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Grace Jones has joined the already stacked line-up for the 2025 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival. READ MORE: Montreux Jazz Festival 2024 review: music history constantly in the making The Jamaican disco and new wave legend will be heading to the scenic shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland for the 59th instalment of the festival, which is being held from July 4 to 19. She replaces French rapper Laylow on […]

Grimes has cancelled her performance at dance music festival World Pride to “deal with family issues”. READ MORE: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drum The musician was slated to perform at the event, which is headlined by Jennifer Lopez and Troye Sivan, on June 7 in Washington DC. However, she’s now pulled out. “I am so so sorry and regretful […]

Kid Cudi has testified in court, claiming that Diddy broke into his home in 2011 after discovering that he had been dating his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial is under way at Manhattan Federal Court, with the rap mogul facing charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Among the accusations he is facing is the […]

Guided By Voices have responded to rumours that they are breaking up by announcing their second album of the year and 42nd in total. It is only three months since the Dayton, Ohio indie rock veterans released ‘Universe Room’, the 41st full-length of their four-decade career, but shortly after fans started to speculate that the end may be near for the group last week, news arrived of ‘Thick Rich And Delicious’, […]

The 1975‘s headline Glastonbury performance will be their only show of 2025 as the band finalise their “pretty extraordinary” new album, says manager and Dirty Hit label boss Jamie Oborne. READ MORE: On The Cover – The 1975: “I’d rather be a pretend supervillain than some pretend hero” Oborne appeared on The Money Trench podcast this week and discussed the band’s preparations for Glastonbury, where they’re set to headline the Pyramid Stage […]

JADE has teased at a Little Mix reunion with a cheeky lyric change during her Radio 1’s Big Weekend set – watch below. READ MORE: JADE tells us about winning her first BRIT Award as a solo artist: “I don’t know what I was expecting” The ‘Angel Of My Dreams’ singer topped the bill on the New Music Stage at the festival in Sefton Park, Liverpool on Sunday night (May 25), […]

Australian indie-pop duo Royel Otis have issued an apology after being accused of using misogynistic lyrics in their new single. READ MORE: Royel Otis: Australia’s next breakout indie heroes ‘Moody’, the latest release from the band, was released on May 9, and was written by members Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic alongside Grammy-winning songwriter Amy Allen. A press release issued alongside the track sees the former stars of NME‘s The Cover describe it […]

Freddy Lim, the frontman of metal band Chthonic, has been appointed as Taiwan’s new ambassador to Finland. Lim has been the lead vocalist of the band – sometimes referred to as the “Black Sabbath of Asia” – since their formation in 1995 in Taipei. They broke through internationally with their 2005 album ‘Seediq Bale’ and they have gone on to play major festivals such as Download and Ozzfest. In 2015, […]

Kang Daniel has announced a new mini-album, ‘Glow To Haze’ – find out more below. READ MORE: Revolutionary girl group tripleS are pushing the boundaries of K-pop Over the weekend, the South Korean musician took to social media to announce the upcoming project, which is due to arrive in June. The EP, titled ‘Glow To Haze’, will be his sixth, and is scheduled for release on June 16. To accompany […]