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Over 70 songwriters have been nominated for the 2025 Ivor Novello Awards, with Lola Young, RAYE, Ghetts and Charli XCX leading nominations. See the full list below. READ MORE: Lola Young tells us about the success of ‘Messy’ and her love of The Cure The nominees were announced today (April 23) in eight categories, including the Best Album, Best Contemporary Song and the Rising Star Award with Amazon Music. This year’s […]

CMAT has been announced as the second headliner of the Lovely Days Live series at the Guinness HQ in Dublin. Find all the details below. Last week, it was confirmed that Dublin bands Fontaines D.C. and Lankum would be taking to the stage at the event in their home city on Sunday May 25. READ MORE: CMAT says The Last Dinner Party are marking a new era for women in […]

Konan of Krept & Konan has gone viral after his disastrous appearance on BBC’s Weakest Link. Check it out below. READ MORE: Krept & Konan tell us about going for “G.O.A.T” status on new single ‘Smooth Lovin’ The episode, which aired on BBC One on April 12, saw Keith Duffy, Rachel Riley, Amy Gledhill, Ching He Huang, Rory Bremner, Bonnie Langford and Chris Harris compete alongside Konan to win a potential prize […]

BABYMETAL have postponed the release of their upcoming new album ‘Metal Forth’. READ MORE: BABYMETAL say they “haven’t changed at all” because of their success The Japanese kawaii metal band were initially due to release their fifth studio record on June 13 via Capitol Records (pre-order/pre-save here). Earlier this month, they previewed the project with ‘From Me To U’ – an “intense” collaborative single with Poppy. Taking to social media today […]

Nicolas Jaar of the group Darkside has used their sets at Coachella 2025 to share support for Palestine and call out the actions of ICE. READ MORE: Darkside – ‘Spiral’ review: a gorgeous, filmic record that rewards with each spin The trio performed at both weekend one and weekend two of this year’s edition of the California festival, and Jaar used their time on stage in the Gobi Tent to […]

John Lydon has seemingly gone back on his criticism of Taylor Swift, now sharing that he would like to collaborate with the pop star. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – John Lydon: “Daft Punk wanted to work with me a while back, but I didn’t feel the vibe” The former Sex Pistols frontman and founder of Public Image Ltd. first made the comments back in February, as […]

Manic Street Preachers have announced a new book charting the “definitive history” of the band, 168 Songs Of Hatred And Failure. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers: “We’ve muzzled young generations – they get endlessly told off” Written by Keith Cameron, the forthcoming title is described as “a major new book” that tells “the story of 168 songs across 40+ years” of the Welsh group’s career. […]

The Beta Band have shared that they will be releasing a deluxe vinyl reissue of their classic ‘The Three E.P.s’. Check out the details below. READ MORE: Remembering The Beta Band, the self-destructive pop saboteurs who did it all wrong in all the right ways The release is set to be reissued by Because Music, and will see The Beta Band’s iconic collection arrive as a double vinyl on July […]

KATSEYE are set to return with a new single titled ‘Gnarly’ later this month. READ MORE:  Mark – ‘The Firstfruit’ review: NCT’s splintered backbone paints himself whole The new track was announced on April 23 via social media, after the six-piece had been cryptically teasing new music in the days leading up to the announcement. Due out April 30, ‘Gnarly’ is set to mark KATSEYE’s first new music release since they […]