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Madonna has shared a heartfelt tribute to her brother Christopher Ciccone, who has died at the age of 63. News of his passing was confirmed by family representatives, who disclosed that he died in Michigan on Friday (October 4) from cancer. The pop icon, who was two years older than Christopher, has posted a touching,

The Cure have shared a snippet of another song from their upcoming new album in the form of ‘A Fragile Thing’ – check out the clip below. The post-punk legends have in recent weeks been preparing for the release of ‘Songs Of A Lost World’, their first album in 16 years, and have now shared

Taylor Swift has officially become the world’s richest female musician, with an estimated net worth of $1.6billion (£1.2billion) READ MORE: Pop Is Not A Dirty Word: Taylor Swift finally got political. What took her so long? Earlier this year, Swift appeared on Forbes‘ annual billionaires list for the first time ever, and yesterday (October 5), they updated

Mongolian metal band The Hu have released their cover of Iron Maiden’s ‘The Trooper’, ahead of joining the iconic band on their Future Past tour. The Ulaanbaatar band played their first show opening for Iron Maiden in San Diego, California on Friday (October 4), and are set to continue on the road with them around

Michael Stipe was joined by Jason Isbell as he performed two R.E.M. songs at a campaign concert for Kamala Harris on Friday (October 4). The ‘Get Out The Vote’ event took place at Schenley Plaza in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and saw Stipe singing ‘The One I Love’ and ‘Driver 8’, both songs he has not performed

Oasis have confirmed that they’ll soon be adding an Australian leg to their upcoming reunion tour. READ MORE: Who’ll be supporting Oasis on their reunion tour? Fans and artists share theories and requests Earlier this week, Liam and Noel Gallagher announced a string of shows across North America – marking the first international dates for their reunion tour. Shortly after, four new dates

Fashion Nova has removed an image on a product listing for a BBL Halloween costume after fans saw a likeness to Drake. READ MORE: Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud: the full timeline The US fast fashion retailer had listed a ‘BBL Booty Butt Pad Costume Accessory’ earlier this month, with no specific reference to Drake’s name.

Foals’ Yannis Philippakis has shared a new video from his project with the late Tony Allen, Yannis & The Yaw. The clip, which you can view below, soundtracks the song ‘Clementine’ which featured on their recent EP ‘Lagos Paris London’. According to a press release, “it is a video postcard” of their recent tour “its grainy photography

Henry Rollins has explained why he’ll never make music again, saying he’s “smart enough to not come back for the encore”. READ MORE: ‘Backbeat’ at 30: The Fifth Beatle, John Lennon’s bisexuality and Macca’s “jealousy” After briefly fronting hardcore band State of Alert, Rollins went on to front Californian hardcore band Black Flag from 1981

Luke Bryan has weighed in on Beyoncé’s lack of nominations for the 2024 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, the most prestigious award ceremony in country music. READ MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Cowboy Carter’ review: country reinvention strikes gold The singer’s March album ‘Cowboy Carter’ qualified for a number of the awards, but missed out on any nominations

Sabrina Carpenter has spoken out against accusations of lip syncing, telling fans that she always sings live during her shows. The accusations against the ‘Espresso’ singer come as she has kicked off the first dates of her huge ‘Short n’ Sweet’ world tour with a number of live shows across the US. However, while the

Kaiser Chiefs have announced a homecoming ‘Employment’ 20th anniversary show with Razorlight, The Cribs and more celebrating their own anniversaries on the stacked lineup. The Leeds indie legends will play their biggest show in their hometown to date at Temple Newsam Park on May 31, 2025, where they will celebrate 20 years of their debut

Julian Casablancas has shared that he feels no strong affinity to either party in the upcoming US election, referring to the candidates as “both sides of the same corporate coin”. In 2020, along with the rest of The Strokes, Casablancas backed Bernie Sanders, who lost to Joe Biden in the race to become the Democratic

Bring Me The Horizon are celebrating one billion streams, and are on course to top the UK album charts. The Sheffield rockers were confirmed as having hit the first milestone yesterday (October 1), when they revealed that they had surpassed one billion streams in the UK. To mark the occasion, frontman Oli Sykes was presented

Jack Antonoff has confirmed his involvement in Lana Del Rey‘s upcoming country album, ‘Lasso’. READ MORE: Lana Del Rey tells us about ‘Lasso’, the world going country and wild plans for Reading & Leeds Earlier this year, Lana Del Rey announced her 10th studio album, ‘Lasso’, which she teased will see her venture into country music, and

Morgan Wallen has donated $500,000 to the American Red Cross as a way to support the relief effort in Hurricane Helene’s wake. On September 27, Hurricane Helene delivered more than 76 cm of rain to parts of North Carolina and has claimed the lives of roughly 107 people in six states (as per the Associated Press).

