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Will Young has recalled his “awful” experience of meeting Julia Roberts for the first time. Appearing on BBC’s The One Show on Wednesday (April 24), the former Pop Idol star was asked by hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas about the kind of stories he’ll be telling crowds on his upcoming UK tour. Young then

Porter Robinson has announced his third studio album ‘SMILE! :D’ and shared its euphoric new single ‘Knock Yourself Out XD’. The dance musician has shared the news of his upcoming record, which will be released on July 26 via MOM+POP Records. So far, he has also shared the explosive song ‘Cheerleader‘ as a preview of

Pet Shop Boys have responded to the recent comparisons of their classic single ‘It’s A Sin’ to Olly Alexander’s Eurovision entry ‘Dizzy’. Alexander released the track last month ahead of the Years & Years singer representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden next month. ‘Dizzy’ was co-written by Alexander and electronic

A popular TikToker was sued by Sony Music and now has to pay over $800,000 in damages for using a copyrighted sample without permission. Back in 2022, Arizona-based artist Trefuego – real name Dantreal Daevon Clark-Rainbolt –was issued a strict copyright takedown notice for his track ‘90mh’ by the music industry giant. Sony then filed

Glastonbury’s founder Michael Eavis set to receive a knighthood later today (April 23) for his services to music and charity. The 88-year-old is among a host of stars including Shirley Bassey, Ridley Scott, Leona Lewis and Emilia Clarke who have been recognised by King Charles. It comes after he hosted the first edition of the

AURORA has recounted the time she asked Chemical Brothers‘ Tom Rowlands to “puke vomit all over” a song on her new album ‘What Happened To The Heart?’ Speaking as part of NME’s In Conversation series, the Norwegian alt-pop artist said her new LP was “extremely playful” and has seen her “working with people I admire.”

Justin Bieber is among those leading tributes to rapper Chris King, who was reportedly shot dead aged 32. News of King’s death was reported over the weekend, and although details remain sparse, speculation from outlets including The Sun and Indy100 suggest it could be related to an alleged shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. Among those paying

Taylor Swift‘s new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department‘ has been streamed more than 300million times in one day on Spotify. The streaming platform announced the popstar had broken a new record for most-streamed album in a day. Previously, the record was held by her re-recorded version of ‘1989’. Taking to social media, Spotify announced: “History

David Beckham has shared a video of all five Spice Girls reuniting for Victoria’s 50th birthday celebrations – check it out below.  The former England captain posted the clip on his official Instagram account, showing Emma Bunton, Melanie C, Geri Halliwell and Mel B joining Victoria as they sing and dance along to their 1998

Leeds club Wire has announced that it is to permanently close its doors in June. The long-running venue, which includes a 300-capacity live music space in the basement, is just the latest casualty of a grassroots live music industry that is under increasing pressure. Confirming the news on Instagram, Wire wrote: “It is with great

Morgan Wallen has issued an apology for throwing a chair off the sixth storey of a rooftop bar in Nashville. Earlier this month, Wallen was arrested for the alleged incident. According to Fox News, he was charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disorderly conduct. Per an arrest report, some police officers

Brian Eno has spoken about his “powerful” David Bowie collaboration ‘Get Real’ which he is now reworking as part of a new climate change album project. The record, titled ‘Sounds Right’, has been developed by Eno in conjunction with the Museum for the United Nations, in the lead-up to Earth Day on April 22. Aurora

Glastonbury has shared details about its 2024 Shangri-La area line-up, including a host of new names such as Kneecap, Bob Vylan and Lambrini Girls. Check it out below. The iconic Worthy Farm festival shared its official 2024 line-up for Glastonbury last month– with Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA confirmed as headlining the iconic Pyramid Stage

JT has advised fans to use unofficial versions of her upcoming solo single on TikTok despite Universal Music Group (UMG)‘s banning their music from the platform. In January, Universal announced that it would withdraw its artists’ songs from the platform, citing unfair compensation for the artists and the harmful effects of A.I. Days later, TikTok confirmed

Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese has recalled the unexpected moment Dave Grohl asked him to join the band. Freese was confirmed as the Foos’ new touring drummer last May before he headed out on the road with Grohl and co. in support of their latest album, ‘But Here We Are’. He’d previously performed on stage

Neseblod Records, the famous black metal site in Norway has been damaged by a fire according to reports.  As noted in Verdens Gang (VG), the iconic record store and venue space caught fire on April 9 and the surrounding apartments in the area were also evacuated due to the amount of smoke the fire caused. 

“And then adding on top of that, doing my first show and coming to a festival, it was a lot. But it actually gives you a sense of purpose again, moving and coming back out into reality and seeing people.” Bibi said he had to “isolate” because of the treatment, adding: “So getting back out

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has played his first solo shows in 22 years last week – check out footage from the moment below. Over the weekend (April 13-14), Dickinson played two nights at the Whisky A Go Go venue in Los Angeles, both of which were surprise, last-minute gigs. Dickinson performed under the pseudonym The

Morrissey has announced details of a new live album reissue, and teased that he plans to announce two “special event concerts”. The announcement was shared by the vocalist and former Smiths frontman over the weekend (April 13), as he took to his Morrissey Central blog to tease a new release with fans. “On Friday 26

Willow has shared her whimsical new single ‘Big Feelings’ and has announced her new album ‘Empathogen’. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Willow: “Humans have never been good at accepting that people are different” The track opens up with a jazzy piano riff followed by a pounding kick drum. “I have such big feelings / Can’t shut