Whoopi Goldberg has defended Carrie Underwood after the singer received backlash for agreeing to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump will be sworn in as President in Washington, DC on January 20 2025, and Grammy-winning Underwood is set to take the stage as the musical guest. A spokesperson confirmed to Axios that she will be on
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Various famous faces are offering to buy TikTok following news that it plans to cease operations in the US this Sunday (January 19). The decision comes after the site and its parent company, ByteDance, lost an appeal against a law seeking to ban it. Last month, President-elect Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to delay
Bon Jovi have announced a new anthology book, Bon Jovi: Forever – find out more below. READ MORE: Bon Jovi talk “joyous” new album and battling health problems: “We’re not dead yet” Last night (January 14), the legendary rock band took to social media to announce the new limited edition book. Titled Bon Jovi: Forever, the
Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler, The Creator and Hozier have been announced to headline this year’s edition of the Governors Ball. The annual festival, which takes place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York and is in its 15th year, will take place from June 6-8. Tyler, The Creator will headline Friday, June 6, Rodrigo
Sex Pistols are set to release three live albums of their legendary 1978 US tour for the first time. Centring around shows in Georgia, Texas and California, the three albums all come from the legendary punk band’s famous tour of the States in 1978. These marked their final live shows in nearly two decades, with
Despite the numerous delays that have swept the entertainment industry in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires, the 2025 Grammys will proceed as scheduled. Last week, the city of Los Angeles faced five wildfires concurrently, forcing the evacuation of over 150,000 residents, the destruction of countless homes and business, 24 confirmed deaths and 16
Brittany Howard‘s new hardcore band, Kumite, have played their first show in Nashville on Sunday (January 12) night. Watch fan-captured footage below. Howard, best known for being the frontperson of Alabama Shakes, was joined on stage at East Nashville’s Basement East by members of Nashville hardcore band Second Spirit. Together, they became Kumite and played
Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton has spoken about the future of the band and said that the members “could do something” if Steven Tyler was willing. The update comes as Aerosmith confirmed last year that their days of touring had come to an immediate end, following the frontman seriously injuring his voice at a gig. Their
Musical instrument retailer Guitar Center has announced a new program that will help musicians affected by the Los Angeles wildfires replace their instruments or gear – find out more below. READ MORE: Entertainment world reacts to “heart-wrenching” Los Angeles wildfires Last week, Los Angeles began experiencing a total of five concurrent wildfires in several neighbourhoods that
Björk has spoken about how her tours have changed in recent years so she “can actually have a life”. READ MORE: Björk: “First you create a universe with sound, then you move into it” The singer-songwriter changed the way she toured after her seventh album, Biophilia in 2011. Instead of moving from city to city, she set up
Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale has revealed she once broke up with someone after he fell asleep during a Tool gig. The singer and guitarist has given an interview to Guitar Player in which she names the 10 albums that have changed her life. Among her picks was Tool’s 2001 alt-metal classic ‘Lateralus’, which prompted her
The full trailer for the upcoming IMAX documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin has been released – check it out below. The film is the first authorised account of the band’s history ever to come to the big screen and has been in production since its original announcement in 2019. It features new interviews with guitarist Jimmy
Robbie Williams’ new biopic Better Man has endured a difficult opening weekend in US cinemas. The semi-autobiographical film, which sees the star represented by a CGI chimpanzee, tells the story of his life and career, from the early days of childhood to his first taste of success with boyband Take That. Better Man was released
A court has dismissed the company owned by former members of Anti-Flag from a sexual assault lawsuit involving the band’s frontman, Justin Sane. Accusations against the singer – real name Justin Geever – came to light in 2023, when Kristina Sarhadi, a New York holistic therapist and health coach, filed a lawsuit against him. Per
Slayer‘s Kerry King has opened up about his relationship with Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine, saying he “can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth”. King – who briefly played with Megadeth alongside Mustaine back in 1985 – appeared as a guest on the Lipps Service with Scott Lipps podcast and discussed his relationship with the
