Rock

KISS‘s Paul Stanley has opened up about the illness that forced the band to cancel three recent shows. The glam rock band are currently on the final leg of their extensive last run of concerts, dubbed the ‘End Of The Road World Tour’ and are due to bow out with a performance at Madison Square Garden

Metallica have announced their final show of 2023 which will take place at a festival in Saudi Arabia next month. READ MORE: Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band around The band will be headlining the opening night of the three-day Soundstorm festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 14. Metallica took to

The Last Dinner Party, Caity Baser and Sekou have been shortlisted for the BRITs Rising Star award 2024. The annual prize recognises the rising British artists who have not yet achieved an Official Album Charts Top 20 or had more than one Top 20 in the Official Singles Chart as of October 31, 2023. The

Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo has revealed in a new interview that he thinks his late bandmates Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell would’ve been supportive of the band’s current reunion. READ MORE: Horns up! What’s driving film and TV’s metal revival? Appearing on a recent episode of The Metallica Report podcast, Anselmo and Pantera bassist Rex Brown

Four Tet has donated a vinyl copy of his unreleased album ‘⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ’ to Resident Advisor’s charity raffle. Despite a few test pressings being sent to fans, the album, which was created in 2021, never received an official release. The proceeds from the raffle will be donated to War Child, which aids children

Becky Hill has announced a series of new outdoor shows set to take place in the UK next year. All taking place across the summer, the new dates join a run of previously announced shows that the singer will be playing across the country including shows in Cork, Belfast and New Market. The gigs also

Lytham Festival have announced the line-up for the 2024 edition, featuring artists including Hozier, Courteeners, Madness and more. Announced today (November 27), the new line-up reveals a range of the headliners and support acts set to appear at next year’s instalment. The 2024 edition will take place on Lytham Green from Wednesday, July 3 to

Noah Kahan has covered Olivia Rodrigo’s subdued ‘Guts’ cut ‘Lacy’ in his appearance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. Released online on Thursday (November 23), the folk-pop breakout performed a country-inflected cover of Rodrigo’s ballad with his backing band and singers, featuring stacked harmonies, banjo playing, and half-time drums. Watch the performance below: Kahan’s cover

Killing Joke guitarist Kevin “Geordie” Walker has died, aged 64. The news was posted on former Killing Joke drummer Martin Adkins’ Facebook page this evening (November 26). He shared a video of The Damage Manuel’s ‘Laugh Track’ – a supergroup of which they were also both a part of – with the caption “gutted”. In the

RAYE has opened up about her experience of abuse of power in the music industry, calling the effects “crippling”. In a snippet of an upcoming interview with Louis Theroux, the singer delved into what it has taken to release her debut album, ‘My 21st Century Blues‘. The interview will be released on November 28. “When

Reading & Leeds Festivals have announced the day splits for their 2024 headline acts, detailing which artists will be playing when. On Thursday (November 23), the festival announced its six headliners that will top the bill at Little John’s Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds over the Bank Holiday Weekend from August 21-25

Zara Larsson has announced details of her holiday-themed EP ‘Honor The Light’. The EP will contain six tracks, and will drop next Friday (December 1) via Sommer House/Epic Records. Larsson gave us a hint of the EP yesterday (November 24), sharing the moody ‘Memory Lane’ and the sombre ‘Winter Song’. Take a listen below: Larsson

Taylor Swift has played ‘Now That We Don’t Talk’ for the first time live in São Paulo – watch the footage below. The singer is currently on the South American leg of her Eras tour, where she debuted the track from the ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)‘ record. It continues the singer’s tradition of the ‘surprise song

Manic Street Preachers have released a new remix of Steven Wilson’s track ‘Economies of Scale’ – listen to the new version below. The song was originally released on Wilson’s latest solo album ‘The Harmony Codex’, which came out in September. Wilson, the singer and multi-instrumentalist who rose to prominence with the band Porcupine Tree, has

Issues have announced their final farewell shows before their split due to the allegations made against their former frontman. In 2020, then-frontman Tyler Carter was accused of grooming a 14-year old and sexually assaulting them whilst “passed out drunk”. The remaining members of Issues issued a statement saying they would no longer work with him:

Feeder have shared two new singles ‘The Knock’ and ‘Soldiers Of Love’ – you can listen to both below. The double A-Side will feature on their forthcoming ‘Black’ / ’Red’ double album and follows there previous singles ‘Playing With Fire’ and ‘ELF’. Speaking about the tracks via a press release, frontman Grant Nicholas said: “‘The Knock’

Cher performed her new Christmas single ‘DJ Play A Christmas Song’ at a Thanksgiving parade in New York yesterday (November 23). The pop icon was surrounded by a troupe of silver-clad dancers on stage outside Macy’s. One of her biggest fans it seems was Public Enemy‘s Flavor Flav who was shown wildly applauding from the

Squeeze have announced plans for a 50th anniversary UK tour next year. The band will be hitting the road for 27 shows with special guest Badly Drawn Boy, which will kick off at Sheffield City Hall on October 4. Further dates will include shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff and Brighton before they wrap up

The organisers of the BRIT Awards have announced that they will be tweaking their rules for the 2024 instalment, following a row over diversity. The structuring of the award ceremony faced criticism at the start of the year when it was revealed that no female artists had been shortlisted for the 2023 Best Artist award.

Daryl Hall performed a string of Hall & Oates hits during a concert in Japan on Thursday (November 23), despite his ongoing legal battle with bandmate John Oates. The concert, which took place at the Tokyo Garden Theater, comprised mainly of songs from the Hall & Oates repertoire, including ‘Out of Touch’, ‘Everytime You Go