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Coachella 2025 officially kicks off in April, but passes for the festival’s first weekend are already selling out online.

Scheduled over two weekends, Green Day, Lady Gaga, and Post Malone will headline Coachella 2025. Gaga, who wrote online that she’s “long dreamed of throwing a massive night of chaos in the desert,” will grace the stage on both Fridays. Green Day, meantime, will take the Saturday slot on...

Rod Stewart will play the coveted “Legend” slot at the 2025 Glastonbury festival, joining an impressive roster of previous “legends” – from Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones to James Brown and David Bowie – who performed at “tea time” on Sunday at the famed British music fest.

“I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that I’ll be playing @glastofest 2025!,” Stewart posted on Instagram (see it below). “After all these years, I’m proud and ready and more than able to take the stage again to pleasure and titillate my friends at Glastonbury in June. I’ll see you there!”

Stewart last played Glastonbury in 2002, headlining with Coldplay and Stereophonics. Today’s news – which makes Stewart the only performer to ever have both headlined the fest and performed in the Legend slot – arrives shortly after the 79-year-old Stewart announced that he will retire from “large-scale world tours” at the end of 2025.

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After being named the Person of the Year by Time Magazine in 2023, Taylor Swift recently got ranked as the 8th best guitarist of the past two decades. Following a new poll generated by UK guitar retailer guitarguitar, the record-breaking musician was voted among the top 20 best guitarists from the past few years.

Taylor Swift in a still from Amsterdam | 20th Century Studios, New Regency Productions

However, while Taylor Swift’s musical prowess is undeniable, this ranking has sparked a wave of controversy and disbelief among fans and critics. Considering how Swift is renowned primarily for her songwriting and vocal abilities, netizens expressed their shock after the singer was celebrated for her guitar skills.

Taylor Swift Ranked as 8th Best Guitarist in a Celebration of the Most Inspiring Players

Recently in June 2024, the remarkable singer Taylor Swift witnessed some bizarre ranking as she got voted among the top 20 best guitarists from the past 20 years.

It’s a good season to be a stick, especially for those on Sesame Street, as Noah Kahan guests in a new clip from the show’s 55th season. Watch it below.

The 44-second clip sees an anthropomorphic stick thanking Kahan for putting twigs everywhere in the spotlight, before ultimately going back to his “day job” of being thrown around for a game of fetch. Kahan doesn’t say much in the sneak peek, though he does close the teaser by singing, “I love Sesame, but it’s the season of the sticks.”

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Kahan supplemented the Sesame Street clip with a post of his own, sharing pictures of him chumming it up with the likes of Cookie Monster and Elmo. “Kicking it with some old New York friends,” Kahan wrote in the caption before calling the experience “one of the best days of [his] life.”

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An animated video for Mark Knopfler’s all-star charity single “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)” – which brought together a stunning lineup of over 60 guitar gods to raise funds for Teen Cancer America and the Teenage Cancer Trust – has been released. It features the final recording of Jeff Beck along with contributions by Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, Slash, Ronnie Wood, Joan Jett, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, and Sting.

The song came out a week ago, but it was difficult to discern who was playing what part throughout the ten-minute song.

Mark Knopfler has teamed up with a host of fellow guitar legends to record a version of his song “Going Home (Theme from Local Hero)” to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.

The Dire Straits frontman tapped Eric Clapton, Slash (Guns N’ Roses), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Brian May (Queen), Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Pete Townshend (The Who), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Bruce Springsteen, Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones), Joan Jett, and many more, forming what he has dubbed “Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes.” Notably, the star-studded version opens with the final recorded guitar track by the late Jeff Beck.

Knopfler’s longtime collaborator Guy Fletcher handled the production of the track, which might be the greatest assemblage of guitar talent to co-exist on a single song. The Sgt. Pepper‘s-style artwork was created by Sir Peter Blake.

The full song can be heard below now, featuring...

AC/DC’s Brian Johnson and Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler are teaming up for six part documentary series Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends on Sky Arts, here are the details.

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson and Dire Straits guitarist, singer and songwriter Mark Knopfler each found huge success in their respective bands.

Now, they are teaming up for six part documentary Johnson And Knopfler’s Music Legends. Johnson produced a similar documentary, Life On The Road, in which he chatted with Knopfler, Robert Plant, Dolly Parton and Dave Grohl, among others.

