the Page', which you can see below.

Hetfield also played an acoustic set with the rest of Metallica in Los Angeles earlier this week in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at a charity gig for the MusiCares MAP Fund, which helps musicians recover from addiction. The four-song show at Club Nokia began with Hetfield playing 'Stairway To Heaven' followed by Rare Earth's 1971 hit 'I Just Want to Celebrate'. The band's set also included Deep's 'When a Blind Man Cries' as well as The Beatles' 'In My Life'. They closed the set with a reading of Ozzy Osbourne's 'Diary Of A Madman'.

Metallica will headline next month's Glastonbury Festival.


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Monday, May 26, 2014

Lily Allen plays cupid in promotional ice cream film - watch

May 17, 2014 11:50

The film is also narrated by the 'Sheezus' singer

Lily Allen plays a cupid in a new promotional film for ice cream.

The short film by Cornetto is narrated by the pop singer and also sees her playing a matchmaking doctor. Click above to watch the film about a love story between a tennis player and the lines umpire she knocks out during a match.

Lily Allen recently said that Kanye West is amused by the fact she named her new album 'Sheezus'. Allen marked her return to the pop music world with the release of the album earlier this month. The album features the singles 'Hard Out Here', 'Air Balloon' and 'Our Time' and its name is a play on the title of Kanye West's 2013 album, 'Yeezus'.

Earlier this year Allen expressed worry that Kanye West might react negatively to her referencing his work. However, Allen recently met with the rapper and his fiancée, Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala in New York and was relieved to discover that he was happy with the name. "I'm a really big fan of Kanye's so it was a little nod to him," she said during an appearance on The Today Show. "He hadn't heard it, it came out the day after, but he thought it was funny. And Kim said, 'I'm the real Sheezus.'"

Meanwhile, Allen also revealed recently that she turned down a cameo appearance in popular fantasy show, Game Of Thrones when she was asked to play the sister of Theon, who is played by her real life brother, Alfie Allen. She backed out when she realised that the storyline involved incest and would involve her filming sex scenes with her sibling.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Kings Of Leon unveil 'Temple' video - watch

February 28, 2014 19:04

The video was partly shot on Super 8 in their hometown Nashville

Kings Of Leon have unveiled the video for their song 'Temple', taken from last year's 'Mechanical Bull' LP.

Click above to watch the video, which was partly shot on Super 8 in their hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. It also features their wives and children. Meanwhile, Kings Of Leon will be playing a run of UK shows this summer, which sees them visiting Newcastle, Sheffield, Manchester, Glasgow and Milton Keynes.

Kings Of Leon have also been announced as the Sunday night headliners of Isle of Wight festival. The band will take to the Main Stage on June 15, joining already announced acts Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bify Clyro at the top of the bill.

Kings Of Leon will play:

Newcastle St James' Park (May 31)
Sheffield Motorpoint Arena (June 17)
Manchester Phones 4U Arena (18)
Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena (20)
Milton Keynes Bowl (22)

Isle Of Wight Festival runs from June 12-15 in Seaclose Park. For more information visit Isleofwightfestival.com. Biffy Clyro will headline the main stage on Friday (June 13), while Red Hot Chili Peppers will play Saturday (June 14). It is the band's first UK festival appearance since 2007 and will be their only UK show of 2014.

To check the availability of Kings Of Leon tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0844 858 6765.

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Sunday, March 9, 2014

Bruce Springsteen covers Lorde's 'Royals' at New Zealand concert - watch

March 1, 2014 17:58

The Boss takes on 17-year-old star's hit, calls himself 'King B'

Bruce Springsteen covered Lorde's 'Royals' during a concert in New Zealand.

The Boss was performing at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland on Saturday (March 1), home of the Vodafone Warriors and Auckland Football Federation, when he broke into the song, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar and harmonica. You can watch fan-filmed footage of the performance below.

It was a largely faithful cover, although he did tweak a few of the original lyrics and refer to himself at "King B" in the chorus. Naturally, being Lorde's home country, there was an ecstatic response from the crowd when they realised what he was playing.

She's not the first artist from Down Under to be honoured by Springsteen in this way. While touring Australia last month, he covered a number of songs by Aussie artists including 'Highway To Hell' AC/DC, for which he brought on stage Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, 'Stayin' Alive' by The Bee Gees, 'Friday On My Mind' by The Easybeats and INXS' 'Don't Change'. Last year, he covered 'Just Like Fire Would' by Australian band The Saints, a studio version of which features on his most-recent album, 'High Hopes'.

The performance in Auckland was only Springsteen's second-ever show in the country, and his first there in 11 years. He plays one more show in the country before returning to the US, where he'll perform a five-week run of shows.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Drenge perform 'Bloodsports' at NME Awards with Austin, Texas – watch

February 28, 2014 15:13

Best New Band winners perform song from their debut album at O2 Academy Brixton

Drenge performed their single 'Bloodsports' at the NME Awards with Austin, Texas on Wednesday night (February 26). Scroll up to watch now.

