Music

Bad Bunny tops the Spotify list
1 December 2021

Bad Bunny named Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2021

Bad Bunny is Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2021. The 27-year-old star has beaten a host of big-name artists - including the likes of Taylor Swift, BTS and Drake - to the ...

Blue could play some new material on tour
1 December 2021

Blue are 'always' working on new music

Blue are "always recording" and could show off some new material in 2022. The 'One Love' hitmakers - whose debut album 'All Rise' dropped this week in 2001 - are hitting ...

Tom Morello wants to innovate
1 December 2021

Tom Morello wants shock factor in guitar playing

Tom Morello wants as many "what the f***" factors in his music as possible. The Rage Against The Machine guitarist - who released his second solo album 'The Atlas Underground Fire' ...

Sir Elton John is giving fans a peak behind the scenes
1 December 2021

Elton John drops surprise documentary Inside the Lockdown Sessions

Sir Elton John has revealed a new documentary about the creation of 'The Lockdown Sessions'. The 'Rocket Man' hitmaker - who collaborated with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Stevie Nicks, Eddie ...

Blue are in a different place
1 December 2021

Blue winding down partying on the road

Blue won't be partying on tour when they celebrate their 20th anniversary. The 'One Love' hitmakers are set to hit the road in 2022 for the 'Heart & Soul' tour to ...

Foo Fighters pull Minneapolis gig over COVID safety measures
1 December 2021

Foo Fighters pull Minneapolis show over disagreement with venue over COVID-19 safety measures

Foo Fighters have axed their 2022 Minneapolis show, due to the venue's "refusal to agree" to their "COVID-19 safety measures". Dave Grohl and co were due to play the Huntington Bank ...

Motley Crue sells their entire catalog for a reported $150m
1 December 2021

Motley Crue sell entire catalog to BMG for reported $150m

Motley Crue have sold their entire catalog to BMG for around $150 million. The 'Girls, Girls, Girls' rockers - comprising Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, and Mick Mars - have ...

BTS have topped the charts again
30 November 2021

BTS heads Apple Music's list of Top Streamed Songs

BTS' 'Dynamite' has topped the list of Apple Music's Top Streamed Song of the last year. The global smash from the South Korean boy band leads the annual Top 100 charts, ...

Becky Hill and more
30 November 2021

Becky Hill, Bastille, Feeder and more set for National Lottery's Revive Live Tour 2022

Becky Hill, Bastille, Feeder and more are set to play one-off gigs when The National Lottery’s Revive Live Tour returns early next year. The Music Venue Trust (MVT) unveiled the artists ...

Bad Bunny tops the Spotify list
1 December 2021

Bad Bunny named Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2021

Bad Bunny is Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2021. The 27-year-old star has beaten a host of big-name artists - including the likes of Taylor Swift, BTS and Drake - to the ...

Blue could play some new material on tour
1 December 2021

Blue are 'always' working on new music

Blue are "always recording" and could show off some new material in 2022. The 'One Love' hitmakers - whose debut album 'All Rise' dropped this week in 2001 - are hitting ...

Photo credit: Sipa USA/PA Images
24 November 2021

Marilyn Manson named in 2022 nominees and more reasons it’s time to give up the Grammys

A Grammy might be one of the highest accolades a musician can receive in their career, but the Recording Academy has made some questionable decisions in recent years. This year ...

Picture Credit: Apple TV+
3 November 2021

Mariah Carey is returning to Apple TV+ just in time for the festive season

The last few months of the year always seem to be the most exciting, as Halloween, Thanksgiving if you’re from the US, and Christmas all sit comfortably at the end ...

Amazon Music
18 June 2021

Mimi Webb and Shaybo took to the stage at Amazon’s ‘Prime Day Live’ presented by Amazon Music

Last night, Amazon.co.uk hosted ‘Prime Day Live’ - a star-studded livestreamed event presented by Amazon Music featuring UK artists Tom Grennan, Mimi Webb and Shaybo ahead of Prime Day on 21st and 22nd June. Each artist took to the iconic ...
Why Did Daft Punk Split?
30 May 2021

Daft Punk: What's Behind Their Recent Split

After 28 years of being one of the leaders of the electronic music world, Daft Punk called time on their iconic career earlier this year. Many were surprised, others not ...
Pop trio .wavrunner write an exclusive piece for Female First
18 May 2021

Cheeky pop lads .wavrunner have the antidote for coming out of lockdown - unapologetic fun!