The new series will follow the pair as they spend time with six influential figures from the Music industry. The description for each episode reads as follows:

Episode 1: Tom Jones

In the series opener, Brian & Mark meet icon, Sir Tom Jones. In conversation and song, they reminisce on their earliest musical influences and Sir Tom shares captivating stories from his career,...

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson and Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler are the stars of a new music docuseries from Sky Arts.

The series, titled Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends, will run six 60-minute episodes starting April 25th via the UK channels and streaming services Sky Arts, Freeview, and Now — the latter being available to US audiences.

The series will follow Johnson and Knopfler as they interact and explore the legacies of six fellow music legends: Tom Jones, Sam Fender, Cyndi Lauper, Nile Rodgers, Carlos Santana, and Emmylou Harris (with the episodes running in that order).

“Join AC/DC singer, Brian Johnson and Dire Straits singer and guitarist, Mark Knopfler as they share their incredible knowledge and experiences with each other — and a hand-picked selection of music royalty,” reads Sky’s description of the program. “Guests including Sir Tom Jones, Nile Rodgers and Cyndi Lauper share stories from their...

Noah Kahan has released Stick Season (Forever), a 30-song compilation that features collects all of his recent collaborations, including previously unheard tracks with Brandi Carlile and Gregory Alan Isakov and a song called “Forever.”

Stick Season (Forever) is the final edition of Noah Kahan’s Stick Season series. Stick Season originally came out in 2022, but an expanded 2023 version titled Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) added seven tracks, including the top 10 hit, “Dial Drunk.” Now, the singer and songwriter has compiled his various collaborations, bonus tracks, and the original album onto one large collection.

Stick Season (Forever) features several notable guests accompanying Kahan, including collaborations with Post Malone (“Dial Drunk”), Kacey Musgraves (“She Calls Me Back”), Hozier (“Northern Attitude”), Sam Fender (“Homesick”), Lizzy McAlpine (“Call Your Mom”), and Gracie Abrams. The latest of these collaborations are Kahan’s duets with Brandi Carlile (“You’re Gonna Go Far”) and...

Noah Kahan has closed out his Stick Season series with Stick Season (Forever), a release that includes duets with Brandi Carlile and Gregory Alan Isakov. The final chapter features Kahan’s new single, “Forever,” “You’re Gonna Go Far” with Carlile, and “Paul Revere” with Isakov.

“I am excited and kind of sad to be releasing Forever, alongside these two dream collaborations with Brandi Carlile and Gregory Alan Isakov,” Kahan said in a statement. “Firstly, I’m grateful and beyond proud to be sharing these two songs with artists that have soundtracked my entire life.

Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler has united with over 60 artists — including Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, Slash, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Sting, Brian May, Joan Jett, Nile Rogers, and Brian May — to create a new version of his 1983 instrumental “Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero.”

The song arrives on March 15, though you can hear a brief sample right now. It’s the final recording Jeff Beck created before his death in January 2023. All proceeds from the release will benefit Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America.

Noah Kahan is back with the latest Stick Season re-release: a fresh cut of “Homesick” featuring a new verse from Sam Fender.

First announced earlier this week, the augmented version of “Homesick” follows a series of duet cuts Kahan has shared commemorating the one-year anniversary of Stick Season’s 2022 release, including collaborations with Gracie Abrams, Hozier, Kacey Musgraves, Lizzy McAlpine, and Post Malone.

Now, the duet version of “Homesick” builds upon the nostalgic reflection of the original thanks to a new verse from Fender, detailing his upbringing in Newcastle, England. In lengthy press statements, the artists explained how the collaboration grew out of a mutual respect that they had for each other.

“I come from a very different place than Sam did… but it felt like I had grown up the same,” Kahan said. “The nostalgia, pride, bitterness, confusion, and anger that Sam wrote about feeling was so similar to...

Lorna Tucker’s documentary about homelessness and ways to help end it will be heading to UK cinemas in February.

Director Lorna Tucker has turned her own experiences of homelessness into a touching, rousing documentary. Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son is heading to UK screens 16 February 2024 and arguably, it’s exactly the film we need right now as we face an unprecedented housing crisis. The film is narrated by Colin Firth.

But the future didn’t always look too bright for Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son. The team had to crowdfund in order to secure a theatrical release and they’ve now hit that milestone. Their Kickstarter campaign met the £30 000 goal just recently and Sam Fender, Adam Buxton and Bryan Adams, who wrote a song for the film, are among some of the project’s supporters.

