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Nia Archives has launched her own label called Up Ya Archives, and released its first track, ‘Get Loose‘ by Cheetah. READ MORE: Nia Archives – ‘Silence Is Loud’ review: reflective jungle from an essential new star The jungle producer and DJ won acclaim for her debut album, ‘Silence Is Loud‘, earning BRIT and Mercury Prize nominations. The new track fuses elements of soca and jungle, and features vocals and production work […]

It looks like Faces could be gearing up to release their first new album in over 50 years. The rock band – which features Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones‘ guitarist Ronnie Wood and drummer Kenney Jones – have been hinting at a reunion in recent years, and now it has been confirmed that they have recorded 11 new tracks for a new album. Rumours of a comeback first got momentum […]

Benson Boone has hit out at the people who “hate” him or dislike his music, saying they should “at least have a good reason” for doing so. The US singer-songwriter, who competed on American Idol in 2021, scored one of the biggest songs of last year with his viral hit ‘Beautiful Things’. It peaked at Number One in the UK, and Number Two on the US’ Billboard Hot 100. The […]

Ghost frontman Tobias Forge has explained why he implemented a phone ban on the band’s 2025 tour, saying that he hopes it helps the audience feel “relieved of the chains”. READ MORE: Tobias Forge on new material and the future of Ghost: “If fans need the lore to like the band, that element will be over quite soon” It comes as the Swedish metal group brought their largest ever UK […]

The Liberal Democrats are calling for “headphone dodgers” to face fines of up to £1,000 for playing loud music on public transport. Already, there are laws in place that ban various forms of anti-social behaviour on public transport in the UK. On trains and at stations, this includes using equipment to produce sound without permission which comes as an annoyance to others. However, the Lib Dems are looking to take […]

Squid have shared a new single called ‘The Hearth And Circle Round Fire’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: Squid – Cowards review: the Brighton band get freakier and proggier The frenetic standalone song is an outtake from the sessions for the Brighton band’s third studio album, ‘Cowards’, which was released in February. “‘The Hearth And Circle Round Fire’ is a punky tune that came together quite […]

Picture Parlour are back with a new single called ‘Who’s There To Love Without You?’. Check it out below. READ MORE: Introducing Picture Parlour, the fearless rockers ready to take on the world Released today (April 24), the track marks the group’s first new music of 2025, and follows on from their breakthrough ‘Face In The Picture’ EP, which was shared last year. Filled to the brim with playful guitar riffs […]

Jack Black has been revealed as the latest cast member of the forthcoming Weezer movie, as confirmed by frontman Rivers Cuomo. The film was announced by the band during their appearance at this month’s Coachella, with Cuomo telling the crowd: “We’ve been busy making the Weezer movie back in LA the last couple weeks”. Journalist Jeff Sneider revealed that the movie would be a documentary, with Keanu Reeves playing the […]

Organisers of The Proms have organised a new ‘after-hours’ showcase, featuring appearances from St Vincent, Arooj Aftab, The Traitors and more. READ MORE: St. Vincent: “When I think about music that I love, I don’t give a shit what the artist was thinking New for 2025, the BBC music series will now be hosting a ‘Dark Till Dawn Prom’, which will take place at the historic Royal Albert Hall in […]