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Chvrches have announced ‘All The King’s Men’ – their first album in nearly six years – as well as a 2027 tour across the UK, Ireland and North America. Set to arrive on January 22, 2027, the fifth album from Chvrches will be their first since they dropped ‘Screen Violence’ in 2021. Visit here to

Bassvictim are back with a new record. Peace + War, which follows the UK-based, electroclash-adjacent duo’s March release ?, is due out on November 6. New song “White Flag” leads the LP. Check out the single and the album art below. To close out their ongoing North American tour, Maria Manow and Ike Clateman will

FKA Twigs has been announced as the curator for Southbank’s Meltdown 2027, and there is also an inaugural localised Hometown Meltdown on the way to support grassroots venues across the country. The singer, dancer and visual artist will take the reins for 11 days at the London multi-arts centre, and curate a run of performances

Northern Irish DJ duo Bicep have revealed details of their first album in five years. Slug arrives January 29 via Ninja Tune. Last month, Bicep shared three singles from the LP—“Air,” “Lemonder,” and “Viper”—and they’ve dropped another triptych alongside today’s announcement: “Gas,” featuring Lauren Duffus and Soarr; “Ultra,” featuring Eartheater and Saskia; and “Equarium,” featuring

League Of Legends’ K-pop group K/DA released their first song in six years but Madison Beer is no longer involved in the project. Made up of League Of Legends champions, K/DA released their first single ‘Pop/Stars’ in 2018 before the ‘All Out’ EP followed in 2020. For that run of songs, i-dle members Miyeon and

In August, Amy Helm—the daughter of late Band member Levon Helm, and a singer-songwriter in her own right—was sued in federal court for self-dealing, trademark infringement, and causing $2 million in damages to Levon Helm Studios (LHS), among other charges. Now, Amy Helm has countersued the studio, alleging that her successor, Brian Parillo, used invalid

Sleaford Mods have dropped a new expanded edition of their latest album ‘The Demise Of Planet X’ featuring nine previously unheard tracks and a video for ‘Cato’ which features Life Without Buildings’ Sue Tompkins. The 13th album from Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson featured collaborations from the likes of Gwendoline Christie, Aldous Harding, Big Special

A Harry Styles tour documentary directed by John Wilson is on the way. Variety reports that The History of Concrete director and creator of HBO’s How To With John Wilson has been filming Styles’ 30-night residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden for a forthcoming project produced by Universal Pictures Content Group, Peanut World Pictures

U2 are set to skip Chile on their upcoming Latin American tour for the first time, after negotiations to bring the band to the country reportedly fell through. The Irish rock legends announced the first dates of their 2027 ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’ world tour on Thursday (October 15), confirming six shows across Mexico

Taylor Swift took the stage last night at the sixth annual Academy Museum Gala, a Los Angeles fundraising event benefitting the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The singer-songwriter gave her The Life of a Showgirl track “The Fate of Ophelia” a live debut, and also performed “Blank Space,” “Love Story,” and “I Knew It, I

R.E.M.‘s Michael Stipe joined members of The National to perform ‘E-Bow The Letter’ at a special concert in France last night (October 17) – watch footage below.  The singer appeared alongside The National’s Matt Berninger and twin brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner at the Atabal venue in Biarritz, as part of the AB100 festival celebrating

Olivia Rodrigo called up her former tour opener Chappell Roan to help remix “Expectations,” one of the standout songs on her new album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. Even better, the two pop stars went all-in for its music video, in which they join a gameshow hosted by noted Rodrigo

Architects frontman Sam Carter has spoken out over the impact of online criticism of his voice during recent live shows. In a lengthy post on Instagram, Carter admitted that he has been struggling with his voice over the last year and has suffered anxiety issues as a result of the negative comments he has been

Titled after a Twitter meme, Autosmile by @ plays out like a series of private jokes told between friends. Those friends—Filipczak and Victoria Rose—got their start as folk-pop pranksters, but on their 4AD debut, they’ve leveled up into a brain-rotted Rawlings and Welch. Before Autosmile, you’d never hear Rose sing a lyric as nakedly sincere

My Chemical Romance have dropped the lively, previously unreleased song ‘Someone Out There Loves You’. The song arrives ahead of the emo icons releasing an expanded 20th anniversary reissue of their classic album ‘The Black Parade’. Set to arrive next Friday (October 23), the upcoming release sees Gerard Way and co. revisit the four-times platinum

