• Keane to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of ‘Hopes and Fears’ with World Tour and Reissue

    Keane to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of ‘Hopes and Fears’ with World Tour and Reissue

    Legendary British rock band Keane are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Hopes And Fears’ with a massive world tour and a special reissue. Frontman Tom Chaplin chatted with us about the band’s past, present, and future. The album, which changed the lives of the band members forever, will be available to fans…

  • Olivia Rodrigo to Perform at 2023 MTV VMAs with Måneskin, Doja Cat and More

    Olivia Rodrigo to Perform at 2023 MTV VMAs with Måneskin, Doja Cat and More

    Olivia Rodrigo is set to take the stage at the 2023 MTV VMAs next week. The multi-talented singer, who released her highly anticipated second album ‘Guts’ on Friday, will be performing alongside Måneskin, Doja Cat, and more at the star-studded event on September 12. This marks Rodrigo’s second performance at the VMAs, after her 2021…

  • Noel Gallagher Hit With 6-Month Driving Ban Despite Never Learning to Drive

    Noel Gallagher Hit With 6-Month Driving Ban Despite Never Learning to Drive

    Noel Gallagher has been hit with a six-month driving ban, despite never actually learning to drive. The iconic Britpop musician and lead singer of Oasis and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds is well-known for relying on a chauffeur-driven Range Rover, which set him back a cool £120,000. Back in the mid-90s, Gallagher decided against taking…

  • Rufus Wainwright and Jake Shears Bring ‘Want One’ and ‘Want Two’ to Life in Tribute to Jeff Buckley at BBC Proms

    Rufus Wainwright and Jake Shears Bring ‘Want One’ and ‘Want Two’ to Life in Tribute to Jeff Buckley at BBC Proms

    This week, the renowned musician and composer Rufus Wainwright brought his classic albums ‘Want One’ and ‘Want Two’ to life at London’s Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms. Joined by the BBC Concert Orchestra and special guest Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, Wainwright delivered an opulent and stunning performance of his most iconic work.…

  • The 1975 to Make History with First Carbon-Removed Arena Event at O2 in London

    The 1975 to Make History with First Carbon-Removed Arena Event at O2 in London

    The 1975 are set to make history this year, as they will be hosting the world’s first carbon-removed arena event at the iconic O2 in London. This groundbreaking incentive was announced earlier this week, with the venue confirming that they will be staging the world’s first carbon-neutral events at the start of 2024 – and…

  • Joel Stoker Makes a Splash on the UK Music Scene with Debut Album ‘The Undertow’

    Joel Stoker Makes a Splash on the UK Music Scene with Debut Album ‘The Undertow’

    Rising star Joel Stoker is set to make a splash on the UK music scene with the release of his debut solo album ‘The Undertow’. Despite no radio play or promotion, the album is currently sitting at Number 10 in the midweek charts. Stoker, who is also the frontman for The Rifles, has been hard…

  • Mac DeMarco Dislikes Effects Pedals and Prefers Natural Sounds in Music

    Mac DeMarco Dislikes Effects Pedals and Prefers Natural Sounds in Music

    Mac DeMarco has opened up about his evolving approach to making music, with the Canadian artist now preferring to rely on natural sounds rather than guitar pedals. In a Music Tech cover story, DeMarco shared his reasoning behind his hate for effects pedals, calling them “cheap pieces of shit” and saying he prefers to get…

  • Could AI-Generated Music Take Home a Grammy? Ghostwriter’s ‘Heart On My Sleeve’ Submitted for Consideration

    Could AI-Generated Music Take Home a Grammy? Ghostwriter’s ‘Heart On My Sleeve’ Submitted for Consideration

    Ghostwriter has recently sent an AI-generated collaboration to the Grammys, featuring vocals mimicking that of Drake and The Weeknd. The song, titled ‘Heart On My Sleeve’, started to pick up steam when it first released earlier this year, gathering 13 million views on TikTok and hundreds of thousands of streams on popular DSPs like Apple…

  • Lily Allen and Theatre Critic Get Into Heated Twitter Exchange Over Success of ‘The Pillowman’

    Lily Allen and Theatre Critic Get Into Heated Twitter Exchange Over Success of ‘The Pillowman’

    Lily Allen has had a heated online exchange with a theater critic after the critic expressed his opinion on the success of her West End show The Pillowman. The play, directed by Martin McDonagh and co-starring Steve Pemberton and Paul Kaye, recently concluded its run at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London. The critic,…

  • Marika Hackman Releases Uplifting Single ‘No Caffeine’ After Four-Year Hiatus

    Marika Hackman Releases Uplifting Single ‘No Caffeine’ After Four-Year Hiatus

    Marika Hackman has just released her first single in four years, ‘No Caffeine’. This uplifting track is the first of her new material since her 2019 album ‘Any Human Friend’. The artist said of the song: “’No Caffeine’ is a list of what to do to avoid having a panic attack and looking at my…