Rock

Billy Joel has paid tribute to Procol Harum‘s Gary Brooker with a cover of the band’s classic, ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’ – watch it below. During his performance at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on Saturday night (February 26), Joel delivered a moving rendition of the 1967 single to celebrate the life of Brooker, who died

PC Music’s Danny L Harle has shared a massive remix of Griff and Sigrid‘s recent collaborative single ‘Head On Fire’ – hear it below. The song was released last month and will get its live debut next week (March 2) when the pair perform at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 at London’s Brixton Academy. Speaking

Dave Grohl has spoken about his recent collaboration with Liam Gallagher, and has called the former Oasis frontman “one of the last remaining rock stars”. Earlier this month, Gallagher released ‘Everything’s Electric’, the first single to be taken from his upcoming new solo album ‘C’MON YOU KNOW’, which is set for release on May 27

Enter Skikari’s Rou Reynolds has criticised the government over its treatment of Ukrainian refugees. Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on February 24. Many Ukrainians are now trying to escape the war zone as the fighting continues. The

Ukrainian metal band Jinjer have weighed in on the conflict between Russia and their “sovereign and independent” country. It comes after Ukraine severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation yesterday (February 24). The band, who released their fourth album, ‘Wallflowers’, back in August,

The O2 in London has re-opened following damage caused during Storm Eunice. Last week, The O2  suffered significant damage to its roof following high winds caused by Storm Eunice.  Winds caused by the adverse weather shredded parts of the white-domed roof of the venue, which is located near Greenwich, South East London. The O2 was subsequently

Foals have shared a message of solidarity with the people of Ukraine, highlighting the local team that helped bring their recent ‘2am’ music video to life. Russian forces launched a military assault on Ukraine in the early hours of yesterday morning (February 24). It was reported then that Ukraine had officially severed its diplomatic ties

James Blake has teamed up with Monica Martin for a new rendition of the latter’s track ‘Go Easy, Kid’ – you can watch the two artists perform their collaboration below. Originally released by the LA-based, Wisconsin-raised Martin back in September, ‘Go Easy, Kid’ has been described by Blake as “my favourite song to come out

Ed Sheeran has paid his respects Jamal Edwards following the late SB.TV founder’s death earlier this week. READ MORE: RIP Jamal Edwards, an inspiration who turned SB.TV into a Black British cultural dynasty Edwards died aged 31 on Sunday (February 20). His mother, Loose Women panellist Brenda Edwards, later confirmed that Jamal had died from a “sudden illness”. His SB.TV

Green Day have shared a snippet of new music in another “1972” teaser clip. The short video, which you can view below, is the latest in a series of teasers from the band that have been released on social media in recent months. This new 10-second clip features the logo of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong‘s

K-pop juggernauts BTS are set to return to the US with a four-night residency at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Today (February 23), the boyband’s agency Big Hit Music announced that the group would bring their ‘Permission To Dance On Stage’ concert to the nearly 65,000-capacity stadium on April 8, 9, 15 and

Bad Boy Chiller Crew have launched a new ‘fans for foodbanks’ initiative at their gigs. READ MORE: The NME Big Read: Bad Boy Chiller Crew: “We’re not a proper boyband. There’s nothing normal about us” The Bradford trio (made up of MCs Kane, Clive and GK), launched the initiative last week (February 18) in Manchester at local

John Mayer‘s touring drummer has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in the musician withdrawing from Mayer’s concert in New York last night (February 21). Taking to Twitter, Mayer – sharing a monochrome image of himself facing an empty arena – wrote: “This afternoon, our drummer tested positive for COVID-19. We all wish him a speedy

XXXTentacion‘s 2018 album ‘?’ has become the most streamed hip-hop album in Spotify history, surpassing Drake’s 2018 LP, ‘Scorpion’. READ MORE: XXXTentacion’s death has sparked debate about art, abuse and the media Chart Data reported that as of last November, ‘Scorpion’ was ahead of ‘?’ by nearly one billion streams. XXXTentacion’s second studio album has since

Jamal Edwards has passed away, aged 31. The news was confirmed by representatives of Edwards’ media company to the BBC earlier this evening (February 20) following reports on social media that the entrepreneur, author, director, DJ and founder of the influential online urban music platform, SB.TV., died unexpectedly today. Edwards attended the BRIT Awards earlier this month and

Ice T has confirmed that his hardcore band Body Count have begun recording a new studio album titled ‘Merciless’. The band’s most recent album, ‘Carnivore’, came out in March of 2020, and the rapper has hinted at an even more extreme sound on the next record. “I’m proud to say we just finished the FIRST

50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) is set to make his move into superhero cinema, with the rapper-come-media mogul signing on to produce at least one film based on DC’s Xerø comics. Deadline reports that Jackson will steer the project through his production company, G-Unit Film & Television, in tandem with Color Farm Media’s Erika Alexander

Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins has responded to a beef between himself and Mötley Crüe, depicted in new show Pam & Tommy. In the fifth episode of the new Hulu show, Tommy Lee (played by Sebastian Stan) walks into a studio before being alerted that the larger Studio A is being used by Jenkins’ band,

Kid Cudi has teamed up with DJ and Bape founder Nigo for a brand new single called ‘Want It Bad’ – listen to it below. Produced by Pharrell, it’s the second preview of Nigo’s upcoming album, ‘I Know Nigo’. The first track to be released from the project was last month’s A$AP Rocky-featured ‘Ayra’. On