There’s a trailer for Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son too,...

Jessie Ware took the stage at the 2023 Mercury Prize awards ceremony at London’s Hammersmith Apollo last night to perform her vibrant single “Free Yourself.” Ware, a nominee for this year’s award, was joined by a band, horns section, and several back-up singers.

The ceremony, which ultimately awarded the Mercury Prize to London group Ezra Collective, featured numerous live performances from the nominees. Raye showcased her soulful, fast-talking track “The Thrill Is Gone” with an expansive band, while Shygirl performed her introspective song “Woe.”

Other nominees included Arctic Monkeys,...

Popular English alternative rock and indie sensation Sam Fender was forced to cancel his Leeds Music Festival set multiple times due to medical emergencies in the crowd. Telling the crowd to calm down, the 29-year-old singer stopped his set on August 26 evening as a fan required medical help in the crowd, telling the packed audience: “We need some help over here, let’s stop.”

He went on to ask: “You ok? We need help over here – we’re going to have to calm down,” mirror.co.uk reported.

A source at The Mirror added: “We’re not sure what happened but Sam acted very quickly and made sure that nothing happened until the medics and security got the fan out of the crowd.”

The incident took place after the award-winning singer-songwriter performed ‘Spice’ for the delighted sea of fans hanging on his every word in Yorkshire. “Well we’ve got...

UK singer-songwriter Sam Fender played the second of two homecoming concerts on Saturday (June 10th) in Newcastle, and he was joined by a special guest for the occasion: AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson.

Johnson took the stage for renditions of the AC/DC classics “Back in Black” and “You Shook Me All Night Long.” Both tunes are from 1980’s iconic Back in Black album, the band’s first LP featuring Johnson, after he replaced the late Bon Scott.

Considering AC/DC haven’t performed since 2016, a cameo from Johnson is a rare occurrence. Fender and company were up for the moment, knocking out joyful, rousing renditions (as seen in fan footage of the concert).

Johnson, in particular, seemed to relish being onstage once again. Back in 2016, he was forced to step away from AC/DC’s US tour due to hearing loss and was famously replaced by Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses.

Slate includes horror ‘Tender Omens’ and sci-fi thriller ‘Beyond The Deep’.

UK production outfit Lowkey Films has signed a three-film co-production deal with Luc Roeg’s production company and sales agency Independent Entertainment.

Independent will finance, co-produce and represent sales on horror Tender Omens and sci-fi thriller Beyond The Deep, with a third project in early development.

London-based Lowkey Films was founded by Jamie Gamache and Connor O’Hara in 2013, with feature credits including Kindling, starring George Somner, which was O’Hara’s debut feature as director and is on theatrical release in the UK.

UK filmmaker Thomas James will helm Tender Omens,...

Emily Eavis’s latest Glastonbury headliner announcement felt like an apology. Usually, organisers have fun by hiding clues near Worthy Farm – a poster in a charity shop window revealing Stormzy’s Pyramid Stage slot in 2019, for instance, or a mysterious “crop circle” for Radiohead in 2017. This time, though, Eavis’s announcement was made via a discussion about the fact that 2023’s headliners are male, all-white, all over again. Guns N’ Roses, Arctic Monkeys, Elton John.

As the news broke, music fans on social media swiftly began questioning why Lana Del Rey or Lizzo weren’t headlining over one of the current trio. “[Lizzo] could totally headline,” Eavis said of the Grammy-winning artist, who is playing two shows at London’s O2 Arena this month. “Many of the artists could. But the headline slot had already been promised to someone else.”

Lizzo would be a superb headliner. At the Brit Awards (which...

Reading and Leeds have announced new names for their 2023 line up.

The three day sistering festivals have already confirmed artists including The Killers, Lewis Capaldi, Sam Fender and Billie Eilish,cwho will become the youngest solo artist to top the bill.

Now, the festival – which takes place over the August bank weekend (25-27) – has confirmed that British acts such as Mimi Webb, Holly Humberstone and Mercury Prize nominated Yard Act will join the billing.

The artists are part of the 81 acts who were announced by the festival on Tuesday morning (28 February).

Other acts on the billing include Foals, Wet Leg, Becky Hill, Eliza Rose and Bakar.

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There was a five-headed elephant in the room at what was otherwise a strangely flat affair at the Brit Awards. As is tradition with music ceremonies, a row flared up over representation after the nominations were announced. The gender-neutral Artist of the Year category was entirely made up of male artists: Central Cee, Fred Again, George Ezra, Harry Styles and Stormzy.

