Former IZ*ONE member Jo Yu-ri has revealed the music video for her debut solo single ‘Glassy’.

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The clip follows the K-pop star as she heads to a retro diner called ‘Glassy’ for a cup of coffee. There, she comes across a news story about a giant glass shoe that has mysteriously appeared in the “centre of the city”. Things soon take a fantastical turn as she’s transported to a world where giant gift boxes line the street in place of buildings.

‘Glassy’ is the title track of her debut solo single album of the same name. The project also features two B-sides: ‘Express Moon’ and the previously released ‘Autumn Memories’ with SG Wannabe’s Lee Seok-hoon.

The new single album makes the 19-year-old singer the second IZ*ONE member to officially make their solo debut, following former leader Kwon Eun-bi. Kwon had debuted last month with the six-track mini-album ‘Open’, alongside its lead single ‘Door’.

Kwon had previously shared her thoughts on going solo in an interview with South China Morning Post. “I feel good overall, but I have a lot of weight on my shoulders about needing to show my own colours,” she confessed. “It’s my first time, so I’m trying to show myself as best as I can to everyone.”

In other IZ*ONE news, former member Miyawaki Sakura has reportedly signed a new contract with BTS‘ agency HYBE Labels, and is set to join an upcoming girl group managed by HYBE’s subsidiary Source Music.

The label’s upcoming girl group will also allegedly include Produce 48 contestant and Pledis Entertainment trainee Heo Yun-jin as well as ex-IZ*ONE members Kim Chae-won and Kim Min-ju.

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We Are Scientists have shared a new track called ‘Sentimental Education’ – listen below.

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The New York duo – aka Keith Murray and Chris Cain – released the euphoric single yesterday (October 6) as the latest preview of their new album ‘Huffy’, which arrives tomorrow (October 8).

Announcing the song this week, We Are Scientists said that it “was guaranteed to keep summer alive for at least a few more days”.

‘Sentimental Education’ arrives with a sunkissed, beach-set video in which Murray and Cain lark about on a boat, swim in the ocean and drive around town in a convertible 4×4. Tune in here:

It follows previous ‘Huffy’ cuts ‘Contact High’, ‘Fault Lines’, ‘Handshake Agreement’ and ‘I Cut My Own Hair’.

Meanwhile, We Are Scientists are set to embark on a UK and Ireland headline tour this November/December. Shows are scheduled at venues in Sheffield, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and other cities.

They’ll also play a string of acoustic instore gigs this month, kicking off in Brighton this Saturday (October 9). Tomorrow (October 8) will see WAS celebrate the release of ‘Huffy’ by performing a special livestream show at 7pm BST – find all the details here.

Speaking to NME in 2019, We Are Scientists talked about their origins in New York in 2005. “That era in New York City, where we’d moved just a couple of years prior, was a really fertile music scene,” said bassist Chris Cain.

“There were a lot of bands that were incredibly inspiring to be around and see in their early days, like The Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. We definitely felt like our songs were capable of competing in that world.”

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MANILA, Philippines—The men’s national volleyball team has always had a good track record when it comes to international competition, becoming one of the stronger squads in the region. A silver medal finish in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games cemented the team’s success and now, flying under the Team Rebisco banner, the squad is ready to […]

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Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder were prevented from a face-off as insults and expletives filled the air at an ill-tempered final press conference on Wednesday for their heavyweight world title fight. Fury puts his World Boxing Council heavyweight belt on the line in Las Vegas on Saturday when he meets Wilder for the third time, […]

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MANILA, Philippines—Setter Alina Bicar is set to join Petro Gazz in the second conference of the Premier Volleyball League, the team announced on social media Wednesday. An accomplished setter in her own right, Bicar will join an Angels side that has veterans Chie Saet and Ivy Perez. Bicar was Balipure’s captain in the Open Conference […]

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Pete Townshend has moved from his Richmond home of 26 years, leaving behind the home studio but taking with him the console he used for many recordings by The Who.

The Richmond Hill residence – once owned by Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood – sold the 18th-century, Grade I listed Georgian house for £15 million in August.

“Moving house is never fun,” the musician said on Instagram. “But with it went the home studio (which I helped build for Ronnie Wood when he lived int he house before my in 1973) where I have produced a lot of my songs and quite a bit of commercial music.”

His Neve BCM10 console, which he is taking with him, was used to mix ‘Live at Leeds’, the piano part of ‘Love Reign O’er Me’ and more. “I did all the synthesizer backing tracks for Quadrophenia, the music for Ken Russell’s Tommy movie, and ‘Baba O’Riley,’ ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’,” Townshend’s post continued.

“This console has so much mojo for me. I truly love it. I’ve rarely managed to get a bad sound out of it.” The guitarist said he was relocating his studio to the countryside.

Despite holding on to the console, Townshend said last month that he is “reluctant” to record any new music with The Who, saying the “old fashioned way that [the band] work” is a stumbling block.

“A lot of artists now are writing songs at home, recording them at home and putting them out within weeks,” he said at the time. “But our process is the old-fashioned way, and it does take a lot of time.

“So I don’t know, but I am optimistic. And I’m certainly full of ideas.”

