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Bastille’s Dan Smith has shared two new songs from his upcoming solo album ‘&’ and announced a series of live shows for the project. Check out the tracks ‘Blue Sky & The Painter’ and ‘Leonard & Marianne’ below, alongside NME’s exclusive chat with Smith. ‘&’ finds the musician writing about the stories of real and

Lady Gaga has reacted to a Facebook group that some of her former classmates had created years ago, where they slammed her ambitions of being famous – see what Gaga had to say below. Two decades ago, Gaga – whose real name is Stefani Germanotta – briefly attended the New York University’s Tisch School of

Dua Lipa has announced additional new dates in the UK, Europe, Australia and North America to her 2025 ‘Radical Optimism’ world tour. Read More: Dua Lipa live at Glastonbury: a powerhouse performance to shut down the critics The ‘Training Season’ singer’s new dates come in addition to her previously announced Asian leg of the tour. Starting

Chappell Roan has fired back at a photographer who seemingly told the singer to “shut the fuck up” while at the 2024 MTV VMAs – see footage of the incident below. READ MORE: Chappell Roan: the pop supernova who feels like one of the ‘Drag Race’ girls While attending the red carpet for the MTV Video

Pulp have debuted another brooding unreleased song titled ‘My Sex’ while on tour in the US. Find footage of the moment below. Jarvis Cocker and co. took over History in Toronto last night (September 10) as the second stop of their North American tour. The dates follow on from their extensive run of performances across

Taylor Swift has announced her endorsement for Vice President Kamala Harris‘ presidential candidacy – see what she had to say below. READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The ‘Eras Tour’ finally hits the UK After weeks of silence on the US presidential elections race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Swift has finally thrown her

Cassyette has spoken to NME about what went into her debut album ‘This World Fucking Sucks’, the challenges of life on the road, and what her next record could look like. The Brighton-based artist born Cassy Brooking – who originally hails from Essex – exploded onto the alternative scene with her breakout hit ‘Dear Goth’

K-pop girl group 2NE1 have announced new batch of concerts for the Asia Leg of their upcoming 2024 to 2025 comeback world tour, titled ‘Welcome Back’. On July 25, 2NE1 and their agency YG Entertainment announced the first two dates for their upcoming 2024 to 2025 world tour. It comes just days after the girl

Pulp have kicked off their US tour by debuting a new song called ‘Spike Island’. Find footage of the moment below. The iconic Sheffield band launched their US tour on Sunday night (September 8) with a show at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. It followed on from their extensive run of performances across Europe this

The Weeknd performed in São Paulo, Brazil to usher in his new era, where he brought out rapper Playboi Carti to play a number of songs – watch footage of the performances below. READ MORE: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsight During The Weeknd’s “one-night-only” live-streamed concert

Will Jennings, the Oscar-winning lyricist for songs such as ‘My Heart Will Go On’, ‘Tears in Heaven’ and ‘Up Where We Belong’, has died at the age of 80. The news was confirmed by his caregiver Martha Sherrod, who told The Hollywood Reporter that he passed away on Friday (September 6) at him home in

Oasis have confirmed details of the private ballot for the extra two dates the band will play at Wembley Stadium next September. After the Britpop giants announced their return at the end of August and confirmed a run of huge shows in the UK and Ireland for next summer, tickets sold out for the initial

Liam Gallagher appears to be teasing a new Oasis album, saying on social media that “it’s already finished”. The Britpop band have dominated much of the national conversation since announcing their return on August 27, with many rejoicing at the news, and some having been frustrated by the controversy around the ticket sales. The reformed

Kelly Lee Owens has shared ‘Higher’, the new single from her upcoming fourth album ‘Dreamstate’. Check it out below. ‘Higher’ sees Owens in a blissful state of euphoria, elevating above the mundanity and tribulations of daily life. “Higher, higher, higher I go / lighter, lighter, lighter I float,” she sings over a dreamy, synth-laden soundscape.

Linkin Park fans have been widely re-sharing a message The Mars Volta and former At The Drive-In frontman Cedric Bixler-Zavala sent to their new vocalist, Emily Armstrong, which seemingly alleges she has ties to Scientology and convicted rapist Danny Masterson. Earlier today (September 6), Linkin Park announced their comeback through a livestream event, where they

Linkin Park are back after a seven-year hiatus following the tragic death of Chester Bennington – here’s what they performed at their first show back. Last night (September 5), the nu-metal titans held a livestream event titled ‘From Zero’ – which you can watch in full below. During the livestream, they unveiled two new members:

A musician in North Carolina by the name of Michael Smith has been arrested for streaming fraud which allegedly saw him collect $10million from AI-generated songs. Yesterday (September 4), Smith’s house was raided by the FBI and arrested the 52-year-old musician, who was charged with money laundering, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Chappell Roan has announced that she has cancelled all tickets purchased by scalpers for an upcoming concert to sell to “actual” fans – find out more below. READ MORE: Chappell Roan: the pop supernova who feels like one of the ‘Drag Race’ girls Yesterday (September 4), the ‘Hot To Go’ singer took to social media to

TV On The Radio have unveiled details of a reunion tour this November and December – check out all the dates below. Last week, the band joined Oasis, Linkin Park and Sum 41 in sharing a cryptic teaser of a potential announcement. Fans spent the week speculating that the band could be making a highly-awaited

The Polish Eurovision committee has denied JoJo Siwa’s claims that she is “in talks” to represent the country at next year’s song contest. READ MORE: Eurovision 2024 – fans and boycotters speak: “This is bigger than the contest” In a recent TikTok video, JoJo Siwa claimed that she was in “real” talks with the Polish Eurovision