The switch from gendered categories was implemented in 2021 after Sam Smith – who came out as non-binary two years earlier – urged awards shows to be “reflective of the society we live in”. At the first non-gendered awards show in 2022, Adele walked away with the Artist of the Year prize, for which Little Simz, Sam Fender, Dave and Ed Sheeran had also been nominated.

Women fared well across the board, with Olivia Rodrigo winning Best International Song, Wolf Alice taking home the British Group prize, Becky Hill for British Dance Act,...

1 February 2023 – Inhaler today share new single “If You’re Gonna Break My Heart” ahead of releasing their eagerly awaited second album Cuts & Bruises on February 17th via Polydor Records/Universal Music Canada.

“If You’re Gonna Break My Heart” is the third single to be unveiled from Cuts & Bruises, following the uplifting Love Will Get You There and last summer’s euphoric anthem “These Are The Days”.

The band explain how the rootsy, piano powered “If You’re Gonna Break my Heart” took its inspiration, “Whilst on tour in America last year we were listening to a lot of music by some of the great American writers such as Bob Dylan, The Band, Bruce Springsteen etc. Listening to these artists while travelling on big open highways resonated with us and helped shape this song into making us sound more like a live band than we had before.”

Cuts & Bruises is...

Former One Direction singer Harry Styles successfully beat Ed Sheeran on The UK’s Top Hits of 2022 chart with his best-selling track ‘As It Was’. ‘As It Was’ became the most listened-to single of the year in the UK, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), based on its analysis of Official Charts Company data. It was streamed 180.9 million times and spent ten consecutive weeks at No.1 in the U.K. and 15 weeks at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, a new record for a British artist, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Official Charts’ website also stated that Styles “leads an all-British takeover of the Top 10 biggest tracks of the year in the U.K., marking the first time in 50 years that all ten of the year’s most successful singles were released by British artists.”

In the meantime, Ed bagged the second and third spots on the list with his...

British artists have made history after they were responsible for every one of the top 10 singles of 2022.

Artists such as Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran, Kate Bush and new artist Cat Burns all topped the UK’s end of year sales charts, which is based on combined streaming and sales activity throughout 2022.

The victory is the first time Brits have had so many hits in the top 10 since the music industry began publishing sales charts more than 50 years ago.

“As It Was” by Harry Styles was the biggest song in the UK, having spent more than 10 consecutive weeks at No 1.

The song was also the only single to surpass 180 million streams in 2022, according to Official Charts data by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Styles’ also secured 2022’s biggest selling album with Grammy and Mercury shortlisted Harry’s House.

In the singles chart, the second best selling song was Sheeran’s “Bad...

Global superstar Lewis Capaldi unveiled yesterday the heartfelt music video for his new single, the piano-led “Pointless” – taken from his brand new record Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent – out May 19th, 2023.

Relatability sits at the core of Capalid’s artistry, and the new music video is another perfect example of this. Directed by Hector Dockrill the beautifully cinematic video follows the relationship, and unconditional bond between a mother (played by Niamh Algar) and her son (played by George Jaques), navigating their way through meandering moments of adolescence and adulthood.

The return of Lewis Capaldi has been characteristically disruptive, in the most exciting way. Rocketing straight to the top of the UK singles chart in September with comeback single ‘Forget Me’, his third UK number 1 which quickly became Gold-certified and smashed 100 million streams globally, making him the fifth artist this year to have a single go straight in at Number 1 in its first week,...

December 12, 2022 – Sam Fender is very pleased to release a new live album, Live From Finsbury Park. The album captures Sam’s scintillating sell-out performance in front of 45,000 fans earlier this Summer in London. As Sam’s biggest headline show to date, and straight off the back of his show-stealing performance at Glastonbury Festival, the Finsbury Park show paid testament to an incredible twelve months for an artist whose rise has been meteoric.

The album is released as a standalone double coloured vinyl through Polydor Records/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. It also then feature as a “Live Deluxe Edition” of Seventeen Going Under on double CD and include B-sides and the “Live From Finsbury Park” recordings.

Two new tracks feature on the deluxe edition, the recently shared “Wild Grey Ocean” and the previously unheard, “Little Bull of Blithe.” Both tracks were part of the original Seventeen...

Sam Fender has just been announced as one of the headliners for Reading and Leeds festival (9 December).

