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Sleep Token’s mysterious masked vocalist Vessel took some time out during a recent show to catch up on his gaming. Sleep Token are one of the biggest metal bands in Britain. After a one-off headline show at Wembley Arena last December, they’ve just wrapped up a massive UK arena tour that included two stops at

Taylor Swift has shared her reaction to ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ achieving the most streamed album of 2024 on Apple Music. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstep The streaming platform unveiled Apple Music Replay yesterday (December 3), allowing Apple Music users to analyse their listening habits over the past

50 Cent, Biffy Clyro and Snow Patrol are set to headline TRNSMT 2025 – buy tickets here. READ MORE: Biffy Clyro interviewed: “We’re doing our version of ‘American Idiot’ – it’s called ‘Scottish Knob!’” Organisers, who previously polled potential festivalgoers on who they’d like to see headline, have announced the first wave of acts for next

Yak Gotti, one of the two men who were indicted alongside Young Thug and was awaiting a jury verdict, has reportedly been stabbed in jail. The incident took place over the weekend, and attorney Doug Weinstein confirmed that his client Deamonte Kendrick, who raps under the name Yak Gotti, was injured on Sunday (December 1).

Sam Fender has kicked off his winter 2024 ‘People Watching’ tour in the UK and Ireland – with his first date in Dublin. See the setlist and footage from the night below. Read More: Sam Fender’s ‘People Watching’ is a grand return from one of the UK’s best storytellers The singer-songwriter performed at the 3Arena last

Camila Cabello has praised Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo while sharing a cover from the hit musical. READ MORE: Everything we know about ‘Wicked Part Two’ Grande stars as Glinda, the future Good Witch of the North, while Erivo plays green-skinned witch Elphaba in the new film – the first of a two-part adaptation of

Sam Fender has today (December 2) shared an emotive new song called ‘Wild Long Lie’ – check it out below. The track is the second to be taken from his upcoming third studio album, the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’. The title track ‘People Watching’ was shared last month, and a press release said

Alex James has shared his thoughts on the reunion of Oasis, saying that “it’s nice that they waited till we got our shit out the way”, referring to Blur and their recent tour. READ MORE: Graham Coxon on the return of Blur: “We can’t leave it too long because we’re knocking on!” The Observer published an

Noel Gallagher has claimed that the 2025 Oasis reunion shows will not be “as raucous as back in the day”. The Britpop legends revealed their highly-awaited return to the stage earlier this year, announcing a string of huge stadium gigs in the UK and Ireland to take place next summer. That was then followed by

Zayn Malik paid tribute to his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne in the late musician’s hometown. Read More:  Liam Payne 1993-2024: One Direction star who helped spark a pop phenomenon During the show on Friday (November 29), Malik told the crowd at the University of Wolverhampton at The Halls: “I’ve been doing something, at the end of the

MUNA’s Katie Gavin has played a stripped-back acoustic cover of Madonna’s ‘Like A Prayer’ – check it out below. The singer appeared on SiriusXM radio on Friday (November 29) to play the classic 1989 single, armed with just an acoustic guitar and microphone. Check out official footage of Gavin’s intimate performance of the song here:

METZ played their final show before going on “indefinite hiatus” last night in London – watch footage below. The Toronto noise rockers announced in October that their current UK tour would be their last, and that tour wrapped up in London’s EartH Hackney venue on Friday (November 29). The band played a 14-song set that

The Lottery Winners have clarified comments made yesterday (November 29) about BRIT School and privately educated artists. READ MORE: UK grassroots venues suffering from “the complete collapse of touring” – here’s how you can help Yesterday, the band took to X to voice their concerns about artists who attended the performing arts school or private schools

Kylie Minogue braved the rain at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this week to play some of her biggest hits. The pop icon played ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’, ‘Slow’ and ‘Padam Padam’ at the annual event, her first appearance there since 2010. Persevering through adverse, drenched conditions, she took to TikTok after

Billy Joel has teased a previously unheard song named ‘Every Time’ on John Mayer’s new radio show – listen below. The ‘Piano Man’ singer appeared on the pilot episode of Mayer’s new SiriusXM show How’s Life on Thursday (November 28), when the host asked him if he had any parts of an unfinished song he

