Rock

Nicky Moore – a former vocalist for heavy metal outfit Samson and hard-rockers Mammoth, as well as the frontman of his own project, Nicky Moore And The Blues Corporation – has died at the age of 75. His passing was announced on Wednesday (August 3) through a statement made on the musician’s official Facebook page.

Representatives for Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck have said the duo will review allegations they stole lyrics from a poem on their collaborative album ’18’. The poem Hobo featured in a 1974 book about toasts, Get Your Ass In The Water And Swim Like Me, by Bruce Jackson, reports Rolling Stone. It revolves around a

Panic! At The Disco have shared an upbeat new single called ‘Local God’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Panic! At The Disco live: Brendon Urie emerges as the greatest showman The song is the final single to be shared from their upcoming new album, ‘Viva Las Vengeance’ after the title track was previously shared

Carly Rae Jepsen has today (August 5) shared a new song – listen to ‘Beach House’ below. READ MORE: Carly Rae Jepsen: “My relationship with ‘Call Me Maybe’ was a rollercoaster” It’s the latest offering from Jepsen’s upcoming new album, ‘The Loneliest Time‘, which the musician announced earlier this week. The album will arrive on October

50 Cent has admitted that bands on his former G-Unit label blame him “all the time” for their career failures. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: 50 Cent The rapper who has steered the careers of several artists including The Game, Lloyd Banks, and Young Buck was asked whether any rappers spoke out against him but

Musicians and music industry figures will cycle more than 300 miles from London to Amsterdam to raise funds for refugees affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Music charity Bridges For Music is staging the sixth edition of its annual charity Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) cycle this October. It has partnered with Choose Love to direct

Enter Shikari have announced a new collaborative single with Wargasm called ‘The Void Stares Back’. The St Albans band released their sixth and most recent studio album, ‘Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible’, in April 2020. Wargasm, meanwhile, are primed to drop their first project ‘Explicit: The Mixxxtape’ this summer. Today (August 3), it’s

Guy Fieri is said to be following Rage Against The Machine on their current North American reunion tour. READ MORE: Tom Morello: “In the past, I’ve wanted to use music as a battering ram for social justice” As Stereogum notes, posts on social media indicate that the US restaurateur and TV presenter was in attendance at

John Cale has shared an animated video for his new single ‘Night Crawling’. READ MORE: The Velvet Underground review: revisionist doc reworks narrative of New York rock and rollers The clip, which you can view below, sees the Velvet Underground multi-instrumentalist hitting the streets of New York in the 1970s with David Bowie. The song is his

Quavo and Takeoff have added more weight to the rumours that Migos are no longer active, sharing a new joint single titled ‘Us Vs. Them’. It comes as their second collaborative release for the year, following the May release of ‘Hotel Lobby’ (which they dropped under the moniker Unc And Phew). The new cut arrives

Joey Bada$$ has defended his decision to work with Chris Brown after facing backlash from fans, saying “people make mistakes”. After delays over sampling clearance issues, the rapper released his latest album ‘2000’ last Friday (July 22). The 14-tracker features previously released singles ‘Survivors Guilt’ and ‘Where I Belong’, as well as a collaborative cut

Sports Team have postponed their US tour as they delay the release of second album ‘Gulp!’. The record was originally scheduled for release July 22 before being pushed back to August 26 due to “production issues”. It’s now been confirmed that the follow-up to ‘Deep Down Happy‘ will be released September 23, with both their

While Arcade Fire were on the ground at this year’s Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Canada – where they filled in for the Foo Fighters – frontman Win Butler and guitarist Richard Parry spoke warmly about the late Taylor Hawkins. Prior to their headlining set, Butler and Parry sat down with iHeartRadio, where journalist Jason Rockman

Spanish prosecutors have said Shakira should face eight years in prison over the ongoing alleged tax fraud case involving the musician. READ MORE: Shakira on the movie of her ill-fated El Dorado tour: “I knew someday I’d lose my youth or my beauty, but I never thought I would lose my voice…” Shakira has been

Regina Baer, co-founder of Berlin nightclubs Tresor and Kraftwerk, has died. Her friend and fellow Tresor founder Dimitri Hegemann announced that she died last Thursday (July 21) after “fighting an extended, courageous battle against a serious illness”. Baer and Hegemann helped establish the club Tresor in 1991 after the fall of the Berlin wall. The venue

Glass Animals have covered Destiny’s Child‘s ‘Say My Name’ during an appearance on triple j’s Like a Version segment, while in Australia for the Splendour in the Grass festival. The band’s rendition transforms the 1999 R&B hit into a blissed-out nu-raver. Foregrounded by crisp electronic drums, high basslines and woozy synths, frontman Dave Bayley delivers

Jack Saunders has been named the new host of BBC Radio 1’s Official Chart Show. The presenter will take over from Scott Mills, who announced his departure from Radio 1 earlier this month. Speaking about his new role, Saunders said: “I can’t believe my name gets added next to the endless list of legends who

Shawn Mendes has cancelled the remaining dates of his ‘Wonder’ world tour in order to recover from his mental health difficulties. In a statement posted on Instagram today (July 27), Mendes said he “wasn’t prepared for the toll that being back on the road would take” on him. “After speaking with my team and working

A new comic book about the life of Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks has been published. Yesterday (July 26), TodalWave Comics announced that it was adding Nicks to its ‘Female Focus’ comic book series, which focusses on women who have made an impact in the world. Female Force: Stevie Nicks is a 22-page comic book that details the

Hanoi Rocks guitarist Andy McCoy says he’s never been offered an apology from Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil, whose 1984 car crash resulted in the death of the band’s drummer, Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley. Neil crashed into another car on the way back from buying alcohol in California, killing Dingley and leaving both occupants of the