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Rookie K-pop boyband xikers are set to make their first-ever comeback this August. Yesterday (July 3), xikers released two teasers on their Twitter account. The first seemed to emulate the home screen of a phone, with an app called “Trickey” with a chat bubble that says: “Trick or search!” [💬] TRICK OR SEARCH! Come and

George Michael‘s family have been granted permission to build a memorial in honour of the late pop icon in Oxfordshire. The pop icon’s estate made plans to create a bronze stature in his honour five years ago with the local council in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and now is when the plans have been approved. According to

Sacha Lord, the founder of Manchester’s Parklife festival, has written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman protesting the government’s U-turn on drug testing. READ MORE: Why drugs testing at festivals is an excellent – and well overdue – idea Lord has been urging Braverman to allow on-site testing in “pop-up labs” to go ahead claiming that festivals

Axl Rose took a tumble onstage during Guns N’ Roses’ headline slot at BST Hyde Park. Find footage of the moment below. While Guns N’ Roses have become somewhat renowned for the number of mishaps they have while on tour — whether it be arriving late, technical issues or audience riots — a slightly more

MAMAMOO member Hwasa has joined K-pop agency P Nation, founded by Psy. Over the weekend during Psy’s 2023 Summer Swag event, he surprised the audience by out a table on stage telling the audience: “I run a small agency called P NATION. The company says we have an important contract to sign,” per Soompi. Hwasa

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s Melle Mel – real name Melvin Glover – has been arrested and charged with Felony Domestic Violence in the US this week. According to Rolling Stone, the artist, who performed at this year’s Grammys, was arrested in Los Angeles on Monday (June 26). He was charged with felony domestic violence

French rapper Ninho has shared a new collaboration with Central Cee. Listen to ‘Eurostar’ below. The song is taken from Ninho’s latest album, ‘NI’, which arrived on Friday (June 30). ‘NI’ is the follow up album to the award-winning ‘JEFE’, the most streamed album of 2022 in France. Other collaborations on the album include ones

Corey Taylor has hinted that Stone Sour‘s future remains uncertain. The band has been on hiatus since 2020, with Taylor saying the project has “kinda run its course for now.” In a new interview, Taylor referred to certain people’s “hindrances” getting in the way of Stone Sour making new music. “It’s not that I don’t

American singer and guitarist Rick Froberg, a founding member of influential post-hardcore bands Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes, has died at the age of 55. Froberg’s passing was confirmed by his longtime bandmate John Reis on Instagram earlier today (July 2). “Rick passed away suddenly last night from natural causes,” Reis wrote. “His art

Olivia Rodrigo has revealed she thought of the title for her upcoming second album ‘Guts’ before her 2021 debut ‘Sour’ had even seen the light of day. The album is set to drop on September 8 via Geffen and will feature Rodrigo’s new single ‘Vampire’, which she shared yesterday (June 30). In an interview with

Jamie T brought out The Maccabees‘ former guitarist Hugo White during his huge show at London’s Finsbury Park last night (June 30). White came out to perform ‘Sticks ‘N’ Stones’ with the singer, as he previously did at last year’s Glastonbury. White produced Jamie’s T recent album ‘The Theory of Whatever’, which came out last

The Last Dinner Party have shared their second single and announced new UK tour dates – listen to ‘Sinner’ below. READ MORE: The Last Dinner Party: the best new band you haven’t heard yet Following a summer of festivals and in between support gigs with First Aid Kit and Hozier, the five-piece will play 11 recently-announced

Olivia Rodrigo has shared her latest single ‘Vampire’ from her highly anticipated forthcoming album ‘Guts’. Produced by and co-written with Daniel Nigro, who also worked with the singer on her 2021 album ‘Sour‘, ‘Vampire’ marks a new era for Rodrigo trading up the dreamy minimalism seen on her debut for a rock-opera inspired route with

The group shared: “Evidently, council budgets are tight. But elsewhere in the borough, Haringey Council is making great investments in parks. And perversely, this deal appears to deliver less money for Finsbury Park” The Highbury Community Association also opposed the deal citing similar concerns as well as warning standards could slip over the five-year period.

Sam Ryder and Bloc Party have been added to the list of artists joining Music Venue Trust’s United By Music UK tours. Organised by The National Lottery and Music Venue Trust, the tour sees over 150 gigs visit over 130 venues across the UK, in support of the grassroots music sector. Now, adding to the

J Hus has announced details of his third album ‘Beautiful And Brutal Yard’, alongside news of a UK tour. The Stratford rapper’s next record – the follow-up to 2020’s acclaimed ‘Big Conspiracy‘ – will arrive on July 14, and feature the likes of Burna Boy, Popcaan, Jorja Smith, and Naira Marley. J Hus and Burna Boy previously

The Coral have shared their latest song ‘Oceans Apart’ featuring Cillian Murphy from their forthcoming album ‘Sea of Mirrors’. READ MORE: The Coral on their epic new album: “‘Coral Island’ is the world on our own terms” ‘Oceans Apart’ serves as the forthcoming album’s closing track. The Peaky Blinders star provides a vocal cameo towards the

Beabadoobee has announced the cancelation of her upcoming run of European tour dates after falling “really ill.” The singer took to social media to share a post explaining why she has had to cancel the forthcoming european dates of her ‘Beatopia’ tour. The statement read: “This was a very hard decision to make but due to

Holly Humberstone has announced her forthcoming debut album ‘Paint My Bedroom Black’ along with its lead singles. READ MORE: Holly Humberstone live at Glastonbury 2022: her star shines brighter than ever (nme.com) According to a press release, Humberstone’s highly anticipated debut represents the singer coming of age, growing from unknown singer at her parent’s piano to

Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, and members of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and more are set to appear in legendary photographer and director Anton Corbijn’s first feature-length film Squaring The Circle: The Story Of Hipgnosis – in cinemas and on demand from July 14. Check out the trailer below. Hipgnosis was the collective of Storm Thorgerson