Rock

MAMAMOO’s Wheein has reportedly decided to leave her longtime agency RBW Entertainment. This is according to a new report by South Korean news outlet Sports Kyunghyang, which claimed that the singer has decided not to renew her contract with the music label. The publication also noted that Wheein would continue to be a part of

A pub and grassroots music venue famous for its links to Pink Floyd is to be demolished after a decade spent fighting redevelopment plans. The Flying Pig in Cambridge was regularly visited by the band’s original frontman Syd Barrett. It is said to be the place where he first met future Pink Floyd guitarist and co-lead

Snoop Dogg has been appointed by Def Jam Recordings to be their new Executive Creative and Strategic Consultant. The rapper will now work closely with the label, whose signed artists include Kanye West, Justin Bieber and Jhené Aiko. Snoop’s new role will see him “strategically working across the label’s executive team and artist roster with

The line-up for the rescheduled Cruel World festival in 2022 has been unveiled. READ MORE: Morrissey embodied a more sensitive form of masculinity for the young me – but was I just kidding myself? Morrissey, Blondie and Bauhaus will lead the line-up alongside Devo, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Psychedelic Furs, Violent Femmes, Public Image Ltd and

South London-based indie-rockers Wooze have unveiled their punchy and playful new single, ‘Witch Slap (IOU)’. The track blends a silvery, upbeat pop melody with overdriven guitars and Talking Heads-esque synth leads. Vocalists Theo Spark and Jamie She (who form the band’s studio lineup, the former also on guitars and the latter on drums) make full

Blood Red Shoes have released a punchy new single titled ‘A Little Love’. Contrasting the electronica-driven dark-pop style of their recent output, the new single marks a return to the grungy, fuzz-inflicted analogue rock sound that Blood Red Shoes cut their teeth on. Listen to ‘A Little Love’ below: Advertisement [embedded content] In a press

A number of musicians have taken to social media to criticise Oliver Dowden’s recent boast that the UK government has achieved a Brexit touring breakthrough. The government’s failure to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew post-Brexit has long been a topic of discussion. This fiasco has sparked fears that artists will face huge

jxdn has announced the release of his debut album, ‘Tell Me About Tomorrow’ – listen to new single ‘Think About Me’ below. Produced by Travis Barker, the 18-track LP comprises 14 new songs, including a feature from Machine Gun Kelly on the track ‘Wanna Be’. It will be released on July 2 via DTA Records.

Joel Little, who has written hits for artists including Lorde and Taylor Swift, has become the latest songwriter to sell his back catalogue to the Hipgnosis Song Fund. The London-listed songs investment fund has purchased his entire back catalogue of hits, which includes Lorde’s ‘Royals’ and Swifts ‘Me’. The songwriter’s works have already been streamed

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has been cast in Damien Chazelle’s forthcoming film, Babylon. Deadline reports that Flea’s casting in the film comes alongside the announcement of other new cast members Max Minghella, Samara Weaving and more. They join previously announced cast members Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Diego Calva, Jovan Adepo and more. Babylon is

Scooter Braun is being sued for $50million by former business partner Peter Comisar, who claims the music executive deceived him into leaving a lucrative job. Comisar, a former partner at Goldman Sachs, said in his lawsuit that Braun “aggressively courted” him from 2016 to 2017, persuading him to leave his job at investment banking company

The Cure frontman Robert Smith has further alluded to the release of a noise album in a new interview with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe. Smith featured in the interview alongside CHVRCHES, having just teamed up to release the single ‘How Not To Drown’, ahead of the band’s new album ‘Screen Violence’. Speaking to Lowe,

Courtney Love has said that a Hole reunion will not happen in the future. It comes after Love first mooted the idea of a reunion with The Guardian in 2019, with Love telling the publication: “We are definitely talking about it. There’s nothing wrong with honouring your past.” Then, in 2020, Love told NME she “had a good session”

D.C. singer-songwriter Bartees Strange has shared the music video for ‘Flagey God’, lifted from his 2020 album, ‘Live Forever’. The haunting black and white video stitches together scenes of Strange performing in a number of locales with brief, grainy snippets of an unidentified figure, complementing the song’s dark bass and percussion lines. Watch the clip

Pete Doherty has announced an intimate headline show to take place in Camden next month. The Libertines frontman will return to his old stomping ground for a show at Powerhaus, formerly Dingwalls, on July 3. Tickets for the intimate, 500-capacity show go on sale tomorrow (June 2) at 10am. You can find them here, while

Van Halen’s David Lee Roth has released a new song titled ‘Giddy-Up’. The track was originally issued to accompany his interactive graphic novel The Roth Project, which debuted online last November. The Roth Project incorporates illustrated visuals with music and narration, all made by Roth. The story blends classic Western with sci-fi themes, imagining a

Parquet Courts have announced a new reissue of their debut album ‘American Specialities’ to mark its 10th anniversary. The album, which preceded their breakthrough record ‘Light Up Gold’ by one year, was released as a limited edition cassette in 2011. It was later put out on vinyl in 2012, but is still a rarity in

Little Simz has given a live performance of her most recent track ‘Woman’ for Later… With Jools Holland. For the live rendition, filmed in a dimly-lit grand hall space, the rapper is accompanied by a band and two backing vocalists. Watch the performance below: Advertisement [embedded content] Little Simz released ‘Woman’ earlier this month, featuring