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Matthew Sweet has shared a health update following his stroke, saying that he “may never play guitar again”. In October, it was reported that a GoFundMe campaign was launched after singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet suffered a “debilitating” stroke while on tour. The alt-rock musician was out on tour with Hanson that month when he suffered a

KISS’ Gene Simmons has once again doubled down on his assertion that “rock is dead”. The bassist and singer has been declaring the demise of the genre for over a decade now, dating back to comments from 2014 in which he accused record labels of failing to adequately support rock artists. At the time, he

Coldplay‘s Chris Martin and Johnny Buckland are set to perform an intimate charity gig in London. READ MORE: Exclusive: Coldplay: “When things appear overwhelmingly positive, that’s often because it’s what the singer needs most” The band announced the one-off performance yesterday (December 7), revealing that the duo will perform this Tuesday (December 10) at Hackney Church

Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley reunited on stage together in New York this week – see footage below. On Friday (December 6), the three members of the classic lineup of the band joined together at The Stone venue in Greenwich Village, with drummer Shelley a special guest of guitarists Moore and

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has requested access to a laptop in his detention centre to assist in his defence. The rap mogul pleaded not guilty to an indictment that has seen him charged with racketeering and sex trafficking, and his trial in the federal criminal case is set to begin on May 5 next year. He has been

Will.I.am has admitted that he was skeptical about Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras Tour’ and its “impossible” hype. Read More: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The ‘Eras Tour’ finally hits the UK In an interview on radio station SiriusXM’s Hits 1 Miami With Mack & Jen, Will.i.am spoke about the Black Eyed Peas’ upcoming residency in Las Vegas,

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have performed ‘Flight b741!’ with Songs For Kids Band – check out the moment below. The band stopped by the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta to perform the song with Songs For Kids Band, which works with children and young people with disabilities, injuries and illnesses. The children also

Inhaler have shared their hypnotic new single ‘Open Wide’ from their forthcoming album of the same name. Featuring a rolling bass line, expansive guitar lines and Balearic-style percussion, ‘Open Wide’ sees frontman Elijah Hewson sing: “And I’ll hold down these ties / As much as I want freedom from you / You got your arms

A star-studded gig in tribute to the late Mark Lanegan took place in London last night (Thursday December 5) – featuring friends and collaborators Queens Of The Stone Age‘s Josh Homme, Depeche Mode‘s Dave Gahan, Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie, Chrissie Hynde and many more. Check out photos, footage, the mammoth setlist and more below. The

Jack Antonoff has credited Taylor Swift for starting his production career, saying he “was sort of shocked” during their first collaboration together. In an interview with Variety, published yesterday (December 5), Antonoff talked about how his career as a producer first began. Antonoff was awarded ‘Producer Of The Decade’ by the publication. “I actually would

The first names on the line-up for Reading & Leeds 2025 have been announced – with Chappell Roan, Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon and Hozier all set to headline. Check out the full bill so far and ticket details below. After a blockbuster 2024 edition that saw Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Fred Again..,

McFly’s Danny Jones has admitted that he originally wasn’t a fan of the band’s name. The musician, who sings and plays guitar in the group, shared the update while appearing as a contestant on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, and told fellow campmates that he had to be convinced to go along

Smokey Robinson is set to play his first UK show in over 15 years next summer in East Sussex. The Motown icon, 84, will play a headline set at the Love Supreme jazz festival in Glynde Place in the South Downs, which will run from July 4 to 6. You can find your tickets here.

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory have released the latest taste of their upcoming album, in the form of ‘Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)’. The group will release their self-titled debut album on February 7 via Jagjaguwar, with singer-songwriter Van Etten joining forces with her band – comprised of Jorge Balbi (drums,

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