Jordan Adetunji has announced a new mixtape ‘A Jaguar’s Dream’, alongside the single ‘Too Many Women’ featuring Kwn. Check it out below. The former NME The Cover star is set to release ‘A Jaguar’s Dream’ on January 24 via 300 Entertainment and Warner UK (pre-save it here). Produced and written by Adetunji, the 10-track project
Clubbers in Ibiza now face fines of over £2,500 if they break the recently introduced regulations around alcohol in San Antonio. The rules were first put into place in May last year when the government of the Balearic Islands cracked down on the high levels of alcohol consumption. This involved implementing a ban on on-street
A new trailer for the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs documentary The Fall of Diddy has been revealed – you can watch it below. The ID- and Rolling Stone–produced documentary will premiere as a two-part series later this month on ID, and will also be broadcast on HBO Max. The series includes interviews with the disgraced rap
The Veer Union have launched into 2025 withthe release of the their new album, “Welcome To Dystopia”. The 8 song, apocalyptic themed album by the Vancouver BC, Canada basedgroup includes previously released hit singles “Empirical”; “Is This How It Ends”, and the title track, which included a guest appearance by rising rockers Silent Theory. The focus track
Chuck D has hit out at those using Public Enemy‘s ‘Burn Hollywood Burn’ incorrectly to celebrate the ongoing disastrous LA wildfires. READ MORE: Entertainment world reacts to “heart-wrenching” Los Angeles wildfires A series of wildfires engulfed Los Angeles earlier this week (January 7) and are still burning strong. The ongoing fires have forced over 170,000
Heartworms has shared a foreboding new single titled ‘Extraordinary Wings’. Check it out below. The new track from the South London artist and NME Cover star comes as the latest preview of her highly anticipated album ‘Glutton For Punishment’. The debut album is set for release on February 7 via Speedy Wunderground. With an accompanying
Bad Bunny has shared his wholesome reaction to the viral TikTok ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ trend on social media – check it out below. This past weekend (January 4), Bad Bunny released his highly anticipated sixth studio album, ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’. The second to last song on the album is the title track, shortened
Destroyer have announced their new album ‘Dan’s Boogie’ and have shared its lead single ‘Bologna’ – check it out below. The Canadian indie rock band, led by Dan Bejar, have also announced details of a string of UK and European tour dates for this summer, which will see them play in Manchester, Bristol and London.
Liam Gallagher has responded to the ‘leaked’ setlist for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour and shared hints about what to expect from the shows. Oasis confirmed that they would be making their highly-awaited return to the stage last August – confirming a string of huge stadium gigs in the UK and Ireland to take place
The complete performance line-up for Rolling Loud California 2025 has been revealed and is being led by A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti and Peso Pluma – check out the full line-up below. Last night (January 7), rap and hip-hop music festival Rolling Loud took to social media to announce the line-up for its upcoming return to
Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk has described the hit show’s second season as being a “comeback” for the Korean rapper T.O.P. READ MORE: ‘Squid Game’ season two review: Netflix’s survival thriller will wrap its tentacles around you again T.O.P, real name Choi Seung-hyun, was given a 10-month jail sentence and a two-year suspension from his mandatory
Dani Filth has once again spoken about Cradle Of Filth‘s long-awaited collaboration with Ed Sheeran, saying that it is “done and dusted”. News of the extreme metal band’s unlikely team-up with Sheeran was first shared in 2021. Filth revealed at the time that he had been in touch with the pop star, and that Sheeran
Girls’ Generation leader Taeyeon has announced her upcoming 2025 tour ‘The Tense’, featuring concerts in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and more Today (January 7), Taeyeon released a poster for her upcoming 2025 tour ‘The Tense’, which will feature concerts across East and Southeast Asia. It is set to kick off this March with a three-day concert
Erol Alkan has marked the 18th anniversary of the London indie and electro club night Trash closing down by sharing his classic DJ set from 2002. Trash was best known for its connections to the 2000s scenes like the garage rock revival, electroclash and new rave. Bands like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, Scissor Sisters,
Robbie Williams has reflected on his time making new biopic Better Man and said that he compared himself to Eminem in 8 Mile. The semi-autobiographical film arrived in cinemas over Christmas. Directed and co-written by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), it sees the singer depicted as a CGI monkey and tells the story of his