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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

Adele has played the final show of her ‘Weekends With Adele’ Las Vegas residency and admitted that she doesn’t know when she’s next going to perform live. READ MORE: Adele – ’30’ album review: dependable pop titan mixes things up The residency has been ongoing for the last two years and has been extended multiple times.

Sean Ono Lennon has revealed that he started making music in order to “fill the void” left by the death of his father, John Lennon. The musician and producer was born in 1975 to the former Beatles icon and the artist Yoko Ono, and was only five years old when his father was shot and

Heaven nightclub have issued an update a week after being shut down by police, saying “there is a lot to be considered and addressed”. The famous LGBTQIA+ venue, which is based in Charing Cross in Central London, had its alcohol licence suspended for 28 days by Westminster Police on November 15 on the grounds of

Kanye West is being sued by a model alleging he choked her and subjected her to “pornographic gagging” on the set of a La Roux music video in 2009. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? In a suit filed Friday (November 22) in a

Yes vocalist Jon Davison has addressed the accusations made in a lawsuit by former bandmate Riz Story, calling them “blatant lies.” Story sued the band last week claiming the prog-rock legends stole parts of his song ‘Reunion’ from his 2014 film A Winter Rose for their own track ‘Dare To Know’. Story alleged that the

The Moon in Cardiff has announced its closure with immediate effect. The 140-capacity venue, located on the iconic Womanby Street near beloved venues Clwb Ifor Bach and Fuel, said on its Instagram account that they have handed back the keys to their landlord and published an extended statement about its closure on its website. “Despite

The contenders who are in the race to clinch the Number One spot on the singles chart in time for Christmas 2024 have been shared. Check them out below. With the UK already seeing snowfall for the first time this year and Christmas just over a month away, people have begun speculating which artist could

The grand piano that was used to write some of Fleetwood Mac‘s biggest hits is going on auction. READ MORE: Stevie Nicks interview: “In Fleetwood Mac, Christine McVie and I were a force of nature”  The black Grand Hamilton piano, which was once owned by Stevie Nicks, has been listed for auction by Gotta Have Rock

Meek Mill has spoken out following various reports claiming that Diddy threw his 27th birthday party. The Philly rapper took to X/Twitter yesterday (November 20), to express his frustration at numerous news outlets sharing a surfaced video, alleging that it was footage of a party that Diddy held for him to celebrate his birthday. The

The award trophy for the BRITs 2025 has been unveiled, with the latest design being created by Gabriel Moses. Check it out below. Moses is an acclaimed British-Nigerian multi-disciplinary artist, who has collaborated with the likes of Skepta, Little Simz, Burberry and more throughout the years. The trophy he designed will be presented to the

Lady Gaga and Shawn Mendes were nearly cast in Wicked, it has been revealed – find out more below. Wicked – which arrives in cinemas this week (November 22) – stars Ariana Grande as Glinda, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero. However, according to a Page Six report, that wasn’t always the

Kim Deal has shared a new single, ‘Nobody Loves You More’ and announced a run of US and UK tour dates for next year – buy tickets here. READ MORE:  Kim Deal: The Breeders frontwoman on their fifth album, Pixies and touring with Nirvana The former Pixies bassist and co-vocalist announced her debut solo album of

A new report has found that the UK music industry contributes a record £7.6billion to the country’s economy, despite the grassroots sector remaining under threat. Findings from UK Music’s This Is Music 2024 report today (November 20) have revealed that the industry’s contributions to the economy in 2023 increased by 13 per cent from 2022,

The Brooklyn priest who in 2023 approved of Sabrina Carpenter filming the ‘Feather’ music video in a church has been stripped of his duties. READ MORE: Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Short n’ Sweet’ review: a new pop princess ascends In October last year, Carpenter released the music video for ‘Feather’, which saw her dancing in the Our

My Chemical Romance have sold out their entire 2025 North American tour – a total of 365,000 tickets – within hours of their release. Last week (November 12), Gerard Way and co announced their “Long Live The Black Parade” US tour in celebration of 2006 album ‘The Black Parade’. Tickets went live on November 15

Tributes have been paid following the passing of J Saul Kane, who has died aged 55. Born in 1969, the English DJ and musician has recorded music since the late ‘80s, and worked under titles including The Octagon Man and Depth Charge. Often credited as a pioneer for both thrip-hop and big beat, Kane made