Music

19 December 2024

Sophie Ellis-Bextor ‘has lined string of special guests’ for her BBC One New Year’s Eve concert

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has reportedly got a string of special music guests lined up for her BBC One New Year’s Eve concert. The ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ singer, 45, will ring in ...
19 December 2024

Robbie Williams wanted to be portrayed as lion in CGI biopic

Robbie Williams wanted to be portrayed as a lion in his new CGI biopic. The former Take That singer, 50, has had his life brought to the big screen in a ...
19 December 2024

Reverend and the Makers set to help lonely fans through Christmas with private Zoom gigs

Reverend and the Makers are set to help lonely fans get through Christmas by giving private Zoom shows on 25 December. The band have also released a charity single for good ...
13 December 2024

Keith Urban reflects on 'amazing' Taylor Swift

Keith Urban says Taylor Swift was "amazing" when she opened for him on tour as a teenager. The country singer hit the road with Taylor back in 2009 when she was ...
13 December 2024

Trent Reznor focused on film scores because 'the music world sucks'

Trent Reznor has been focusing on creating film scores in recent years because "the music world sucks". The Nine Inch Nails star hasn't released a new album with the band since ...
13 December 2024

Ozzy Osbourne 'dying to get out there and play'

Ozzy Osbourne is "dying to get out there and play", according to Geezer Butler. The Black Sabbath star, 76, is battling a number of health conditions including Parkinson's disease and was ...
13 December 2024

Kate Bush joins campaign against AI

Kate Bush has joined a campaign against AI. The 66-year-old music legend has backed calls from musicians, actors and others in the creative industries to stop technology threatening their livelihoods by ...
13 December 2024

Taylor Swift breaks record as most awarded artist in Billboard Music Awards history

Taylor Swift has surpassed Drake as the most decorated artist in Billboard Music Awards history. The pop superstar – who has just wrapped the highest-grossing tour of all time with ‘The ...
13 December 2024

Ed Sheeran 'getting back into big pop'

Ed Sheeran is "getting back into big pop". The 'Castle on the Hill' hitmaker has confirmed the follow-up to his 2023 album '-' is finished and he has already shot two ...
12 December 2024

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour was most in-demand UK live show

Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' was the most in-demand UK live show of 2024. The 'Cruel Summer' hitmaker brought her record-breaking concert series to the UK over the summer and demand for ...
12 December 2024

Ringo Starr ‘loves’ his voice on new country album

Ringo Starr “loves” the way his voice sounds on his latest album. The former Beatles drummer, 84, has followed in the footsteps of Beyoncé and her ‘Cowboy Carter’ record by finishing ...
12 December 2024

Bernie Taupin brands his and Sir Elton John’s work during singer’s addiction years ‘not the best’

Bernie Taupin has branded the work he and Sir Elton John did when the singer was in the depths of drug addiction “not the best”. The lyricist, 74, has been 77-year-old ...
12 December 2024

Ed Sheeran ‘set to launch another charity’

Ed Sheeran is reportedly set to launch another charity. The singer-songwriter, 33, has amassed a fortune of at least $200 million, and has now set up The Ed Sheeran Foundation, which ...
12 December 2024

Sir Elton John moves onto new song if he can’t nail melody in an hour

Sir Elton John moves onto a new song if he can’t nail a melody in an hour. The prolific ‘Rocket Man’ singer, 77, has spent decades putting music to lyrics sent ...
12 December 2024

Morrissey reveals why he agreed to a Smiths reunion tour

Morrissey says he agreed to a Smiths reunion tour because it was "the last time such a thing would be possible". Despite previously joking he would "rather eat [his] own testicles" ...
12 December 2024

Three of the world’s biggest female acts ‘added to Glastonbury 2025 bill”

Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo and Charli XCX are said to have been booked to play Glastonbury 2025. The three huge female acts have reportedly been lined up after it was revealed ...
11 December 2024

Sabrina Carpenter confesses to listening to her own music regularly

Sabrina Carpenter was embarrassed to share her Spotify Wrapped list – because she listens to her own music a lot. The ‘Espresso’ hitmaker, 25, has had a record-breaking year thanks to ...
11 December 2024

Korn are taking their time with their new album

Korn's new music will “take a while". The nu-metal legends' last studio album was 2022's 'Requiem' and guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch has provided an update on the progress of their next ...
11 December 2024

J. Cole's Dreamville ending in 2025

J. Cole's Dreamville Festival will end in 2025. The 39-year-old rapper has confirmed his music extravaganza in Raleigh, North Carolina will be no more following one last weekender on April 5 ...
11 December 2024

Iconic American rock band leave Glastonbury-sized hole in UK tour

Santana have sparked speculation they could be set to play Glastonbury next year after announcing three UK concerts in June. The Carlos Santana-fronted rock group will play Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on ...
11 December 2024

Bill Wyman thought Rolling Stones would split after Charlie Watts' death

Bill Wyman was "surprised" the Rolling Stones kept going following the death of drummer Charlie Watts. The musicians were left devastated when longtime bandmember Charlie passed away aged 80 in 2021 ...
11 December 2024

Bring Me The Horizon to take 'significant break'

Bring Me The Horizon plan to take a considerable break to "recharge our batteries". The 'Kool-Aid' rockers haven't had a proper rest for several years now and frontman Oli Sykes says ...
10 December 2024

The Stylistics recruit Shania Twain, Gene Simmons and Justin Hawkins for new album

The Stylistics have recruited Shania Twain, KISS' Gene Simmons, The Darkness' Justin Hawkins, and many more for their first album in almost two decades. The '70s soul legends - who are ...
10 December 2024

Reef mark 30 years since debut album Replenish with UK tour

Reef will tour the UK to mark the 30th anniversary of their debut album 'Replenish'. The 'Place Your Hands' rockers will hit the road in 2025 to honour the album that ...