Rock

Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten has announced his debut solo album ‘Chaos For The Fly’ and shared new single ‘Fairlies’. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Fontaines D.C.: “People are looking to me for answers. What the fuck do I know?” ‘Chaos For The Fly’ is due out on June 30, 2023 via Partisan Records, with the announcement

Bruce Springsteen has made a surprise visit to former Pogues frontman, Shane MacGowan, ahead of his shows in Ireland. News of the rock icon’s surprise visit to the fellow frontman was shared online, and comes ahead of his three headline shows in Dublin. Set to take place on May 5, 7 and 9, the singer-songwriter

K-pop girl group Brave Girls have announced their reunion, just two months after their disbandment. On April 27, Warner Music Korea announced that all four members of Brave Girls have signed exclusive contracts with the label. This comes just two months after their previous label Brave Entertainment announced that the group would disband, following the quartet’s

Last summer, the indie pop trio Elephant Kind made a huge leap: uprooting from their home country of Indonesia to move to London for their music. It’s a move that’s the subject of their new documentary, From Indo to England, which NME is hosting exclusively here along with a chat about their new EP ‘Superblue’

Jamie Foxx is reportedly still in hospital, three weeks after “suffering a serious medical emergency”. The Oscar-winning actor is currently at a medical facility in Georgia where he is being kept “under observation”, according to reports in the US.. Details of Foxx’s condition have not been disclosed, but a source close to the actor told TMZ that

Kate Bush and George Michael are among the artists who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony in 2023. The full lists of inductees have been announced today (May 3) and along with a list of seven performers being inducted, the recipients of the Musical Influence Award and the Musical

Fred Again.. and Brian Eno are pairing up to release a new record this week. The album, titled ‘Secret Life’, was announced via Four Tet‘s social media accounts. He wrote on Twitter: “The album Secret Life by Fred again and Brian Eno is coming out on my label Text Records on Friday”. The album Secret

Tim Bachman, guitarist, vocalist and co-founder of Canadian band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died at the age of 71. The musician’s son, Ryder Bachman, said on social media that his father had passed away last Friday afternoon (April 28). “Grateful I got to spend some time with him at the end,” he wrote alongside an old

Snoop Dogg and Ryan Reynolds are reportedly embroiled in a bidding war to purchase a national sports team in Canada. READ MORE: Welcome To Wrexham review: Reynolds and McElhenney hit the back of the net  According to talkSport, Wrexham AFC co-owner Reynolds is aiming to expand his portfolio and buy the Ottawa Senators – the National

A Sleep Token gig was interrupted this weekend when an audience member appeared to fart during one of the quietest moments in the alt-metal band’s set. The anonymous masked UK collective were performing at the Metro Theatre in Sydney, Australia, this Saturday (April 29) when one concertgoer apparently let one rip. According to fans, the

Iconic Canadian folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has died. He was 84. The singer’s death was confirmed via his official Facebook page today (May 2). “Gordon Lightfoot passed away this evening in a Toronto hospital at 7:30 p.m. More info to come,” the statement read. A cause of death has not been revealed at the time

Doja Cat and Jared Leto have turned heads at the 2023 Met Gala event after showing up dressed as cats. Their outfits pay homage to iconic late designer Karl Lagerfeld’s beloved white Burmese cat, Choupette. This year’s Met Gala theme is a tribute to Lagerfeld, who died in 2019. Lagerfeld was best known for his

Fall Out Boy launched a new vinyl version of their recent album ‘So Much (For) Stardust’ today (May 1) containing real human tears. The Crynyl™ records were filled with real tears “for maximum emotional fidelity” and were available to pre-order earlier today. Bassist Pete Wentz appeared in a spooky video shared to the band’s social

Aerosmith will be embarking on a farewell tour of North America later this year. The extensive run of shows will kick off in Philadelphia in September and will continue making stops throughout North America until late January 2024, where the band will sign off for good in Montreal. According to a press release, the shows

George Michael has won the fan vote for the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame list of nominees. READ MORE: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has turned into a museum. Time for change The list of nominees for 2023 was announced in February, with the late pop star and Wham! singer joined by

Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp‘s Sunday Lunch cover series is back after a month-long break – check out their cover of Joan Jett‘s ‘Bad Reputation’ below. In their characteristically comedic video, Willcox is shown sticking heart-shaped Post-It notes with the word ‘Bad’ on them to Fripp’s forehead as he plays guitar. Behind them, a poster

Tony Iommi has given his verdict on the forthcoming Black Sabbath ballet after going to see the rehearsals. Iommi has had a hand in the creation of the ballet, working with Birmingham Royal Ballet director Carlos Acosta. The show will include eight of the band’s tracks plus new music inspired by them, all performed live

Billy Bragg has shared an old video of R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe covering The Only Ones’ ‘Another Girl Another Planet’ – check it out below. Uploading the video to his YouTube channel, Bragg wrote: “Love this clip of Michael Stipe, Natalie Merchant, Wiggy and myself playing ‘Another Girl Another Planet’ backed by Sid Griffin and the

A filmmaker has been told to “destroy all footage” of Frank Ocean’s divisive Coachella headline set after sharing a multi-cam fan edit of the performance. Ocean headlined the closing night of the first weekend of Coachella Festival earlier this month. It was his first live gig since 2017 but the reaction to Ocean’s performance from

Taylor Swift paid tribute to The National by playing ‘coney island’, on which they guested, for the first time on the latest stop of her ‘Eras’ tour. The song, taken from her 2020 album ‘evermore’ was played along with ‘The Other Side Of The Door’ from ‘Fearless’ as part of the “surprise song” segment of