Anthem

British anarchist punk band Chumbawamba has demanded New Zealand deputy prime minister Winston Peters stop using its number one hit Tubthumping at his rallies and events because the band opposes the populist politician’s agenda.Peters, a veteran politician whose party New Zealand First is part of the country’s coalition government, has used the song at his public events and cited the 1997 song’s lyrics “I get knocked down, but I get up again” in his speeches.Last week, Peters used the song ahead of his state of the nation…

The New Jersey band have prepped a hard rock cover of the track for their upcoming EP, History Books — Short Stories The Gaslight Anthem will cover a Billie Eilish smash and give one of their own deep cut classics a new spin on the upcoming EP, History Books — Short Stories, out this Friday, March 22.  The four-track project will be anchored by a rendition of Eilish’s breakthrough hit, “Ocean Eyes,” which frontman Brian Fallon learned about from his daughter. “I was driving my daughter to school…

DUBAI —  An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by First Lady Jill Biden has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over his anthem supporting the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini. Shervin Hajipour posted on Instagram on Friday, the same day that Iran held its parliamentary election, what appeared to be part of the judgment against him. It said Hajipour received a three-year, eight-month sentence on charges of “propaganda against the system” and “encouraging people to protest.” The court…

The Word Alive have re-recorded their 2018 League Of Legends anthem ‘Rise’ to celebrate its fifth anniversary. Check out ‘Rise (Redux)’ below. The original version of ‘Rise’ features The Word Alive’s vocalist Telle Smith and was created alongside The Glitch Mob and Rake. It went on to become one of the most popular League Of Legends anthems ever released, with Smith performing it live at the 2018 World Championship Opening Ceremony. He also returned to the stage in 2023 to perform ‘Rise’ as part of the Worlds 2023…

Andra Day says she hasn’t performed the National Anthem for some time because she was waiting to sing the Black National Anthem first. “I will tell you, truthfully, I have not done an anthem in a while because the thing I kept saying is that, ‘I do not want to do it again until I’m able to sing ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’” she told The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday after performing the famed hymn at Sunday’s Super Bowl. “The first time I heard that they did this, even though it was untelevised…

Before Super Bowl LVIII got underway on Sunday, Reba McEntire took to the field to perform an emotional National Anthem. The Country Music Hall of Famer brought some of the players and audience members to tears with her beautiful rendition. She was wearing black pants with sparkly strings on them, paired with a tan, shiny blazer, and a large belt buckle. As the National Anthem came to an end, a U.S. Navy flyover also soared over Allegiant Stadium.…

"It’s not about me: I’m the representation of this song, and I’m just honored to get to sing it,” singer says Reba McEntire helped get Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers underway with her rendition of the national anthem at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. McEntire’s emotive, affecting rendition lit up the crowd and moved some of the football players on the field to tears. As her voice reached a crescendo with “the rockets red glare” lyric, fireworks lit up…

It was no day at the beach when the Kansas City Chiefs played host to Miami Dolphins last month, the temperature at Arrowhead Stadium plunging to a frostbite-inducing -4F (-15.5C). The only thaw came late in the playoff game when the Fast Life Yungstaz (FLY) track Swag Surfin’ filled Arrowhead.The rap song, a jock jam du jour that is likely to receive plenty of airplay on Super Bowl Sunday, starts off slow and brassy – but once the beat dropped, a rave kicked off that had the 71,492 in attendance swaying and lunging in…

It’s about to get hyphy at Levi’s Stadium. On Friday, Saweetie and P-Lo released the fiery collaboration “Do It For the Bay,” an anthem written for the San Francisco 49ers as they fight to make it to the Super Bowl in the NFL playoffs. In the lyrics, the duo references Bay Area legend E-40, the Niner gang, and the “city of the dubs,” seemingly referencing the Bay Area’s Golden State Warriors. “I’m excited to share our new 49ers single designed to hype up the team and The Faithful for this playoffs run,”…

The first song I remember hearingMy older brother Paul and I would listen to Pick of the Pops every Sunday with Alan Freeman. When I went to boarding school, Paul would send me the charts each week – the actual list and the order he thought they should be. When I first heard You Really Got Me by the Kinks, I was stunned. The rasping voice left a lasting impression.The first single I boughtThe Last Time by the Rolling Stones. Growing up, you were either a Stones or a Beatles fan. The playground was divided. I loved A Hard…