The two-piece, brothers Eoin and Rory Loveless, were named Best New Band supported by Mossimo at the awards ceremony. They beat off competition from Swim Deep, Chvrches and Jagwar Ma, among others.

Other big winners at this week's ceremony included Blondie, Damon Albarn and Lily Allen. Performances came from The Horrors and Drenge plus Metronomy, who opened the show by performing 'Love Letters', from their forthcoming album of the same name, with MKS. Belle & Sebastian played 'I Want The World To Stop' and 'The Boy With The Arab Strap'.

Arctic Monkeys dominated the NME Awards 2014 with Austin, Texas, however, picking up five awards including Best British Band, Best Live Band and Best Album for 'AM'.

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Haim play 'Forever' and 'The Wire' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' - watch

December 19, 2013 19:03

The LA sister act return to the UK in March 2014 for a nationwide tour

Haim played their singles 'Forever' and 'The Wire' on late night US show Jimmy Kimmel Live! yesterday (December 18).

Scroll down to watch their performances of both tracks - taken from their Official UK Albums Chart Number One 'Days Are Gone' - which took place on the Sony outdoor stage.

Haim recently wrapped up a UK and Ireland tour, but will be returning to the UK in March of next year, taking in larger venues, including London's O2 Academy Brixton on March 6, 2014.

Haim will play:

Nottingham Rock City (March 4, 2014)
London O2 Academy Brixton (6)
Brighton Dome (7)
Manchester The Academy (8)
Dublin Olympia Theatre (10)
Sheffield O2 Academy (11)
Glasgow Barrowlands (12)
Norwich UEA (14)

To check the availability of Haim tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0844 858 6765.

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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Adele collects MBE from Prince Charles – watch

December 19, 2013 13:44

'21' singer given the title Miss Adele Adkins MBE by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace

Adele picked up her MBE at Buckingham Palace earlier today (December 19). See the footage above.

The singer was given the title Miss Adele Adkins MBE by Prince Charles after being named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to the music industry. The footage above has no audio but shows Adele chatting to Prince Charles and laughing uproariously as she walks away.

Adele joins fellow musician PJ Harvey as well as broadcaster Aled Jones and author Joanne Harris who are also receiving 'Most Excellent Order of the British Empire' titles this year.

Adele was awarded an Oscar for Best Original Song earlier in February for 'Skyfall', the latest James Bond movie theme song. She also bagged her ninth Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance for 'Set Fire To The Rain' the same month.

The 25-year-old's second album '21' was released in 2011 and has since topped the charts in more than 30 countries, holding on to the UK Offical Album Chart top spot for 23 weeks after its release. Selling 28 million copies worldwide, the album has been named Amazon's best-selling album of all time and has gone platinum in the UK 16 times.


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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Foo Fighters debut Erik Estrada-starring advert for comeback gig in Mexico – watch

November 1, 2013 17:08

Band return to action on December 13

Foo Fighters have unveiled a send-up video to advertise their live comeback in Mexico this December – click at the bottom of the page and click to watch.

The clip – which hypes up the band's scheduled headline show at Mexico City's 55,000-capacity Foro Sol stadium on December 13 – features the actor Erik Estrada, most famous for his role on US TV show CHiPS in the '70s and '80s. It follows his quest to interrupt the band from a series of 'mature' chores such as washing the car and mowing the grass, in order to persuade them to reform.

Foo Fighters' last gig was in New York in September 2012 at the Global Festival event. Earlier this year, Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett revealed that the band are planning to begin recording their new album early next year (2014). Dave Grohl also recently confirmed that the album, the band's follow-up to 2011's 'Wasting Light', has now been written and hinted at a 2014 release date.

"It's a little way off," Grohl explained, talking to XFM in August. "It's not ready to happen right now, but I think next year is going to be a really big year for the Foo Fighters without question." Going on to tease that the album will "not be a conventional record" he added: "We are going to make this album in a way that no-one's ever done before, and we're pretty excited about it."

Shiflett subsequently echoed Grohl's comments by telling Rolling Stone: "We actually just started making a new Foo Fighters record within the last few weeks. We've started rehearsing." However, he went further than his bandmate by adding: "It was a very short hiatus. We're going to start recording the new Foo Fighters record at the beginning of next year."

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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds perform new song 'Give Us A Kiss' - watch

November 2, 2013 16:52

Band unveiled the song on the opening night of their just-finished UK tour

Fan footage of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds performing a new song called 'Give Us A Kiss' has been uploaded to YouTube. Watch it above.

The band unveiled 'Give Us A Kiss' on the opening night of their just-finished UK tour in Brighton on October 24. They then played the song again at gigs in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh. The recording above comes from their London show on October 26.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds released their 15th studio album, 'Push The Sky Away', in February of this year (2013). Their next release will be a live album, the fourth of their career, due next month.

