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Sleater-Kinney have announced details of a UK and European tour to take place this summer, in support of their new album ‘Little Rope’ – see all the details below. The band will play a total of 15 dates throughout August, kicking off in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 11th, and culminating in four British shows. These

Pearl Jam have announced their new album ‘Dark Matter’ and shared the title track – check it out below. The band’s 12th album – the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Gigaton‘ – is out April 19 via Monkeywrench Records, and can be pre-ordered/pre-saved here. Alongside the announcement, Eddie Vedder and co. have dropped their thrashing title track.

The shaky live vocals heard at the beginning of Alicia Keys’ Super Bowl performance appear to have been edited out of the official performance video uploaded to YouTube.  Keys made a surprise appearance during Usher’s halftime show at the American football game on Sunday (February 11), opening with a portion of her 2003 song, ‘If I

Potter Payper has announced that he will be releasing a new mixtape later this month called ‘Thanks For Hating’. Last week (February 7), the 26th MOBOs saw the likes of Central Cee, Dave, Asake, RAYE, Shygirl and more picking up awards. At the ceremony, Ghetts was honoured with the MOBO Pioneer Award, Soul II Soul

A cruise ship hosting a music festival, with performances from Killswitch Engage and Beartooth, crashed into a pier in Jamaica last week. The ship Carnival Magic was playing host to the ShipRocked Festival, and set sail from Miami last weekend, before hitting high winds and rocky waters. They docked at Ocho Rios, Jamaica on Monday

Rick Astley performed covers of Olivia Rodrigo‘s ‘Driver’s Licence’ and Ed Sheeran‘s ‘Shape Of You’ during his recent appearance in the BBC Radio 2 Piano Room – check them out below. The star performed his 1987 hit ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, which integrated a string melody of Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You’ at BBC’s Maida

Usher brought out Alicia Keys during his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance tonight (February 11) in Las Vegas. The 58th Super Bowl is taking place at the Allegiant Stadium tonight, with the San Francisco 49ers facing off against defending champions the Kansas City Chiefs. Keys appeared early on in the performance, taking to the stage

Billie Eilish has shared what she discussed with Miley Cyrus backstage at last weekend’s Grammy Awards. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the 66th Grammy ceremony last Sunday (February 4) Eilish opened up about what she’d been caught talking to the ‘Wrecking Ball’ star about. “Not to blow up her spot, but she was asking me

The BBC‘s announcement of its plans to launch four new radio stations has attracted criticism from the commercial radio sector. The four stations, which will air via DAB+ and BBC Sounds, will be the first BBC stations launched digitally since 1Xtra, 6Music and the Asian Network in 2002. The stations, which are currently unnamed, are

Paramore have announced they are now “freshly independent” and will act as ambassador for Record Store Day. Back in December 2023, the band admitted there was a “level of uncertainty” about Paramore’s future. Their final album on their contract, ‘This Is Why‘, was released that year, meaning they had fulfilled all obligations to their previous

Tributes have been paid to Can icon Damo Suzuki, after it was announced that the influential vocalist and musician had passed away at the age of 74. The experimental artist died after a long battle with colon cancer, having been diagnosed in 2014 when he was given a 10 per cent chance of survival. “It

After much delay, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have finally released their controversial new collaborative album, ‘Vultures 1’. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?  The pair have been teasing their new album for some months, after news first circulated in August 2023 that West

Blur are set to release a new documentary and concert film charting their huge 2023 reunion. As Screen Daily reports, UK sales and distribution company Altitude has added the two upcoming titles to its European Film Market (EFM) slate. Both projects will be released in cinemas in the UK and Ireland later this year. The

Taylor Swift revived her songs ‘The Outside’ and ‘Superman’ at her show in Tokyo, Japan last night (February 9) – watch the footage below. The pop megastar was playing her third concert at the Tokyo Dome stadium as part of her ongoing ‘Eras Tour’ when she revisited the tracks for the ‘surprise songs’ segment of

Johnny Marr appeared on an episode of Would I Lie To You this evening (February 9) and recounted a “true story” about getting egged in Manchester as a teenager. READ MORE: Johnny Marr live in Manchester: a stirring homecoming for one of the city’s proudest sons Would I Lie To You? – which was first broadcast back

Blink-182 gave ‘One More Time‘ songs their live debut last night (February 8) as they kicked off their first Australian tour in ten years. Check out footage and fan reaction from the gig below. READ MORE: Blink-182 – ‘One More Time’ review: a surprisingly touching reunion The band opened in Perth’s RAC Arena and it was

“That gave me the greatest point of reference,” said the singer, who has previously collaborated with the likes of Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and Lil Jon. Usher recently said he’d been inspired by legendary Vegas showmen such as Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley while working on his Super Bowl Halftime Show, as well as music icons like

R.E.M. surprised fans last night by reuniting during a tribute gig celebrating their classic debut album ‘Murmur’ – see footage and images below. All four members of the band – Michael Stipe, Bill Berry, Peter Buck and Mike Mills – made an unexpected return at the 40 Watt Club venue in their home city of

(G)I-DLE‘s Shuhua will be absent from upcoming activities with the K-pop group due to health issues. Today (February 8), her label CUBE Entertainment announced on fan community platform Weverse that the (G)I-DLE’s Shuhua had recently been treated at a hospital for “persistent dizziness stemming from a decline in her [physical] condition”. It has since been

A campaign to help the Leeds-based band Ultimate Thunder continue playing and make their second album amid financial difficulties has been backed by names including Tim Burgess and Yard Act. Most of the members of the seven-piece post-punk band have learning disabilities and received funding from the Arts Council to make their debut LP and