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The Vans Warped Tour is returning. In celebration of its 30th anniversary, the legacy emo, rock, and pop-punk festival will be stopping in three cities in 2025: Washington, D.C. (June 14 and 15), Long Beach, California (July 26 and 27), and Orlando, Florida (November 15 and 16). Each two-day stop will feature 70 to 100

The Distillers have dropped out of When We Were Young festival set for this weekend and offered their fans compensation. READ MORE: How When We Were Young went from “emo fyre-fest” to a euphoric pop-punk party Frontwoman Brody Dalle took to her official Instagram account to announce that the band had to cancel their performance at

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has died after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, The Associated Press reports. Payne was in Argentina after attending his former bandmate Niall Horan’s concert at the capital’s Movistar Arena. Liam Payne was 31 years old. Liam James Payne was born in Wolverhampton, England. In 2008,

Liam Payne has died at the age of 31. According to Reuters and GMA News, the former One Direction singer’s death was announced via the Buenos Aires local newspaper La Nacion after the singer reportedly fell from the third floor of an Argentine hotel. CNN has since confirmed the British singer’s death via a statement from

Tyler, the Creator has shared a new video titled “St. Chroma.” The clip, featuring new music, appears to be a teaser for something called Chromakopia. Check it out below. Tyler, the Creator released his sixth studio album, Call Me If You Get Lost, in June 2021. The record earned him the 2022 Grammy Award for

Ozzy Osbourne has expressed his “shock” over the shooting of his former guitarist Jake E. Lee, calling it “another senseless act of gun violence”. Lee was shot multiple times in Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday morning (Tuesday November 15), according to a statement from a representative for the musician (via Rolling Stone). The rep told the

Def Jam Recordings artist 070 Shake has announced the release date for the new album Petrichor: The musician’s first studio album since 2022’s You Can’t Kill Me is out November 15. Featured on the full-length is “Winter Baby / New Jersey Blues,” which comes with a music video directed by Bennett Watanabe and starring 070

Donald Trump’s Town Hall took a turn for the unexpected earlier this week, as he was seen dancing along to music for 30 minutes. Held in Oaks, Pennsylvania on Monday night (October 14), the town hall was reportedly interrupted by medical emergencies multiple times – something outlets such as Consequence have reported as being due

Megan Thee Stallion is getting a new documentary about her rise as a rapper over the past few years. Directed by Emmy-winner Nneka Onuorah, Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words arrives on Prime Video on October 31. Check out a poster for the movie below. “Follow the Houston native’s journey on the road to stardom

The Salford Lads Club, which is the location of the most famous photo taken of The Smiths, is currently facing closure. The youth centre – which was opened in 1904 by Robert Baden-Powell in Ordsall as a club for boys but is now open to all young people – is under threat of closure due

The Beatles are getting a new documentary. Beatles ’64, produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by David Tedeschi, premieres November 29 on Disney+. The film features never-before-seen footage by documentarians Albert and David Maysles and will focus on the band’s first trip to the United States in February 1964, when they appeared on The Ed

Billie Eilish has insisted that she will continue working with her brother and collaborator Finneas, despite him being largely absent from her current tour. Read More: Billie Eilish – ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ review: bold, brilliant and somewhat brighter The pop star is currently on the North American leg of her ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ world tour.

Mere months after she was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live earlier this spring, Ariana Grande returned to NBC last night as the show’s host. She starred in the majority of the evening’s sketches and impersonated Celine Dion recording a sports promo, Jennifer Coolidge talking in the mirror, an over-competitive mother playing charades, and

The Cure‘s Robert Smith has revealed that the band have another new album in the works that’s “virtually finished”, with a third record in the pipeline too. The alt-rock icons are set to release their long-awaited 14th album ‘Songs Of A Lost World‘ – their first since 2008’s ‘4:13 Dream‘ – on November 1. Back

Metz, the Toronto-based trio that blended noise-rock, post-punk, and hardcore, have announced they’re going on “indefinite hiatus” following a string of European tour dates. “For the last 15+ years, we’ve dedicated our lives to this band and have had the immense privilege and pleasure of touring the globe and seeing the world. It has been

