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Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten has opened up about his hopes to broaden his horizons, and venture into the worlds of poetry and production. The topic arose during a new interview with NME, as the band are gearing up to release their long-awaited new album ‘Romance’ later this week. As well as talking about the inspirations

Taylor Swift has unveiled the music video for ‘I Can Do It With A Broken Heart’, taking off her latest album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ – watch the video below. READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The ‘Eras Tour’ finally hits the UK The video was revealed to fans at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday (August

The Courteeners‘ Liam Fray has shared that the reissue of ‘St. Jude’ gave the band a boost after the industry had “washed its hands of us.” Originally released in 2008, ‘St. Jude’ peaked at Number Four on the Official Albums Chart at the time and contained three Top 40 singles including indie dancefloor staple ‘Not

The personal belongings of late DJ and producer Avicii are going on auction for charity – find out more below. READ MORE: Avicii – ‘TIM’ review The auction was announced by Stockholm’s AuktionsVerk, and is set to go live on October 1. The items being auctioned include the late musician’s personal belongings, clothings and his musical

John Cale has announced details of a UK and European tour, set to kick off next year. Find a list of new dates below, as well as the newly-shared music video for his single ‘Davies And Wales’. Announced today (August 19), the news of the tour arrives on the heels of The Velvet Underground founder

Greg Kihn, known for the early ‘80s power pop hits ‘The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em)’ and ‘Jeopardy’, has died at the age of 75. The news was confirmed in a statement on the musician’s official website, which said he passed away on August 13 due to complications caused by Alzheimer’s disease. “Known for

Olivia Rodrigo has said that she sometimes sleeps for 13 hours at a time when on tour because it’s so tiring. The artist, who just wrapped up her huge ‘GUTS’ world tour, recently spoke to Complex about her life on the road. “Well, I sleep so much on tour. I sleep for 13 hours a

Bebe Rexha has claimed that she was “threatened” and banned from a flight in what she has described as a “hate crime”. The singer posted a video to her Instagram Story on Saturday (August 17) from Munich Airport, claiming that a security guard had told her she could not board her Lufthansa flight. In a

Pale Waves have shared a new single ‘Gravity — check it out below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Pale Waves: “We’ve become the most resilient band we know” The song serves as the third preview of the Manchester band’s fourth album ‘Smitten’, which is due for release on September 20 via Dirty Hit (pre-order/pre-save here). Built

BeatKing, one of the most influential underground figures in Houston rap music, has died at the age of 39. The news was confirmed by BeatKing’s manager Tasha Felder on Instagram on Thursday night (August 15), who invoked his moniker Club Godzilla, writing: ”Today, August 15, 2024 we have lost @Clubgodzilla.” “BeatKing has been the best

Fontaines D.C. debuted their latest single ‘Here’s The Thing’ and premiered new song ‘In The Modern World’ at a gig in Slovenia this week – check out footage below. The Irish band were playing at Kino Šiška in Ljubljana on Monday (August 12), where they incorporated the two tracks into a setlist for the first

K-pop boyband SEVENTEEN have announced the dates for the US leg of their upcoming 2024 ‘Right Here’ world tour, which will also feature concerts in Asia, Japan and more. SEVENTEEN first announced their upcoming 2024 ‘Right Here’ world tour on July 24, following the end of the second date of their ‘SEVENTEEN in Carat Land’

Beastie Boys have revealed that the gold record version of ‘Paul’s Boutique’ actually didn’t contain any music from the album at all. Members Ad-Rock and Mike D. shared the news as part of a new interview on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, recalling the time that they made the discovery about their gold

Adele has revealed that she’s a fan of the “absolutely amazing” Chappell Roan – see what Adele had to say about the fast-rising pop star below. READ MORE: Chappell Roan: the pop supernova who feels like one of the ‘Drag Race’ girls While performing in Munich on Wednesday (August 14), Adele spoke of her week so

The surviving members of Silver Jews reunited with Will Oldham on vocal duty for a semi-impromptu gig in Nashville this past weekend. Taking place on the porch of the Julia Martin Gallery in Nashville, TN on Saturday night (August 10), the show was done to honour the fifth anniversary of the death of the band’s

Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav has revealed the custom bronze clock he’s had made for Olympic gymnast, Jordan Chiles, this week (August 12). The gymnast was ordered to return a bronze medal that she won at the Paris Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Chiles competed in the individual floor exercise at the Olympics and

Sam Fender brought a superfan called Bryon up to perform ‘The Borders’ at Boardmasters 2024. – check it out below. Fender wasn’t long into his Saturday night headlining slot (August 10) at the Newquay festival when he saw the fan holding up a sign that read “I CAN PLAY THE BORDERS”. Bryon then was brought

Former United States President Barack Obama has unveiled his annual summer playlist, this time featuring Charli XCX and more – check out the full playlist below. READ MORE: It’s Charli XCX’s world and we’re just living in it: a timeline of ‘Brat’ summer so far Last night (August 12), Obama took to X (formerly Twitter) to

Concertgoers who were hurt in a crowd surge at Boardmasters music festival have spoken out about their injuries. It was reported by the Devon and Cornwall police that the incident at the Newquay festival “left a small number of attendees injured” on Friday (August 9), with the festival later confirming that seven attendees were taken

Portland art-rockers Menomena have reunited for their first show in 10 years – watch footage of the comeback gig below. On Saturday (August 10), the Justin Harris-led band made their return to the live stage for the first time in a decade at the Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon. It marked their first time performing