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A new drama series, Hamburg Days, charting the early days of the Beatles as a band is coming to the BBC. READ MORE: Giles Martin on giving new life to The Beatles’ ‘Anthology’: “It reveals how human they were” The show is based on the autobiography by Klaus Voormann, who is also a consultant on the series and is set in the early 1960s. A synopsis reads: “In the smoke-filled […]

Iron Maiden have lent their name to a new signature Fender guitar collection in celebration of being a band for a half a century. The collection encompasses new models from Fender Custom Shop, Fender and Jackson. Among them is a masterbuilt Stratocaster designed to mirror Dave Murray’s ultimate touring guitar, as well as a 50th anniversary Stratocaster from Fender. There’s also a Jannick Gers Stratocaster “designed for [his] high-energy playing […]

Rüfüs Du Sol have made history with the highest-selling electronic tour of all time. READ MORE: RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘Surrender’ review: Electronic trio offer atmospheric optimism but nothing new The Australian trio have been out on the road on their ‘Inhale/Exhale’ world tour in support of the album of the same name which came out last year. The tour has sold 750,000 headline tickets and reached 1.5million fans worldwide across […]

The BRIT Awards have confirmed the shortlist for the 2026 Critics’ Choice, with Jacob Alon, Rose Gray and SIENNA SPIRO all vying for the title. The three artists follow in the footsteps of previous winners including Adele, Florence and the Machine, Ellie Goulding and more, with The Last Dinner Party and Myles Smith taking home the title in more recent years. Since the award was introduced in 2008, it has been […]

Irish music has had a stellar year on streaming according to Spotify Wrapped 2025, with Kneecap attracting more listeners on the platform than The Beatles and Elton John in their native Ireland – NME can exclusively reveal. READ MORE: NME’s 50 Best Songs Of 2025 Today (Wednesday December 3) saw the launch of Spotify Wrapped 2025 – showing music fans their most listened to songs, artists, albums and more from […]

Fans have reacted to Spotify Wrapped’s new feature displaying a user’s “listening age”. Read More: NME’s 50 Best Songs Of 2025 The streaming service’s annual report has officially launched, where listeners can check statistics like their top albums, songs and artists of the year. This year, Spotify has included a brand new feature called a “listening age”, which compares “your musical tastes to others’ in your age group, looking at the […]

Keanu Reeves‘ band Dogstar have announced 2026 UK and Ireland shows alongside a full European tour. The alt-rock band – formed by bassist Reeves, vocalist Bret Domrose and drummer Rob Mailhouse in 1994 – are set to head off to Europe and the UK next June. Starting at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre on June 11, they’ll then play a huge show at London’s Roundhouse on the 13th. Dogstar are also set […]

Øya Festival has added more names to the 2026 line-up, including Geese, Blood Orange, Mogwai and more. READ MORE: Øya Festival boss talks partying, Palestine, progressive values and future headliners Next year’s instalment is set to return to Tøyen Park in Oslo, Norway, between Wednesday August 12 and Saturday August 15. At the start of October, The Cure were announced as the first headliners, and Amyl & The Sniffers were […]

A new study has found that Independent record labels pay nearly 80 per cent of all profits to artists. READ MORE: UK falling far behind in battle for venues and artists: “Music becomes a middle and upper class sport” The figures were revealed by the Organisation for Record Culture & Arts (ORCA), after a new report analysed data from nine imprints. This was done to get an insight into how […]

Netflix has defended its new documentary about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs‘ insisting it is “not a hit piece or an act of retribution”. It comes after the rapper’s lawyers sent a cease-and-desist to the streamer ahead of its airing, claiming that 50 Cent‘s new docuseries about the disgraced artist uses “stolen” footage. The four-part show, titled Sean Combs: The Reckoning, was released on Netflix yesterday (December 2). It was first reported that […]