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Slam Dunk Festival is hiding VIP tickets in Leeds in celebration of Valentine’s Day tomorrow (February 14). Organisers have given fans the chance to win some VIP tickets for the northern leg of this year’s event, having hidden “some very special cards” at Crash Records on the Headrow. “Good luck and Happy Valentine’s Day from

New reports have emerged explaining why Justin Bieber turned down the offer to join Usher during his Super Bowl performance. The set took place over the weekend (February 11), when the R&B star became the latest artist to perform at the iconic Halftime show during the 58th instalment of the Super Bowl. Held at Allegiant

Dolly Parton has addressed Elle King’s drunk tribute performance in her honour last month, urging fans to “forgive that and forget it.”  King took to the stage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee in January as part of a tribute concert celebrating Parton’s 78th birthday. During her performance of Parton’s 2001 song ‘Marry

Catfish & the Bottlemen appear to be teasing a tour announcement. The band tweeted a black-and-white image of a sheet of paper reading ‘5:00pm, DOORS, 6:00pm, SHOWTIME’, suggesting more live shows are on the way. Meanwhile, fans who had signed up to their mailing list received an email simply reading “Thursday February 22”, indicating that

Brontide have announced a 10th anniversary reissue of their 2014 album ‘Artery’. The British instrumental band will re-release their influential second album on August 2, 2024, which can be pre-ordered on limited edition silver fade vinyl here. They will also be performing their only UK show at Bristol’s ArcTanGent Festival on August 17. Brontide released

Taylor Swift cheered on Travis Kelce at the Super Bowl 2024 in Las Vegas tonight (February 11), where she was joined by Ice Spice, Lana Del Rey and Blake Lively. Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs were going up against the San Francisco 49ers in the game at Allegiant Stadium, defending their Super Bowl crown after winning

Sleep Token have added two more dates to their UK arena tour later this year due to phenomenal demand. The masked metal quartet will play a new date at Leeds’ First Direct Arena on December 2 and an extra date at The O2 in London on December 3, bringing the number of shows on the

The estate of Donna Summer have criticised Kanye West for allegedly using a sample of ‘I Feel Love’ without permission. A sample that sounds strikingly similar to Summer’s original appears on the track, ‘Good (Don’t Die)’ from his new album ‘Vultures’, made with Ty Dolla $ign, that was released on Friday (February 9). In a post

Tributes have been paid to Can icon Damo Suzuki, after it was announced that the influential vocalist and musician had passed away at the age of 74. The experimental artist died after a long battle with colon cancer, having been diagnosed in 2014 when he was given a 10 per cent chance of survival. “It

After much delay, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have finally released their controversial new collaborative album, ‘Vultures 1’. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?  The pair have been teasing their new album for some months, after news first circulated in August 2023 that West

Dua Lipa has said she wrote 97 songs for her upcoming third album. In a new interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Lipa opened up about her process of writing the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Future Nostalgia’. So far, the pop star has released the single ‘Houdini’ and previewed ‘Training Season’ during a performance at the Grammys 2024.

The Black Keys have today (February 9) shared an emotive new single called ‘I Forgot To Be Your Lover’ – check out the new song below. READ MORE: The Black Keys talk returning to the UK and their “epic” new album  The second track from their upcoming new album, ‘Ohio Players‘, is a rendition of

Alex Kapranos has celebrated the 20th anniversary of Franz Ferdinand’s debut album today (February 9). The band’s self titled debut album arrived 20 years ago today on February 9 2004 – reaching Number Three in the charts, containing the hit singles ‘Take Me Out’, ‘Michael’, ‘The Dark Of The Matinee’ and ‘This Fire’, and going

Chappell Roan has compiled an exclusive playlist to accompany this week’s NME cover story. The LA-based artist features on The Cover this week (February 5) as we continue our commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover, and the full interview