AURORA and Jacob Collier have teamed up to perform a mashup of their songs ‘A Rock Somewhere’ and ‘The Seed’ on an iceberg in order to raise awareness of the climate crisis. READ MORE: AURORA at Glastonbury 2024 on Bring Me The Horizon and Wembley plans The two pop stars played in front of glaciers in

The Music Venue Trust have spoken to NME about how “Coldplay are providing a lifeline for new talent” in their effort to donate 10 per cent of all profits from their 2025 UK stadium shows to save the grassroots. This Friday (October 4) will see the release of Coldplay’s 10th album ‘Moon Music‘. As part of

Circa Waves have shared new single ‘We Made It’ to announce their sixth album ‘Death & Love, Part 1’ – inspired by frontman Kieran Shuddall undergoing emergency heart surgery that saved his life. Check it out below along with our interview with the singer. The Liverpool indie stars were forced to cancel several shows in

George Takei appears to have criticised Chappell Roan for refusing to endorse a candidate in the upcoming US election. READ MORE: Chappell Roan live in London: a joyous celebration of queerness, community and fun Roan made headlines last week after she said she wasn’t going to throw her undivided support behind any one candidate in the

Green Day have been banned from two Las Vegas radio station’s playlists after Billie Joe Armstrong declared the city “a shithole”. READ MORE: Green Day – ‘Saviors’ review: their best work since ‘American Idiot’ The frontman was performing a show at San Francisco’s Oracle Park earlier in the month (September 20), when he expressed his disapproval

Gene Simmons has said he’s fine with being called an “asshole”, even suggesting he’s “reclaimed” the word. The KISS vocalist attempted to compare it in an interview to “black people taking possession of the ‘n’ word”. “I would say there are some, could be a large number, could not, who think I’m an asshole. In

The Last Dinner Party has postponed their show in Cardiff tonight (September 29) due to illness. The 2024 Mercury Prize-nominated band are currently on a sold-out UK and Ireland headline tour in support of their debut album ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’, which was the biggest UK Number One debut album in nine years. They are set to

Kanye West revealed that he has a new album called ‘Bully’ coming while performing a new song, ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ live at his listening event in China. Check it out below. READ MORE: Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign – ‘Vultures 1’ review: mired in misogyny The moment took place at China’s Wuyuan River Stadium

The oldest nightclub in Europe, Barcelona’s La Paloma, has announced it has permanently re-opened after several years of closure. The historic baroque ballroom, which first opened as far back as 1903, has been operating a phased re-opening in recent months after closing its doors in 2007. Now, it has confirmed the 1000-capacity venue will boast

Hozier and Pantera are among the artists proving popular with gardeners. According to a new study by First Saturday Lime Study which dug into the intersection of music and gardening, both the Irish singer-songwriter and US heavy metal band dominate Spotify gardening playlists as the most featured artists. The study analysed over 76,000 songs from

Björk previewed her new ‘Cornucopia’ film at Climate Week yesterday (September 27), outlining its core environmental message. The Icelandic music icon is the creative director of the film, which is currently in post-production, according to Deadline. Filmed live in Lisbon, Portugal from the European leg of her ‘Cornucopia’ world tour, the movie captures Björk’s climate

Suge Knight has slammed Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and more for being silent and not “stepping up” after Diddy‘s recent arrest. Earlier this month, Diddy – real name Sean Combs – was arrested and charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has since been detained

Queen‘s Brian May has announced that he has made the “painful decision” to resign from his role as RSPCA vice president. The legendary guitarist and Queen bandmember had been serving as the vice president of The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) since 2012 and yesterday (September 27), May took to