Soulja Boy has shared his interest in purchasing TikTok after US Congress passed a bill that could lead to the app’s potential ban. READ MORE: Why might TikTok be banned in the US? This week (April 23), US Congress passed the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act that could force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the platform within nine months. If not, TikTok will be banned from US markets and […]

Ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony recently joined Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstong and Mike Dirnt’s side project The Coverups to play a set of covers. READ MORE: Green Day – ‘Saviors’ review: their best work since ‘American Idiot Last Saturday (April 20) The Coverups played a gig at the Costa Mesa’s Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, California. Anthony was brought on stage as a surprise guest. Armstrong took a moment to […]

The Rolling Stones have announced the support acts for their 2024 ‘Hackney Diamonds‘ US tour. READ MORE: The Rolling Stones – ‘Hackney Diamonds’ review: they’ve still got it  The legendary band are set to embark on a massive US tour next week (April 28). The tour will see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood perform in 16 cities across North America and Canada. To kick off the first night of […]

Tory MP Penny Mordaunt notably dodged a question about the government rejecting the recommendations of the Misogyny In Music report in a parliamentary session today (April 25). Kevin Brennan, Labour MP for Cardiff West, called for a debate to be held relating to the Government’s decision to reject the recommendations made by the Women and Equalities Select Committee in the report, which was published in January. He then pointed to […]

Griff has announced the details of her debut album ‘Vertigo’ and has shared that this LP is “the full story”. READ MORE: Griff comes back down to earth The Brits Rising star winner announced that ‘Vertigo’ is set for release on July 19 via Warner (pre-order / pre-save the album here). The LP will consist of 19 tracks including her recently released single ‘Miss Me Too’. To tease the tracklist, […]

The boss of the new Co-Op Live Arena has resigned after the opening of the venue was beleaguered by rows, controversy and teething problems. Gary Roden had come under fire in particular for his comments about grassroots music venues, arguing some of them were “poorly run” and insisting a proposed £1 ticket levy to preserve their future was “too simplistic”. The 23,500-capacity venue, which is now the largest arena in […]

Pet Shop Boys‘ Neil Tennant has admitted that he finds Taylor Swift‘s music “disappointing” following the release of her new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.  READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstep Despite Swift’s massive success in recent years, with her new double album becoming the fastest-selling of 2024, Tennant said in a Guardian Live event An Evening with Pet Shop Boys that he […]

The BBC have promised that Sam Smith‘s upcoming Proms performance will be “entirely appropriate” after their past ‘Satanic’ backlash. READ MORE: Sam Smith – ‘Gloria’ review: the most vital work of their career Smith has been announced as a headline act for this year’s BBC Proms on August 2 under their expanding pop programme. They will perform their 2014 debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’ in its entirety. Tickets for […]

Pet Shop Boys have spoken out about their namecheck in Eminem’s diss track ‘Can-I-Bitch’, joking about the good “humour” of the rapper. READ MORE: Pet Shop Boys interviewed: “This is our queer album” Released on ‘Straight from the Lab’ bootleg album, Eminem’s ‘Can-I-Bitch’ – a diss track aimed at fellow rapper Canibus – included Eminem mimicking the sound of a car hitting someone and the lyric, “What was that? Pet […]