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Phil Collins says he’s “not hungry enough” to make new music

Phil Collins has said he is “not hungry” enough to make any new music. The soloist and former Genesis singer/drummer hasn’t released an album of original music since Disney’s Brother Bear soundtrack in 2003. His seventh and latest solo record, ‘Testify’, arrived the previous year. In 2010, he shared an LP of Mowtown and soul covers titled ‘Going Back’. Collins has been suffering from health issues in recent years, following a […]

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The Horrors “mark the beginning of a new chapter” with brooding new single ‘Ariel’

The Horrors have shared a new single titled ‘Ariel’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: NME’s most anticipated album releases of 2025 The brooding and atmospheric song serves as the opener of the band’s sixth studio album ‘Night Life’, which is due for release on March 21 via Fiction (pre-order/pre-save here). “‘Ariel’ is a particularly special track, and a group favourite,” Faris Badwan and co. explained said of the […]

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Queens Of The Stone Age announce full line-up and second date for Sheffield’s Rock N’ Roll Circus

Queens Of The Stone Age have announced a second date for Sheffield’s Rock N Roll Circus 2025, along with the full line-ups for the shows. READ MORE: Queens of The Stone Age: “This album sounds as brutal as it feels to be alive right now” Earlier this week, the Josh Homme-fronted band were unveiled as the headliners for the festival, which is due to take place on August 27 at the […]

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Manic Street Preachers add huge UK outdoor gig with The Charlatans and Ash to summer 2025 tour plans

Manic Street Preachers have announced a huge outdoor UK show for this summer, with support coming from The Charlatans and Ash. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Manic Street Preachers on their song about Morrissey and new album ‘Critical Thinking’: “The only thing I attack on this record is myself” The Welsh band will head out on the road this spring in support of their 15th album ‘Critical Thinking’, which […]

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Noah Kahan announces huge Cardiff gig – the same weekend as Glastonbury 2025

Noah Kahan has announced a huge show in Cardiff – scheduled for the same weekend as Glastonbury 2025. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Glastonbury 2025: how to buy tickets, who’s playing and everything you need to know The Grammy-nominated folk-pop star is due to perform at the inaugural edition of the Blackweir Live concert series in the Welsh capital on Friday June 27. It was previously confirmed that […]

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‘Counting 1 To 5’: Dolly Parton reimagines classic track for appearance on Wiggles country album

Dolly Parton and The Wiggles have released ‘Counting 1 To 5’, a reimagination of the country icon’s classic song – listen below. READ MORE: The Wiggles – ‘ReWiggled’ review: Stella Donnelly, Spacey Jane and more pitch in for a sunny yet strange covers album The track is part of the children’s group’s upcoming album ‘Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!’, which is set to be released on March 7, and also features contributions […]

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Imagine Dragons’ ‘Starfield’ theme will be the first song broadcast from the Moon

It’s been confirmed that Imagine Dragons’ Starfield theme ‘Children Of The Sky’ will be the first song broadcast from the Moon. READ MORE: ‘Starfield’ review: a dizzying adventure that shoots for the moon Last September, Imagine Dragons were joined onstage by the LA Film Orchestra and legendary video games composer Inon Zur for a gig at the Hollywood Bowl. Next month, the show will hit cinemas but before that, Imagine […]

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Madonna reacts to Trump posting image of himself as a ‘King’: “If this is a joke, I’m not laughing”

Madonna has reacted angrily to Donald Trump posting an image of himself under the banner ‘Long Live The King’. READ MORE: Madonna live in London: pop queen grapples with her legacy On Wednesday (February 19), the official White House account on X posted a mocked-up Time Magazine cover with the title switched to ‘Trump’, its image depicting the US president wearing a crown as he stands in front of the New York […]

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Simple Minds announce new live album and huge summer 2025 UK tour

Simple Minds have announced a new live album, ahead of their huge UK and Ireland tour this summer. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Jim Kerr, Simple Minds The Scottish band are due to release ‘Live In The City Of Diamonds’ on April 24 (pre-order/pre-save here). It captures a career-spanning sold-out concert at the Ziggo Dome arena in Amsterdam on April 6, 2024. […]

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Watch Djo – ‘Stranger Things’ star Joe Keery – cover Haim’s ‘Gasoline’

Djo has covered Haim‘s single ‘Gasoline’ as part of a new radio session – check out the videos below. The actor and musician – aka Joe Keery, who plays Steve Harrington in Stranger Things – recently visited Triple J to record a track for the station’s ‘Like A Version’ series. He is currently out in Australia following appearances at Laneway Festival. READ MORE: Djo on his TikTok smash ‘End Of Beginning’: […]

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