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Courteeners’ Liam Fray has helped to launch a new Abbey Road-designed studio for up-and-coming grassroots musicians in Manchester Last week saw Fray become the first person to record and play in the “one-of-a-kind” recording studio that’s located in the city’s new Co-op Live arena. The studio will support young creatives following a new collaboration between

The jazz pianist Matthew Shipp has described André 3000’s new improvisational piano EP as “complete and utter crap”. Earlier this week (May 5), the former OutKast man dropped the surprise EP ‘7 Piano Sketches’, the follow-up to his 2023 avant-garde flute album ‘New Blue Sun’. Released in the aftermath of his appearance at the Met

Arcade Fire played two tracks from their newly-released seventh album ‘Pink Elephant’ on Saturday Night Live last night – watch the videos below. It was the sixth time the Canadian band have been the musical guests on the show, having first appeared in November 2007 to promote ‘Neon Bible’. This time around, their performances were

Elton John, Coldplay and Dua Lipa are among 400 artists to have called on the UK government to change copyright laws amid the threat from AI. Paul McCartney, Florence Welch, Kate Bush and Robbie Williams have also signed a letter asking for Keir Starmer to back proposals that would protect copyrighted artistic works from AI

Clairo has announced that she will be unable to play at this year’s Primavera Sound in Barcelona due to “logistical issues”. The artist had been due to play the festival on Saturday June 6, sharing the bill that day with Sabrina Carpenter, HAIM, Beach House, TV On The Radio, Wet Leg and others. The Parc

Hurts’ Adam Anderson will sit out the duo’s upcoming ‘Happiness’ anniversary shows to focus on his mental health and wellbeing. The Manchester synth-poppers are due to celebrate 15 years of their debut album with a run of shows this summer, including a major date at the O2 Academy Brixton in London on May 22. Shows

Alice In Chains have been forced to cancel a live show at the last minute due to a “medical emergency”. The Seattle band had been scheduled to begin a run of US headline gigs at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut last night (Thursday May 8). Shortly before the performance was due to start,

Kae Tempest has announced a huge tour of the UK and Europe for October and November this year – see all the dates below. The rapper, poet and playwright announced his fifth studio album, which will be self-titled, at the end of last month. It is set to be released on July 4 via Island

Billy Idol has defended the use of swastikas in the punk movement, saying it was about “performance art”. The soloist and Generation X singer shared his view while appearing on a recent episode of the Turned Out A Punk podcast. During the interview, he recalled what it was like to be a key name in

Wilkinson has shared details of his biggest-ever headline show, taking place in London later this year. Check out details below. The London-born drum & bass and electronic artist will be taking to the stage at the iconic Alexandra Palace in the UK capital on November 9. It will follow on from his huge shows over

The Stereophonics are battling against Swedish band Ghost for this week’s UK number one album. Both bands’ albums, the Stereophonics’ ‘Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait’ and Ghost’s ‘Skeletá’, came out last week. According to the Official Charts, the Stereophonics’ album is on course to be the chart topper, with ‘Skeletá’ on

Jeremy Corbyn has announced a new live music campaign, in a bid to push the government to help protect the UK’s music venues. The initiative was created by Corbyn’s own Peace & Justice Project, which formed in 2021, and is dubbed ‘A Summer To Save Music’. It will comprise six shows in grassroots music venues

Police are assessing a second video from a Kneecap gig, which purportedly shows the group calling for the death of Conservative MPs. As reported by Sky News, the footage is thought to come from a show from November 2023 where one of the West Belfast trio allegedly said to the crowd: “The only good Tory is

Kneecap are reportedly in the process of securing a new sponsor for renewed US visas ahead of their upcoming October US tour. READ MORE: Kneecap on the cover – giving peace, protest and partying a chance The visas held by the band are thought to be no longer valid, after they were reportedly dropped by

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has said the band would love the chance to play the Las Vegas Sphere. The venue has already seen the likes of U2, Phish and The Eagles perform since it opened in September 2023. It was also recently confirmed that a new Sphere venue will be constructed in Abu Dhabi. Speaking in

An iconic photograph of David Bowie is set to feature on a limited-edition Bang & Olufsen speaker range – read on for all the info. The high-end Danish audio tech company has announced an exclusive run of 30 Beosound A9 speakers that will include a canvas cover adorned with a rare Bowie image captured by

Black Flag have announced a new line-up, teasing their first new music in 12 years. The hardcore punk band – led by guitarist and sole original member Greg Ginn – announced on social media earlier today (April 25) that Ginn has assembled a new iteration of the band. Its most popular line-up, which featured Henry

In a new NME interview, Kelly Jones has revealed that Noel Gallagher has been in the studio with new material. The Stereophonics frontman shared the news with NME as part of a new discussion, celebrating the release of the band’s new album ‘Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait’. During the discussion, he

Red Hot Chili Peppers are to be part of the voice cast in season four of Netflix’s animated show Love, Death + Robots.  Season four of the hit anthology series has been newly confirmed for a May 15 launch, and will have 10 episodes. In the premiere episode, titled ‘Can’t Stop’, marionette puppet versions of

Loyle Carner has announced details of a new album titled ‘Hopefully!’ and an upcoming world tour. Check out the recent double single, ‘All I Need/In My Mind’ below. The new record is set to arrive on June 20 via Island EMI, and comes as the highly anticipated follow-up to the hit 2022 release ‘Hugo’ –