While sharing the news to his Instagram page, the North Shields artist recalled a story from when he attended Leeds festival 10 years ago as a punter.

During his time attending the festival, Fender told how he was apparently saved from a tent fire by a “young hero from Sheffield“, who urinated on the flames to put them out.

“Little did he know he’d just saved Reading and Leeds’s 2023 headliner,” Fender joked.

Announcing the news alongside a picture of the official line up, Fender wrote: “I first went to Leeds festival 10 years ago as a teenager, me and Deano [childhood friend and guitarist] spent the entire week launching hot dogs out of a gazebo pole at random crowds of lads chanting ‘Yorkshire Yorkshire’.”

“One night I was out cold in my tent from necking a bottle...

The Killers have announced a number of UK and Ireland tour dates for summer 2023, including their first ever Edinburgh show.

On Friday (9 December), it was announced that the “Mr Brightside” rockers will play four gigs across the UK and Ireland next summer.

The band will headline Reading and Leeds Festival, playing Reading on Saturday (26 August) and Leeds on Sunday (27 August)

It marks the first time The Killers have headlined the festival since 2008.

On 3 September, The Killers will also headline Electric Picnic Festival in Stradbally, Ireland.

The band will play two solo shows around the same time. One will be at the Royal Highland Centre Showgrounds in Edinburgh for their first ever show in Edinburgh.

The Killers will play a second solo concert at Boucher Road Playing Feels in Belfast on 1 September.

The 2023 dates follow last summer’s sold out stadium tour, which saw The Killers play to 400,000 fans at shows...

The lineup for next year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals has been announced, with acts such as Billie Eilish and Lewis Capaldi topping the bill.

Eilish will become the youngest solo artist to headline the festivals. The US star, 20, will perform at the 2023 events alongside Capaldi, The Killers, Sam Fender, Foals and Imagine Dragons.

Tickets for the three-day sister events, taking place on August 25 to 27, go on sale at 9am on Monday (12 December), with further acts to be announced.

Scottish singer-songwriter Capaldi, whose second album Broken By Desire to be Heavenly Sent is due out next year, makes his headline debut at the festival.

He said: “I am so, so excited to be one of the headliners for Reading & Leeds Festival. Unreal that last time I played was to a wee crowd in 2018. Can’t wait to see you all next year.”

Capaldi also predicted his appearance on the lineup would be criticised,...

London-based girl band Flo have been named the winners of the Brit Awards 2023 Rising Star prize.

Clara Amfo announced the news on her BBC Radio 1 Future Sounds show Thursday (8 December), revealing the group as the first-ever band to win the award.

The trio made up of 19 to 20-year-olds Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma and Renée Downer, beat producer Nia Archives and songwriter Cat Burns to claim the trophy.

In a statement, the band said: “From growing up watching the Brits, to finding each other and forming Flo, releasing our first body of work in 2022 and winning a Brit award in the same year!! We are so shocked and grateful. We are the first group to win the Brits Rising Star!

“We’ve just made history and couldn’t have done it without our wonderful fans and supportive families. It’s truly a dream come true. We feel so empowered creating...

The BBC has confirmed that this year’s Top of the Pops Christmas Special will still go ahead despite reports that it had been axed.

The festive special will air as usual, hosted by BBC Radio 1’s Clara Amfo and Jack Saunders.

Top of the Pops stopped being broadcast weekly in 2006, but has continued to air its festive special annually.

In a series of reports this week, it was claimed that the show will be shelved, per an article published in The Sun. The piece alleged that “BBC Scrooges” had axed the special after 57 years on TV.

A source told the publication: “[BBC] bosses felt the cost involved in creating a one-off show like this were too high to justify. Creating the studio and bringing together a string of artists to perform for just this programme required a disproportionate amount of resources.”

“It will be seen as the sad end...

I’ve never felt so naked in my whole life,” says Jacob Slater, the man behind the reins of rock band Wunderhorse. The Hertfordshire-born frontman is centre stage at his sold-out show at London’s Lafayette, 600 pairs of eyes transfixed by him. As he roars through a rollicking set of gritty rock, his face crinkles, his body bucks. Pouring out of him are vignettes of teenage trauma, delivered with a preacher’s zeal. He bares his soul; his heart is open.

