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Paul Simon has defied odds by kicking off his 2025 North American tour, following a return from retirement and struggles with his hearing. READ MORE: Art Garfunkel tells us about reconciling with Paul Simon: “I burst into tears – and then there were hugs” The live shows kicked off in New Orleans on Friday night (April 4), and marked the beginning of the iconic songwriter’s ‘A Quiet Celebration’ tour. It […]

Patti LaBelle has revealed that Elton John failed to return her Tupperware after she made him food back in the 1960s. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past”  During a recent interview on Sherri, the R&B/soul singer was asked to reveal the first story that came to mind about Sir Elton – who previously backed her on piano when […]

Morrissey has shared details about his ongoing defamation lawsuit against an online troll, describing the alleged actions against him as “malicious” attempts at manipulation. The news that the former Smiths frontman had started a lawsuit came last week (April 4), when it was reported that he obtained a cease-and-desist letter against an alleged online troll. It comes as a response to a “decades-long” defamation campaign allegedly targeted at him. Reports […]

The Maccabees have announced a brief run of UK and Ireland shows ahead of their headline set at All Points East 2025. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Inside The Maccabees’ reunion rehearsals: “It’s as if we hadn’t stopped” The band confirmed last October that they’d be returning for their first gig together in eight years, when they top the bill at Victoria Park in east London on August 24. […]

Ed Sheeran played a surprise pop-up show at King’s Cross station in London on Friday (April 4) – check out the footage and images below. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘Autumn Variations’ review: a pumpkin-spiced snoozer The singer-songwriter treated passers-by to a six-song acoustic set, including a performance of his new single ‘Azizam’. He also dusted off ‘Castle On The Hill’, ‘Shivers’, ‘Perfect’, ‘Shape Of You’ and ‘Bad Habits’, according to […]

NME’s latest star of The Cover, Tanner Adell, has put together an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below. READ MORE: Outspoken glam-country star Tanner Adell is ready to tell her own story The California-raised glam-country singer is on this week’s (April 7) edition of The Cover, an embodiment of NME’s ongoing dedication to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every […]

Gwenno has shared details of a new album called ‘Utopia’. Check out the hypnotic lead single ‘Dancing On Volcanes’ and the newly shared live shows below. READ MORE: Gwenno on working with Manics and the “debauchery” of “indie sleaze” The record is set to mark the fourth studio album from Gwenno and will be the follow-up to the critically acclaimed ‘Tresor’, which arrived in 2022 and earned a Mercury Prize […]

NMIXX have added new stops to their 2025 ‘NMIXX Change Up: MIXX Lab’ tour, featuring concerts in Bangkok, Melbourne, Sydney and more. READ MORE: Yeji on going solo: “All the experiences of working with ITZY have led me to this” NMIXX announced the new dates for their 2025 ‘NMIXX Change Up: MIXX Lab’ tour on April 5, with new concerts added in the countries of Thailand and Australia for April and […]

Pinkpantheress has revealed the tracklist for her forthcoming second mixtape, which is tentatively titled ‘Fancy That’. Check it out below. READ MORE: PinkPantheress on the cover: “I don’t care about the beats, I care about the pen” The singer-songwriter is due to release the follow-up to 2021’s ‘To Hell With It’ on Friday May 9. She dropped her debut studio album, ‘Heaven Knows’, in 2023. After sharing the single ‘Tonight’ last […]

The forthcoming new Billy Joel documentary will open the Tribeca Festival 2025, it has been announced. Billy Joel: And So It Goes – a two-part doc directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin – is set to air on HBO this summer, as was revealed last month. The project will examine Joel’s life and music, “exploring the love, loss and personal struggles that fuel his songwriting”. It’ll feature access to […]