Rock

Lil Nas X performed an Egyptian-themed rendition of single ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ at last night’s (June 27) BET Awards – watch footage below. During the performance, the singer and rapper shared a passionate kiss with one of his male dancers. Beginning the set dressed in a cape, Lil Nas then removed the

Doja Cat has shared a deluxe edition of her new album ‘Planet Her’ which features five extra tracks. The rapper and singer released her long-teased third studio LP on Friday (June 25), featuring collaborations with Ariana Grande, SZA, The Weeknd, Young Thug and more. In a four-star review of the album, NME‘s Nick Levine said:

Johnny Solinger, former singer of US rock band Skid Row, has died aged 55. The artist’s death comes just a month after he announced that he had been diagnosed with liver failure. He died on Saturday (June 26). A statement from Skid Row announcing Solinger’s death read: “We are saddened to hear the news of

One of the Californian houses owned by Kendrick Lamar has gone up for sale, it has been reported. The house used to be the home of his parents and other relatives, but the rapper has since moved them into a new house in the Calabasas area, which is said to be worth $2.65million (£1.9m). The

Justice‘s Gaspard Augé has spoken out over the band’s recent legal troubles with Justin Bieber, saying the pop star’s new album artwork was a “very conscious rip-off” of the dance duo. The cover for Bieber’s sixth record ‘Justice’, which arrived back in March, references the pop star’s Christian faith by using a crucifix-style “T” in

Arcade Fire have launched a new archive series, sharing footage from past gigs during the summer. Past Lives will see the band sharing performances from across their career, beginning today (June 25) with a performance from their ‘Everything Now’ tour in 2017. “We cannot wait to play live for you all again,” the band wrote

The Sims 4 is due to host its own music festival next week, with headliners Bebe Rexha, Glass Animals’ Dave Bayley, and Joy Oladokun. The festival, titled The Sims Sessions, is the first of its kind to feature in the game, with “Simlish” songs debuting in a virtual event. Players will, for a limited time,

Vince Staples is the latest artist to announce their leap from the stage to the page, today sharing the first news of his forthcoming graphic novel, Limbo Beach. The book is due to be released this December in collaboration with music-focused publisher Z2, who has also worked with the likes of Chuck D, Machine Gun

Willow Smith has confirmed the release date for her forthcoming new album ‘Lately I Feel Everything’. The follow-up to 2020’s ‘The Anxiety’ – which was a collaborative record with Tyler Cole under the moniker The Anxiety – has already been previewed with the Travis Barker collaboration ‘t r a n s p a r e

Quicksand have announced their fourth album ‘Distant Populations’ – listen to the new track ‘Missile Command’ below. The NYC post-hardcore band will release the 11-track record digitally on August 13, with a vinyl edition later arriving on September 24 via Epitaph. You can pre-order/pre-save it here. Following on from 2017’s ‘Interiors’ – Quicksand’s first studio

T-Pain has spoken in support of Usher after previously revealing that the latter’s comments about his use of auto-tune “started a four-year depression for me”. The Florida singer has spoken candidly about his mental health in the new Netflix series This Is Pop, recalling an encounter he had with Usher in 2013 where he was

Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker performed a surprise rooftop show in Los Angeles over the weekend – check out the footage below. The Ohio rapper – aka Richard Colson Baker – took to Twitter on Saturday (June 19) to direct his fans to a “rainbow lifeguard station” at Venice Beach, where he later took

Frank Turner has been handed the Music Venue Trust’s Outstanding Achievement for Grassroots Music Venues Award 2020 during a wind-swept ceremony on top of The O2 in London. The artist and independent music venue champion was handed the award during yesterday’s ‘Team MVT Up The O2 Climb’, which saw a select group raising funds by

The Strokes have previewed a new song called ‘Starting Again’ in a commercial for New York mayoral candidate Maya Wiley. READ MORE: The Strokes – ‘The New Abnormal’ review: proof that they’re still the best riff-makers around The band have been very vocal about their support for Wiley, who is attempting to become New York’s first

Foo Fighters performed to a fully vaccinated audience last night (June 20) at the first full-capacity arena gig in New York City since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The band took to the stage at Madison Square Garden in front of over 15,000 fans last night in what was one of the first major

Roc-A-Fella Records has filed a lawsuit claiming co-founder Damon Dash is attempting to auction off JAY-Z‘s ‘Reasonable Doubt’ as an NFT. The famous rap label, which has also been home to Kanye West, Cam’ron and Beanie Sigel, alleges that Dash cannot legally sell Jay’s 1996 debut album as the rights to it belong to the label, reports TMZ. According to court

Serj Tankian has shared a new 24-minute classical composition – listen to ‘Disarming Time: A Modern Piano Concerto’ below. The piece, previewed earlier this week, is the first preview of a new project from the System Of A Down frontman called ‘Cool Gardens Poetry Suite’, which will feature four tracks including spoken word sections taken

An auction for a selection of one-of-a-kind Brompton Bikes designed by Radiohead, Foo Fighters and more has raised a total of $142,200 for Live Nation’s coronavirus charity. READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” Proceeds from the auction went to Crew Nation, a Global relief fund set up by Live Nation to support live

Last night (July 18) saw Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes headline the first night of the historic Download Pilot event, which welcomed the return of UK camping festivals – see footage, reaction and more below. The 10,000-capacity event this weekend (June 18-20), which will see Carter and co joined by other headliners Bullet For My