“It’s kind of a relief going on stage every night,” he tells me the following day, when we meet in a bar in King’s Cross. “It’s like this is what I’m supposed to be doing.” This is fortunate, given Wunderhorse are currently on the road with Irish rock band Fontaines DC, having previously supported North Shields artist Sam Fender. Both have been enamoured by the...

Spotify Wrapped 2022 has landed, and with it the steaming service’s list of the top artists, albums, songs and podcasts for the year.

In the UK, Taylor Swift has been crowned the most streamed artist of the year, following the release of her latest album Midnights. The artist has now had over 800 million streams in the UK.

The Top 10 artists in the UK also include the likes of Ed Sheeran, Arctic Monkeys, Dave, Harry Styles and The Weeknd.

Harry Styles’s single “As It Was” was the most streamed track this year, with Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” coming in second and Dave’s “Starlight” in third.

After the track’s resurgence thanks to Stranger Things, Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” made it to number four, with Sam Fender’s “17 Going Under” at number five.

In terms of albums, it was Harry Styles who came out on top for his album Harry’s House,...

Three acts have been shortlisted for the Brit Awards 2023 Rising Star prize.

Producer and singer Nia Archives, singer-songwriter Cat Burns and girlband Flo are all in the running for the award, which will be announced on 8 December.

The 2023 Brits Rising Star award is supported by BBC Radio 1 and is chosen by an invited panel of music industry insiders and experts.

The award is open to British artists who (as of 31 October 2022) have not yet achieved an Official Album Charts Top 20, or achieved more than one Top 20 in the Official Singles Chart.

Previous winners have included the likes of Adele, Florence + The Machine, Sam Fender and Celeste.

One of this year’s shortlists is low-fi jungle singer and producer Nia Archives, who says she is “overwhelmed and happy” to hear the news.

Originally born in Leeds, the multi-skilled artist relocated to Manchester at 16 where she formed a close community of like-minded ravers.

Nick Cave has weighed in on the Kanye West debate, saying he will still listen to the rapper’s music regardless of his recent antisemitic remarks.

Last month, West made headlines after tweeting antisemitic comments, which led to his brief social media suspension and losing out on his billion-dollar partnership with Adidas.

You can find out more about what West has said and who has called him out here.

“Well, on some level I don’t care what Kanye has to say on things, but I do love Kanye, his music,” Cave said during a new interview on BBC’s Newsnight.

“But, I find antisemitism in particular distasteful. And so it’s very disappointing to hear these remarks and such sort of obvious, boring kind of reductive tropes that he’s actually pedalling.”

Cave added: “However it’s a personal choice as to whether you can go on and listen to that person’s music.

Singer Harry Styles has topped the list of the richest UK celebrities aged 30 and under for the first time, according to the Heat Rich List.

Making his debut on the magazine’s annual list back in 2016, the 28-year-old singer has now broken through the 100 million pounds barrier amassing a 116 million pound fortune to replace 31-year-old Ed Sheeran in the top spot, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Style’s fortune increased following the success of his third solo studio album ‘Harry’s House’, which spent six weeks at the top of the UK charts, as well as lead single ‘As It Was’ which topped the US Billboard chart for 15 weeks.

The former One Direction star’s acting career continues to go from strength-to-strength with lead roles in 2022 in ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ and ‘My Policeman’ whilst he has lucrative endorsement deals with Gucci and skincare and nail varnish ranges.

Fellow pop star Dua Lipa...

Take That have announced that they will headline the BST Hyde park show next summer.

The performance will take place on Saturday 1 July 2023 with support from The Script and Sugababes.

Take That originally formed back in 1990 with five members: Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen.

Now, Barlow, Owen and Donald will reunite to perform the British group’s only show of next year.

“We’re so excited to be back together and that BST Hyde Park will be the first stage we perform on in almost four years,” the band said about the news.

“We have incredible memories of playing there in 2016, and we can’t wait to see everyone in July.”

The announcement follows the news that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Billy Joel, P!nk and Blackpink will also play dates across the BST Hyde Park 2023.

How to get tickets:

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Sam Fender’s older brother Liam Fender has released his debut single.

The long-time musician released “Love Will Conquer” on Friday (28 October). The track is accompanied by a semi-autobiographical music video filmed in North Shields, and starring the actor Jacob Anderton.

News of the single comes with the announcement of Liam’s first ever hometown show at Riverside in Newcastle on Thursday 8 December.

The song’s “universal message of togetherness, belief in better times, and the importance of connection has only grown more poignant amid the turbulence of recent years”, Liam said on the new single.

