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A new special edition of The Beatles’ final studio album ‘Let It Be’ has been announced. Originally released in May 1970, the classic record includes such songs as ‘Get Back’, ‘The Long and Winding Road’ and ‘For You Blue’. ‘Let It Be’ is now set to be celebrated on October 15 with a special edition

Black Thought has denied speculation that his band The Roots are due to face the Fugees in an upcoming VERZUZ battle. The rapper was approached by HipHoxDX yesterday (August 24) to verify if a widely shared flyer detailing the forthcoming rap fight was real. He confirmed that it wasn’t. Per the outlet, a flyer that placed

Halsey‘s imminent new album ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ is set to feature Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and more special guests. The album, produced by Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, is set for release this Friday (August 27) via Capitol Records. READ MORE: The Big Read – Halsey:

Kanye West has filed a petition in a California court to change his legal name to his well-known nickname, Ye. In documents filed on Tuesday (August 24), and seen by TMZ, if the court approves the name change, West’s full name of Kanye Omari West would be legally changed to the mononym. According to the

R.E.M. have announced details of a 25th anniversary reissue of their acclaimed 1996 album, ‘New Adventures In Hi-Fi’. READ MORE: R.E.M. tell us about 25 years of ‘Monster’: “We needed swagger – to be loud and raw” The reissue, set to be released on October 29, comes as part of the band’s 40th anniversary celebrations, and

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has provided an update after recently revealing he had tested positive for COVID-19. After confirming his diagnosis late last week, Taylor shared a video on social media telling fans he is “out of the woods” and recovering. READ MORE: Corey Taylor: “If I can wear a mask for a two hour Slipknot

Travers was a saxophone player and songwriter with the band. A statement from the band said that Travers died at his home in Moseley on Sunday (August 22). He had been suffering from cancer. A statement from the band to PA said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our comrade, brother, founding

LL Cool J was joined by a number of guests on-stage during his live set at We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert over the weekend. Taking place last Saturday (August 21), the rapper performed a number of hits from his back catalogue, including his ’90s track ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’. Throughout the medley, Fat

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against H.E.R., as well as DJ Camper, Justin Love and Sony Music Entertainment, over the 2016 song ‘Focus’. First filed in June 2020, the complaint alleged that ‘Focus’, taken from H.E.R.’s self-titled 2017 LP, intentionally infringed upon Andre Sims’ original composition ‘Endless Minds’ without consent or compensation.

A man has died after falling off a balcony at a Dead & Company concert in New York. On Friday (August 20), a gig-goer fell to his death at Citi Field – the home of the New York Mets baseball team – while trying to do a flip on a balcony during the intermission of

Coronavirus cases linked to the Event Research Programme (ERP) were “largely in line with or below community infection rate”, new government data has revealed. Thirty-seven pilot events took place over the course of a four-month period to determine the safety of large-scale gatherings post-COVID lockdown. Included in the programme was Blossoms’ Liverpool show, the BRIT

Kendrick Lamar has revealed that he’s in the process of producing his final album for his label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). Taking to social media earlier this evening (August 20), the rapper posted an image of a desktop folder labelled “nu thoughts” with a link to a message on his website. “I spend most of

FBI informant Richard Wershe Jr. – aka White Boy Rick has said he is “honoured” that Eminem is portraying him in in 50 Cent‘s forthcoming series BMF (Black Mafia Family). Wershe Jr. was an FBI informant as a teenager in the mid-1980s, having infiltrated a Detroit gang. He was later dumped by the FBI and

DMA’S have surprise-released a new EP titled ‘I Love You Unconditionally, Sure Am Going To Miss You’, marking their first new original music since third album ‘THE GLOW’ arrived last year. The four-track EP was produced by the band themselves, and recorded with Dylan Adams, who also engineered the trio’s 2014 self-titled debut EP. It’s

Roger Taylor has released the first single from his forthcoming new solo album, ‘Outsider’ – listen to ‘We’re All Just Trying To Get By’ below. The song, which features KT Tunstall, is the first taste of Taylor’s first new album in eight years. ‘We’re All Just Trying To Get By’ was written during “the dark

Remi Wolf has announced her debut album, ‘Juno’ is set for release later this year, sharing two new singles, ‘Quiet On Set’ and ‘Grumpy Old Man’. The two new tracks showcase contrasting corners of Wolf’s artistry – ‘Quiet On Set’ is a thumping, club-ready banger with a beat drawing influence from hip-hop, while ‘Grumpy Old

Future Islands have shared the standalone track ‘Peach’, the first original track from the band since releasing their sixth album ‘As Long As You Are’ last year. The latest effort from the Baltimore group sees them experimenting with laidback synth sounds once more, with frontman Samuel T. Herring offering a series of meditative observations on