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Olivia Rodrigo has been confirmed to join the upcoming FireAid benefit concert in Los Angeles later this month. READ MORE: LA music community tell us about “tragic” impact of wildfires: “This will be felt for years” The event was first announced earlier this month in support of the victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires and will take place on January 30 at the Intuit Dome and the KIA Forum – […]

The Cure‘s Robert Smith has left X (formerly Twitter) – see what he had to say in his parting message below. READ MORE: The Cure – ‘Songs Of A Lost World’: a masterful reflection on loss Last night (January 19), Smith took to X to share his final post on the social media platform after first joining it – back when it was known as Twitter – in 2009. He wrote, […]

A man has been arrested in connection with the killing of P. Fluid, the frontman of influential funk metal band 24-7 Spyz. The singer – real name Peter Forrest – was found badly beaten in the back of an abandoned vehicle in the Bronx, New York. He was pronounced dead at the scene on January 13 at the age of 64. The vehicle in question was a private ambulette bus […]

Nelly has defended his decision to play at Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration party, calling it “an honour”. READ MORE: Entertainment world reacts to Donald Trump’s 2024 US election win: “We are all totally fucked” The St. Louis rapper will be part of the line-up at the Republican’s second inauguration at the US Capitol on Monday (January 20), although the event has been moved indoors due to the expectation of dangerously cold […]

TikTok has been made available for US users again, just hours after it was shut down by a Supreme Court ruling. The social media platform ceased operating in the country on Saturday (January 18) after the court set a deadline for Sunday for the site to be sold to American owners or address the national security concerns identified by Congress. “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now. A law banning TikTok […]

Matty Healy is reportedly preparing to write about his relationship with Taylor Swift on the next album by The 1975. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstep The two singers are widely speculated to have dated for a short period in the summer of 2023, following Swift’s split from actor Joe Alwyn and before the start of her relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce. Swifties […]

The original sheet lyrics of an early draft of Bob Dylan’s ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ have sold at auction for over $500,000. READ MORE: Timothée Chalamet on becoming Bob Dylan for ‘A Complete Unknown’ With Dylan fever in the air thanks to the recent cinema release of A Complete Unknown, the timing was right for the two yellow sheets to go up for sale at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, California. The […]

Johnny Marr joined Franz Ferdinand in Manchester last night for a trio of songs including The Smiths’ ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ – see footage below. READ MORE: Franz Ferdinand tell us about new album ‘The Human Fear’ and pop growing “stale” The Scottish indie band were playing at the city’s Aviva Studios on Saturday (January 18) for a show as part of Amazon Music’s City Sessions series, which was streamed live on […]

R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe has encouraged people to boycott Facebook and Instagram over their role in “helping advance the far right in America”. READ MORE: NME meets R.E.M.: “We needed swagger – to be loud and raw” The singer has called for people to log out from all platforms owned by Meta – which also includes Threads, Whatsapp, Messenger, Giphy, Metaquest and Rayban Meta – between January 19 and 26. “I’ll be logged off […]