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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 […]

Glastonbury has announced the 2025 line-up for its Woodsies area – you can check it out below. The legendary festival returns to Worthy Farm in Somerset between June 25 and 29, ahead of a fallow year in 2026. Tickets sold out last November, but two official resales will take place this week (visit here for more info). READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2025: See the full line-up and stage splits so far Early last month, […]

Loyle Carner has announced details of a new album titled ‘Hopefully!’ and an upcoming world tour. Check out the recent double single, ‘All I Need/In My Mind’ below. READ MORE: Loyle Carner explains the importance of combating toxic masculinity with his live shows The new record is set to arrive on June 20 via Island EMI, and comes as the highly anticipated follow-up to the hit 2022 release ‘Hugo’ – […]

Riot Fest has announced its line-up for 2025, with Green Day, Blink-182 and Weezer set to headline. See the official poster below. READ MORE: Green Day – ‘Saviors’ review: their best work since ‘American Idiot’ The 20th anniversary edition of the three-day punk rock festival will take place at Douglass Park in Chicago, Illinois, between September 19-21. Blink-182 are due to close out the event on Friday night, ahead of bill-topping […]