Music

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 ...
28 November 2024

The Pogues 'weren't bothered' about Christmas number one campaign for Fairytale of New York

The Pogues "weren't bothered" about 'Fairytale Of New York' topping the Christmas charts. Fans launched a campaign for the band's 1987 festive classic with Kirsty MacColl to reach the festive number ...
28 November 2024

Cher admits new album will 'probably' be her 'last' because she's 'older than dirt'

Cher says her next album will be her "last". The 'Believe' hitmaker appeared on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' last week to promote her new two-part memoir and was asked ...
28 November 2024

Madonna's career examined in new documentary

Madonna is going to be the subject of a new documentary which will examine her rise to fame. The pop superstar's lengthy tenure in the music industry will be the focus ...
28 November 2024

Drake files second petition against UMG over Kendrick Lamar diss song Not Like Us

Drake has filed a second legal petition against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s diss song ‘Not Like Us’. On Tuesday (26.11.24), Drake accused the major label and publisher ...
28 November 2024

East 17's Tony Mortimer no longer in touch with former bandmates

East 17's Tony Mortimer is no longer in touch with his former bandmates. The 54-year-old singer shot to fame in 1992 with the boy band's first single 'House of Love', with ...
28 November 2024

Rod Stewart claims Glastonbury legends slot will cost him $300,000

Sir Rod Stewart has claimed playing Glastonbury's legends slot will cost him a whopping $300,000 (£237,780). The 'Maggie May' hitmaker "immediately" accepted Emily and Michael Eavis' offer to play the coveted ...
28 November 2024

John Lennon's 1971 draft letter to Eric Clapton expected to fetch at least €100,000 at auction

John Lennon's 1971 draft letter requesting Eric Clapton form a new supergroup with him is expected to fetch €100,000 and €150,000 at auction. The late Beatles legend penned in the eight-page ...
28 November 2024

The Prodigy and Raye to headline Boardmasters festival

The Prodigy and Raye have been announced among the wave of headline acts for the Boardmasters festival. They will play the event along with more than 40 other acts, including London ...
28 November 2024

The Weeknd to drop new album Hurry Up Tomorrow in January

The Weeknd is set to release his new album 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' on January 24, 2025. The final instalment of his trilogy - which follows 2020's 'After Hours' and 2022's 'Dawn ...
28 November 2024

Mike Shinoda didn't want the new Linkin Park singer to make them sound like a cover band

Mike Shinoda didn't want Linkin Park to sound like "a cover band" after Chester Bennington's death. The 47-year-old guitarist and the rest of the 'Numb' hitmakers recently reunited with new singer ...
28 November 2024

Good Neighbours, Rose Gray and Soft Launch shortlisted for 2025 MTV Push UK and Ireland

Good Neighbours, Rose Gray and Soft Launch are among the artists shortlisted for the 2025 MTV Push UK and Ireland prize. The rising artists will be competing to land the title ...

28 November 2024

Michael Kiwanuka no longer seeks validation from peers after Mercury Prize win

Michael Kiwanuka says winning the Mercury Prize "woke me up" after years of seeking validation from his peers. The 37-year-old singer - who has just released his fourth studio album ‘Small ...

28 November 2024

Juice WRLD's mom says late rapper would be 'overjoyed' about Fortnite tribute concert

Juice WRLD's mother says her late son would be "overjoyed" by his 'Fortnite' tribute concert. This weekend, to mark the release of the rapper's posthumous album ‘The Party Never Ends’, an ...

28 November 2024

'I'm done with that': Pras quits Fugees after suing Lauryn Hill

Pras has quit Fugees for good. The 52-year-old rapper - whose real name is Prakazrel Samuel Michel - recently sued bandmate Lauryn Hill, 49, for fraud and breach of contract over ...
24 November 2024

Linkin Park's Emily Armstrong celebrates 'monumental impact' Chester Bennington had on her vocals

New Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong has hailed the late Chester Bennington as a huge inspiration. The former Dead Sara frontwoman has joined the group on their return from a seven-year ...
24 November 2024

George Harrison's guitar sells for record-breaking price at auction

A guitar bought by the late George Harrison for £58 has sold for over £1 million at auction. The late Beatles star's mother paid for the Resonet Futurama instrument in 1959 ...
24 November 2024

Joan Armatrading would 'stop being an artist' if she didn't move with the times

Joan Armatrading would "stop being an artist" if she didn't move with the times. The legendary singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has just put out her 13th studio album, 'How Did This Happen ...

23 November 2024

Dolly Parton wanted Miley Cyrus' Used To Be Young for herself

Dolly Parton wanted Miley Cyrus' 'Used to Be Young' for herself. The 78-year-old star thought her 32-year-old god daughter was too young to release the track, which reminisces on youth, and ...
23 November 2024

Charli XCX announces US arena tour

Charli XCX has announced dates for a 2025 US arena tour. The 32-year-old star will embark on a mini tour in the US following her set at Coachella next year, taking ...
23 November 2024

Gwen Stefani didn't want to 'compete with the past' on new solo album

Gwen Stefani didn't want to "compete with the past" on her new album 'Bouquet'. The 55-year-old singer first found fame as the frontwoman of ska rock group No Doubt - ...
22 November 2024

Michael Kiwanuka admits new album was influenced by his crippling anxieties

Michael Kiwanuka’s new album was influenced by his anxiety over the world’s biggest problems. The 37-year-old singer has just released his fourth studio album ‘Small Changes’, he admitted he has been ...

22 November 2024

Cher announces huge career change

Cher has announced she is going to switch from music to movies again. The 78-year-old singer made the move into films in the 1980s with performances in films such as ‘Silkwood’, ...