“Love Will Conquer” is an optimistic take on the world, with the video showing Anderton working during the day and then performing to uninterested audiences in the evenings.

Liam himself also features in the video singing in the pub scattered between shots of Anderton.

“It’s a story that a lot of people in...

Millie Bobby Brown has said that a collaboration with Mariah Carey could be in the works.

The 18-year-old actor was chatting to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, when she explained that the pair had recently become friends.

Brown met Carey’s children, and as a result Carey herself, after finding out that they were fans of her Stranger Thingscharacter Eleven.

Brown explained to Fallon how the pair often sing together, and even admitted to having recorded in the studio with her: “I’ll just go over and we’ll sing together!”

“We have sung together, yeah,” Brown said This prompted Fallon to ask if something could be in the works.

“Potentially, I don’t know!” Brown said in response, before adding that she thought Carey was “the most talented singer ever”

This is the biggest scoop I’ve ever gotten on The Tonight Show,” Fallon said, “I would buy that in two seconds!

This year’s Best New Artist race is one of the most fun to follow in years at the Grammys. And it isn’t only because a lot of exciting artists are looking to be nominated, but more due to the lack of an obvious, undeniable front-runner like Billie Eilish or Olivia Rodrigo in years past. While a couple of people do look like very safe bets, the category could go a myriad of ways and ultimately shock us all for the first time in forever.

A few front-runners are probably safe for a nomination. Latto could perhaps be the biggest of them, with her hit “Big Energy” being one of the defining songs of 2022 and being a hip-hop/pop crossover. Another is Zach Bryan, whose debut album, “American Heartbreak,” is the biggest country album eligible for this year’s Grammys and has netted multiple weeks in the top 10 of...

In another universe, Santi White might be about to hit the road for her Holified Tour right now. Instead, the musician — who performs as Santigold — is talking to Rolling Stone about what she calls a “cultural crisis.” As she was preparing to tour on the heels of her new album, Spirituals, Santigold came to the sound realization that the trek was unsustainable, both financially and for her mental health. She made the difficult decision to cancel the run, and she was far from alone. Shawn Mendes, Justin Bieber, Animal Collective,...

When last year’s rock field nominations at the Grammys were announced, the reactions were mixed. A lot of people were happy that the field prioritized rock legends and “authentic” rock music over alternative-leaning. However, others were quite disappointed by the lack of high-profile — and mostly young — artists who were snubbed in favor of the veterans. To many, the rock nominations weren’t exciting without those interesting committee-inserted picks we typically got. The Recording Academy is always aware of criticism, so this year let’s consider who might ultimately get picked for prestigious nominations, young and old.

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A few field favorites are in contention this year. Perhaps the biggest is Jack White, who’s competing with his single “Taking Me Back” as well as with the album “Fear of the Dawn.” He is most likely the front-runner for now,...

Sadiq Khan has led celebrations for Little Simz after she won the 2022 Mercury Prize.

On Tuesday (18 October), the rapper was named the winner of the prestigious award for her album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. The album was The Independent’s Album of the Year in 2021.

The 28-year-old beat out competition from the likes of Harry Styles, Sam Fender, Self Esteem and Joy Crookes.

London mayor Khan, rapper Jme and music fans took to Twitter to congratulate the Simz on her win.

Khan wrote: “Huge congratulations to the inspiring and incredible Little Simz on winning the Mercury Prize! Doing London proud.”

“Lil Simz won the Mercury Prize. That’s a good thing. If you haven’t already go and check the album out for yourself,” wrote Jme.

Singer Laura Mvula tweeted: “Congratulations Little Simz on your Mercury Prize win!!!!!”

Music fans also shared messages of support Simz – born Simbiatu Ajikawoor – on Twitter.

Little Simz has been named as the winner of the 2022 Mercury Prize with her album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, and rightly so. This year’s ceremony unfolded much as it has in previous years, despite being rescheduled after the Queen’s death in September. And as with previous years, there was plenty of healthy competition to be found on this year’s shortlist: Simz with her ambitious, orchestral fourth album, Sam Fender with the rootsy, socially astute guitar rock of Seventeen Going Under, and Gwenno with her shimmering Cornish-language record, Tresor. Oh, and Harry Styles. Arguably the only one who didn’t deserve a nomination.

Styles has sought credibility from the instant he launched his solo career. There’s nothing wrong with this in itself – why shouldn’t a former boyband star seek artistic acclaim along with the adulation of his fans? No, it’s more the way Styles has gone about it.