Killer Mike has reportedly been arrested at the 2024 Grammys shortly after winning three awards at the premiere ceremony. The rapper won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for his song ‘Scientists & Engineers’, plus Best Rap Album for ‘Michael’. Shortly after the premiere ceremony ended, footage showed Killer Mike being taken away from

Liam Gallagher and John Squire have sold out their upcoming joint tour in just 30 seconds, along with sharing their new music video for ‘Mars To Liverpool’ – watch it below. The duo announced details of their tour last week, sharing a list of 2024 UK dates in which they will play their upcoming self-titled album. The

Aston “Family Man” Barrett, the bassist best known for playing with Bob Marley & The Wailers, has died at the age of 77. The news was confirmed earlier today (February 3) by Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s Minister for Culture, who wrote: “I share with you my deep regret at the passing of Aston Francis Barrett, CD,

Bruce Springsteen joined Jon Bon Jovi on stage in Los Angeles last night as the latter was honoured with the MusiCares Person of the Year Award. Check out the footage below. The two rockers joined for a rendition of Bon Jovi’s ‘Who Says You Can’t Go Home’, as well as the Boss’ ‘The Promised Land’.

Alana Haim is set reunite with Paul Thomas Anderson on his next movie. The Haim singer, who previously made her acting debut in the director’s 2021 film Licorice Pizza, joins lead stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn and Regina Hall on the as yet untitled project. Anderson has written the script and will produce with Sara

Pond have shared their psychedelic new single ‘Neon River’ and have announced 2024 US, UK and EU tour dates. READ MORE: Pond face the chaos on new album ‘9’: “The world’s getting real fucking scary” “Neon river making me shiver / Black gown and a wing / Neon river, holding my liver / Shaking as the

Kathleen Hanna has launched the pre-order for a clothing line, ‘Early Days’. The limited edition collection is “all about the early days of hip-hop artists in the 80s whose legacy gives us the courage to go after our dreams” and features hip-hop icons including Queen Latifah, Run-DMC and Salt ‘N’ Pepa. The photos of the

Saturday tickets for Reading Festival 2024, which will see Lana Del Rey and Fred Again.. as headliners, have completely sold out. The news of Reading festival’s sold-out date comes just one day after the announcement of more than 50 new names being added to the line-up – including the likes of Fontaines D.C., Reneé Rapp, Pendulum, Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats, Beabadoobee, Kenya

Electronic music veteran Squarepusher announced details of a new album last week (January 26) and it’s previewed by new single, ‘Wendorlan’, which you can listen to below. The 12-track album, called ‘Dostrotime’, will arrive on March 1 via Warp Records and will be available on double LP, CD and digital download. You can pre-order ‘Dostrotime’ here.

Jamie Hewlett and Paul Smith are among the designers for this year’s War Child Secret ‘Seven 7″‘ vinyl series, it’s been announced. Tracks by Paul McCartney, Aurora, The Chemical Brothers and more will feature on ‘War Child Presents Secret 7”’ – a collection of seven songs by seven musicians on 700 records with each featuring

Popular anti-war rock band Bi-2 have been released from jail in Thailand, where they were facing deportation to Russia. The seven members of the progressive rock band, who are renowned critics of Vladimir Putin, were arrested on Thursday (January 25) after a concert at a popular beach resort in Phuket after allegedly failing to obtain

Dead & Company have confirmed that they will play a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere in 2024. The band – Grateful Dead‘s Bob Weir and Mickey Hart alongside John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane – teased the Sphere residency with a social media post yesterday (January 31). “In 2023, Dead &

AC/DC have been reported to play an upcoming tour in Brazil this year. According to Brazilian publication O Globo, the band will play four shows in the country. Two shows will be staged Morumbi Stadium in São Paulo, whilst they are also reportedly scheduled to play two dates at Rock In Rio festival in Rio de

Over 1,000 Swedish artists have called for Israel to be banned from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Since Hamas forces launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people, at least 26,637 people have been killed in Gaza and a following 65,387 have been left wounded (via Al Jazeera). Now, more