Neil Young has officially endorsed Kamala Harris to be the next US president, describing her as “an honest, forthright truth teller”. The rock icon has been politically outspoken for much of his career, and with the election just over three weeks away, he has chosen this moment to nail his colours to the mast. Writing

A Manhattan judge has set a trial date in the federal government’s case against Sean “Diddy” Combs, The Associated Press reports. The trial is set to begin on Monday, May 5, 2025, Judge Arun Subramanian determined. Diddy faces charges of racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Sharon Latham, who has photographed Noel Gallagher and his Flying Birds for the last eight years, has spoken to NME about life on the road with the Oasis chief and her thoughts on him finally burying the hatchet with his brother Liam. READ MORE: The photographer behind Noel Gallagher’s new book speaks out on life

Danish Chilean artist Molina’s debut album, When You Wake Up, moves fluidly between overlayed samples, Broadcast-adjacent arpeggiated synths, and woolly guitar riffs. The producer took up new instruments, such as the guitar and bass, to further expand her horizons. “I hoped that would create some immediate and unintended material that I had no control over,”

Eurovision winner Nemo has released their first new song since triumphing in Malmö in May. Check out ‘Eurostar’ below, along with our interview with the Swiss singer-songwriter. ‘Eurostar’ is a bombastic, off-kilter pop stomper that harnesses Nemo’s new, even more exuberant energy since they moved to London in August. “I took the Eurostar from Paris

Pa Salieu has shared two new songs. “Epiphany (Freestyle)” and “Crash (Freestyle)” follow last month’s “Belly,” which celebrated the British Gambian rapper’s release from prison, after serving 22 months of a 33-month sentence. Both songs come with music videos, and feature Salieu rapping over beats from longtime collaborators Felix Joseph and AOD. Watch the new

Elvis Costello and T Bone have reunited as The Coward Brothers for a new album and audio series project with Audible. The duo are no strangers to working together, with Burnett co-producing Costello’s 1986 album ‘King Of America’ – which is about to get a deluxe reissue. Prior to that, they joined forces for the

Saya Gray has announced her official debut album. Saya, which follows the 2022 project 19 Masters and her two Qwerty EPs, arrives February 21, 2025, via Dirty Hit. Listen to a new song, “Shell ( Of a Man ),” below. Gray said in a press release, “I move fast. Transition quick, hit change! My documentations

HYBE founder Bang Si-hyuk has opened up about how he formed K-pop boy band BTS and how that has developed his approach for new groups. In a new interview with The New Yorker, K-pop music executive and HYBE founder Bang Si-hyuk spoke about how he formed BTS. Discussing the formation of the boyband, Bang shared

The Cure have shared a new song, “A Fragile Thing”—the second from Songs of a Lost World. Listen to it below ahead of the album’s release on November 1. Also below, see the album’s newly revealed tracklist. Songs of a Lost World, the Cure’s first album in 16 years, was produced with Paul Corkett at

Yungblud has spoken about the future of Bludfest, and explained that he hopes to make the festival into a “two-day” worldwide event. The first instalment of the Doncaster musician’s own festival took place at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes on August 11, and also saw him perform the biggest show of his career to

Mm..Food, the classic 2004 album by the late MF Doom, is getting a 20th-anniversary reissue. The new edition comes out November 15 via Rhymesayers Entertainment. In addition to the original tracklist, it includes rare remixes by Madlib, Jake One, and Atmosphere’s Ant, as well as unreleased interview clips with the late masked rapper himself. Check

Graham Norton has praised Taylor Swift and her ability to be “so close to normal” despite her massive fame. The ‘Bejeweled’ singer has appeared four times on The Graham Norton Show throughout the course of her career so far. While appearing as a guest on the Kyle and Jackie O radio Show, the host and

Santa Cruz, California, hardcore band Scowl have signed to Dead Oceans and are kicking off their new era with “Special.” The single reunites them with Grammy-nominated producer Will Yip, who worked on last year’s Psychic Dance Routine EP. The new song also comes with a music video directed by Silken Weinberg, which you can watch

Charli XCX has filmed a movie in secret in Warsaw at the height of ‘Brat’ summer – find out more below. READ MORE: Charli XCX and Troye Sivan live in New York: former pop underdogs cement their status as arena-slaying icons Earlier this August – two months after the release of ‘Brat’ – Charli XCX flew