A$AP Rocky has finally dropped “Shroom Clouds,” a song he performed a handful of times in 2021 and ’22 before putting it on the back burner. Now completed with guests Reggie and Jeremih, the song is out via A$AP Worldwide/RCA. Check it out below. Produced by Sleeping Bear and Hector Delgado, “Shroom Clouds”—previously titled “Mushroom

Fontaines D.C. opened up about their “very tough year” at an intimate gig at London’s Roundhouse last night (Thursday October 15) – airing tracks to launch new album ‘Dopamine Chamber’. Check out footage, photos, the setlist and what went down below. The band, who are due to play a series of stadium shows next summer

Over two years after Lana Del Rey formally announced her eighth album, she’s still cooking up Stove and the “companion” record” she teased in July. But after delivering “White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter” in February, she’s reappeared as a featured artist on Zach Bryan’s new song “Lies.” Check out the duo’s collaboration below. “Lies”

Fontaines D.C. have recorded a session for an upcoming special episode of Later… With Jools Holland. Find all the details below. The Dublin band took to the stage at Alexandra Palace Theatre in north London earlier this week for the intimate performance. They showcased material from their fifth studio album ‘Dopamine Chamber’, out tomorrow (Friday

Dijon and Mk.gee have been tight friends and collaborators for a minute now, but the duo took their relationship to the next level over the weekend: they formed a wedding band. The nuptials of Jack Karaszewski and Danica Kleinknecht occasioned the big debut. The duo busted out some killer covers, including Big Star’s “Thirteen” (for

American Football have officially released their stripped-back take on the classic ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ – praised by Robert Smith as “one of the most heartfelt and beautiful Cure covers I have ever heard”. The cover of the hit 1979 song was first performed by American Football during their debut on SiriusXMU earlier this summer – recorded

On Saturday, several stops on Geordie Greep’s ongoing U.S. tour were canceled following an anonymous accusation of sexual misconduct made against the singer. In a new report in Paste, the alleged victim is speaking out for the first time about what happened. In a statement, Laura (a pseudonym) said she met Greep and his touring

Following a milestone in his stage 4 cancer treatment, Peven Everett has returned to the stage with Gorillaz. Check out the heartwarming footage of the moment below. Everett was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2024, and a GoFundMe page was launched to help cover the “mounting” cost of his treatment. “Let’s give Peven some well-deserved

Longtime U.S. resident Joni Mitchell should now be referred to as newly sworn-in U.S. citizen Joni Mitchell. In an Instagram post shared on Tuesday with the caption “A journey that began 62 years ago,” the Canada-born Mitchell is seen making her dual citizenship official while a crowd applauds. Pitchfork has reached out to Mitchell’s representatives

Kacey Musgraves has hit back at Kristi Noem, after the former Secretary of Homeland Security made a swipe at her online. The Republican politician serves as the United States Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas, having served as Secretary of Homeland Security from 2025 until March 2026. Taking to X/Twitter, she made a

Fontaines D.C. have unveiled “Where Is Gone?” the Rosalía collaboration from the Irish band’s new album Dopamine Chamber. Check it out below. Fontaines guitarist Carlos O’Connell, who grew up in Madrid with both Spanish and Irish cultures, said in a press release, “I’ve been a fan of ROSALÍA since her debut album, which was absolutely

Sunflower Bean‘s Julia Cumming has stepped in to play bass for Wolf Alice as they support Olivia Rodrigo on her huge ‘Unraveled Tour’. Check out footage of the shows below. The support slot comes as Rodrigo recently kicked off her huge 65-date ‘Unraveled’ tour dates in celebration of ‘You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl

Doechii: A Cup of Butterscotch Tea10:05pm, October (something) ❤️ Reporting live from my mongolian fur sofa in Topanga, fuzzy pink robes, cheap bunny slippers, and Acne Studio sweats, I have decided. Two crazy ass years have gone by (fast af) and my travels have left me, at 28, with a little more wisdom, more guts

Phoebe Bridgers has reunited with her Boygenius bandmates for a short, ethereal acoustic performance, directed by Lance Oppenheim. Check it out below. The performance came as part of A24’s Sound Check At Cherry Lane Theatre series, which sees musicians host brief, intimate performances in collaboration with a renowned director. For Bridgers, the set came as