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David Bowie‘s widow, Iman, and his daughter, Lexi, are among those paying tributes to him on his birthday. READ MORE: An oral history of David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ Today (Thuesday January 8), marks what would have been Bowie’s 79th birthday, as well as the 10th anniversary of his final album, ‘Blackstar‘. He died two days later in January 2016, following an 18-month battle with cancer. To mark his birthday, Bowie’s wife, Iman, shared a black and white photo of him smiling, alongside […]

David Bowie’s childhood home in South London is set to be restored and made available to the public. READ MORE: David Bowie’s earliest years – as told by the people who knew him best The Heritage of London Trust, a charity organisation based in the capital, have announced that they have acquired the terraced home – 4 Plaistow Grove in Bromley – and will recreate the exact interior layout as it was when the young Bowie lived there between the ages of 8 and 20 (1955 […]

Tomorrowland has announced plans to hold its first ever festival in Thailand. The event dubbed Tomorrowland Thailand will take place on from December 11-13 at Wisdom Valley in Chonburi. “Hosting Tomorrowland in Thailand marks an important milestone in our ambition to position the country as a leader in global tourism and creative experiences”, TAT, an official festival partner along with the Thai government, said in a press statement via DJ Mag. “We look forward to welcoming people from all over […]

Iron Maiden have celebrated their classic track ‘The Trooper’ being played in the final ever episode of Stranger Things. READ MORE: Every song on the ‘Stranger Things’ season five soundtrack The fifth and final season of the hit Netflix show was released at the end of 2025, and after being split into three volumes, the highly-anticipated finale was broadcast on New Years Day (January 1). In it, the heroic group of friends joined forces and came together one last time, […]

The Twilight Sad have spoken to NME about the gruelling road to ‘It’s The Long Goodbye’, their first album in seven years and one written in the wake of frontman James Graham losing his mother to dementia. Check out our interview below along with new single ‘Designed To Lose’. Previewed by launch single ‘Waiting For The Phone Call’ and now the pensive ‘Designed To Lose’, the duo’s sixth album is announced today (Wednesday January 7) will arrive on Friday March […]

Future has returned to Instagram, and some are speculating that it may be because new music is on the way. READ MORE: NME’s most anticipated album releases of 2026 The Atlanta rapper and producer has been quiet on social media for a while, and has been off Instagram entirely for the past four months following cryptocurrency hackers taking over his page – as well as accounts from Michael Jackson, Adele and more – last year. It has also been a […]

Bernard Butler, Norman Blake and James Grant have announced a new album and shared the first taster ‘Lonely Night’. READ MORE: Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler: “It doesn’t matter where music comes from – it’s supposed to last forever” The record, ‘Murmurs’, sees the group, which consists of the former Suede member  alongside Teenage Fanclub frontman Blake and singer-songwriter Grant, re-imagining songs from their respective back catalogues. The first track to be released is ‘Lonely Night’, written by Blake, initially appeared […]

Djo‘s ‘End Of The Beginning‘ has dethroned Taylor Swift‘s ‘The Fate Of Ophelia‘ from the top of Spotify‘s global chart in the wake of the finale of Stranger Things. READ MORE: Djo on stripping everything back for third album ‘The Crux’: “I’m not trying to live in the past” Swift’s 2025 hit was toppled after 78 consecutive days at the summit of the chart by the musical alias of Stranger Things actor Joe Keery‘s 2022 synth pop track, which became a TikTok smash […]

ZZ Top have confirmed that they were offered millions by Gillette to share off their beards, but ultimately turned it down. The band have become famed for their elaborate facial hair over the years, with all of the members – ironically barring drummer Frank Beard – sporting extremely long beards. For years now, there has been an ongoing rumour that frontman Billy Gibbons and co. turned down a hefty sum of money to shave off their distinctive beards, and in […]

Morrissey has dropped a teaser of his upcoming single ‘Make Up Is A Lie’, and is expected to share information about his new album later this week. READ MORE: The Smiths: every song ranked in order of greatness The preview of new material comes as the soloist and former Smiths frontman confirmed last month (December 19) that he had signed with Sire Records, and then dropped the tracklisting for a new album on his official website and social media platforms […]