Rock

Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and friends have announced they’ll be heading on tour in celebration of R.E.M.’s ‘Lifes Rich Pageant’. READ MORE: NME meets R.E.M.: “We needed swagger – to be loud and raw” The tour marks the 40th anniversary of Michael Stipe and co’s 1986 fourth studio album and follows Shannon and Narducy touring the

Wet Leg have shared a 30-second teaser of their first new music in three years – check it out below. The snippet comes a day after the Isle Of Wight band posted on their social media channels on Monday (March 17) to announce, “We’re so back”, along with a photo and a link to their

Mumford & Sons have announced that they will be donating money from ticket sales to help support grassroots music venues across the UK. Find out more below. It comes as the band recently shared news of their upcoming album ‘RUSHMERE’, which is set for release on March 28 via Island/Glassnote (pre-order/pre-save here). To celebrate the

It has been announced that Hans Zimmer‘s ‘A New Dimension’ show will tour across the UK and Europe next year. READ MORE: The greatest Hans Zimmer scores The shows – which are presented and curated by Zimmer himself – will see an orchestra treat attendees to the Grammy and Academy Award-winner’s most famous scores. The

Charli XCX has added a new wave of artists to her day at Lido Festival 2025. Check out the details below. It comes after the ‘Brat’ hitmaker was announced as one of the artists set to headline and curate her own day at the 2025 edition of the London festival at the end of last

Ratbag has returned with the darkly hedonistic new single ‘Juliet & Juliet’ – check out the song and its video below. The Auckland indie musician – real name Sophie Brown – was recently named as one of the NME 100 for 2025, the ultimate guide to the essential emerging artists for the year ahead. Ratbag has

Kanye West is reportedly at “war” with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian after he dropped a song that apparently features Sean “Diddy” Combs and their daughter North. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? Kanye West – now legally known as Ye – dropped the new

Malta’s Eurovision entrant has used the voice of a BBC presenter in a new version of her song, ‘Kant’, now titled ‘SERVING’, after she got “complaints” about the track. Miriana Conte, who is representing Malta in the music contest, was due to perform her track ‘Kant’ at this year’s event in Basel, Switzerland. Read More: The 20

Will Smith and Doechii have teamed up to recreate the viral ‘Anxiety’ dance, which features choreography from Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. READ MORE: Doechii – ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ review: a candid sonic diary of struggle and resilience Doechii first shared ‘Anxiety’, which is built around a sample of Gotye‘s 2012 hit ‘Somebody That I Used

Kneecap were presented with a “huge” King George V head during their show in Melbourne that was cut off a statue. READ MORE: Kneecap review – ballsy, brave and one of the best music biopics ever made The King George V statue was beheaded and covered in red paint on a bank holiday for King Charles’ birthday

Lizzo has shed light on the inspiration behind her upcoming album, and said that The Strokes were one of the bands she had on her “mood board”. The singer made the comment during a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, and spoke about what fans can expect from her forthcoming fifth album ‘Love

Dawn Robinson, the former En Vogue singer, has revealed that she has been living in her car for the last three years. The co-founder of the R&B girl group shared the news in a candid video posted on her YouTube channel on Wednesday (March 12), which you can watch below. “You guys, for the past

You Me At Six have announced that they will be livestreaming the final concert of their farewell tour, and set to share a new documentary. Find out the details below. It comes after the band announced their split after 20 years together last year, and confirmed that they would be bidding farewell to fans in

Manchester venue New Century Hall will host the official Oasis afterparties, taking place after some of their Heaton Park gigs this July. READ MORE: “There’s a palpable buzz in the city”: the view from Manchester on the return of Oasis Due to kick off in Cardiff on Friday July 4, the Oasis’ Live ’25 reunion tour sees a long-run

More new names have been added to the 2025 edition of Radio 1’s Big Weekend, including Mumford & Sons and JADE. Find out the details below. This year’s edition of the festival is set to be held at Sefton Park in Liverpool between Friday May 23 to Sunday May 25. The first wave of artists

Mura Masa has returned with his latest single, the infectiously energetic ‘Jump’ – listen to the track below. The Guernsey-born DJ and producer is releasing the track on his own label Pond Recordings. It samples the Soca track ‘Hol Up Your Foot And Jump’ by Zulu Lightning, reworking it into a lithe, percussive dance track. Watch

Flow Festival has added more names to its 2025 line-up, including Little Simz and FKA Twigs. Check out the details below. Set to run for three days between August 8 and 10, the festival will return to Helsinki this summer and take place at the historic Suvilahti power plant area. The first wave of artists

Iron Maiden is releasing a new visual book titled Infinite Dreams, chronicling the band’s 50-year career. Expected to land in autumn 2025, the hardback book will be packed with images of iconic album and single artworks, the band’s instruments past and present, stage props, hand-written lyrics and archival artefacts. There will also be photographs taken of

Katy Perry has reunited with Rebecca Black during a recent live show, and invited the singer to join her for the ‘Lifetimes’ tour. The moment took place at a recent show in Los Angeles over the weekend, when Perry took to the stage at the El Rey Theatre. During the set, Perry performed a rendition

Doechii joined Ms. Lauryn Hill on stage in Miami this weekend for a duet of ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’ – check it out below. The surprise collaboration took place during the Fugees star’s set at the Jazz In The Gardens Festival at the Hard Rock Stadium in the city on Saturday (March 8). The show