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- News
ATEEZ Announced as BST Hyde Park Headliners for U.K. Exclusive Show
Ike Willis, Frank Zappa’s Loyal Vocalist and Guitarist, Dead at 70
Gorillaz, The Strokes & Twenty One Pilots to Headline Mexico’s Corona Capital 2026
Lykke Li Reflects on Drake Interpolating ‘I Follow Rivers’ on ‘Iceman’: ‘I Was Missing Him’
How Can BTS, Madonna & Shakira All Squeeze Into an 11-Minute World Cup Halftime Show?
- Album Reviews
- Features
Gordo Says He Had No Idea Drake Was Dropping Three Albums
A Colorado Elementary School Staged a 75-Minute Phish Musical and It Was Pure Joy
When 6LACK Found Balance in His Life, His Music Got Even Better
How Lowertown Got Back to Their Origins and Found Indie Magic
Taeyang on His Solo ‘Quintessence,’ Playing Coachella, and More
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- Editor’ Choice
The Rise of AI-Powered Workplace Collaboration Platforms in Modern Business
Inheritance Tax Nil-Rate Band Frozen Until 2030: How to Gift £1M+ Tax-Free Today
SpaceyMusic.com Just Launched, and It’s Redefining the Way Artists Buy Beats
How to Make Your Music Stand Out in 2024 as a Self Sufficient Artist
Zenix Universe: Pioneering a New Era in Digital Marketing
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When Drake surprise-dropped three albums last week, his friend and frequent producer Gordo was as surprised as everyone else — even though he’d been...
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ATEEZ are heading to Hyde Park. The eight-member South Korean group have been confirmed as headliners for BST Hyde Park’s June 28 show in...
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Ike Willis, the singer and guitarist who spent a decade with Frank Zappa and starred on his three-disc rock opera Joe’s Garage, died on...
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Gorillaz, The Strokes and Twenty One Pilots will headline the 16th edition of the Corona Capital festival, promoter OCESA announced on Monday night (May...
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Last Friday is really happening. We’ve covered the rumors over the last couple of years, like when Ice Cube told Flavor Flav that the...
Album Reviews
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Drake sampled Lykke Li’s “Little Bit” on 2009’s So Far Gone, and now he’s interpolated the Swedish singer again, this time her breakthrough hit...
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Madonna only had “4 Minutes” to save the world, and now the Queen of Pop, Shakira and BTS only have 11 minutes to stage...
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Congressional Democrats got together with key stakeholders on Monday (May 18) to criticize the settlement cut by the federal government during Live Nation’s antitrust...
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Lola Young just delivered a performance that cannot be ignored, helping Apple Music launch its brand-new Music Room series. The British pop singer is...
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Mystery Jets have announced their new album ‘A Hole To See The Sky Through’ with its hazy title track – check it out below....
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Nearly two decades after his death, Michael Jackson is the biggest artist in the United States. The late superstar, who died in 2009, tops...
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Rod Stewart has said “that’ll probably be it” on the road for him after he completes a UK tour in 2027. The veteran rocker turned 81 in...
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Deep in the Colorado mountains last week, 500 or so audience members got something many diehard Phish fans spend decades chasing: a full theatrical...
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The final episode of Netflix’s Stranger Things produces strong results on Billboard‘s Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), for January...
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Gorillaz have released a beautiful eight-minute short film The Mountain, The Moon Cave & The Sad God, directed by Jamie Hewlett – watch below....
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BigXthaPlug is betting big on unity. After a dominant year in which he cemented himself as one of the top dual threats in music...
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Femme House has announced the nominees for the 2026 Femmy Awards, which recognize people from the world of dance music whose work has helped...
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PinkPantheress has announced new UK and European dates for her ‘An Evening With…’ tour – see all the details below. The former NME Cover star played a two-night...
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Bill Callahan thinks it’s “almost taboo” for musicians “in the independent rock world,” as he puts it, to publicize their age. Nevertheless, he titled...
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An Instagram Reel showing “a night in the life” of the artist also includes hours at her fashion brand and creating a Mardi Gras...
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Salt-N-Pepa recently suffered a loss in their quest to regain control of their sound recordings by exercising their termination rights, a crucial federal copyright...
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Long-time Peaky Blinders collaborators Antony Genn and Martin Slattery have spoken to NME about returning to compose the original score of new film The...
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The Recording Academy is taking the end of its deal with CBS as an opportunity to do a reset. February’s 68th annual Grammy Awards...
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Neil Young has broken his silence for the first time since cancelling his entire UK and European tour. Earlier this month, the musician announced...
Album Reviews
Mitski says her eighth album is about “a reclusive woman in an unkempt house. Outside of her home, she is a deviant; inside of...
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Jon Hamm likes to have a good time. And lately, it seems, those good times happen to frequently revolve around whatever Bad Bunny is...
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The xx have announced extra Mexico City comeback gigs due to “incredible demand” – see all the details below. Earlier this week, the trio announced that...
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What is a night in the life of Rihanna like? As you might imagine, super busy. But at least now we can see just...
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Robbie Williams has taken a jibe at Noel Gallagher by placing a billboard for his Manchester show on the street where Noel used to live. Robbie is playing a show...
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Grab your fave sneakers, get stretching. Stay hydrated. For her new number, VASSY leads us straight to the dancefloor. With “On Me,” which dropped...
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A have announced their return after 20 years with a new album ‘Prang’ and single ‘Hello Sunshine’. Check it out below. The British alt-rock...
