Adele has claimed that she and Drake are “a dying breed” within the music industry.

The singer took part in a wide-ranging interview on Canadian station CBC Radio in promotion of her fourth album ’30’, which came out last Friday (November 19).

READ MORE: Adele-ageddon! ‘30’ marks lockdown four for music

At one point in the conversation, host Tom Power brought up a tweet from the ‘Certified Lover Boy’ artist that read: “One of my best friends in the world just dropped a single”. It came after Adele shared her comeback track ‘Easy On Me’.

Power noted that the pair of artists are in “such a rarified place in culture” owning to their hugely successful respective careers and level of fame.

“We are a dying breed,” Adele replied. “There was like 10 of us. You know, I don’t think there’ll ever be that many of us again at the top doing it the way we were doing it.

“We came out before streaming. We came out before all the social media frenzies of like, ‘You’ve got five seconds to entertain; otherwise, get out’. We existed in the old school-ness of the industry that we grew up watching and aspiring to [be part of].”

Adele went on to say that “the whole reason” she and Drake are so close is because of their unique lifestyles.

“Having access to someone else that knows exactly what it’s like, to be in a certain position sometimes… If I try and talk to one of my other friends about it, they’ll have no idea what I’m talking about. They’re like, ‘Can’t relate!’ So they just switch off,” she continued.

“I can say something to [Drake] and he won’t judge me for it, you know? So to have access to someone that’s in the same position as [me] is one of the biggest gifts of my entire career.”

You can see the clip along with the full CBC Radio interview above.

Prior to the release of ’30’, Adele revealed that she’d played the record for Drake last year. “I was like, ‘Do you think this is like what people want, or not want?’,” she recalled. “And he said, ‘Absolutely’.”

Earlier this week, Adele’s latest studio effort became the biggest selling album in the US in 2021 after just three days.

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MANILA, Philippines—Jerwin Ancajas’ road to getting that undisputed championship took its first step after it was announced that he would stake his IBF super flyweight title in a unification bout against WBO titleholder Kazuto Ioka. While that fight is a month away, his promoter Sean Gibbons is already trying to cook up the next step […]

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MANILA, Philippines—Kai Sotto will sit out the rest of the pre-season tournament NBL Blitz in hopes of preserving the young center ahead of the regular competition of Australia’s premier basketball association. Adelaide head coach CJ Bruton said he wants to manage Sotto’s health in preparation for the longer 28-game grind of the NBL season. “Right […]

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Travis Scott has made his first his first public appearance since the Astroworld festival tragedy.

10 people died and hundreds more were injured during a “mass casualty” crowd crush that occurred during Scott’s headline set in Houston, Texas on November 5. In a statement, the rapper said he was “absolutely devastated” over what had happened.

Now, as TMZ reports, Scott has been pictured at a Southern California golf course with Michael Jordan, Mark Wahlberg and other famous friends. The visit to the Palm Springs location marks Scott’s first public outing since Astroworld.

It was previously reported that the artist had attended an Astroworld afterparty event on the night of the mass casualty, but is said to have been unaware that eight people had been killed at his concert.

Prior to this week’s trip, Scott had remained in his hometown of Houston as the investigation into the Astroworld tragedy continues. Numerous lawsuits have been made against Scott, the event’s promoter Live Nation and others involved.

Travis Scott performs during the 2021 Astroworld Festival. Credit: Erika Goldring/WireImage

Earlier this month, Scott said he would cover the funeral costs of the victims of the incident and provide free therapy sessions for those affected.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that seven out of the 10 victims were standing in the same overcrowded area of the Astroworld audience.

Nine-year-old Ezra Blount, who died in hospital from his injuries on November 14, is the latest fatality connected to the festival.

In the wake of the crowd crush, Houston Police chief Troy Finner claimed he’d “expressed concerns” to Scott regarding safety in the days leading up to Astroworld. Houston Fire chief Samuel Pena, meanwhile, said that Scott should have stopped the show earlier but added: “I’m not prepared to say he was fully aware of what was going on.”

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NHC, the supergroup featuring Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Jane’s Addiction’s guitarist Dave Navarro and bassist Chris Chaney, played their first full gig in Los Angeles this week (November 23) – watch them cover David Bowie below.

The supergroup had made their live debut in September with a set at the Ohana Festival in California, but made their full bow with a show at The Troubadour in LA on Tuesday.

For the finale of the show, the band – who played with Foo Fighters and Nirvana guitarist Pat Smear – were joined on stage by Hawkins’ 14-year-old son Shane, who played drums for the rendition of Bowie’s ‘Ziggy Stardust’.

“He’s a little fucking bad-ass, that is for goddamn sure” Hawkins told the crowd (per Rolling Stone), going to change the lyrics to the song to: “He took it all too far/But boy can Shane play the fuckin’ drums.”

