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AURORA and The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands have formed a new band, TOMORA, and their first single is out now – check it out here. READ MORE: AURORA on art, ‘Adolescence’ and activism: “Politics have a place in music, movies and art” TOMORA have been listed on a few festival line-ups for next year, including Coachella, leading fans to speculate on who it might be. And, with the release of […]

More roles in The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event have been cast, with David Morrissey, Leanne Best and Bobby Schofield among those to be playing members of the legendary band’s circle. READ MORE: ‘The Beatles Anthology’ review: a familiar but fab nine-episode deep dive The Sam Mendes-directed films, produced by Sony Pictures, Neal Street Productions and Apple Corps, are all set for release on April 7, 2028, despite earlier […]

Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain are all set to boycott Eurovision next year after Israel was given the go-ahead to compete amid calls from some participating broadcasters for the country’s exclusion. READ MORE: Eurovision 2024 – fans and boycotters speak: “This is bigger than the contest” The 2026 edition will be the 70th. It’s set to be held in Vienna on May 16 after Austria won this year’s contest with […]

Guns N’ Roses have debuted two new singles, ‘Nothin’ and ‘Atlas’. READ MORE: Guns N’ Roses live at Glastonbury: a solid performance… to the wrong crowd The pair of songs is the legendary rockers’ first release in two years, following ‘Perhaps’ and ‘The General’ in 2023. Of the pair, ‘Nothin’ is the slower of the pair, taking on the form of a rock power ballad with thick, retro-sounding keyboard chords and […]

The Damned have covered Pink Floyd‘s classic song ‘See Emily Play’. Listen below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – The Damned’s Captain Sensible The punk icons’ take on the legendary band’s 1967 single serves as the second preview of their new covers album, ‘Not Like Everybody Else’, out January 23 via earMUSIC. Pre-order/pre-save here. Guitarist Captain Sensible provides lead vocals on The Damned’s vibrant reimagining of Syd […]

Slipknot percussionist Clown has said the band hopes to release their long-delayed “lost” album ‘Look Outside Your Window’ next year. READ MORE: Clown talks Slipknot’s 25th anniversary tour and future: “We probably have several albums in us right now” The album was recorded by Clown (real name is Shaun Crahan), Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson and Jim Root at the same time as they were working on 2008’s ‘All Hope Is […]

Pink Floyd are hosting pop-up stores across UK, Europe and America in celebration of the 50th anniversary of ‘Wish You Were Here’. READ MORE: ‘Pink Floyd At Pompeii: MCMLXXII’ review: they don’t make them like this anymore The pop-up stores are hosted in collaboration with Sony Music and News & Coffee, the independent magazine retailer and coffee roaster. They will open at kiosks in London, Barcelona, Los Angeles and Paris. Each […]

The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has suggested that nightclubs should hold screenings and act as ‘fan zones’ for the 2026 World Cup next year. READ MORE: Club NME: the history of the legendary indie night Next year’s World Cup takes place between June 11 and July 19, 2026 across 16 cities in  Canada, Mexico and the United States, marking the first time the tournament has been co-hosted across multiple […]

Rosalía has announced a huge 2026 world tour, including shows in the UK, Europe and North America. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Rosalía – ‘Lux’ review: an arresting album of astonishing scope and ambition The Spanish singer-songwriter will hit the road next year in support of her acclaimed fourth studio album, ‘Lux’, which was released on November 7. It’ll mark her biggest run of headline gigs to date, spanning […]

Slipknot’s Clown has launched his own surreal Minecraft world Vernearth that features an evolving story alongside a number of different game modes. READ MORE: Clown talks Slipknot’s 25th anniversary tour and future: “We probably have several albums in us right now” Back in 2022, Slipknot teamed up with The Sandbox to launch Knotverse,“a fully immersive space to host Web3 experiences.” Now the band’s co-founder and percussionist Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has […]