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Bring Me The Horizon gave an expletive-filled acceptance speech after winning Best Alternative/Rock Act at tonight’s BRIT Awards.  The Sheffield band beat out The Rolling Stones, Blur, Young Fathers and Yussef Dayes to win the prize, their first ever BRIT Award.  The live ITV1 broadcast of the show censored the early part of the band’s

Lykke Li has released a cover of the famous 1963 song “Ring of Fire.” She recorded her cover with producer Andrew Sarlo for Damsel—the new Netflix movie starring Millie Bobby Brown and directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Listen to the new song below; scroll down for a Damsel trailer. June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore

Jarvis Cocker has shared how Pulp paid tribute to late bassist Steve Mackey while the band were on tour in South America last year. The frontman uploaded a post on Instagram today (March 2) to mark the first anniversary of Mackey’s death, writing: “It is one year since Steve Mackey departed this earth.” Cocker continued:

Hayley Williams embarks on an ill-fated drive in the sequel to the “This Is Why” video, again directed by Turnstile’s Brendan Yates View original source here.

A fan who went viral after posting a video of her crying at a Taylor Swift concert has spoken out about the response. The moment took place during the pop star’s recent show at the Accor Stadium in Sydney over the weekend (February 25), which was her final ‘Eras’ tour date in Australia. During the

Cardi B has shared her first new song of the year: “Like What (Freestyle)” features a prominent sample of Missy Elliott’s 1999 Da Real World single “She’s a Bitch,” and it comes with a music video directed by Offset. Watch it below. Cardi B shared a handful of songs last year, most notably the Megan

Metallica have announced that they will be among the artists who will perform in honour of Elton John and Bernie Taupin at the 2024 Gershwin Prize. READ MORE: Metallica live in Amsterdam: still the greatest heavy metal band around The metal icons took to their official X/Twitter account to share that they will be in attendance

After weeks of teasing, Charli XCX has released her new song “Von Dutch.” The Easyfun-produced track arrives with a music video that was filmed at France’s Charles de Gaulle Airport. Watch the clip, directed by Torso, below. Easyfun has produced tracks for Charli XCX’s Number 1 Angel, Pop 2, and Charli. He also worked with

The first wave of artists set to perform at Brighton and Hove’s Pride Fabuloso have been announced, with Girls Aloud and Mika leading the line-up. The 2024 edition of the festival is set to be held at Preston Park in Brighton and will span across two days, Sautrday August 3 and Sunday August 4. It

Jack Antonoff continues to share songs from his soundtrack for Apple TV+’s The New Look. This week, he’s released Nick Cave’s new cover of the French standard “La Vie en rose.” Listen to it below. Antonoff produced Cave’s “La Vie en rose,” and he enlisted some of his Bleachers bandmates to perform on the track:

Charli XCX has teased her forthcoming album, titled ‘Brat’, and has shared details on its release on her social media pages. READ MORE: Charli XCX interviewed: “I like playing games with pop music. I enjoy poking fun at it” The singer took to her official Instagram account to share a photo of a lime green title

A Brooklyn federal jury has found Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington guilty of murdering Run-D.M.C.’s Jam Master Jay in 2002. According to the U.S. attorney’s office for New York’s Eastern District, Jordan and Washington face a minimum of 20 years in prison and a maximum term of life imprisonment. Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald

Fred again.. has announced a surprise arena tour across Australia that is set to kick off next week. READ MORE: Fred again..: the producer’s meteoric rise in 10 banging tracks Today (February 28), the electronic producer announced on social media that he will be playing an arena tour across Australia beginning March 4. The tour will

The standoff between TikTok and Universal Music Group expanded to the major label behemoth’s publishing arm today, Variety reports. After UMG severed ties with the platform last month, Universal Music Publishing Group will now start culling its “Anglo-American” repertoire from the platform, according to Variety, potentially affecting the likes of Taylor Swift, Adele, SZA, and

Liam Gallagher has once again taken aim at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and this year’s nominees, telling those behind the honour to “fuck off”. The comments about the Hall of Fame come after Oasis, for the first time ever, were listed as one of the acts revealed as this year’s nominees earlier

