Rock

Grandaddy have announced a series of UK dates for 2022. The American indie-rock band will call in Bexhill-On-Sea, London, Manchester and Glasgow in April to perform their 2000 album ‘The Sophtware Slump‘, along with other songs from their back catalogue. Tickets go on sale this Friday (December 3) at 9am GMT and can be purchased

Stormzy is hosting a Christmas party for residents in Croydon later this week. The bash, which is the first from his charity #Merky Foundation, will take place at Fairfield Halls in his hometown this Friday (December 3). The event will be split over two time slots throughout the day with the first half for those

K-pop soloist Chung Ha has released a poignant music video for her new single ‘Killing Me’. The visual follows Chung Ha as she tries to move on from a bad breakup. It opens with her seeming looking forward to a new day, before she is swept into a world of heartbreak as she is reminded

Fontaines D.C. have pulled out of Other Voices festival due to an injury sustained by singer Grian Chatten. In a statement posted to Twitter, Chatten wrote: “I’m truly heartbroken to say that I won’t be able to perform at Other Voices tonight.”Other Voices festival in Dublin was celebrating its 20th year. Fontaines DC were due

An Australian TV host has apologised for “insulting” Adele in their recent shelved interview, calling it a “terrible mistake”. Matt Doran – from Channel 7 – flew from Sydney to London on November 4 to sit down with Adele for her one and only Australian interview to promote her latest record, but during the chat

Pale Waves have shared a live performance video of ‘Fall To Pieces’ from The Pool in London – see the footage below. The song is taken from the Manchester band’s second album, ‘Who Am I?‘, which was released in February. Lead singer Heather Baron-Gracie previously said of the song: “It’s easy to fall into the

Green Day have shared a 1998 live recording of them performing ‘Hitchin’ A Ride’ for the BBC. The pop punk legends said they were releasing the recording to celebrate Thanksgiving, writing: ​”Bringing you out of the food coma” on Twitter. ‘Hitchin’ A Ride’ is one of dozens of tracks performed by the band for BBC

Plymouth band Rakuda have split after their guitarist was charged with murder. The band made the announcement this morning (November 26) following the news Cody Ackland had been charged with murder following teenager Bobbi-Anne McLeod’s disappearance. Ackland appeared at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court earlier today where he was remanded in custody, reports The Guardian. He is

Jonny Greenwood has contributed a new track called ‘Licorice Pizza’ to the forthcoming Paul Thomas Anderson film of the same name. Listen below. The Radiohead guitarist – who’s scored several of Anderson’s movies, including There Will Be Blood, The Master and Inherent Vice – appears on the original soundtrack to the Alana Haim-starring coming-of-age drama, which

Bryan Adams has revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time in a month. Adams was due to appear at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on October 30, where he would have joined H.E.R. to perform “It’s Only Love” in honor of the newly inducted Tina Turner

Ailee has unveiled her cover of K-pop boyband EXO’s breakthrough 2013 single ‘Growl’. Earlier today (November 25), the Korean-American vocalist made an appearance on the South Korean YouTube channel It’s Live, where she performed a rock-tinged cover of ‘Growl’ accompanied by a live band. It’s her second stint on the channel this month, following her

Crypto.com’s currency, CRO token, has risen almost 70 per cent as a result of the platform’s naming rights deal for AEG’s Staples Center, according to a new report. The Singapore-based cryptocurrency company is said to be paying $700million (£519million) over a 20-year period to rename the building, believed to be the biggest deal of its

K-pop powerhouse group BTS have performed ‘Permission To Dance’ live during their appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden.  The septet performed the song live during the November 24 episode of the talk show, with host and comedian James Corden welcoming the group to the stage. They were accompanied by an animated backdrop that

T-Pain has patched things up with Usher after revealing that a comment the latter made about his Auto-Tune style singing had sent him into a years-long depression. On Sunday (November 21) T-Pain invited Usher onstage at an Atlanta event celebrating comedian Dave Chappelle’s forthcoming documentary, telling the singer: “I love you, bro.” He continued: “I’m

The BandLab NME Awards return for 2022, with Halsey, Sam Fender, Griff and Rina Sawayama in attendance at the wildest night in music. After a huge comeback in 2020 and a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, our Awards will return to London’s O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 to celebrate the best

PVRIS have joined forces with Miyavi for new track ‘Snakes’, which appears on the soundtrack for Arcane, the new League Of Legends animated Netflix series. READ MORE: PVRIS – ‘Use Me’ review: frontwoman Lynn Gunn steps out to the front on confident third album The track features a driving drum and bass backdrop and weighty synths, as

Declan McKenna has announced details of a huge new London show – he’ll play the Royal Albert Hall next year. READ MORE: Declan McKenna: “There is a time for understanding – and that time is now” The singer-songwriter released second album ‘Zeros’ last year, and recently finished up a UK headline tour in support of the

Jay-Z‘s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction video, featuring Beyoncé, Rihanna, Barack Obama, Samuel L. Jackson, LeBron James, Chris Rock and more, has been shared in full – watch it below. Shawn Carter was among a host of artists inducted into the legendary group last month, with Barack Obama giving a recorded speech about

Hull-based indie outfit LIFE have dropped a new single titled ‘Friends Without Names’, accompanied by a sparse – yet trippy – music video. In a statement (per DIY), LIFE said of the psychedelic nuances of the song’s soundscape and video: “In a remote part of Eastern England, close to the river Humber, we performed this