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Six strands of Kurt Cobain‘s hair have been sold for $14,145 (£10,005) at auction. The late Nirvana frontman had his hair snipped by a fan and friend Tessa Osbourne in Birmingham, England in 1989 while his band was touring ‘Bleach’. Osbourne gave the original lock to Seattle artist Nicole DePolo as a gift following Cobain’s

Noel Gallagher has claimed that Liam Gallagher hated ‘Wonderwall’, before the track later became one of Oasis’ defining hits. Speaking in the latest edition of MOJO magazine, Noel also said that his estranged brother thought the track had its roots in trip-hop – the genre popularised by Bristol artists such as Massive Attack, Tricky and

Glastonbury Festival has shared a first look preview at some of the performances that will be livestreamed online next weekend. On Saturday (May 22), the iconic festival will hold a virtual event called Live At Worthy Farm that will see sets from the likes of Coldplay, Wolf Alice, Kano, Haim, IDLES, Michael Kiwanuka and more

Joan Jett is to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her biggest hits with a new graphic novel anthology. The legendary rock singer is teaming up with Z2 Comics for ‘Joan Jett And The Blackhearts 40 x 40’ to celebrate four decades of her albums ‘I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll’ and ‘Bad Reputation’. “When we began working with Z2

Riot Fest has announced that Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins and Run The Jewels will headline its 2021 event. The four-day event, which will also feature performances from Faith No More, Pixies and DEVO, is due to take place at Chicago’s Douglass Park on September 16-19, with tickets on sale here now. Other names

Ashnikko has shared a vibrant new video for her recent Princess Nokia collaboration ‘Slumber Party’ – watch it below. The track first appeared on the pop star’s ‘Demidevil’ mixtape, which came out back in January. The new video, directed by Charlotte Rutherford, is set in a hyper-modern fantasy world. In a statement, Ashnikko said that

Olivia Rodrigo has shared a new song and video – watch and listen to ‘good 4 u’ below. The track is the third preview of the ‘Drivers License’ singer’s imminent debut album ‘SOUR’, which arrives next week (May 21). In a new NME cover feature, Rodrigo spoke of the inspiration behind the new song, saying:

Bruce Springsteen has confirmed that he has a new record “coming out soon”. Springsteen was speaking recently at an event where he became the eighth recipient of the Woody Guthrie Prize. The award, which has been won previously by Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, John Mellencamp, Mavis Staples, Kris Kristofferson, Chuck D and Norman Lear, aims

J. Cole has shared the tracklist for his imminent new album ‘The Off-Season’ – check it out below. Due to arrive tomorrow (May 14), the North Carolina rapper’s sixth studio effort will follow 2018’s ‘KOD’. READ MORE: J. Cole – ‘KOD’ review Taking to social media this evening (May 13), Cole sparked further excitement among fans by sharing

Spice Girls‘ Geri Horner has said that she approves of Dua Lipa‘s Union Jack BRITs look. Horner, aka Ginger Spice, famously wore a Union Jack dress at the 1997 BRIT Awards when the group picked up awards for Best British Single and Video. READ MORE: Here are the winners from the BRIT Awards 2021 –

Charli XCX has revealed that she and Rina Sawayama have discussed making new music together. The pair have toured together in the past, and Charli hinted that their first official collaboration could be in the works. “Woke up at 5.30am thinking about rina’s purple dress,” Charli tweeted today (May 12) following last night’s BRIT Awards,

BTS are set to perform their upcoming single ‘Butter’ first the first time at the Billboard Music Awards 2021 (BBMAs) later this month. The group announced the forthcoming performance of the as-yet-unreleased English-language single on Twitter. The first-ever performance of ‘Butter’ will come only two days after its scheduled release on May 21. We can’t

Headie One delivered a powerful performance of his hit ‘Ain’t It Different’ at tonight’s (May 11) BRIT Awards – you can watch a snippet below. READ MORE: At last! The BRIT Awards nominations feel like a real representation of UK music Joined by AJ Tracey, one of the track’s two guest stars (the other being Stormzy),

Shaun Ryder has shared more details about his upcoming collaborations and new album, ‘Visits From Future Technology’, which was announced yesterday (May 11). READ MORE: The world according to Shaun Ryder In a new interview Ryder clarified comments about his rumoured upcoming collaborations including one with Noel Gallagher which his Happy Monday’s bandmate Bez recently

Shaun Ryder has shared details of his first solo album in nearly two decades, ‘Visits From Future Technology’. The Happy Mondays frontman will release his second solo effort on August 20 via his new SWRX Recordings label. It will be the follow-up to 2003’s ‘Amateur Night In The Big Top’. In a statement, Ryder said

Rammstein‘s Till Lindemann has shared a new video for his solo single, ‘Lubimiy Gorod’ – watch it below. READ MORE: Fire, fireworks and flaming babies: the five hottest moments in Rammstein’s stunning Milton Keynes show The song, sung entirely in Russian, was made for the film Devyatayev, which was released on April 29. Translated as “beloved

A number of festival organisers have called on the NI Executive to announce dates for a return to live music events in Northern Ireland. It comes as the UK government awaits results from its Events Research Programme (ERP), which recently saw two pilot concerts hosting 5,000 music fans at Liverpool’s Sefton Park. The ERP is