Currently in Australia, it turns out that Niall Horan has not forgotten about New Zealand after all, having just announced that he will be bringing his Flicker World Tour 2018 to NZ next year, with one show confirmed for Auckland at Spark Arena on June 1st.
Tickets go on sale from midday on Thursday, September 14th via Ticketmaster.
Zayn Malik has returned with new song, 'Dusk Till Dawn' - the first song to be released from his forthcoming second solo album - which also features Sia, and is accompanied by a music video starring 'Girls' actress Jemima Kirke.
Watch the 'Dusk Till Dawn' music video below...
"This record is about going through what I thought was going to be my only love, and then realising it’s simply my first," says 22-year-old Ashley Frangipane (best known by her musical moniker of Halsey), to me earnestly with unwavering eye-contact. Thoughtfully, she concludes that, "What I’ve learned from this is I need to trust me, and I need to choose me, no matter how much that makes everybody so mad to hear a woman decide to choose herself."
"I honestly feel like this is a cathartic experience," says youngest sister Alana as she shoos away Haim’s tour manager who has just tried to wrap up our interview after the allotted window of time has ended, wanting to continue our impromptu "therapy session" a while longer.
Whilst on the road with her latest album, 'The Altar', Jillian Banks has full-heartedly embraced experimentation with her currently-touring live show, which kicks off with a romantic poem, includes beautifully choreographed dancing, and features a unique sign language interlude.
LANY open their debut self-titled album with Paul Klein singing the lines, “Oh my god, I think I'm in love” (on ‘Dumb Stuff'), an honest proclamation of love which surmises the band in a nutshell, as an outlet for frontman Klein’s thoughts on love, relationships, and breakups - all set to the incredibly distinctive LANY sound, created as a collaborative effort between all three members.
Only two albums into what’s likely to be a long-lasting musical career, Catfish And The Bottlemen have achieved a number of very impressive feats - a Platinum debut album, a #1 sophomore album, sold-out shows in venues that many bands dream of one day playing, and even opening for Green Day later this year in America.
On her single ‘Such A Boy’, Astrid S delivers the opening lines, “Say you need more space / What are you, an astronaut?” with the most sass we’ve heard in all of pop music this year - a song which single-handedly showcases the Norwegian popstar's thoughts on the ridiculous gender norms which exist in society.
And talking to Astrid S on the phone, her thoughts are just as eloquent as her songwriting - from discussing the metaphors within her ‘Party’s Over’ EP, to the importance of being a role-model to her fans.
Michael and Brian D’Addario were raised with music running through their veins - having grown up surrounded by music thanks to their father, Ronnie D’Addario (who himself was a musician back in the 1980s), so there was no way that these two brothers wouldn’t become musical geniuses in their own right. The duo have gone on to do just that as The Lemon Twigs, whose debut album ‘Do Hollywood’ solidified them as truly unique songwriters.
Kacy Hill’s debut album ‘Like A Woman’ sees her finding a number of truths - from the importance of relying on yourself above others, finding happiness in being alone and not lonely, as well as ideas surrounding acceptance and sex positivity.