Music

2 December 2024

Kraftwerk and Billy Idol set for new UK festival Forever Now

Kraftwerk, Billy Idol and The The are among the acts set to play the inaugural Forever Now festival. The sister event to California's Cruel World Festival - an alternative music event ...
2 December 2024

Sting adds two new London dates to STING 3.0 Tour

Sting has announced two intimate London shows as part of the 'STING 3.0 Tour'. The 'Every Breath You Take' hitmaker formed a trio with his guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris ...
2 December 2024

Gene Simmons: 'Rock music is still dead'

Gene Simmons still considers rock music to be "dead". The KISS legend, 75, continues to profess that no one has come close to the likes of The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The ...
2 December 2024

Ellie Goulding's new album will be 'a little different'

Ellie Goulding's new album will be one of her most personal to date. The 37-year-old pop star has revealed that her new record will be distinctly more personal than her 2023 ...
2 December 2024

Jade Thirlwall struggled to write solo songs after Little Mix

Jade Thirlwall struggled to write solo material at first because she had spent such a long time coming up with songs for Little Mix. The 31-year-old singer has launched her solo ...
1 December 2024

Clean Bandit 'likely' to perform at Glastonbury 2025

Clean Bandit are set to perform at Glastonbury next year. The 'Rather Be' group - comprising of cellist Grace Chatto and brothers Jack and Luke Patterson - are "likely" to return ...

1 December 2024

Noel Gallagher claims mother Peggy doesn't care about Oasis reunion

Noel Gallagher says his mother Peggy "couldn't give a s***" about the Oasis reunion. The 57-year-old rocker and his younger brother Liam Gallagher have ended their 15-year feud ahead of the ...
1 December 2024

Dolly Parton warned 'cheap' look would get in the way of music

Dolly Parton was warned her “cheap” look would stop her being taken seriously as a singer/songwriter. The 78-year-old country legend has no regrets about always choosing to be herself because she ...
30 November 2024

Jake Bugg unsure he'd get a record deal now

Jake Bugg is doubtful he'd get a record deal in the "current climate". The 'Be Someone' hitmaker was signed by Mercury Records in 2010 when he was just 16 years old, ...
30 November 2024

Billy Joel teases new song

Billy Joel has shared a teaser of a previously-unheard song. The 'Piano Man' hitmaker offered up a "spare part" that he'd been working with for "years and years and years and ...
30 November 2024

Taylor Swift wanted 'weird' song with The National

Taylor Swift was keen to collaborate on the “weirdest” song The National had. The ‘Shake It Off’ hitmaker struck up a friendship with the group in 2014 then Aaron Dessner produced ...
29 November 2024

Jade Thirlwall wins trailblazer gong at Rolling Stone UK Awards 2024

Jade Thirlwall has been named a trailblazer at the Rolling Stone UK Awards 2024. The former Little Mix singer was presented with The Trailblazer Award - her first solo accolade - ...
29 November 2024

Nile Rodgers prepared to have bum pinched by Sir Rod Stewart at Glastonbury

Nile Rodgers expects Sir Rod Stewart to "pinch [his] bum" at Glastonbury next year. The Chic icon claims he will be playing at the world-famous Worthy Farm music festival next summer ...
29 November 2024

Dwight Yoakham 'amazed' by working with Post Malone

Dwight Yoakam was left "amazed" after working with Post Malone. The 68-year-old country singer performed with the 29-year-old rapper on his 'Greater Bakersfield' radio show in 2018 and was impressed by ...
29 November 2024

Joan Armatrading grateful for 'gift' of writing songs

Joan Armatrading has "no idea" how she writes songs. The 'Drop the Pilot' singer believes she is fortunate to possess a musical talent and can relate to Sir Paul McCartney's claims ...
29 November 2024

Jessie J made more than 7 million in pop earnings last year

Jessie J banked over £7 million in pop earnings last year. The 'Price Tag' hitmaker made an astonishing £7.6 million in pop earnings – equating to almost £28,000 per day – ...
29 November 2024

Beyonce shuts down tour rumours

A representative for Beyonce has shut down rumours suggesting the pop superstar will be touring next year. The 43-year-old singer released her latest album 'Cowboy Carter' in March and is due ...
29 November 2024

Happy Mondays failed in US because audiences 'didn't get' Bez

Happy Mondays blame Bez for their lack of success in America. The 'Loose Fit' hitmakers don't feel the US celebrates the "underdog" in the way the UK does and their maracas-shaking ...
28 November 2024

Zach Bryan leads nominees for Billboard Music Awards

Zach Bryan leads the list of nominees for the Billboard Music Awards. The 28-year-old singer is up for 18 awards and has received 21 nominations in total, including nods in the ...
28 November 2024

Joan Armatrading 'loves' listening to Post Malone and Justin Bieber

Joan Armatrading is a huge fan of Post Malone and Justin Bieber. The 73-year-old singer songwriter - best known for songs like 'Love and Affection', 'Drop The Pilot' and 'Me Myself ...
28 November 2024

Lana Del Rey reveals when she will drop 10th album and what first single is called

Lana Del Rey will release her 10th studio album, 'The Right Person Will Stay', in May. The 39-year-old singer-songwriter feels "so grateful" for the upcoming 13-track record - which she ...

28 November 2024

Sir Rod Stewart confirmed for Glastonbury 2025 legends slot

Sir Rod Stewart will play Glastonbury's legends slot in 2025. The 79-year-old singer declared he is "proud, ready and more than able to pleasure and titillate my friends at Glastonbury" next ...
28 November 2024

Myles Smith, Elmiene and Good Neighbours nominated for BRITs Rising Star Award

Myles Smith, Elmiene and Good Neighbours have been shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 BRITs Rising Star Award. The trio join the incredible list of former winners and nominees for the prize ...
28 November 2024

Mike Stock hits out at Bob Geldof for omitting Band Aid II from Do They Know It's Christmas? Ultimate Mix

Mike Stock has slammed Bob Geldof for leaving Band Aid II out of the new 'Ultimate Mix' edition of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'. A new mix of the charity single ...