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The Lonely Island reveal Justin Timberlake wasn’t actually singing on their iconic hit collab

The Lonely Island have revealed that Justin Timberlake never actually sang on one of their biggest hits. Read More: Justin Timberlake – ‘Everything I Thought It Was’ review: sullied superstar gets trapped in the typical The Saturday Night Live comedy trio – made up of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone – have teamed up with Timberlake on a number of occasions in the past, first on their famous ‘Dick […]

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Turnstile roar with new album ‘NEVER ENOUGH’ and share title track

Turnstile have announced their new album ‘NEVER ENOUGH’ and shared the title track from the record. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Turnstile: “When the stars align for things to happen, we follow them” The album is the follow up to 2021’s ‘GLOW ON‘, and it is due for release on June 6. It is available for pre-order/pre-save here, with several limited edition vinyl colour variants on offer in the band’s official […]

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Arcade Fire return with euphoric single ‘Year Of The Snake’ and announce new ‘Pink Elephant’ album details 

Arcade Fire have shared details about their forthcoming album ‘Pink Elephant’, and dropped the new lead single ‘Year Of The Snake’. Check it out below. READ MORE: Arcade Fire’s ‘Funeral’ at 15: the album that killed indie rock as we knew it The new material comes after frontman Win Butler and co. began teasing their comeback in recent days and made a cryptic update to their social media bio last […]

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Live music stocks crash due to Donald Trump’s tariffs – with “damage” to instrument market warned

Donald Trump‘s tariffs have caused live music stocks to crash and inflicted “damage” on the instrument market. Back in February, President Trump signed an executive order to impose tariffs on imports from a number of countries but due to backlash, he delayed the majority of them. Last Wednesday (April 2) he shared his new, revised plan with imports from most countries (including the United Kingdom) being subject to a 10 […]

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TowerBlock1 (aka Jimmy Cauty of The KLF and The Orb) gives Fat Dog’s ‘Peace Song’ ‘A Riot In Sydenham Bus Depot remix’

A new remix of Fat Dog’s ‘Peace Song’ has been shared by TowerBlock1 – check it out below. READ MORE: The party never sleeps: Fat Dog unleashed in America The release is a new variation of the track that was shared shortly after the release of the band’s debut live album ‘WOOF.’. In the new mix, TowerBlock1 – aka Jimmy Cauty of The KLF and The Orb – puts his […]

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Robbie Williams says he’s got “a 17th-century pirate disease”

Robbie Williams has revealed he has been diagnosed with scurvy, calling it a “17th-century pirate disease”. READ MORE: ‘Better Man’ review: Robbie Williams flick might be the strangest music biopic ever The former Take That singer told The Mirror he was diagnosed with the condition after taking an appetite suppressant, adding that “I’d stopped eating and I wasn’t getting nutrients”. The NHS says scurvy is “caused by not having enough vitamin C […]

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Chappell Roan announces huge summer 2025 outdoor Scotland show

Chappell Roan has shared details of another outdoor show for the UK this summer. Check out the details below. READ MORE: Chappell Roan: the pop supernova who feels like one of the ‘Drag Race’ girls The American pop singer and former NME Cover star is set to perform a huge gig in Scotland this August – extending her run of live appearances in the UK scheduled for the summer. The […]

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Bruce Dickinson on his first time playing with Iron Maiden and the Paul Di’Anno era song he can no longer sing

Bruce Dickinson has opened up about his first time playing with Iron Maiden, along with the Paul Di’Anno era song he can no longer sing. READ MORE: Iron Maiden – ‘Senjutsu’ review: an imaginative instant classic  Dickinson spoke to Classic Rock about previously opening for Iron Maiden in 1980 as part of Samson, his former band. The vocalist went ont to replace Di’Anno in 1981 after his drug and alcohol use started […]

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Robbie Williams says he’s got “a 17th-century pirate disease”

Robbie Williams has revealed he has been diagnosed with scurvy, calling it a “17th-century pirate disease”. READ MORE: ‘Better Man’ review: Robbie Williams flick might be the strangest music biopic ever The former Take That singer told The Mirror he was diagnosed with the condition after taking an appetite suppressant, adding that “I’d stopped eating and I wasn’t getting nutrients”. The NHS says scurvy is “caused by not having enough vitamin C in your diet over a long period of time”, with […]

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Ed Sheeran responds to TikTok critic who said “his songs are good in the way that heroin is good for people”

Ed Sheeran has responded to a TikTok critic who said “his songs are good in the way that heroin is good for people”. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘Autumn Variations’ review: a pumpkin-spiced snoozer The British singer recently released his newest single ‘Azizam‘, which dropped on April 4. ‘Azizam’, which takes its name from the Persian word for ‘my dear’, was written by Sheeran as a “celebratory” song, it appears there’s a […]

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