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Pophouse Entertainment has entered into a partnership with influential British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The company has acquired a stake in their publishing and master music rights, as well as the name, image, and...
The UK Government has launched a plan to support the country’s music industry. Turn It Up: Our Plan for Music was unveiled on Monday (July 13) at the UK Music Summer Party, where Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy addressed...
Jeremy Erlich’s Alta Music Group has launched a music publishing division, Alta Publishing, the company announced on Tuesday (July 14). The company has appointed Zeb Berg as Head of Publishing to lead the new division...
AEG Presents has expanded its Venue Development team through a round of internal promotions and three new hires. Cameron Marcotte has been elevated to Vice President, while Jake Hiersteiner and Mike Ryan have been...
Ken Bunt, President of Disney Music Group, has been named the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th global edition of MUSEXPO. The honor will be presented during a luncheon on March 22, 2027, Â at...
Phoebe Bridgers showcased her new single ‘Lost Boys’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (July 14) – check it out below. The singer-songwriter shared the track last month after announcing her upcoming...
Lily Allen has downsized several venues on her North American ‘West End Girl’ tour and cancelled her upcoming concert in Montreal. READ MORE: Lily Allen live in London: a powerful retelling of one of pop’s most...
Ken Bunt, President of Disney Music Group, has been named the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th global edition of MUSEXPO. The honor will be presented during a luncheon on March 22, 2027, Â at...
Urge Overkill Exit the Dragon (30th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue) Porterhouse Jul 15, 2026 Web Exclusive Urge Overkill began as a scrappy, well-dressed trio of Chicago boys, a sort of glammed-out punk outfit that never...
System Of A Down hit out at Oasis during their recent Tottenham Hotspur Stadium concert, leading the crowd in a chant of “pull Oasis out of your ass”. READ MORE: System Of A Down live in London review: A...
Warning: the below content may cause distress The FBI have offered a $15,000 (£11,195) reward for anyone who can provide information about the people involved in the death of a newborn baby, which was found in a toilet...
Phil Collins has opened up about potentially meeting Oasis at the upcoming Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2026 ceremony. Both acts are among this year’s inductees along with Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division / New Order,...
Skip to main content Singer-songwriter's third album Lost Weekend arrives next month Phoebe Bridgers of boygenius performs at Madison Square Garden on October 2, 2023 in New York City Bryan Bedder/Variety Exactly one...
Jagger revealed why he took the Beatles member's advice Mick Jagger had a missed connection with the King. In a recent interview on the podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, the Rolling Stones frontman recalled heeding...
The artist released his last rock album in 1993 It’s been over three decades since Billy Joel released his last rock album, 1993’s critically acclaimed River of Dreams. The prolific songwriter has put down his pen since...
"I’m here to make sure both sides have a fair trial," the judge says at a tense hearing Lil Durk won a significant court victory Tuesday when a federal judge agreed to separate newly filed racketeering charges from his...
Rock once again made its way into sports headlines as England's men's soccer team has sung a classic '90s rock song after each of their 2026 FIFA World Cup victories. After six wins, England have made their way into the...
Artists will likely meet for first time at pre-Rock Hall luncheon this fall For more than three decades, Oasis ‘ Noel Gallagher has been dunking on Phil Collins. He’s called the Genesis frontman the antichrist and...
"It was maybe the fourth time we ever stopped a show," the band's former bassist says. "I look over at James, like, 'Dude!'" When Jason Newsted was in Metallica, he says he can remember only a handful of times when the...
Megadeth 's cover of Metallica 's "Ride the Lightning" wasn't easy to pull off, no matter how much of a connection Dave Mustaine has to the song. Mustaine recently revealed the challenges he faced when covering the...
Rowan Miles (left) and Gabriella Turton (right) of The Femcels YouTube Like much of The Femcels’s music, “She Seems Kind Of Stupid” can feel a bit lyrically inscrutable. Turton’s verses are impressionistic and hazy,...
You can’t knock Teyana Taylor ‘s hustle. On Monday, Taylor reflected on her career and thanked Jay-Z a day after sharing the stage with him during his third and final night of his Yankee Stadium residency on Sunday...
"There's a party at my place!" The FADER's February cover star xaviersobased linked up with electronic heavyweight Skrillex in a new music music video for "Party At My Place." The track, which was co-produced by...
News New single boasts guest vocalist Nikki Lane (photo: Andreas Neumann) Queens of the Stone Age are back with their first fresh music in nearly two years. The band has released the new single “Easy Street” via Matador...
News All Julia Jacklin Shares New Song “I Wish” The Gem Due Out September 25 via 4AD Jul 14, 2026 Photography by James J. Robinson Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin is releasing a new album, The Gem, on...
Michigan State Police also said that a preliminary autopsy report determined the infant, who was found in a portable toilet, "was viable and was born alive" The FBI is offering up to $15,000 for any information that...
Queens Of The Stone Age have returned with a new single, ‘Easy Street’ – check it out below. The psychedelic, jaunty track marks Josh Homme and co’s first material since 2023, following on from their eighth studio...
The UK Government has launched a plan to support the country’s music industry. Turn It Up: Our Plan for Music was unveiled on Monday (July 13) at the UK Music Summer Party, where Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy addressed...
AEG Presents has expanded its Venue Development team through a round of internal promotions and three new hires. Cameron Marcotte has been elevated to Vice President, while Jake Hiersteiner and Mike Ryan have been...
Mick Jagger insists he’s not a control freak, despite having been described as such in the past. The Rolling Stones frontman recently appeared on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, where he and the comedian...
Beabadoobee has shared a new song, ‘Switchblade’ – you can listen to it below. The track serves as the latest preview of the singer-songwriter’s fourth studio album, ‘Pylon’, which is released on September 18 via Dirty...
Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil said the band’s final album, featuring recordings of late singer Chris Cornell, will likely arrive in 2027. He said work was continuing on the project they’d started several years ago,...
So, you fancy yourself a hardcore Motley Crue fan? Then check out our list of the 11 heaviest Motley Crue songs and tell us how we did. When Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil and Mick Mars debuted on Los Angeles' Sunset...
The Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office claimed it made five felony-level drug arrests in a tut-tutting statement after Phish’s three-day run at the Ruoff Music Center There’s an old maxim in journalism: When...
“They’d be trying to find a sound, and you’d randomly hear a drum break that was on a Beastie Boys song,” producer Tyran Donaldson says If you listen closely to Mike D ‘s upcoming solo album, Thank You, you might hear...