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Wham! has landed the 2024 Christmas Number One spot on the UK Official Charts during the single’s 40th anniversary. READ MORE: Pepsi & Shirlie on ‘Last Christmas’ at 40 and George Michael’s legacy: “Every single moment of his life was dedicated to music”
 The iconic holiday track was penned and produced by the late George Michael, with the aim of bagging Christmas Number One back in 1984. However, the pop […]

Billie Eilish and Finneas have taken the time to teach first graders how to “write a hit song” in a new video. READ MORE: Billie Eilish – ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ review: bold, brilliant and somewhat brighter The ‘Birds Of A Feather’ singer and her brother and collaborator appeared as the latest guests on the digital series Celebrity Substitute where they stopped by Garvanza Elementary School in Los Angeles […]

Luigi Mangione – the chief suspect in the investigation into the murder of a healthcare CEO – will reportedly be housed in the same jail as Diddy. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4, with the killer remaining at large for several days afterwards. The suspect, initially described as a white man wearing a mask, fled the scene. On December 9, police arrested Mangione at […]

The Recording Academy has released its list of recipients for the 2025 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and it includes Prince, The Clash and Frankie Valli. READ MORE: The 20 best Prince songs of all time by the NME office The awards institution revealed its selection earlier today (December 20) via its official website, with the three aforementioned acts joined by gospel singer Dr Bobby Lee, old-school hip hop pioneer and rapper […]

Alex James has said he “burst into tears” when he saw his teenage daughter in the crowd at a recent Blur show. READ MORE: Graham Coxon on the return of Blur: “We can’t leave it too long because we’re knocking on!” The bassist of the Britpop group, who released the memoir Over The Rainbow: Tales Of An Unexpected Year earlier this month, has reflected on the band’s new generation of fans, […]

A sing-along version of the Wicked soundtrack has been released on streaming platforms – listen (or sing along) to the album below. READ MORE: ‘Wicked’ review: hit musical makes gravity-defying leap to the big screen ‘Wicked: The Soundtrack (Sing-Along)’ was released today (December 20) via Universal Pictures, Republic Records and Verve Records. It features all 11 tracks of the original album without lead vocals, leaving the resulting tracks with the backing […]

Blondie are set to release a brand-new album in 2025, produced by John Congleton. The Debbie Harry-fronted band shared their 11th and most recent studio record, ‘Pollinator’, back in 2017. READ MORE: Blondie on their historic Havana trip: “It could have been a disaster” It was produced by the Grammy-winning Congleton (St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers, The War On Drugs), with the likes of Charli XCX, Johnny Marr, Dev Hynes and The Strokes‘ […]

Nirvana‘s ‘Nevermind’ has now spent 700 weeks on the Billboard 200 Chart. READ MORE: Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ at 30: a track-by-track guide from your favourite musicians The seminal 1991 album is only the ninth to achieve the feat, and only the fourth studio LP if greatest hits compilations aren’t counted. It means the album has spent 13.4 years non-consecutively on the chart, where it currently sits at Number 120. Other albums […]

Ex-Top Gear host James May was spotted “co-performing” at Paul McCartney‘s final gig of the year last night (December 19). READ MORE: Inside ‘Now And Then’: With a little help from AI, The Beatles live again McCartney brought the ‘Got Back’ 2024 tour to a close at The O2 in London with a show that included multiple surprises, including appearances from Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr and Rolling Stones‘ Ronnie Wood. But Starr and Wood weren’t the […]