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K-pop girl group ITZY have released a cover of Wonder Girls’ 2011 single ‘Be My Baby’. On Christmas Eve, the five-member girl group dropped a special clip of themselves performing Wonder Girls’ 2011 hit single ‘Be My Baby’. The new clip features behind-the-scenes footage of ITZY recording the cover in the studio, later coming together

Justin Baldoni’s crisis team has mentioned both Taylor Swift and the “Weaponization of Feminism” within their alleged Blake Lively Takedown Plan. On Friday (December 20), Lively filed a sexual harassment and retaliation complaint against her former costar. As reported by TMZ, the suit claims that Baldoni exhibited behaviour that caused Lively “severe emotional distress”. Now,

BBC4 have announced plans to celebrate Bob Dylan‘s music ahead of the UK release of A Complete Unknown. The Timothée Chalamet-starring biopic, which charts the music great’s transition from acoustic folk idol to electric rock star in the mid-’60s, is set to hit big screens in the UK on January 17. Now, BBC4 have unveiled

REO Speedwagon have played their finals show under their current name – see the full setlist and footage of their farewell gig below. READ MORE: The 50 best albums of 2024 In September, REO Speedwagon announced that though “heartbroken” to do so, they will cease touring at the end of the year, bringing an end to the

Hull is set to submit its bid to become the UK’s latest recipient of the UNESCO Creative City of Music award. The designation is awarded by the United Nations agency to a number of cities around the world that have “identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development” and that aim to establish

Hozier performed ‘Too Sweet’ and a cover of The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’ on Saturday Night Live – watch footage of the performance below. READ MORE: Hozier interview: “There has always been a space in my work for my own conscience”  Last night (December 21), the singer-songwriter appeared on the show for the first time

Normani has teased the possibility of a new full-length album in 2025, saying she is working on a “whole new body of work”. The pop/R&B star and former Fifth Harmony singer released her debut solo album ‘Dopamine’ in June this year, including the singles ‘Wild Side’, ‘1:59’ and ‘Candy Paint’. Now, in a new interview

Tom A. Smith’s father has launched a GoFundMe campaign to attempt to raise money to replace gear that was stolen from his son’s van. The Sunderland artist was travelling to London to play a live session with his band on Radio X with John Kennedy on Friday (December 20) when four of his band’s guitars,

Charli XCX and Post Malone have each received additional Grammy nods. The Recording Academy shared the additional nominations for the 2025 Grammys yesterday (December 20). The latest batch of adjustments to the nominee list saw both artists given Best Recording Package nods for serving as art directors on ‘Brat’ and ‘F-1 Trillion’. Both records were

Waxahatchee has recently performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk series, marking her return to the show in 10 years. The singer-songwriter – real name Katie Crutchfield – appeared on the viral series in support of her Grammy-nominated album ‘Tigers Blood’. While at the iconic eccentric office space, Crutchfield performed a five-song set which included the likes

SZA has released ‘Lana’, the reissue of her 2022 album ‘SOS’ – and it includes a Kendrick Lamar feature. READ MORE: SZA live at Glastonbury 2024: mesmerising shapeshifter proves her place as a headliner This week, the singer revealed that the long-awaited Lana would arrive today (December 20). She first began teasing the album last year,

Zoe Ball has delivered an emotional sign-off to her slot on Radio 2, reflecting on her “very special” time on the show. Ball announced last month that she would be bringing her time as presenter of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show to an end. Speaking to listeners at the time, she reflected on “six incredible

The Cure‘s Robert Smith has revealed that he does not “stream music on principle” – see what he had to say below. READ MORE: The Cure – ‘Songs Of A Lost World’: a masterful reflection on loss During a new interview on the Sidetracked podcast with Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw, in which he celebrated the release

Alabama Shakes have reunited for the first time in over seven years at a surprise show in their native Alabama. The three-time Grammy-Award-winning band surprised attendees during the Tuscaloosa Get Up 3 benefit concert at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, Alabama last night (December 18). Frontwoman Brittany Howard was actually slated to perform at the gig

There’s a popular joke that each year when December rolls around it’s time to defrost Mariah Carey, and this year Fortnite is actually doing it. As reported by Forbes, a giant blue iceberg has been spotted in the middle of Fortnite‘s Chapter 6 Season 1 map, and it contains none other than singer Mariah Carey. Carey’s Fortnite debut is coming soon,

