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South Korean singer Jang Wonyoung of K-pop girl group IVE has reportedly won a lawsuit against controversial YouTuber Sojang. Today (January 17), Wonyoung’s agency Starship Entertainment released an statement with an update on its lawsuit against South Korean YouTuber Sojang (known only as Mr Park, per Law Times) over his alleged circulation of false information about

It’s that time of the year: the line-up for Coachella for 2024 has arrived – see the full list below. Announced today (Jan 17) via Coachella’s social media accounts, it was revealed that April’s festival will be headlined by Lana Del Rey, Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat, with a special performance by No Doubt.

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has said the moral panic over trans issues is “fucking close-minded” in a new interview. Speaking to the LA Times, Armstrong recalled playing new song ‘Bobby Sox’ to a friend, who is a similar age to him. “And it brought a tear to his eye when he heard the second verse,”

Enter Shikari and Fever 333 lead singer Jason Butler have today (January 16) shared a new collaboration – listen to ‘Losing My Grip’ below. READ MORE: Enter Shikari talk “euphoric” new album ‘A Kiss For The Whole World’ ‘Losing My Grip’ marks the first new music from Enter Shikari in 2024 ahead of the start

Slipknot turntablist Sid Wilson has teased a new look and new era for the band, though some fans were left alarmingly misled. Yesterday (January 15), Wilson took to Instagram to preview a new look, the post depicting him holding an older mask while donning new headgear, which looks like a dark helmet. In the post’s

Songer has revealed details of his biggest UK tour to date, which will take place in April – check out all the dates below. The Reading-based rapper will kick off ‘The Price of Therapy’ tour on April 2 at Glasgow’s SWG3 Warehouse, before taking in Dublin, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham, before rounding things off with

A song by Billie Eilish has been unveiled as the new theme song to the latest season of the HBO show True Detective. True Detective: Night Country is the fourth season of the crime drama series, with the first episode having premiered last night (January 14). The show stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis. The

Action Bronson has been announced as a headliner at Manchester’s Outbreak Festival this June. READ MORE: Outbreak Fest’s tenth edition was a visceral, thrilling celebration of the last true subculture The US rapper will top the bill at the Manchester festival this summer, which takes place at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre from June 28-30. The announcement

The creators of Single’s Inferno say they are consideration making a spin-off to the popular South Korean reality dating TV show. Netflix’s popular reality dating show Single’s Inferno recently wrapped up its third season last week with its final two episodes, which saw the 12 contestants make their final choices and pair up in order

The greenest festivals of 2023 have been revealed in A Greener Future’s (AGF’s) sustainability awards this week (January 11). READ MORE: With Coldplay’s eco-friendly tour, music is again at the forefront of progressive ideas AGF – as per a description on their website – is a “not-for-profit company helping organisations, events, festivals and venues around

Revenues from UK music grew for the eleventh successive year in 2023, with profits rising to the highest level in two decades. According to new figures released by ERA, the digital entertainment and retail association, the value of UK music rose seven per cent to an all-time new record of £11.9billion. The ERA say the

Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced their plans for 2024, including job cuts and an “artist-centric” streaming model. A report by Bloomberg alleged that the company was planning to lay off hundreds of jobs within the first quarter. Anonymous sources claimed that the recorded music department would suffer the most cuts. In 2022, UMG reported it

Donovan has revealed that he became a songwriting mentor to George Harrison during the 1960s to help him out of the “shadow” of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The Scottish singer-songwriter, known for his hits ‘Mellow Yellow’, ‘Sunshine Superman’ and ‘Hurdy Gurdy Man’, regularly spent time with The Beatles during the peak of their success.

Metallica have announced the official winners of their first ever ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ marching band competition. The band launched the contest last April, with over 450 US colleges and high schools applying to enter. Bands were challenges to create “their most exciting, unique and impressive performances of some of the band’s most beloved

Liam Gallagher has given his ruthless verdict on a resurfaced clip of his brother Noel playing a version of Gorillaz’ ‘Dare’ with Damon Albarn. The video was captured in December 2015 at a 60th birthday party for Paul Simonon, the bassist in The Clash, who is also part of the performance. Noel Gallagher is singing

Faye Webster has announced her new album and shared its first single ‘Lego Ring’ with Lil Yachty – watch the video below. On Friday (January 12), Webster took to social media to reveal the title of her fifth studio album, ‘Underdressed At The Symphony’. It will arrive on March 1 via Secretly Canadian. The singer has

Cocteau Twins have announced that their final studio album ‘Milk & Kisses’ is to receive an official re-release. The album was first released in March 1996 via Fontana Records in the UK and was their eighth LP, including the fan-favourite tracks ‘Tishbite’, ‘Violane’ and ‘Eperdu’. The group did re-convene two years later, with the intention

Massive Attack have spoken out about their boycott of gigs in Israel since 1999. READ MORE: “I’m happy for it to be unpredictable”: Massive Attack open up about ‘Mezzanine’ tour in new interview The trip-hop group took to their official X/Twitter account to respond to someone’s comment about their performance in the country. “Your shows in

Fans of the late Annie Nightingale have been remembering a brilliant anecdote involving the broadcasting legend and The Clash’s Joe Strummer. Nightingale’s death was announced earlier today (January 12) in a statement by her family. She was aged 83. The BBC Radio 1 stalwart championed many generations of musicians, including The Clash during their late