Music

24 July 2024

Blues legend John Mayall dead at 90

Blues and rock legend John Mayall has died aged 90. The musician passed away "peacefully" on July 22, after battling "health issues" that prevented him from touring. A statement on his Facebook ...
24 July 2024

OneRepublic star Ryan Tedder insists musicians are all 'stealing from each other'

Ryan Tedder has insisted all musicians are "stealing from each other". The OneRepublic frontman pointed out that with "only 12 notes in a scale", songwriters have a "limited" capacity for total ...
23 July 2024

Metallica set December date for All Within My Hands charity concert

Metallica have announced details of their All Within My Hands charity concert and auction. The heavy metal titans' foundation will be raising funds at the Helping Hands Concert and Auction and ...
23 July 2024

Slayer guitarist Gary Holt prefers listening to Taylor Swift over heavy metal

Slayer guitarist Gary Holt "loves" Taylor Swift. The thrash metal star would much rather play pop records by the likes of Taylor, Madonna and the late George Michael than listen to ...
23 July 2024

Charli XCX: Not many people can make dance music the way I'm doing it

Charli XCX insists few people can make dance music the way she does. The '360' hitmaker explained how the genre comes naturally to her and there is no other style she ...
23 July 2024

NSYNC 'seeing if car will still drive' as fans call for reunion

*NSYNC are "seeing if the car will still drive" with fans clamouring for a reunion. The 'Bye Bye Bye' hitmakers - made up of Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey ...
23 July 2024

'I'm going to roll my sleeves up!' Queens of the Stone Age issue next album update

Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme has admitted they won't wait another six years to release their next album. The rockers released eighth studio album 'In Times New ...
22 July 2024

Coldplay's Chris Martin dedicates Everglow to Taylor Swift at concert in Germany

Chris Martin paid tribute to Taylor Swift and her fans during Coldplay’s 'Music of the Spheres World Tour' concert in Düsseldorf concert on Saturday (20.07.24). While beginning to play the band’s ...
22 July 2024

Halsey says new album is experimental

Halsey has teased her new album is very eclectic and "all over the place". The 29-year-old singer took to X - formerly known as Twitter - to take questions from her ...

22 July 2024

Katy Perry 'owning' her sexuality with new music

Katy Perry is "owning [her] sexuality" with her new music. The 39-year-old pop star - who has three-year-old daughter Daisy with fiance Orlando Bloom - faced a backlash over her comeback ...
22 July 2024

Kim Wilde forced to find ‘ways around’ Brexit restrictions on musicians

Kim Wilde was forced to find “ways around” the Brexit restrictions on musicians. The 63-year-old 1980s singing sensation is touring the UK in March 2025 with support from Cutting Crew, and ...
22 July 2024

Jessica Simpson begs sister Ashlee to return to music

Jessica Simpson has begged her sister Ashlee to record a new album. Ashlee, 39, followed her pop star sister Jessica into music and released three records before turning her hand to ...
22 July 2024

Latto addresses supposed rivalry with Ice Spice as she admits everyone 'takes little jabs in music'

Latto doesn't take rap battles seriously. The 25-year-old musician - whose real name is Alyssa Michelle Stephens - is thought to have developed something of a rivalry with fellow rapper Ice ...

22 July 2024

'It's tearing our society apart': Fran Healy slams social media

Fran Healy believes social media is "tearing our society apart". The Travis frontman has taken aim at influencers and the online world in the group's new song 'I Hope That You ...
22 July 2024

Jack White releases surprise new album to shoppers

Jack White has surprise released a new album - by secretly giving copies to shoppers in his Third Man Records stores. The 49-year-old musician appeared to have given selected music fans ...
22 July 2024

Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten 'always hated' his voice

Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten "always hated" his voice. The 29-year-old Irish singer admits making his debut solo record, 2023's 'Chaos For The Fly', gave him the chance to "lean into" ...

20 July 2024

Big Sean announces album after leaks

Big Sean's sixth solo album 'Better Me Than You' will be released on August 9. Just one day after the 14-track album was leaked online, Big Sean announced the release and ...

20 July 2024

Britney Spears' Halsey blessing

Halsey received Britney Spears' "blessing" to sample her track 'Lucky'. The 'Without Me' hitmaker has sampled the 2000 classic from Britney's hit album 'Oops!... I Did It Again'.. on a song ...
20 July 2024

Lindsay Ell praises Beyonce and Lana Del Rey for 'blurring genre lines'

Lindsay Ell has praised the likes of Beyonce and Lana Del Rey for "blurring genre lines" with their forays into country music. The Canadian-born country pop musician - who is currently ...
19 July 2024

John Legend gives new All Of Me approval

John Legend “gave his blessing” for a new release of his hit song ‘All Of Me’. The Grammy-award winning singer originally penned the track alongside songwriter Toby Gad for his ...
19 July 2024

Blur's Graham Coxon 'smiled at grumpy faces' at Coachella

Blur's Graham Coxon "smiled at all the grumpy faces" at their Coachella gig. The Britpop legends' set at the California music festival bombed as the younger audience were less than impressed, ...
19 July 2024

'No hard feelings': Deep Purple recall delaying Yes' headline slot by setting fire to amplifiers

Deep Purple and Yes have no hard feelings – 53 years after the former group's original guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, delayed the latter's headline slot by setting fire to amplifiers at ...
19 July 2024

James Bay announces new album and tour

James Bay had his "first taste of true musical freedom" working on his upcoming album, 'Changes All The Time'. The 'Hold Back The River' hitmaker recently released the track 'Up All ...
19 July 2024

Sam Smith turned down Major Lazer collaboration

Sam Smith turned down a collaboration with Major Lazer on the song ‘Cold Water’. The 32-year-old singer/songwriter was approached by the trio - record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and ...