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AURORA is set to front the new season of Tearjerker podcast on BBC Sounds about the “healing power of emotional music”. The artist will be hosting the fourth season of the podcast, following in the footsteps of Jorja Smith, Jordan Rakei and Sigrid. Per a press release, AURORA’s music choices range from classical to electronica,

Following anti-Semitic comments he made online, Wiley has been stripped of his MBE for “bringing [the] honours system into disrepute”. The British Grime artist had received the honour back in December 2017 for his services to music. However, according to a list published on the Cabinet Office website, it appears that he has forfeited the

IDLES has opened up about some key life – and coffee – lessons learnt from LCD Soundsystem. In NME‘s most recent In Conversation series, we sat down with frontman Joe Talbot to discuss his experiences touring and working with LCD Soundsystem. James Murphy and Nancy Whang of the band recently teamed up with Talbot to feature

Bleachers have released their new single ‘Me Before You’. The New Jersey band are due to release their upcoming self-titled album, which is scheduled for March 8 via Dirty Hit. So far, they’ve shared the singles ‘Modern Girl‘, ‘Alma Mater‘ and ‘Tiny Moves‘. Now, Bleachers have shared their final teaser in the form of their new

Bat For Lashes has announced her sixth studio album ‘The Dream Of Delphi’ and shared its title track, as well as details of a UK tour – listen and find all the details below. The London singer-songwriter and producer – real name Natasha Khan – is due to release the 10-song record on May 31,

Lionel Messi has curated and shared a special warm-up playlist for Apple Music – stream the playlist below. Messi said via the description of the playlist for Apple Music: “Music has always played a significant role in my life, especially on match days. Music calms my mind, helping me maintain composure and relaxation.” The playlist

Blur have announced an intimate warm-up show ahead of their performance at this year’s edition of Coachella. READ MORE: Blur live in London: stadium-sized eruptions of pure, utter joy The Britpop icons took to their official social media pages to share a flyer of the intimate show, which is set to take place on Wednesday, April

Swim Deep have announced their fourth studio album ‘There’s A Big Star Outside…’ – listen to new single ‘How Many Love Songs Have Died In Vegas?’ below. The Birmingham band are due to release the 10-track record on June 7 via Submarine Cat Records (pre-order/pre-save here). Following on from 2019’s ‘Emerald Classics’, the forthcoming collection

Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding will perform at the BRIT Awards next month, it has been confirmed. The news was announced by the BRIT Awards on social media ahead of the March 2 ceremony at The O2 Arena in London. The show will be broadcast on ITV 1. Harris and Goulding are expected to perform

The Roots have announced the acts for this year’s edition of their annual Roots Picnic festival in Philadelphia. The two-day music festival will return to its usual home of The Mann in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA on June 1-2. Lil Wayne with The Roots, Jill Scott and Nas are set to headline the festival

Usher has expressed his regret at having smacked Nicki Minaj on the bum at the 2014 VMAs. The R&B star performed his new song ‘She Came II Give It II You’ featuring Minaj live at the music awards show a decade ago, when he bumped against the rapper’s behind while playing bass guitar before smacking

Swedish House Mafia have announced a huge six-week residency at the famed Ushuaïa venue in Ibiza later this year. The trio of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso took to social media this past weekend to announce the residency, their first in Ibiza in over a decade. Per their post, they will perform for six

Taylor Swift has admitted that writing her forthcoming album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ was “really a lifeline for me”. The singer said during an  ‘Eras’ show in Melbourne that she was reminded during the album’s creation process just how much writing lyrics gets her “through” difficult periods in life. “‘Tortured Poets’ is an album —

Fat White Family have announced a 2024 UK and European tour in support of new album ‘Forgiveness Is Yours’ – find all the details below. The South London rock band will embark on the run of dates in May and June to celebrate the release of their fourth studio album, out April 26 via Domino.

