Music

Wu-Tang Clan’s one-of-a-kind album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, has been in the news a lot lately. First, in late May, it was announced that it would be played publicly at an exhibition at Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). The exhibition runs from June 15-24. Then, the album’s owner, digital art

Catfish and the Bottlemen have announced a 10th anniversary edition of their classic debut album ‘The Balcony’. The Welsh indie-rockers will release their special reissue of ‘The Balcony’ on September 13. Their debut originally landed at Number 10 in the UK Charts, eventually going Platinum by 2016. Now, the 10th anniversary reissue will be available

Riot Fest, the longtime Chicago music festival that focuses on punk and rock, is moving to Bridgeview, Illinois, and has unveiled its 2024 lineup. Pavement, Beck, Fall Out Boy, and Slayer will headline. The festival takes place at SeatGeek Stadium from September 20-22. Check out the poster below. The 2024 lineup also includes St. Vincent,

REM‘s first interview as a group in 30 years will air on CBS tomorrow (June 13). The quartet – frontman Michael Stipe, drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills – have come together to speak about their induction into the Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame. In a clip shared to CBS’ social media

Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Chicago next month, and, while there are plenty of incredible acts to catch during the three-day event, there are also official after-shows to catch each night. The concerts begin on Thursday, July 18, and take place each night at venues around the city. Performers include Angry Blackmen, Doss, L’Rain, and

Members of BTS have reunited to celebrate member Jin’s official discharge from mandatory military service earlier today (June 12). BTS singer Jin was discharged from active duty after completing his mandatory two years of military service this morning. His dismissal was attended by his bandmates – save for Suga – who are all currently still

PleasrDAO, the digital art collective that owns the one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, has sued the album’s previous owner, disgraced former pharmaceutical executive, Martin Shkreli, for copying the album and playing it for online audiences without permission. In its lawsuit—filed on June 10 in a Brooklyn federal court and viewed

Madonna‘s legal team has labelled the class action lawsuit against the singer for showing up late on stage as a “harassment campaign”. More than one class action lawsuit has been filed over her late starts during her recent ‘Celebration’ 40th anniversary tour. In January, Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden, two fans who bought tickets to

Fucked Up have announced a new album, Another Day, and a tour of North America and Europe. Check out the tracklist, artwork, and tour dates below, along with a single, “Stimming,” and its hyperactive video. Guests on the One Day follow-up include Sam Bielanski, Pretty Matty, Charlie Manning Walker, Holden Abraham, D. Franklan, and Danko

Fleet Foxes ended up being brought into Hunter Biden’s ongoing trial in Delaware when it emerged he had played the band from his phone while receiving a lap dance. The son of the US President has been on trial for allegedly lying about his drug use when purchasing a firearm in 2018. He claimed to

Actor and comedian John Early has announced a new album. Now More Than Ever, an expansion of his recent HBO comedy special of the same name, arrives September 13 via For My Denim Records/Thirty Tigers. The album, which features Early’s backing band the Lemon Squares, includes comedy as well as covers of songs by artists

Emily Eavis has said Glastonbury is likely to take a year off in 2026. Glastonbury returns to Worthy Farm from June 26 to 30, with Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA set to headline. Other confirmed acts include Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, The National, Avril Lavigne, The Last Dinner Party, Jungle, Justice, Bloc Party, Fontaines D.C., Yard Act, Arlo Parks and Gossip. Speaking on he BBC’s Sidetracked podcast, Eavis confirmed that she

Cults: 08-01 Millvale, PA – Mr Smalls Theatre08-02 Grand Rapids, MI – The Pyramid Scheme08-03 Chicago, IL – Outset08-04 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza08-06 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line08-07 Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room08-09 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater08-10 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall08-12 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile08-13 Portland, OR –

Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes has told NME that Jordan Fish’s exit from the band came as they had “got to the point where we weren’t happy as a unit anymore”. The news of keyboardist, producer and percussionist Fish’s departure from the Sheffield band broke in December last year. He had joined in 2012

Ween have announced a deluxe reissue of Chocolate and Cheese to celebrate the 1994 album’s 30th anniversary. The new edition includes a remastered version of the original album, outtakes, and previously unreleased demos. Below, find a previously unreleased version of “Junkie Boy.” Audio engineer Bernie Grundman remastered Chocolate and Cheese, and he also mastered the

