Category: Music

Morricone’s Wild West Masterpiece Left an Unlikely Pop-Culture Legacy

July 15, 2025

Few sounds summon the American frontier as instantly as that lone ocarina cry in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly — “ah-ee-ah-ee-ah,” as it’s lovingly remembered. Yet its mastermind, Italian legend Ennio Morricone, who passed away at 91 in Rome, didn’t set foot in the United States until 2007. That’s more than four decades after composing the score that would come to influence various music genres, including our beloved pop sounds.

Indie-Pop Hero Maddox Jones Announces UK October Headline Tour

July 8, 2025

Northampton indie-pop star Maddox Jones has had a pivotal year. From releasing his stunning deluxe album, ‘(Still) Waiting For The World To Turn’, featuring the likes of nostalgic anthem ’21’, to hitting the road across the UK with Lucy Spraggan, and Rebecca Ferguson, his euphoric yet heartwarming style has been skyrocketing into the public eye. Now, he’s set to have crowds singing along yet again with the announcement of his UK headline tour dates.

Great Adamz Celebrates Eight Months Of Chart-Topping Afrobeats Album, ‘Blessed Boy’

July 8, 2025

It’s been eight month since Afrobeats star Great Adamz unveiled his vibrant album, ‘Blessed Boy’, and since racing to the top of the iTunes Nigeria Chart, he’s kickstarted TikTok trends, collaborated with the likes of WYN, garnered millions of streams, and is set to light up festival season. Featuring the uplifting ‘Fantastic’, and rhythmic ‘Funke’, ‘Blessed Boy’ may have been released last year, but this easy-going, colourful release still offers a perfect soundtrack for sun-soaked days and dreamy dance floors.