Girls’ Generation member Hyoyeon, who performs solo under the moniker DJ HYO, has announced her 2024 ‘Cherry Blossom’ tour. Today (February 7), Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon announced the dates for her upcoming ‘Cherry Blossom’ tour of the US, set to take place in March and April this year. It’ll kick off on March 22 at Exchange

Sophie Ellis-Bextor took to the stage at the BAFTA Film Awards tonight to perform her resurgent hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ – watch the footage below. The song features memorably over the now infamous final scene of Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, and since the film’s release at the end of 2023, it has became a viral

Temples‘ T Walmsley has shared his dreamy new single ‘Tommywood’ – listen to it below. The Temples bassist has shared his new song last Valentine’s Day, which delves into a smoky 80s synthpop-inspired instrumental. it is Walmsley’s first new music since his 2022 EP, ‘Viva Lost Wages‘. ‘Tommywood’ was written and demoed with producer Matthew

Éric Cantona has announced the release of his first ever live album, ‘Cantona Sings Éric – First Tour Ever’, to be released on March 29. The football icon made his debut tour in 2023, and this live album will draw 17 tracks from multiple dates of the run of shows, and will feature many of

Catfish and the Bottlemen have teased their first new music in five years by posting a six-second snippet on their social media channels.  This first taster features Van McCann singing the lines, “Back to the graft again, just sold my voice for a long weekend”, over a chugging guitar line. The clip plays over a slow-motion

Air have officially kicked off their ‘Moon Safari’ anniversary tour in Rouen – watch the footage below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Nicolas Godin, Air The French duo recently announced their European and UK tour to play ‘Moon Safari’ in full for the first time, as their critically-acclaimed record celebrated its 25th

Killer Mike has addressed the comments made by streamer Kai Cenat after the rapper won Best Rap Album at this year’s Grammy Awards. On February 4, the Atlantan took home three Grammys, including the aforementioned award for last year’s critically lauded ‘Michael’ album. He won over other commercially successful records such as Travis Scott‘s ‘UTOPIA‘,

Paramore have refused to accept their Tennessee State Honour in solidarity with Allison Russell. Yesterday, it was reported that the House Republican Caucus Chair of Tennessee Jeremy Faison blocked the state’s resolution to honour Allison Russell – but not Paramore. Both won Grammys earlier this month; Paramore won Best Rock Album and Best Alternative Music

Vampire Weekend have dropped two new tracks from their upcoming album – ‘Capricorn’ and ‘Gen-X Cops’. Check them out below. Arriving today (February 16), the two new singles come following Ezra Koenig and co. announcing details of their first album in five years, ‘Only God Was Above Us’, which follows on from 2019’s ‘Father Of

Billy Joel has shared his list of musicians that he thought of forming a supergroup with. Speaking to Howard Stern on February 14, the host asked Joel: “Wouldn’t it have been great if George Harrison and Tom Petty had asked you to be in The Travelling Wilburys?” Instead, Billy Joel shared that he had thought

A new feature-length documentary about Nickelback is coming to cinemas in March, titled Hate To Love: Nickelback. The film, which premiered last year at the Toronto International Film Festival, will play in 1350 cinemas across 30 countries on two nights, March 27 and March 30. Tickets go on sale at 3pm UK time on February

Drake has shared the music video for ‘Rich Baby Daddy’, which sees Sexyy Red go into labour. The song originally featured as part of Drake’s latest album ‘For All The Dogs’, which arrived last October. Now, he has dropped the new visual accompaniment for the track, which follows Sexyy Red as she has her baby.

Eminem will be co-producing a new documentary, Stans, based on his overzealous fans. According to a report from Variety, the rapper’s upcoming documentary is named after the term he coined with his 2000 song of the same name featuring Dido. In the song, Eminem raps from the point of view of a delusional fan who

Sleep Token have announced a new record deal with RCA. The mysterious London metalheads announced the news on their Instagram stories today (February 14), which linked to a post on the RCA Records page: “Welcome to the RCA family!” So far, Sleep Token have released all of their discography, including their 2023 album ‘Take Me

There has been a push for government action, following new statistics revealing that around 31 per cent of nightclubs in the UK were forced to close last year. The update on the escalating crisis facing nightclubs and other music venues across the UK was shared by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), which issued a

The University of Melbourne rolled out the red carpet for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in the city by holding ‘Swiftposium’, a two-day academic conference about the pop star’s life and career.  According to the Swiftposium website, the event – held on the university’s campus from February 11 to February 13 – was “a hybrid