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Ariana Grande has joked that she would “need an extra brain” to release new music. READ MORE: Ariana Grande – ‘Eternal Sunshine’ review: a compelling mood piece The musician’s last musical output was her March 2024 album ‘Eternal Sunshine’, an expanded deluxe version of which she shared in 2025, complete with six new tracks. She’s now shared that she isn’t interested in making new music at the moment, joking that she’d require “an […]

David Bowie’s widow Iman has shared her new ‘Blackstar’ tattoo to mark the 10th anniversary of her husband’s death. READ MORE: An oral history of David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ Today (January 10) marks exactly a decade since Bowie passed away after an 18-month private battle with cancer, news that shocked the world in January 2016, both because the illness had not been disclosed and as it broke just two days after the release of […]

Biffy Clyro have kicked off their huge ‘Futique’ UK and Ireland tour in Belfast – check out footage and setlist info below. READ MORE: Biffy Clyro on the biggest gig of their lives, their Scotland World Cup anthem and wild new material to come: “There’s life in the old dog yet” On Friday night (January 9), the band played at the SSE Arena in the first of a run of nine shows in support of their 10th album […]

Richard Ashcroft has been banned from driving for six months and ordered to pay a fine after being caught speeding. READ MORE: Richard Ashcroft – ‘Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1’ review: stripped-back re-imaginings of indie classics The former frontman of The Verve was sentenced this week (January 7) at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court in London, and was ordered to pay a total of £2,755 after being found to have travelled 8mph over the 40mph limit on the elevated […]

Salt-N-Pepa‘s lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over the ownership of their master recordings has been dismissed. Last May, the legendary rap duo, made up of Cheryl ‘Salt’ James and Sandra ‘Pepa’ Denton, filed the suit in New York federal court, accusing the label of refusing to honour the duo’s legal right to reclaim control of their music’s intellectual property. They had cited the 1976 Copyright Act, which they claimed ought to have […]

Cate Le Bon has shared a dreamy new single ‘Always The Same’, featuring vocals from St. Vincent – check it out below. The art-pop singer-songwriter released her seventh studio album ‘Michelangelo Dying’ last September and now she is back with ‘Always The Same’, which marks her second collaboration with St. Vincent. Le Bon produced and featured on the title track of St. Vincent’s 2024 album ‘All Born Screaming’, and this time around, Annie Clark has returned the favour by contributing echoey vocals to the […]

Britney Spears has taken to social media to vow she will “never perform in the US again” and suggested that her next public performance could take place in the UK. In a post shared to Instagram on Thursday (January 8), the Grammy winner, who has not toured since 2018, shared the news alongside a photo of herself sitting on stage next to a white piano. In the post’s caption, she […]

Billie Eilish has criticised ICE following the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis. READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ review: bold, brilliant and somewhat brighter Renee Nicole Good was killed on January 7 by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, which triggered widespread protests across the country. Good, a prize-winning poet with a wife and three children, was killed during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation. She was […]

Donald Trump has ruled out a pardon for Sean “Diddy” Combs after he penned a personal letter to the President. Last year, Combs was sentenced to four years and two months in prison following his conviction on federal prostitution-related charges. A judge said a “substantial sentence” was required to “send a message to abusers and victims alike that abuse against women is met with real accountability”. Prior to that, back […]