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Che Lingo has shared the new video for his recent single ‘Eyes On The Prize’ – you can watch the clip first on NME below.

The south Londoner initially released the track – which also features Tamaraebi – last month, following on from his sets at Reading & Leeds Festival in late August.

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The video for Lingo’s ‘Eyes On The Prize’ has been unveiled this morning (October 7), and was inspired by the artist’s own experiences of growing up on an estate.

Co-directed by the rapper with Will Ainsworth, Lingo told NME of the new visuals: “I remember being these kids; I think a lot of people do. Playing out on the block, not doing the chores properly, counting money for chicken shop food, having football games against the older kids. The world was the estate.”

Lingo added: “We really saw it for its beauty together. That feeling of freedom and carefreeness in such a ‘socially defining’ environment has birthed some of the greatest achievers in our culture.

“For a lot of us, this was the start point that triggered our dreams.”

Che Lingo’s ‘Eyes On The Prize’ is also featured on the soundtrack for FIFA 22, which was released last week.

Lingo was recently nominated in both the ‘Ones To Watch’ and ‘Best Independent Album’ categories at this year’s AIM Awards for his 2020 album, ‘The Worst Generation’.

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Tears For Fears have announced their first album in 17 years, ‘The Tipping Point’.

The duo – comprised of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith – last released a full-length record in 2004 with ‘Everybody Loves A Happy Ending’. They shared two new tracks – ‘I Love You But I’m Lost’ and ‘Stay’ – in 2017 as part of their ‘Rule The World’ greatest hits LP.

Today (October 7) the group have returned with news of their long-awaited seventh album, which is set to arrive on February 25, 2022 via Concord Records. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.

The announcement comes with the project’s title track and its accompanying official video – tune in below.

“Before everything went so right with this album, everything first had to go wrong, it took years, but something happens when we put our heads together,” Orzabal explained of Tears For Fears’ decision to return.

“We’ve got this balance, this push-me-pull-you thing – and it works really well.”

Smith added: “If that balance doesn’t work on a Tears For Fears album, the whole thing just doesn’t work. To put it in simple terms, a Tears For Fears record and what people perceive to be the sound of Tears For Fears – is the stuff we can both agree on.”

The band teamed up with longtime collaborator Charlton Pettus as well as producers and songwriters Sacha Skarbek and Florian Reutter on ‘The Tipping Point’, which came about after a switch in management.

Tears For Fears – ‘The Tipping Point’ official artwork. CREDIT: Press

“Suddenly, for the first time in a long time, we felt like we had someone in our corner who understood what we were trying to do,” Orzabal said. “We felt like we had somebody on our side. It was the first time in a long time that we decided – we have to do this.”

Smith explained: “When you’ve known each other as long as we have, and have worked together as long as we have, there’s a bond there that becomes familial. So, it’s different from a friendship.

“And it’s different from a marriage. It’s literally like that’s your brother. It’s the kind of bond that you can’t really break. It can fall apart at times. You separate for periods, which I also think is healthy, really. But in the end, we always seem to find each other again.”

The tracklist for ‘The Tipping Point’ is as follows:

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Los Angeles Lakers forward Trevor Ariza is likely to miss more than 20 games after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle Wednesday. The team announced that Ariza will be evaluated in eight weeks, which would be around the start of December. The Lakers are due to open the season Oct. 19 against the Golden […]

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NBA players won’t be subject to random testing for marijuana again this upcoming season, ESPN reported Wednesday. Random tests continue for “drugs of abuse and performing enhancing substances,” per ESPN, citing a memo it obtained from the National Basketball Players Association. The 2020-21 season was the first full campaign that testing protocols for marijuana were […]

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MANILA, Philippines—Choco Mucho settled for sixth place after losing to Kazakh powerhouse Zhetysu, 25-14, 25-11, 25-23, in its final game in the 2021 AVC Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship Thursday in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The Filipinos were already on the brink of a loss with Zhetysu taking a 22-15 lead in the third set but […]

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Jessi has announced the release of her brand-new digital single ‘Cold Blooded’.

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The forthcoming release was announced on both the American-Korean rapper’s personal Instagram, as well as her label P Nation‘s official social media pages. It came shortly after the most-recent episode of Street Woman Fighter that aired on October 5.

The first teaser image was inspired by the popular Netflix original series Squid Game. It features an illustration of Jessi superimposed a piece of dalgona, in reference to one of the games featured on the show.

Both Jessi and P Nation CEO Psy were special guests on the October 5 episode of Street Woman Fighter, where it was revealed that Jessi had prepared a single for the contestants dance crews to choreograph as a challenge. ‘Cold Blooded’ is scheduled to drop on October 12 at 6pm KST.

Jessi was the first artist to sign with P Nation, and released her first track under the label called ‘Who Dat B’ in September 2019. It was later followed by her 2020 sophomore EP ‘Nuna’, which features the viral hit ‘Nunu Nana’, and her latest digital single ‘What Type Of X’ this March.

During an interview with Rolling Stone Korea, the Korean-American rapper revealed that she “was not convinced at first” to sign with P Nation. “I think that was the time where I was so overworked but I wasn’t really sure of… what I wanted to do yet,” she added.

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