Little Simz has been announced as the winner of the 2022 Mercury Prize.

The 28-year-old British artist won for her fourth studio album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.

The announcement was made during a live ceremony, which recognises the best British album of the year, at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, west London, on Tuesday evening.

Simz, born Simbiatu Ajikawo, fended off competition from 11 other acts, including Leeds-based post-punks Yard Act, North Shields rock singer Sam Fender, and pop singer Harry Styles.

“Wow, I’m very overwhelmed, I’m very grateful, glory to God, thank you so much,” Simz said, accepting her award. “To my family over here, my loved ones right here. I want to say a huge thank you to the Mercury for this incredible prize.”

She continued: “I want to say thank you to my brother and close collaborator Inflo... he’s known me since I was so young,...

Sam Fender has canceled a selection of upcoming tour dates, citing the need to look after his mental health.

“It seems completely hypocritical of me to advocate discussion on mental health and write songs about it if I don’t take time to look after my own mental health,” Fender wrote on Instagram.

In the post, the musician said that he has “neglected myself for over a year now and haven’t dealt with things that have deeply affected me’, and that ‘my friends and colleagues have been worried about...

Sam Fender has cancelled the rest of his North American tour dates, in order to “look after” his mental health.

The 28-year-old British artist was scheduled to perform in Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver later this month, in addition to supporting Florence and the Machine during a New York concert at Madison Square Garden and a set at the Las Vegas festival Life Is Beautiful.

However, in a recent announcement made on his social media accounts on Monday (12 September), Fender said he will be taking some “time off the road”.

“It seems completely hypocritical of me to advocate discussion on mental health and write songs about it if I don’t take the time to look after my own mental health,” he began.

“I’ve neglected myself for over a year now and haven’t dealt with things that have deeply affected me. It’s impossible to do this work on myself while on the road,...

With a fifth studio album due to be released this October, The 1975 have announced a 13 show UK leg of their next tour in January, with general sale tickets going live this morning (September 9).

Being Funny In A Foreign Language will be available to purchase on Friday October 14 including the already released singles Part of the Band and Happiness earlier this year.

The announcement of the UK show dates follow the band’s headline set at Reading and Leeds festival and coincides with the third single released from the new album, I’m in Love With You, featuring Phoebe Bridgers.

Concert dates for the UK tour will take place between 8 January and 30 January 2023.

The band will begin the sell-out 23 show North American leg of the At Their Very Best Tour this November.

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The Mercury Prize has been postponed after news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death broke.

Audience members were in their seats waiting for the annual ceremony to begin when Buckingham Palace announced the Queen had died peacefully at Balmoral, aged 96.

Organisers told the crowd assembled at London’s Eventim Apollo they had decided to call off the ceremony “in light of the sad news”.

The event was scheduled to begin an hour after the news was announced. Earlier in the day, organisers cancelled the planned red carpet.

Messages displayed on the screen read: “In light of the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. we are sorry to announce that we will not be proceeding with this evening's event as planned.

“Mercury Prize will be communicating with guests and audience members over the coming days. We thank you for your understanding at this difficult and sad time.

Wet Leg put their spin on Steve Lacy’s single “Bad Habit” during a performance for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge series. The British duo Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers also showcased their own “Wet Dream.”

“Bad Habit” comes off Lacy’s sophomore album, Gemini Rights, which came out in July via RCA. “Wet Dream,” meanwhile, appears on Wet Leg’s self-titled debut album, which arrived in April. Earlier this year, Harry Styles appeared on Live Lounge and offered his version of “Wet Dream.”

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Sam Fender, Little Simz, and Harry Styles are among the artists shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize.

The shortlist was unveiled in July, comprising 12 albums – from rap and jazz to indie and Cornish folk-rock – that will compete for the coveted award at a ceremony held this September.

This year’s entries are among the most eclectic in recent years. Little Simz is shortlisted for the second time with her critically adored Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, following on from her nod in 2019 for Grey Area.

Rock singer Sam Fender receives his debut nomination for his second LP, Seventeen Going Under, as does pop star Harry Styles, who has been shortlisted for his third studio album, Harry’s House. His record is arguably the most “pure pop” album to be shortlisted since Ed Sheeran’s controversial nomination in 2017.

First-time nominees make up most of this year’s nominees, following last year’s shortlist which included 10 debuts.