Liam Gallagher has once again taken aim at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and this year’s nominees, telling those behind the honour to “fuck off”. The comments about the Hall of Fame come after Oasis, for the first time ever, were listed as one of the acts revealed as this year’s nominees earlier

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sued by music producer Rodney Jones Jr., also known as Lil Rod, who accuses him of sexual assault, grooming, and improper payment for his work as a producer on The Love Album: Off the Grid, among other claims. Jones filed the lawsuit in Federal District Court in Manhattan earlier today,

Charlotte Church has defended her actions after receiving criticism for leading a controversial pro-Palestinian chant at a recent charity live event. On Saturday (February 24), Church played at Bedwas Workmen’s Hall in Caerphilly at a concert to raise money for the Middle East Children’s Alliance, which supports children in Gaza. To end the show, she

PC Music founder A. G. Cook has announced a new album; Britpop arrives May 10 via New Alias, his new record label. Cook has also unveiled the title track from the record, which features Charli XCX. Listen to that below. Billed as a 24-song odyssey in three parts, Britpop is a snapshot of the musician

Paul McCartney has revealed for the first time the inspiration behind a lyric in one of his most famous songs, The Beatles’ ‘Yesterday’.  The line in question is “I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday” in the song’s bridge, which appears twice in the song.   In his podcast A Life in Lyrics,

Atlanta rapper 21 Savage was the musical guest on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live. He first performed American Dream’s “Redrum,” before returning to the New York stage to do a medley of “Should’ve Wore a Bonnet” (with Brent Faiyaz) and “Prove It” (with Summer Walker). Watch the performances, as well as 21 Savage’s

The organisers of Scotland’s Connect Festival have said that the event will not be held in 2024 now while they try to build the “next edition” of the festival. The festival first ran between 2007 and 2008 at Inveraray Castle in Argyll before later being re-launched in 2022 at the Royal Highland Centre near Edinburgh.

Free Nationals are back with their first new music in four years. The neo-soul group have tapped A$AP Rocky and Anderson .Paak for the song “Gangsta.” Bringing the track to life is a François Rousselet–directed music video in which the three artists are portrayed by children as they handle a court case in a child-governed

An anti-racism protest rave march is to take place in London next month. The ‘House Against Hate’ march will take place on March 16 through the streets of central London. The event will also coincide with the United Nations Anti-Racism Day calling for “the UK establishment to stop the hate.” The “mobile protest” is organised

British grime pioneer Wiley has been stripped of his MBE for “bringing the honours system into disrepute,” BBC News reports. The decision from the Honours Forfeiture Committee comes nearly four years after the musician made numerous antisemitic statements online. Wiley was appointed to be a member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order

AURORA is set to front the new season of Tearjerker podcast on BBC Sounds about the “healing power of emotional music”. The artist will be hosting the fourth season of the podcast, following in the footsteps of Jorja Smith, Jordan Rakei and Sigrid. Per a press release, AURORA’s music choices range from classical to electronica,

Justin Timberlake has shared another new song from his next album, Everything I Thought It Was. Timberlake wrote his new track, “Drown,” with Louis Bell, Henry Walter, Amy Allen, and Kenyon Dixon, and Bell co-produced it with Cirkut. Listen to the song below. “Drown” is the second single from Everything I Thought It Was, following

IDLES has opened up about some key life – and coffee – lessons learnt from LCD Soundsystem. In NME‘s most recent In Conversation series, we sat down with frontman Joe Talbot to discuss his experiences touring and working with LCD Soundsystem. James Murphy and Nancy Whang of the band recently teamed up with Talbot to feature

A federal judge has dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan (of New York) ordered yesterday (February 21) that the plaintiff, Jeanne Bellino, did not take action against Tyler in a timely enough fashion. Bellino had sued Steven Tyler in a New York state court last November. The

Lionel Messi has curated and shared a special warm-up playlist for Apple Music – stream the playlist below. Messi said via the description of the playlist for Apple Music: “Music has always played a significant role in my life, especially on match days. Music calms my mind, helping me maintain composure and relaxation.” The playlist