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Five organisations representing the UK hospitality sector have penned an open letter to the UK government calling for urgent action on rising energy prices. The letter highlights the “rocketing energy prices” in the UK that are forecast to become “a matter of existential emergency” later this year. In the hospitality sector, operators are facing average

Danny Dyer stars in Kate Nash’s new video for ‘Wasteman’, in which he goes on a mission through the streets of London – scroll down the page to watch it now. The song mixes garage and piano melodies as its creator urges listeners to dump partners who aren’t good for them. “I’m not about it

Kendrick Lamar has declared fellow Californian rapper, songwriter and record producer Baby Keem – who is also Lamar’s cousin – to be a “musical genius”. Being relatives, Lamar and Keem have worked closely together since the latter started his career in the mid-2010s. One of Keem’s earliest credits was a nod for production on ‘Redemption

Jenny Lewis has cancelled a handful of her forthcoming US tour dates due to “the ongoing COVID situation”. Lewis had been scheduled to undertake a nine-date run of shows in the US this September, as she’d announced back in May. Posting on Twitter today (August 13), representatives for Lewis said the decision had been made

Bill Pitman, a renowned guitarist and member of iconic collective The Wrecking Crew, has died at the age of 102. As reported by The New York Times, Pitman died on Thursday August 11 at his home in La Quinta, California. No cause of death has been revealed, however the guitarist and bassist reportedly spent the last month

Bella Poarch has released her EP ‘Dolls’ today (August 12), as well as a new music video for her track, ‘Living Hell’. Listen to the EP and watch the new video below. The new EP includes previously released tracks ‘Build A Bitch’, ‘Inferno’ as well as title track ‘Dolls’. New single, ‘Living Hell’ also features

Wolf Alice guitarist Joff Oddie has written an op-ed for NME regarding the ongoing problems for UK artists wishing to tour Europe post-Brexit, arguing that action is needed now for Britain to retain it’s “world-leading position” in music. Last year, the UK music industry spoke out together on how they had essentially been handed a

The Lemonheads have announced plans for a 30th anniversary tour of their 1992 album ‘It’s A Shame About Ray’. Evan Dando’s band will hit the road for a series of UK and Ireland dates kicking off in Dublin on September 22. The tour, which will see the band perform the record in its entirety, will

Louis Theroux, Amelia Dimoldenberg and Jason Derulo have teamed up for a new video for Theroux and Duke & Jones’ viral song ‘Jiggle Jiggle’ – you can watch the clip below. The novelty track, which features audio of Theroux rapping on Dimoldenberg’s YouTube series Chicken Shop Date (in a callback to a moment from Louis

J-hope spoke to NME backstage at Lollapalooza 2022 and told us how it feels to be the first South Korean artist to headline a major US festival, what it’s like to have fans supporting his first solo album, and what’s next for BTS. Watch our interview with J-hope above. READ MORE: J-hope live at Lollapalooza 2022: BTS rapper

Rebel Wilson has paid tribute to Olivia Newton-John following her passing. The iconic singer and Grease star died peacefully at the age of 73 at her home in Southern California on Monday (August 8). Wilson, who played Newton-John’s daughter in the film A Few Best Men, has now become one of the latest stars to

Beyoncé has thanked Madonna for allowing her to interpolate ‘Vogue’ in her ‘The Queens Remix‘ of ‘Break My Soul‘. The pop star sent a note and a bouquet of flowers to Madonna, which the latter shared to her Instagram Story earlier today (August 9). “Thank you, Queen,” Beyoncé wrote in the thank you letter, “I’m so grateful

21 Savage has defended his own lyrics after he called for an end to gun violence in Atlanta. The rapper, who grew up in the Georgia city, tweeted yesterday (August 8): “Atlanta We Have To Do Better. Put The F****** Guns Down !!!!!” While many Twitter users supported his comments, one fan highlighted Savage’s own

Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes and Mat Nichols have completed a triathlon and raised funds for a Ukrainian LGTBQ+ charity. READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon on stepping up for the scene: “Things are better when you’re not the only one” Over the weekend, Skyles and Nichols posted on Instagram, detailing their first-ever triathlon which consisted

The Big Pink have shared details of their first album in a decade, ‘The Love That’s Ours’, alongside the release of new single ‘Rage’. ‘The Love That’s Ours’ follows 2012’s ‘Future This’, after which the London-formed group that previously featured Milo Cordell disbanded. Now, singer/guitarist Robbie Furze has reconnected with old bandmate Akiko Matsuuraon drums

Whitesnake have removed themselves from a 24-date tour of North America, which they were scheduled to co-headline with Scorpions, due to frontman David Coverdale’s ongoing health issues. Coverdale broke the news in a statement shared to the band’s official Instagram yesterday (August 6). In it, he noted that he’s been forced to step away from

During a politically charged new interview with CNN, former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters offered a defence for his labelling of US President Joe Biden as a war criminal. Waters is currently on tour across North America with his latest stage show, ‘This Is Not A Drill’, having played 15 dates in the region since

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