Music News

16 June 2024

John Cale’s lockdown music fuelled by rage

John Cale’s lockdown music was driven by rage. The Velvet Underground founding member, 82, released his 13th studio record in 2023 after churning out a “huge tranche of songs” amid self-isolation ...
16 June 2024

Lily Allen found it easier to churn out music on cocaine

Lily Allen found it easier to create music when she was on cocaine. The ‘Smile’ singer, 39, has been sober for almost five years after giving up class-A drugs and drink ...
16 June 2024

Bucks Fizz star Jay Aston on the pitfalls of music streaming: 'We don't get any money from it'

Jay Aston is frustrated by music streaming services. The 63-year-old singer is part of The Fizz alongside Cheryl Baker and Mike Nolan – who, along with former member Bobby G, won ...
15 June 2024

Billie Eilish ‘scaled London’s O2 Arena to celebrate reaching No1 with Hit Me Hard and Soft album‘

Billie Eilish is said to have scaled London’s O2 Arena to celebrate reaching No1 in the UK charts with her album ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’. The 22-year-old singer reportedly climbed ...
15 June 2024

Noel Gallagher refuses to watch football with Liverpool-supporting High Flying Birds bandmates

Noel Gallagher refuses to watch football with his Liverpool-supporting High Flying Birds bandmates. The die-hard Manchester City supporter, 57, says four of his colleagues support the Reds and he can no ...
15 June 2024

Nineties legend Rozalla reveals how she got through 'scary time' after being dropped from record label

Rozalla went through a "scary time" after being dropped from her record label. The 60-year-old singer had enjoyed success with her hit 'Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)' in the 1990s when ...
14 June 2024

Celine Dion 'can't wait to perform again'

Celine Dion "can't wait" to return to the stage. The 56-year-old star revealed in 2022 that she'd been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a progressive neurological disorder that affects her muscles - ...
14 June 2024

Sick Corey Taylor cancels second festival gig

Corey Taylor has cancelled a second solo festival gig after falling ill during his European tour. The 50-year-old Slipknot star axed his planned performance at the Nova Rock festival in Austria ...
13 June 2024

Leigh-Anne adds new single Nature to EP, announces October tour

Leigh-Anne has shared her latest solo single, 'Nature'. The song has been added to her recently released EP, 'No Hard Feelings', and the former Little Mix star debuted the new track ...
13 June 2024

Suspicious Mind songwriter Mark James dead at 83

Songwriter Mark James, who penned Elvis Presley’s 'Suspicious Minds' and co-wrote 'Always on My Mind', has died aged 83. The Grammy winner - who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of ...
13 June 2024

AJ Tracey refuses to give in to 'pressure of TikTok' to constantly drop new music

AJ Tracey refuses to let "the pressure of TikTok" force him to put out music he isn't happy with. The 30-year-old rapper has released two studio albums, 2019's self-titled LP and ...

13 June 2024

Normani has a James Blake collaboration on Dopamine

Normani has a duet with James Blake on her eagerly awaited debut solo album. The 28-year-old former Fifth Harmony star and the 35-year-old singer-songwriter have collaborated on the track ‘Tantrums’ on ...
13 June 2024

Gabrielle admits one of her dreams is to play Glastonbury

Gabrielle has revealed that one of her dreams is to perform at Glastonbury. The 54-year-old singer is yet to step on stage at Michael and Emily Eavis' world-famous festival - which ...
13 June 2024

Miley Cyrus needed 'tough conversation' with Dolly Parton to agree to Grammy Awards performance

Dolly Parton persuaded Miley Cyrus to perform at the Grammy Awards. The 31-year-old star sang her megahit 'Flowers' at this year's ceremony, where she also picked up two awards, but she ...
13 June 2024

NOFX supported by fellow pop punk legends in trilogy of final shows

NOFX will be supported by the likes of Dropkick Murphys, Pennywise, and Less Than Jake in their trilogy of final shows. The pop punk legends are calling it quits after ...

12 June 2024

Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes says new album will explore his ‘path of healing’

Bring Me The Horizon’s new album will explore frontman Oli Sykes' “path of healing”. The metalcore band - completed by Lee Malia, 40, Mat Nicholls and Matt Kean, both 38 - ...

12 June 2024

Raye hopes new song Genesis helps others embrace their imperfections

Raye hopes her latest track ‘Genesis’ will help listeners embrace their imperfections. The 26-year-old BRIT Award-winning star released the single last week, and has revealed she is using the song to ...

12 June 2024

Easy Life frontman Murray Matravers was ‘nervous’ to rename band Hard Life

Easy Life frontman Murray Matravers was “nervous” to rename the band Hard Life. The indie group - which consists of Sam Hewitt, Jordan Birtles, Oliver Cassidy, Lewis Alexander Berry and Murray ...

12 June 2024

Jon Bon Jovi won't get back on stage until he 'achieves excellence'

Jon Bon Jovi won't get back on stage until he "achieves excellence" as he attempts to get his voice back following surgery. The Bon Jovi frontman has been undergoing regular therapy ...
12 June 2024

'I'm starting over': Rihanna shares new update on R9

Rihanna is "starting over" with her ninth album. The 'Umbrella' hitmaker hasn't released an LP since 2016's 'Anti' but now she's finally ready to get back into the studio again and ...
11 June 2024

Liam Gallagher enjoys Supersonic night at The O2

Liam Gallagher thanked his fans for turning out to see him on a "cold December night" on Monday (10.06.24). The 51-year-old rocker performed the third of his four sell-out 'Definitely Maybe' ...
11 June 2024

Jelly Roll thought he was being pranked when Eminem's team reached out

Jelly Roll thought it was "a joke" when Eminem's team reached out to ask him to perform with the rap legend. The 39-year-old country star and rapper had to pinch himself ...
11 June 2024

Ain't Nobody i'm afraid to offend... Chaka Khan rejected Stevie Wonder's song

Chaka Khan told Stevie Wonder she didn't like the song he offered her funk band Rufus. The 74-year-old music legend gave the 'Ain't Nobody' hitmaker 'Come and Get This Stuff' to ...
11 June 2024

Paul McCartney is bringing his Got Back tour to South America this October

Sir Paul McCartney is playing five shows in South America this October. The former Beatle will bring his ‘Got Back’ tour to Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, and Peru, between October 1 and ...