Rock

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders has opened up about the band’s new song ‘Opening Night‘, and coming back together for the indie all-star new War Child charity album ‘Help(2)’. The Sheffield indie veterans returned yesterday (Thursday January 22) with the subtle and cinematic track, the first to be taken from War Child’s new charity compilation

Classic-era Scorpions bassist Francis Buchholz has died after a private cancer diagnosis. His family confirmed the 71-year-old’s death today (Jan. 23) in a social media post. “It is with overwhelming sadness and heavy hearts we share the news that our beloved Francis passed away yesterday after a private battle with cancer,” they said. “He departed

RAYEhas announced her hotlyanticipatedsecond studio album, ‘This Music May Contain Hope’. The South London musician’s debut record ‘My 21stCentury Blues’wasa major breakthrough, winning theBritish Album of the Year prize at the BRITsand picking up Mercury andMobonominations. Last September, she returned with the new single ‘Where Is My Husband!’,which was named asone of the best songs

Dave Mustaine has a question. We’re deep into talking about the latest and perhaps final Megadeth album when he unexpectedly turns the tables on me. “Are you married? You’re married, right?” Mustaine’s wife, Pam, enters the frame of our Zoom conversation to say goodbye as she heads out the door. It’s a rhetorical question, because

The Itch have announced their debut album ‘It’s The Hope That Kills You’ and released a zany new single ‘Aux Romanticiser’. The Luton dance-punks’ debut record will be released on April 10 via Fiction/ I Oh You – you can pre-order it here. Its tracklist also contains the previously released singles ‘Space In The Cab’

George Thorogood continues to extend his 2026 touring plans. The blues-rock guitar legend has added more than a dozen new tour dates to his ongoing Baddest Show on Earth run. The previously announced first leg begins Mar. 6 and runs through April 4. After a brief break, Thorogood will start the next batch of shows

Radiohead have shared Thom Yorke’s pre-mix playlist for the band’s European arena tour last year, featuring the likes of Leonard Cohen, Aphex Twin and David Byrne –check it out here. The frontman’s playlist begins with Radiohead themselves, the track listed as ‘Seattle Ambient Recordings (Minidisks)’, before appearances from Francois Bayle, Cohen, Faust, Bill Evans, The

FireHouse will take their rock back on the road with a fresh round of tour dates in 2026. They’re set to begin Feb. 7 in Ft. Yates, North Dakota and presently have shows booked through April 18 in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. They’ll share the stage along the way with a variety of artists, including

Britney Spearshas said she “admires” and “looks up” toMadonnamore than anybody else. The ‘Toxic’ star posted a vintage 2003 photograph of the Queen of Popunder a warrior maskon her Instagram on Sunday (January 18), and in the caption, she singled out Madonna’s poise and independent attitude as traits that she particularly admires. “This picture is

Nikki Sixx has revealed that Motley Crue is eyeing an extended break following the conclusion of their 2026 tour. In a recent conversation with fans on social media, the bassist was asked if the Crue had any plans to tour Japan. “Don’t know if I’ll ever tour there again,” the rocker remarked. “I love Japan

Jack Osbourne has spoken out about the amount of charity money raised byBlack Sabbath’s ‘BackToTheBeginning’ concert. The star-studded show went down at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5 last year, the final show in the career of the metal icons, and one that took on added poignancy whenOzzy Osbourne passed away less than three

Led Zeppelin‘s crash landing led to a trio of often very surprising solo careers for its main songwriters and arrangers. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones spent most of the years that followed sounding anything but their old selves. Both Jones and Page began their solo discographies with soundtrack work, to varying degrees

The Cribs have shared an EP of the early Gordon Raphael sessions for their new album ‘Selling A Vibe’. The Wakefield indie trioreleased their ninth studio album last week (January 9)via Sonic Blew/PIAS, with the final recordhaving beenproduced by ex-Chairliftmember Patrick Wimberley(Beyoncé,Ellie Goulding,Lil Yachty). As Ryan Jarman toldNMElast year, though,theinitialsessions for the album took place

Final surviving core Moody Blues member Justin Hayward has confirmed 11 U.S. tour dates, beginning in March and continuing into April. See a complete list of Story in Your Eyes Tour dates, cities and venues below. Tickets and VIP packages are already on sale through Hayward’s official website. The tour is named after the Moody

GWAR has released a surprising cover of Chappell Roan‘s hit ‘Pink Pony Club’. The costumed metal band are the latest guests on The A.V. Club’s latest season of A.V. Undercover, where they stopped by Chelsea Studios in New York City to transform the 2023 hit into a thrash metal song. “‘Pink Pony Club’ is about

Like many albums inBob Dylan‘s extensive discography,Desiredidn’t start the way it ultimately ended. Coming off the comeback success of the recently releasedBlood on the Tracks, the greatest singer-songwriter of his generation ushered a huge band into the studio to record its follow-up in July 1975. More than two dozen musicians were initially gathered — a

AnAIartist currently has three songsinSpotify’s Viral 50 playlist, and one of them hascaught the attention ofSelena Gomez. Sienna Rose is an AI-generated music creatorwith 2.7million monthly Spotify listeners, with a biography that describes her as “an anonymous neo-soul singer whose music blends the elegance of classic soul with the vulnerability of modern R&B”. Three of

Tom Keifer has announced that he’ll return to the road for new 2026 tour dates starting in May. The former Cinderella frontman will share the stage with a variety of support acts from market to market, including Buckcherry, L.A. Guns and John Corabi. Keifer’s tour starts May 2 with a headlining performance at the annual

Robyn has said she hated Elon Musk “way before it was cool”. The Swedish popstar made the remarks while appearing on theLas Culturistaspodcast, where she participated in their hot-take segment “I Don’t Think So Honey”. Speaking about Musk, Robyn commented: “I always hated him, way before it was cool to hate him… because there was

Metal Allegiance has returned with “Black Horizon,” their first new single in eight years, featuring vocals from William DuVall of Alice in Chains. The singer will also join the all-star collective to perform the song live during the group’s upcoming concert at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California on Jan 22. You can listen