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Paul Simon has announced an extensive 2025 North American tour, seven years after he retired from playing live. The legendary singer-songwriter will play a long string of dates across the continent, kicking off in New Orleans’ Saenger Theater on April 4. Runs of five shows in New York’s Beacon Theater and Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall are included in the run, which finally concludes in Seattle’s Benaroya Hall on […]

Sandro Cavazza – one of the late Avicii‘s collaborators – has shared that he did not approve of the recent release of ‘Forever Yours’. READ MORE: Avicii – ‘TIM’ review The new version of the late producer’s – real name Tim Bergling – 2016 track was released on February 14. ‘Forever Yours – Tim’s 2016 Ibiza Version’ features Cavazza as a vocalist. However, Cavazza took to his official Instagram account to […]

Central Cee, Bashy and Ayra Starr were among the big winners at the 2025 MOBO Awards – see the full list of winners below. READ MORE: Odeal: the LVRN-backed rising star redefining R&B with his alté fusion The 27th edition of the annual awards ceremony, which celebrates music of Black origin, took place in Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on Tuesday night (February 18), hosted by comedian Eddie Kadi and Love Island star […]

Rick Buckler, the drummer for The Jam, has died at the age of 69, following a short illness. READ MORE: Paul Weller: “I’m trying different things as much as I can – time is of the essence, man” The passing of the legendary musician was confirmed by his bandmates Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton, who each shared separate statements on his death. The news of Buckler’s passing comes weeks after he […]

Tributes have been paid to the former King Crimson percussionist Jamie Muir, who has died at the age of 82. News of his passing was confirmed by his friend and bandmate Bill Bruford on Monday (February 17), who wrote on Facebook: “Jamie Muir died today, 17.02.2025, in Cornwall, UK, with his brother George by his side.” A cause of death has not been revealed. King Crimson frontman Robert Fripp paid […]

Lily Allen has opened up about her journey of “accepting pain” and how she may potentially get a tattoo in honour of that message following her split from David Harbour. News of the couple’s separation after four years of marriage was reported earlier this month. Allen and Stranger Things actor Harbour began dating in 2019 after meeting on the dating app Raya and tied the knot in an intimate Las […]

Lady Gaga has revealed the 14-song tracklist for her upcoming seventh studio album ‘MAYHEM’ – check it out below. READ MORE:  ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ review: Lady Gaga shines in a provocative prison musical The popstar announced the highly anticipated record at the end of January and it is set to be released on March 7. You can pre-order/pre-save your copy of the album here. Now, in a post on Instagram […]

Mumford & Sons have shared their latest single ‘Malibu’ from the forthcoming album ‘Rushmere’, explaining that the song “just felt like us”. The soft and delicate track opens with a folksy guitar riff as frontman Marcus Mumford‘s warm vocals take over the chorus of: “You are all I want / You’re all I need / And I’ll find peace beneath the shadow of your wings“. Speaking about the track in a […]

Lil Baby has announced his 2025 ‘Wham’ arena world tour, set to kick off later this summer. READ MORE: Lil Baby – ‘WHAM’ review: trap superstar loses his spark The rapper will commence his massive tour with a 15-date run across North America starting on June 3 at the Toyota Center in Houston. From there, Lil Baby – real name Dominique Jones – will make stops in cities such as […]

Rise Against, Hatebreed, Kids In Glass Houses and more have been announced as new names on the stacked Download 2025 line-up. READ MORE: Download boss Andy Copping on the 2025 line-up: “The festival will die if we don’t move with the times” The music bash will return to its home of Donington Park, Leicestershire, for its 22nd year and take place from June 13-15. Tickets for the festival are on […]