Watch the cover below:

Last week, NHC shared a new video for their recent single ‘Devil That You Know’, one of two new songs from the band shared earlier this month, alongside ‘Lazy Eye’. They followed on from the double release of ‘Feed The Cruel’ and ‘Better Move On’ in September.

NHC formed last December, and an album has been recorded, though a release date and full details have yet to be confirmed.

Chaney and Hawkins previously played together in Alanis Morissette’s live band in the ’90s, while Chaney is also a part of Hawkins’ solo band The Coattail Riders.

Discussing the project in a recent interview with Forbes, Navarro said that NHC represents “an awakening of everything I loved about playing,” while Hawkins has called Navarro “the best lead guitarist in alternative rock”.

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World number one Novak Djokovic says Serbia will use the bitter memory of their Davis Cup Finals defeat in 2019 as motivation to lift the trophy for a second time this year. At the inaugural Davis Cup Finals in Madrid two years ago Serbia were knocked out in the quarterfinals after Viktor Troicki and Djokovic […]

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MANILA, Philippines—Some things are best left behind, even if it’s the one thing you love the most. Just ask Manny Pacquiao. The legendary boxer-turned-politician admitted that stepping away from the sport was the hardest decision of his life but it’s the resolution he’s made with himself as he takes a crack at the Philippines’ top […]

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Black Country, New Road have postponed their remaining 2021 tour dates due to “ongoing illness within the band”.

The London group were due to hit the road for a string of UK and Ireland headline shows next Monday (November 29), with performances scheduled for Brighton, Cambridge, Southampton, Leeds, Dublin and other cities throughout December.

READ MORE: Black Country, New Road have finished a new “sad, epic and possibly more universally likeable” album

Today (November 25) the band has issued a statement on social media to confirm the gigs will no longer go ahead as planned.

“We are sorry to announce that due to the ongoing illness within the band we are in the unfortunate position of having to postpone our remaining 2021 dates in the UK and Ireland,” the message began.

“We are working on rescheduling these dates in 2022. Ticket holders for Manchester, Bristol and Dublin will have their ticket valid for the already announced April show[s]. Ticket holders for the other shows will be notified when a new show is announced in the new year and their ticket will be valid for this show.”

Statement from band on postponement of remaining 2021 tour dates
Ticketing info for relevant shows herehttps://t.co/fp6WA9Hux5 pic.twitter.com/VFxr0A06q4

— BlackCountry,NewRoad (@BCNRband) November 25, 2021

Fans can also request a refund from the point of purchase – visit here for further information.

“We can only apologise, your support and patience means a huge amount to us,” Black Country, New Road continued. “It’s been an extremely difficult decision to make. We were really excited to play these shows. If we were in any position to, then we would have.”

The statement concluded: “We look forward to getting back on the road as soon as possible.”

Earlier this month, Black Country, New Road released a Steve Reich-inspired new single called ‘Bread Song’. It’s the latest preview of the band’s second studio album ‘Ants From Up There’, which arrives on February 4 via Ninja Tune.

Their Mercury Prize-nominated debut, ‘For The First Time’, came out back in February. Check out NME‘s five-star review here.

Black Country, New Road’s 2022 tour includes their biggest headline show to date at London’s Roundhouse on February 8. See the full UK and Ireland schedule below.

FEBRUARY 2022
8 – Roundhouse, London

APRIL 2022
6 – The Foundry, Sheffield
7 – O2 Academy, Oxford
9 – Liquid Room, Edinburgh
10 – The Empire, Belfast
11 – Olympia, Dublin
13 – Albert Hall, Manchester
14 – Rock City, Nottingham
16 – Concorde 2, Brighton
17 – O2 Academy, Bristol

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MANILA, Philippines—The cast of imports for the PBA Governors’ Cup is set to be completed on Saturday, league commissioner Willie Marcial said. As per the PBA’s website, Barangay Ginebra’s Justin Brownlee and Rain or Shine’s Henry Walker are set to fly in on Thursday while Meralco’s Tony Bishop, who replaced NBA veteran Shabazz Muhammad, could […]

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Frank Turner has discussed reconciling with his trans parent in a new interview based around an upcoming song called ‘Miranda’.

‘Miranda’, from Turner’s forthcoming album ‘FTHC’, is named after his parent, and he sings: “My father is called Miranda these days/ She’s a proud transgender woman and my resentment has started to fade.”

READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Frank Turner

Speaking to the Guardian in a new interview, Turner discussed his past troubles in his relationship with Miranda. “It was never violent, but it was everything up to that, and it was extremely fucking unpleasant,” he said.

Discussing how he found out Miranda was now living as a trans woman after a reconciliation facilitated by an uncle on his deathbed, Turner said: “Immediately I felt that this was a person who was a lot more considerate. More aware of the people around them and of their impact on other people.