Charli XCX‘s fiance, The 1975‘s drummer George Daniel, finally did the ‘Apple’ dance at her concert at London’s O2 Arena last night (November 28). Check it out below. The show in the capital came as part of her UK victory lap following a whirlwind year – which included the cultural phenomenon of ‘Brat’ summer, inspired

Charli XCX has crossed off London on her ongoing ‘Brat’ world tour, and she brought along friends Robyn, Caroline Polachek, and Yung Lean. Check out photos, footage and the setlist below. READ MORE: Charli XCX – ‘Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat’ review: a masterpiece in the art of club music curatorship On the

The singer of punk band Dead Boys has quit the group, claiming their label wants to use an AI version of their late frontman Stiv Bators. READ MORE: In the age of AI Oasis, there’s no point being ordinary The Cleveland band formed in 1975 with Bators, guitarists Cheetah Chrome and Jimmy Zero, bassist Jeff Magnum

Latitude has shared a second wave of artists joining the line-up for 2025, with Elbow, Maribou State and Sigrid included. The festival will take place at Henham Park in Suffolk between July 24 and July 27. Last month, organisers confirmed the three acts that will headline the main stage next summer: Sting, Snow Patrol and

Siblings Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright are due to launch a new initiative that will help musicians with cancer record music – find out more below. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Rufus Wainwright Dubbed Folk Cancer: The Kate McGarrigle Project, the initiative is inspired by the Wainwright sibling’s late mother Kate McGarrigle, who died

Matt Helders has given a rough guide to British slang words like “bloke”, “chav” and “proper bladdered” – check it out below. The Arctic Monkeys drummer was appearing on the Bandsplain podcast when he talked his American host Yasi Salek through some of the UK’s choicest colloquial terms, offering his guidance on how best to

London’s iconic Groucho Club has shut down, following claims of a “serious criminal offence” that took place at the premises. According to a new report by BBC News, the Westminster City Council confirmed that it had suspended the venue in Soho, following a request from the Metropolitan Police. The Groucho Club is reported as having

J. Cole has previewed two unreleased songs with Kendrick Lamar dating back to 2010 – find out more below. Cole, who recently launched the Inevitable “limited audio series” podcast to chronicle his career and artistic evolution, has appeared on a recent episode where he previewed unreleased music featuring Kendrick Lamar dating back over a decade.

Sam Fender has announced a third Newcastle stadium show for next summer. Check out all the information below. READ MORE: Sam Fender’s ‘People Watching’ is a grand return from one of the UK’s best storytellers The ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ singer revealed he’d be embarking on his biggest stadium tour to date earlier this week, which includes a

Glastonbury fans have been sharing their thoughts on Rod Stewart being announced for next year’s Legend Slot – check out a range of reactions below. This morning (November 26), organisers revealed that Stewart will perform on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm on Sunday June 29. He is currently the only confirmed act for Glasto

Wiz Khalifa has told off an overzealous fan for throwing money at him during a recent performance – check out footage of the incident below. The ‘Black And Yellow’ rapper, who was in Thailand this past weekend to co-headline Rolling Loud Thailand, performed at an afterparty at Club 808 in Pattaya, where he had to

Truck Festival has announced its first wave of names for its 2025 edition, with four huge headline names locked in. The festival will return to Oxfordshire’s Hill Farm from July 24 to 27, and will be headlined by Kasabian, Courteeners, Bloc Party and Nothing But Thieves, the latter of which in a UK festival exclusive.

My Bloody Valentine have announced details of their first live show since 2018. Find the details below. The iconic alt-rock band took to Instagram for the surprise announcement this morning (November 25) – confirming that they will be heading to Dublin next year for their only scheduled gig of 2025. For the show, the members

Ghost have announced a new comic book series, which is co-written by frontman Tobias Forge – find out more below. READ MORE: Rite Here Rite Now review: Ghost’s metal-mad debut movie is grandiose, ghoulish fun The Swedish metal band took to social media over the weekend to announced the Sister Imperator series by Dark Horse Comics. The

Cher has revealed the “shock” she experienced when she learned that her real birth name was not what she had grown up believing it was. The pop legend released Cher: The Memoir, Part One on Tuesday (November 19), bringing fans new insights into her childhood and early career as well as her experience with fame