Titled 'Live from KCRW', it was recorded at a KCRW radio session at Apogee Studio in Los Angeles and will be released on December 2. The tracklisting is a mix of songs from 'Push The Sky Away' and classics from the band's three-decade recording career.

'Live from KCRW' will be released on CD, download and double vinyl format. The vinyl edition features two extra un-broadcasted recordings from the session, 'Into my Arms' and 'God Is In The House'.

The tracklisting in full:

'Higgs Boson Blues'
'Far From Me'
'Stranger Than Kindness'
'The Mercy Seat'
'And No More Shall We Part'
'Wide Lovely Eyes'
'Mermaids'
'People Ain't No Good'
'Into My Arms (limited vinyl only)'
'God Is In The House (limited vinyl only)'
'Push The Sky Away'
'Jack The Ripper'

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Friday, November 22, 2013

A$AP Rocky causes chaos in New York in 'Angels' video - watch

November 2, 2013 18:12

'Angels' is the latest video from rapper's debut album 'Long.L Live. A$AP.'

A$AP Rocky has unveiled a video for his track 'Angels'. Watch it above.

The promo clips shows the rapper and his crew getting up to all kinds of trouble in his native New York City. It was co-directed by A$AP Rocky with British video director Luke Monaghan, who has previously helmed promo clips for Disclosure and Fenech-Soler.

'Angels' is a bonus track on the deluxe edition of the rapper's debut album 'Long. Live. A$AP.', which was released in January and debuted at Number One on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. In the UK, it has peaked at Number Seven on the Official Albums Chart.

A$AP Rocky's previous video, 'Fashion Killa', starred Rihanna and was released in September (2013). The same month, he made a guest appearance in Drake's Miami Vice-themed video for 'Hold On We're Going Home'.

Meanwhile, A$AP Rocky recently apologised for behaviour that he says "came off homophobic" at this year's MTV VMAs. At the awards ceremony in August, the Harlem-based rapper appeared on stage to introduce a Macklemore performance alongside basketball player Jason Collins, who is gay, and seemd to pull a face in discomfort when Collins began speaking about his homosexuality.


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Monday, November 18, 2013

David Bowie to star in Louis Vuitton advert and short film – watch

November 1, 2013 16:21

See short preview clip of singer's fashion house commercial

David Bowie will star in an advertising campaign for French fashion company Louis Vuitton – scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to watch.

A series of images of the singer taken from the campaign are currently being shown on Vogue, and he will also take part in a silent film for the fashion company set to be broadcast in full on November 7.

According to Women's Wear Daily, the short movie is directed by Romain Gavras, who was behind the camera for MIA's 'Born Free' and 'Bad Girls' videos, and is titled L'Invitation Au Voyage. American model Arizona Muse visits the Louvre in Paris before journeying to Venice via a hot-air balloon where she meets Bowie, who performs a harpsichord version of 'I'd Rather Be High' from his album 'The Next Day'.

Bowie recently debuted the video for the James Murphy remix of his his song 'Love Is Lost'. The clip, which cost just £8 to make and features a pair of puppets from Bowie's archive, was shot on a home camera with the help of assistant Jimmy King and best friend Coco Schwab and has been described by those close to singer as a "strangely moving gothic inflected story line perfect for Halloween".

The only cost incurred in the whole process was the $12.99 (£8.08) needed for a USB stick to download the finished video onto.

Earlier this week (October 30), four new Bowie songs were premiered online. 'Atomica', 'The Informer', 'Like A Rocket Man' and 'Born In A UFO' will all feature on the three-disc edition of his latest album, 'The Next Day'. 'The Next Day Extra' includes the original 14-track album, a 10-track CD of bonus songs and a DVD featuring the four videos made for the album: 'Where Are We Now?', 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)', 'The Next Day' and 'Valentine's Day'. The new release will also contain the James Murphy remix of 'Love Is Lost'.

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Monday, November 11, 2013

MGMT unveil surreal 'Alien Days' video - watch

November 1, 2013 20:53

The song comes from their recently released third album 'MGMT'

MGMT have unveiled the video for their track 'Alien Days'.

Click above to watch the extraterrestrial-featuring promo for the song from their eponymous third album, which was released in September. Read NME's verdict on the Brooklyn duo's efforts here.

The band recently said that they do not think it is healthy for bands to share too much information on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Speaking to Digital Spy, both Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden said that they felt uncomfortable with feeling like they are expected to update fans constantly with information and revealed that they held off starting an MGMT Twitter account until earlier this year.

"People have come to expect that from the artist, that they should be sharing every aspect of their lives," says Goldwasser. He adds: "It dilutes the whole thing in a way, and I don't know if it'll ever be the same again where there were people like David Bowie. Who really knew anything about David Bowie? He was able to craft this mysterious image that wasn't really him but this character [Ziggy Stardust] he created. You don't know how much of it was him or the character. That's something that is getting lost."

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