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Watch Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson compete in ‘Circuit Européen Vétérans’ 2025 fencing tournament

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has competed for Great Britain in the ‘veterans’ category at the ‘Circuit Européen’ fencing tournament in Faches-Thumesnil. READ MORE: Iron Maiden – ‘Senjutsu’ review: an imaginative instant classic  The musician won the first round 10/4 against Denmark’s Jeiner Simon and finished 13th in the overall standings out of 31 fencers in the category. Dickinson first started fencing as a teenager in school and has many other […]

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Guilty plea entered over “savage and senseless” Southport Taylor Swift dance party

A guilty plea has today (January 20) been entered by the teenager charged over the “savage and senseless” killings at a Taylor Swift dance party in Southport last summer. On July 29 last year, three children were killed in a knife attack that took place at a Swift-themed dance and yoga workshop on Hart Street in Southport. Six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar died […]

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Little Mix’s JADE completes all-female headliners at Mighty Hoopla 2025

Former Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall – now known as JADE – has been announced as a headliner for this year’s Mighty Hoopla festival. READ MORE: Why we can’t afford to lose holiday camp festival weekenders like Mighty Hoopla JADE’s announcement completes an all-female line-up at this year’s edition of the LGBTQ+ focussed festival, following news of Kesha and Ciara being announced as headliners last October. JADE will appear at […]

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Live Nation and Crew Nation to commit $1million to support music community impacted by LA wildfires 

Live Nation and Crew Nation have announced that they will be pledging $1million (£813,355) to help support those in the music industry affected by the LA wildfires. READ MORE: LA music community tell us about “tragic” impact of wildfires: “This will be felt for years” The devastating wildfires began on January 7, leaving more than 150,000 residents in Los Angeles forced to evacuate their homes. At time of writing, 27 […]

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Toto’s Steve Lukather hits out at Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo’s “weird” ‘Africa’ cover: “I think he did it to take the piss… and it blew up in his face”

Toto‘s Steve Lukather has criticised Weezer for their ‘Africa’ cover, calling the circumstances surrounding it “weird”. READ MORE: Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo: “If Taylor Swift ever wants to make a rock album, I’d love to help out!” Weezer’s take on the karaoke classic came in 2018, following a fan-driven campaign beginning in December 2017, urging them to cover the track. After briefly trolling fans with a version of Toto’s ‘Roseanna’ instead, they […]

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Watch Village People perform ‘Y.M.C.A.’ with Donald Trump on stage at inauguration rally 

Village People have taken to the stage with Donald Trump at the latter’s inauguration rally to perform ‘Y.M.C.A.’. Check out footage of the moment below. READ MORE: Entertainment world reacts to Donald Trump’s 2024 US election win: “We are all totally fucked” The band made their appearance as part of the line-up for the Republican party leader’s second inauguration at the US Capitol today (January 20). At the event, which […]

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Donald Trump called Kid Rock to ask if Secret Service banned him from using strippers at victory rally ahead of inauguration

Kid Rock has said that Donald Trump personally phoned him ahead of a victory rally this week to inquire whether the Secret Service had banned him from having strippers in his performance. READ MORE: Entertainment world reacts to Donald Trump’s 2024 US election win: “We are all totally fucked” The ‘All Summer Long’ singer is one of the performers at the inauguration event in Washington D.C, ahead of the official swearing-in […]

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Villagers announce ‘Darling Arithmetic’ 10th anniversary acoustic tour

Villagers are set to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the ‘Darling Arithmetic’ album with three acoustic live dates. Find out the details below. READ MORE: Villagers – ‘Fever Dreams’ review: woozy, psychedelic soul that conjures another world The album was first released back in April 2015, and came as the highly anticipated follow-up to the Mercury Prize-shortlisted ‘{Awayland}’. Written, recorded, produced and mixed by frontman Conor O’Brien in Malahide, the […]

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Pete Doherty offers to support Oasis just for “travel expenses” and tickets for his in-laws 

Pete Doherty has offered to support Oasis for free in a bid to try and secure some tickets for his in-laws. READ MORE: Pete Doherty tells us about new solo album ‘Felt Better Alive’: “The Libertines are stark-raving mad not to want these songs” The Libertines and Babyshambles frontman discussed the upcoming reunion shows of the iconic Britpop band during a new interview with i Paper, and said that he […]

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Queens Of The Stone Age announce summer 2025 European arena tour

Queens Of The Stone Age have shared details of a new European tour for 2025. Check out the dates and ticket details below. READ MORE: Queens of The Stone Age: “This album sounds as brutal as it feels to be alive right now” Announced today (January 20), 15 new shows have been announced for later this year. They’re set to kick off in mid-July and coincide with the number of […]

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