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Download Festival has announced the day splits for its 2025 line-up. Check it out below. READ MORE: Download boss Andy Copping on the 2025 line-up: “The festival will die if we don’t move with the times” The metal festival will return to Donington Park in Leicestershire, between June 13-15, and this year will mark the 22nd instalment. Towards the end of 2024, the first wave of artists were announced – […]

Nick Grimshaw has spoken to NME about stepping into his role as host of the coveted BBC 6 Music breakfast show in place of Lauren Laverne – as well as sharing his advice for aspiring radio DJs. Last year saw Laverne take a hiatus from her radio duties after sharing her cancer diagnosis. The host and former Kenickie star announced that she had been given the “all clear” back in […]

Phil Collins has said he is “not hungry” enough to make any new music. The soloist and former Genesis singer/drummer hasn’t released an album of original music since Disney’s Brother Bear soundtrack in 2003. His seventh and latest solo record, ‘Testify’, arrived the previous year. In 2010, he shared an LP of Mowtown and soul covers titled ‘Going Back’. Collins has been suffering from health issues in recent years, following a […]

The Horrors have shared a new single titled ‘Ariel’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: NME’s most anticipated album releases of 2025 The brooding and atmospheric song serves as the opener of the band’s sixth studio album ‘Night Life’, which is due for release on March 21 via Fiction (pre-order/pre-save here). “‘Ariel’ is a particularly special track, and a group favourite,” Faris Badwan and co. explained said of the […]

Queens Of The Stone Age have announced a second date for Sheffield’s Rock N Roll Circus 2025, along with the full line-ups for the shows. READ MORE: Queens of The Stone Age: “This album sounds as brutal as it feels to be alive right now” Earlier this week, the Josh Homme-fronted band were unveiled as the headliners for the festival, which is due to take place on August 27 at the […]

Manic Street Preachers have announced a huge outdoor UK show for this summer, with support coming from The Charlatans and Ash. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers on their song about Morrissey and new album ‘Critical Thinking’: “The only thing I attack on this record is myself” The Welsh band will head out on the road this spring in support of their 15th album ‘Critical Thinking’, which […]

Noah Kahan has announced a huge show in Cardiff – scheduled for the same weekend as Glastonbury 2025. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Glastonbury 2025: how to buy tickets, who’s playing and everything you need to know The Grammy-nominated folk-pop star is due to perform at the inaugural edition of the Blackweir Live concert series in the Welsh capital on Friday June 27. It was previously confirmed that […]

Dolly Parton and The Wiggles have released ‘Counting 1 To 5’, a reimagination of the country icon’s classic song – listen below. READ MORE: The Wiggles – ‘ReWiggled’ review: Stella Donnelly, Spacey Jane and more pitch in for a sunny yet strange covers album The track is part of the children’s group’s upcoming album ‘Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!’, which is set to be released on March 7, and also features contributions […]

It’s been confirmed that Imagine Dragons’ Starfield theme ‘Children Of The Sky’ will be the first song broadcast from the Moon. READ MORE: ‘Starfield’ review: a dizzying adventure that shoots for the moon Last September, Imagine Dragons were joined onstage by the LA Film Orchestra and legendary video games composer Inon Zur for a gig at the Hollywood Bowl. Next month, the show will hit cinemas but before that, Imagine […]