Snoop Dogg has shared his thoughts on Drake filing legal action against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘Not Like Us’ – find out more below. Drake recently filed two legal disputes against Universal Music Group in relation to ‘Not Like Us’, which spawned from their heated feud earlier this year. The first dispute, filed

The Wombats have shared their sombre new single ‘My Head Is Not My Friend’ from their upcoming album ‘Oh! The Ocean’. Featuring a slow tempo with a soft bass line and frontman Matthew ‘Murph’ Murphy’s sweet vocals singing the vulnerable and relatable lyrics: “Let’s spend the day in bed / Talk about you instead /

Gracie Abrams has reflected on Taylor Swift’s huge ‘Eras Tour’ coming to an end, and said that the final show felt like “the last day of school”. Abrams joined Swift for the final leg of the mammoth run of tour dates, and opened for the pop icon at the very last scheduled show, which took

Olivia Rodrigo is due to donate a substantial amount of money to several women’s charities across the globe. READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo live in London: quite possibly 2024’s most fun tour Per a Billboard report, the ‘Good 4 U’ singer-songwriter has announced that she will be donating a hefty sum of money, taken from ticket sales

FKA Twigs, Beach House, Ezra Collective and more have been announced as new additions to the We Love Green 2025 line-up. The likes of former NME Cover stars Fcukers, Snow Strippers, DJ Koze, Marcel Dettman, Clara Luciani, Lucky Love, Polo & Pan, Avalon Emerson, Sublime, Gesaffelstein, Judeline, Laylow, Maureen, Paul Kalkbrenner, Theodora, Tiakola, YSEULT and

Katie Melua has opened up about suffering an acute psychotic breakdown earlier in her career, attributing it to the pressures of the music industry and touring. During an appearance on the Origins With Cush Jumbo podcast, the 40-year-old singer-songwriter explained: “I had what is called an acute psychotic breakdown and it was crazy. Suddenly that

SZA has finally announced the release date for her long-awaited ‘SOS’ deluxe album, dubbed ‘Lana’ – find out more below. SZA has long teased a new album, ‘Lana’, dating back to 2023. Then, she began teasing a deluxe version of her seminal 2022 album ‘SOS’. Earlier this month, she confirmed that the two records and

Chappell Roan‘s parents have joined the singer for a rendition of her hit ‘Pink Pony Club’  and discuss serving as partial inspiration for the track. Roan appeared as one of the three guests on the A Carpool Karaoke Christmas holiday special that was surprised released on Sunday (December 15) on Apple TV+ and Apple Music. During her

Deadmau5 has spoken to NME about his new track ‘Familiars’, which was released as part of a collaboration with massively multiplayer online game World Of Tanks Blitz. World Of Tanks Blitz features over 400 different military vehicles, with teams of seven players engaging in head-to-head combat. Deadmau5’s instrumental, euphoric ‘Familiars’ dropped at the end of

The surviving members of Soundgarden have reunited as Nudedragons for a Seattle benefit concert – watch footage of the gig below. READ MORE: Chris Cornell songs: the best by the Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd reunited for a performance at the Showbox in Seattle on December 14. Billed as

Slade‘s Noddy Holder has revealed he was among the first UK patients to receive “a new regime of chemotherapy” which saved his life. The band’s frontman was given six months to live after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2018. Still, he has since recovered after receiving a pioneering type of treatment at a hospital

Kylie Minogue and Prince‘s lost collaboration ‘Baby Doll’ has surfaced online 32 years after it was created. READ MORE: Kylie Minogue – ‘Tension II’ review: this pop icon is second to none The song came about in 1992 after Minogue met Prince backstage after his ‘Diamonds and Pearls’ show at Earls Court in June of

Static Dress have announced their debut headline tour across the US for next spring. The band are currently finishing up their North American run supporting Underoath, who they also opened for in the UK in June, but they have confirmed they will be back in the US for another run of shows in April and

Channing Tatum and Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong were in the stands at Wrexham’s match against Cambridge United earlier today (December 14). The club has been of considerable interest since Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought it in 2021, which has also boosted its performance in the football league and inspired the Disney+ series Welcome

Timothée Chalamet channelled Bob Dylan in another way at the A Complete Unknown premiere. Not only did the Call Me By Your Name star learn to play 30 songs in preparation for his role in the Dylan biopic – as well as taking lessons with a vocal coach, a guitar teacher, a dialect coach, a