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Slowthai has appeared in court today (Tuesday May 16), charged with two counts of rape. The Mercury-nominated rapper, real name Tyron Frampton, appeared before Oxfordshire Magistrates Court charged with oral and vaginal penetration of a woman without her consent in Oxford in September 2021. As The Guardian reports, the 28-year-old appeared by video link and

K-pop girl group fromis_9 have announced their long-awaited return with their first studio record next month. On May 16 at Midnight KST, the eight-member girl group unveiled a series of teaser clips announcing the title of their upcoming studio album, ‘Unlock My World’. Due out on June 5 at 6pm KST, it will be fromis_9’s

Travis Scott‘s upcoming album ‘Utopia’ could be arriving soon, as the rapper has previewed the record for Houston’s professional baseball team, the Astros. In a clip posted to social media, Scott was seen preparing before sharing the album with the Astros, telling KRIV’s Sports Director Mark Berman: “It’s on the way now, Mark”. Elsewhere in

Pendulum have announced their forthcoming single ‘Halo’ which features Bullet For My Valentine‘s frontman Matt Tuck. ‘Halo’ marks Pendulum’s first music of 2023. The track first premiered at the band’s sold-out show at London’s Alexandra Palace earlier this year. Check out the song’s teaser below. Frontman Rob Swire shared: “When it comes to Pendulum, I’ve

Ezra Koenig has reflected upon Vampire Weekend’s ‘Modern Vampires Of The City’ album, a decade after it was first released. The frontman took to social media yesterday (May 14) to discuss the impact of the album, and provide fans with an insight into the writing and recording process the band went through at the time.

(G)I-DLE have returned with their new mini-album ‘I Feel’ and a music video for its lead single ‘Queencard’. On May 15 at 6pm KST, the five-member girl group made a comeback with their mini-album ‘I Feel’, led by the single ‘Queencard’. The new visual is a continuation of the group’s comeback trailer clip and music

K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE have announced their upcoming 2023 world tour, ‘I am FREE-TY’. Today (April 27), (G)I-DLE announced that they will be going on a world tour this year, following the release of their upcoming mini-album ‘I Feel’. That project will drop on May 15, alongside its title track ‘Queencard’. (G)I-DLE’s ‘I am FREE-TY’

S Club 7 have confirmed they will still be going ahead with their reunion tour this year following the death of Paul Cattermole, but without member Hannah Spearritt. In a video posted to S Club 7’s Instagram page today (May 14), the band confirmed that they’ll be embarking on the tour as planned in October,

50 Cent has admitted that his decision to hang upside down at last year’s Super Bowl was “a mistake”. The rapper made a surprise appearance at the Halftime Show, which saw him join Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige on stage. The rapper’s segment of the star-studded performance saw him rapping ‘In Da Club’ while suspended

A fresh campaign has been launched to save the O2 Academy in Brixton. The iconic London venue drew controversy last year following a fatal crowd crush that occurred at an Asake concert. The event — which left two dead and one in critical condition — ultimately led to the academy having its licence suspended for

Sweden have won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, after earning 583 points. READ MORE: UK Eurovision entry Mae Muller: “I wanted to write something that made people feel empowered” Sweden was favourite to win ahead of tonight’s final in Liverpool, with Loreen’s song ‘Tattoo’ having odds of 4/9 on bet365 to win. Loreen becomes the first

The Pretenders kicked off their intimate UK club tour at The Great Escape festival in Brighton last night (May 12), debuting some new songs. READ MORE: Chrissie Hynde: “People die of loneliness – it’s an epidemic” ‘A Love’ and ‘Domestic Silence’ from upcoming new album, ‘Relentless’, received their debit ahead of the album release on September

Icelandic Eurovision star Daði Freyr has spoken to NME about the shift in attitudes towards the Song Contest, as well what to expect from his performance tonight and his upcoming album. The grand final of Eurovision 2023 will be held at Liverpool Arena tonight (Saturday May 12), with Sweden, Finland and Ukraine currently leading the bookies’

Monaleo has unveiled details of her debut album this week (May 10) and has shared a new single from the upcoming project – check out ‘Ass Kickin’ below. The rapper, who appeared on NME’s ‘Essential Emerging Artists for 2023‘ list earlier this year, announced that her debut album will have 11 tracks and will be

Chris Tucker has revealed why Prince turned down the eccentric role of Ruby Rhod in the film The Fifth Element. During his appearance on The View, Tucker shared the pop icon’s reason for rejecting the role in the 1997 Luc Besson-directed sci-fi film. The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg mentioned the film was one of her favorites

Ed Sheeran has credited the music of Eminem with helping him “cure” his childhood stutter. During an appearance on The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday (May 10), Sheeran told the story of how his uncle gifted him the rapper’s classic album ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ when he was nine years old. When he started rapping

Organisers for Glastonbury 2023 have today shared details on the new ‘Woodsies’ area. Check out which artists are set to perform there below. Details on the new space were shared earlier today (May 12), and it is described by organisers as being a sprawling new area which combines the Woodsies Main Stage — formerly known

Following this week’s semi-final rounds, the bookies have had their say on who will win Eurovision 2023 — check out a list of the final odds below. This year’s instalment of the concert will take place in Liverpool, following the ongoing political conflict taking place in Ukraine — who won the competition last year. The

HAIM feature in a new episode of Sesame Street to sing through all the letters of the alphabet – check out the clip below. The sisters — Este, Danielle and Alana — sang alongside Big Bird, Bert, Elmo, Cookie Monster and more Sesame Street residents as they performed their ABCs. In the harmonised performance, ‘A’ was

Music Venue Trust and The National Lottery have announced 150 new Eurovision Legacy gigs across the UK. The initiative was launched with a special free concert for 15,000 people in the Eurovision Village on Wednesday (May 10) and follows the successful delivery of the Liverpool leg of the National Lottery’s United By Music Tour, which