Has your year been sub-par? Possibly even the worst year of your life? Don’t fret, Jack Wesley, JJ, and Griff, have the antidote to your ailments. It’s called: groove, 808s, ...

Robert Gaylard writes for Female First
26 April 2021

Robert Gaylard: From the United Nations to fronting The Nomadic

A friend of mine recently commented along the lines of: “I wonder if you are the only United Nations worker AND musician, truly working full time on both areas and ...

Some great records have been released over the past 12 months
26 March 2021

One year in lockdown: The albums that have helped us get through the past 12 months

Forget the cringey celebrities singing Imagine in their gigantic gardens, telling us all to smile to get through the coronavirus pandemic. It’s the artists who have put their heart and ...

Benedict Sinister
19 February 2021

Benedict Sinister on the top five controversies around female musicians in the age of Covid

Looking back at the Corona disruption in years to come, many of us will associate it with scandals involving some of the most prominent women in music. As a connoisseur ...
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18 February 2021

Exclusive: HM Johnsen gives us a guided VIP tour of his studio and home!

To celebrate the recent release of his EP Serenity, out now across all download and streaming platforms, the brilliant HM Johnsen filmed us an exclusive video in lockdown, allowing us ...
Joe McElderry / Picture Credit: Catherine Hockley
11 February 2021

Exclusive: Joe McElderry on life after The X Factor, new music and more!

Since his X Factor win in 2009, Joe McElderry has not stopped creating! He has been singing and performing through the years since his success on the show. Now he tells us ...

The Prosaics
28 January 2021

The Prosaics Presents: A How-To Guide for the Insufferable Musician

So, you’re a musician? How do we know? Because it’s the line you opened with when walking on over here. You’re the better-looking vegan, the activist who gets action, the ...
The Guardians of the Galaxy / Picture Credit: Marvel Studios
15 January 2021

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Why the soundtracks are pure genius

The Guardians of the Galaxy (GOTG) flicks are vibrant, comedic, and wonderful additions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The movies are brilliant because of the actors, director, writers and ...

Andrea Corr by Kip Carr
18 December 2020

Andrea Corr releases video for ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’

Following the release of her beautiful Christmas Songs EP which was recorded following an inspiring visit to Dublin’s Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s Cross, Andrea Corr has released the video ...
Which festive song is your favourite?
18 December 2020

10 Christmas songs to add to your festive playlist!

Everyone has heard the classic Christmas songs, and while this list includes those, there may also be a couple that you may not have thought of! An absolute Christmas classic. ...

Five incredible women are nominated
11 December 2020

The Female First Awards 2020: Album of the Year

Our final dip into the world of music takes place today as part of The Female First Awards 2020, as we celebrate five of our favourite album releases of the ...

Single of the Year 2020
10 December 2020

The Female First Awards 2020: Single of the Year

With The Female First Awards 2020 in full swing, this week we turned to the world of music after celebrating television, movies and video games. Today, we’re taking a look ...

An impressive group of women are nominated for Artist of the Year
9 December 2020

The Female First Awards 2020: Artist of the Year

We’ve celebrated the best of the business in television, movies and video games and today as part of The Female First Awards 2020, we’re turning to the world of music! ...

AJ Wander performs debut single Time Out
27 November 2020

Exclusive: AJ Wander performs debut single Time Out live for Female First audiences!

In this strange new world, we've never needed music more. For many throughout lockdown, it has provided a lifeline, as we find solace in the harmonies of others. When we ...
Andrea Corr Christmas Songs
25 November 2020

Andrea Corr releases five new Christmas songs

By @RealKevinPalmer  Irish star Andrea Corr is embracing the festive season with the surprise release of a selection of Christmas songs on an EP that has been released today (Nov 25). ...
Calvin Goldspink chats to Female First on the release of his new single The Cold
20 November 2020

Exclusive: Calvin Goldspink returns with new single and tells us all about his career to-date

Following a six-year hiatus, singer, actor and all-round entertainer, Calvin Goldspink has returned to the music scene, today (November 20th) dropping his second new single of 2020. To celebrate the ...

Nathalie Miranda writes a guest piece for Female First
14 November 2020

'Your voice is too different': How singer Nathalie Miranda proved the doubters wrong

It’s always been the same story for as long as I can remember! Throughout my career, I’ve been approached by A&R who have seen me sing at gigs, and they ...
LG
23 October 2020

LG TONE Free HBS-FN6 review: Are the earbuds worth the price point?

The earbuds market is one that’s packed full of different products, from the Apple AirPods to the knock-off lookalikes on Wish, and everything in-between. Recently making their way onto shelves ...