Celine Dion has said that living with stiff person syndrome has involved experiencing muscle spasms that have broken her ribs. The Canadian pop icon confirmed that she had been diagnosed with the condition in 2022, and she has now given her first television interview on the subject, to NBC News. “I had broken ribs at

Ariana Grande has released a new music video for her Eternal Sunshine cut “The Boy Is Mine.” Directed by Christian Breslauer, the clip shows Grande tuning in for a TV press conference from the city’s mayor, played by Gossip Girl and You actor Penn Badgley, and concocting a love potion in her kitchen to win

The 1975‘s Matty Healy was reportedly “blindsided” by how much of Taylor Swift‘s album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ was supposedly inspired by their relationship, but found it “hilarious” because they were “never serious”. It is estimated Swift and Healy were involved with each other from April to June 2023, just after she split from long-term

Former Daft Punk musician Thomas Bangalter worked with artist JR and choreographer Damien Jallet on the new dance performance Chiroptera, which features 154 dancers and takes place on multiple floors. It debuted in the Paris Opera House’s forecourt last November. Now, over half a year later, Bangalter’s soundtrack for that performance is finally out, and

A new song from Johnny Cash has been shared called ‘Spotlight’, which he recorded back in 1993 and has since seen contributions from The Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach. Check it out below. Released today (June 7), the track is the latest to be released from ‘Songwriter’ – an album of previously unreleased songs by the

Billie Eilish has shared a new self-directed music video for her Hit Me Hard and Soft song “Chihiro.” In the clip, Eilish escapes an empty building and sprints outside, where she gets in a hands-on tussle with another person in a field. Watch it below. Hit Me Hard and Soft is Eilish’s third album and

Flavor Flav ordered the entire Red Lobster menu in an effort to help save the seafood restaurant chain which recently filed for bankruptcy. The Public Enemy rapper took to his official X/Twitter account on Monday (June 3) to share a photo of his table at the restaurant overflowing with various dishes. “Ya boy meant it

Pharrell Williams and Focus Features have shared the first trailer for Piece by Piece, that quasi-documentary that uses Lego minifigures to tell the story of the musician’s life. Featured in the trailer are Lego depictions of Williams, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, Timbaland, Busta Rhymes, and film director Morgan Neville. Watch

The Waterboys have announced a UK headline tour for next year – you can find all the details below. The folk-rock band are due to hit the road next spring in support of their next studio album, which will be released around the same time. Mike Scott and co. are scheduled to kick off the

Kendrick Lamar has announced a concert that will take place on Juneteenth (Wednesday, June 19) at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. He’s calling the show, which is presented by pgLang and Free Lunch, the Pop Out — Ken & Friends. See a poster below. The Pop Out gets its name from a line in

J Hus has pulled out of his headlining slot at this year’s edition of Parklife Festival, citing “unforeseen circumstances”. The festival’s organisers took to X/Twitter to announce that the rapper will no longer be performing at the bash. The announcement comes just three days before the festival is set to take place. J Hus was set

Halsey has released the new song “The End.” She co-produced the track with Michael Uzowuru and Alex G, the latter of whom also plays guitar on the song. Listen to the single below. On Instagram, Halsey shared photos and videos of herself receiving treatment. She captioned the post, “long story short, i’m Lucky to be

Queens of the Stone Age have announced the final shows of their ‘The End Is Nero’ world tour with The Kills in support. They will wrap up their world tour with a short run of US dates in the autumn, starting in Boston on September 28. They will then move on to Cincinnati on October

Sam Shepherd has released his first Floating Points single of 2024. The new song, “Del Oro,” comes with a moody video that has artwork by Akiko Nakayama. Watch it below. Shepherd released just one track last year, “Birth4000.” The British electronic musician’s most recent album remains Promises, his landmark 2021 collaboration with Pharaoh Sanders and

Liam Gallagher dedicated a song to Noel at his ‘Definitely Maybe’ show in Cardiff last night (June 3), and told the crowd that his brother was “still playing hard to get” regarding an Oasis reunion. The singer is currently out on a special UK and Ireland tour in celebration of Oasis’ 1994 debut album –