“Less boringly male and forthright. Miranda is a really nice person, and my dad was a prick.”

Frank Turner, 2021 (Picture: Press)

Discussing his new relationship with Miranda, Turner added: “When anger and resentment and rage didn’t die immediately, there was a lot for me to deal with.”

“Since then we’ve found our even keel,” he said. “She’s really fun, really chatty and she cares. [She’s] interested in who I am and what I do, which my dad never was at all. It’s always going to be a work in progress, but we’re doing all right.”

He added: “I’ve gone from saying I wouldn’t go to somebody’s funeral to: we’re going to see each other for Christmas. And I’m excited about that.”

Turner’s new album ‘FTHC’ is the follow-up to 2019’s ‘No Man’s Land’, and is set for release on February 11 via Xtra Mile Recordings / Polydor.

Recorded at Abbey Recording Studios just outside Oxford and produced/mixed by Rich Costey (Foo Fighters, Muse, Biffy Clyro), the record includes first track ‘Haven’t Been Doing So Well’, previously released single ‘The Gathering’, which features Muse drummer Dom Howard and Jason Isbell, and a new track called ‘Non Serviam’ that was shared last month.

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Freddie Mercury‘s openness about his AIDS diagnosis has gone down as a “cultural touchstone moment”, according to the National AIDS Trust.

The Queen frontman died 30 years ago yesterday (November 24), and shared his AIDS diagnosis with the world the day before he passed away.

Discussing the lasting legacy of his decision to share his diagnosis before his death, National Aids Trust chief executive Deborah Gold told PA: “In the short period of time before he died, he was open about the fact that he had AIDS, and when those moments happen, it’s possible to grab hold of them and use them for something else.”

She added: “Those cultural touchstone moments become really, really important for raising awareness, for reminding people it (HIV) is still here, reminding people what they need to do to protect themselves.”

Gold also spoke about how the surviving members of Queen set up the Mercury Trust charity in the wake of Mercury’s death, which funds global initiatives to prevent HIV and AIDS.

“They were able to take a really upsetting and sad situation and used the learning from that to really impact change,” she said.

Freddie Mercury. CREDIT: Steve Jennings/WireImage

To mark the anniversary of Mercury’s death, a new documentary will air on BBC Two on Saturday (November 27), telling the story of the “extraordinary final chapter” of his life.

Titled Freddie Mercury: The Final Act, the documentary will chart events from the Queen frontman’s final gig, his death in November 1991 from complications of AIDS, through to the tribute concert on April 20, 1992 at London’s Wembley Stadium.

The documentary will feature new interviews with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor, along with Freddie’s sister Kashmira Bulsara, friends Anita Dobson and David Wigg, and PA Peter Freestone.

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TRNSMT Festival 2022 has announced another wave of acts, including Sam Fender, Nile Rodgers & Chic and Self Esteem.

The three-day festival will return to Glasgow Green between July 8 and July 10 with headline performances from Paolo Nutini, The Strokes and Lewis Capaldi.

READ MORE: TRNSMT Festival 2021 review: Glasgow shindig just about finds lift-off

Today (November 25) organisers have confirmed that Sam Fender will appear in a special guest slot before Nutini on the Friday night (July 8). New additions Tom Grennan and Nile Rodgers & Chic will perform earlier that same day.

Wet Let, Griff, The Lathums, Maxïmo Park, Ella Henderson, Nina Nesbitt, Brooke Combe and Example have also joined the bill. Elsewhere are the likes of Alfie Templeman, Easy Life, Gang Of Youths and Pip Blom.

Fans can expect “many more” acts to be announced in the coming months. You can check out the TRNSMT Festival 2022 line-up so far – along with the day split schedule – in the post below.

Here it is… your next wave of artists and day splits for @cinchuk presents TRNSMT!

1 & 2 day tickets are now available on pre-sale and will be on general sale from 10am tomorrow!

PRE-SALE ~ https://t.co/DdRAPz9JqD#cinchxTRNSMT pic.twitter.com/zMhfPII4vC

— TRNSMT Festival (@TRNSMTfest) November 25, 2021

Weekend tickets are available here now, with individual day passes going on pre-sale sale tomorrow (November 26) at 10am GMT (sign up here).

The new names join the previously announced artists Foals, Wolf Alice, Beabadoobee, Fontaines D.C., Sigrid, Jimmy Eat World, The Snuts and more.

Reviewing TRNSMT 2021, NME wrote: “Local bands are well-represented and attended, and it’s an exciting prospect for the future of the festival.

“What that future is perhaps centres on one thing in particular. Since its inception, TRNSMT has been dogged by criticism of its lack of diversity, especially with regards to gender. It’s a characteristic that’s especially glaring when many of the best sets come from women.”

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