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BRIT Awards 2026: Alex Warren added to live performers line-up
Alex Warren is the latest artist to be announced as a performer for this year’s BRIT Awards ceremony. The show is being held outside of London for the first time in its 50-year history, taking place at Manchester’s Co-op Live on February 28, and it is set to be a star-studded affair, with Harry Styles, Olivia Dean, HUNTR/X’s EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, Wolf Alice, Mark Ronson and Rosalía all already announced as playing at the ceremony. Advertisement Now, Warren has been added to the line-up, after a year in which his breakout hit ‘Ordinary’ became the most played song on British radio, as well as the longest-running UK Number One...
Baz Luhrmann is also working on an Elvis stage musical
Baz Luhrmann has revealed that he is working on a stage musical centred around the life and career of Elvis Presley. The Australian filmmaker, who is behind the 2022 Elvis biopic and the new EPiC concert film, revealed the news during a new interview with Dan Morrissey for Magic Radio. Luhrmann was asked about rumours he was considering future projects about the iconic singer, and thinking of doing a stage production next. Advertisement “It’s being worked on, it’s happening,” he replied. “I don’t know if I was supposed to announce it but, hey, I just did.” He also added...
Listen to a raw 1975 demo of Talking Heads classic hit ‘Psycho Killer’
Talking Heads have shared a raw digital demo of their classic hit ‘Psycho Killer’. The raw 1975 cut of the 1977 hit is one of the earliest recordings by the original trio of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth. Advertisement The demo was recorded at CBS Studios during a session that produced rough cuts of several other songs from Talking Heads’ first two albums, including ‘Don’t Worry About The Government’, ‘The Book I Read’, ‘Thank You For Sending Me An Angel’ and ‘Stay Hungry’. This particular demo retains the song’s iconic bassline, but is missing the guitar licks...
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was found not to have violated any rules following investigation
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was found not to have violated any rules following an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission. It comes after a number of Republican congressmen called for a probe accusing the Puerto Rican star of potentially violating broadcast decency standards despite the fact he censored or omitted his most explicit lyrics from the show. Advertisement In a letter to the FCC chairman Brendan Carr via Consequence, Florida Republican congressman Randy Fine wrote earlier this week, “What Americans witnessed during the Super Bowl halftime show with Bad Bunny was despicable and never should be allowed...
Manchester Orchestra drummer Timothy Very dies aged 42: “We love you Tim, thank you for loving us”
Manchester Orchestra have shared the news that their drummer Timothy Very has died at the age of 42. The band made the announcement on social media tonight (February 14), although no cause of death has been confirmed. “The entire Manchester Orchestra family has been devastated by the sudden passing of our brother, Timothy Very,” they wrote in an emotional post on X. “The most beloved human being any of us were lucky enough to know in this life. We’ve all been dreading sharing this news as we are all still in absolute disbelief.” Very joined the Atlanta band in 2011, replacing Jeremiah Edmond, and he played...
Stars of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ to perform at 2026 BRIT Awards
The singing stars of KPop Demon Hunters have been announced as performing at this month’s BRIT Awards. This year’s ceremony is being held at Manchester’s Co-op Live on February 28 and ‘Golden’, the breakout hit from the most watched film in Netflix history, has been nominated for Best International Song. Advertisement Now, it has been revealed that EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, who voice the singing trio HUNTR/X in the movie and who have also been nominated for Best International Group, will play at the show. Their performance will be pre-recorded ahead of the ceremony in front of invited fans and will air during...
Daniel Radcliffe says Arctic Monkeys is the best band he’s ever seen live
Daniel Radcliffe has named Arctic Monkeys as the best band he has ever seen live. READ MORE: Is ‘Opening Night’ a curtain call for Arctic Monkeys? It’s a beautiful gift either way The actor revealed that he had seen the Sheffield indie legends as they were on the rise around the release of their 2006 debut ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ and recounted the experience of seeing them on the precipice of fame in a recent interview. Advertisement “I went to the Reading Festival in 16, and Arctic Monkeys were playing in a...
Margot Robbie remembers “wild” Charli XCX set at Glastonbury 2025: “I was in no state to do the ‘Apple’ dance”
Margot Robbie has taken a look back at Charli XCX’s “wild” Glastonbury 2025 set ahead of Wuthering Heights’ release in cinemas today. The actress, who plays Catherine Earnshaw in Emerald Fennell’s reimagining of Emily Brontë’s classic novel, was speaking to NME alongside co-stars Jacob Elordi and Alison Oliver. Discussing Charli XCX, who released her 12-song Wuthering Heights soundtrack album today, Robbie described the singer as “so cool”, explaining, “It feels like yesterday I was watching her perform at Glastonbury and now we’re just having chats.” About Charli’s headline slot on The Other Stage, Robbie continued, “There’s something different when...
Alexisonfire and Billy Talent announce 2026 co-headline arena shows in London and Montreal
Alexisonfire and Billy Talent have announced details of two co-headline arena shows in London and Montreal – check out all the details below. As per a statement from both bands, they will celebrate the 20th anniversaries of albums that “defined their careers”, ‘Crisis’ and ‘Billy Talent II’, with fans able to hear them play full album performances of both. Advertisement The shows will take place in London and Montreal and the acts will be supported by Touche Amore in London and Faze in Montreal. A statement added: “In true co-headline fashion, Alexisonfire and Billy Talent will alternate closing duties...Recent Posts
Listen to a raw 1975 demo of Talking Heads classic hit ‘Psycho Killer’
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was found not to have violated any rules following investigation
Manchester Orchestra drummer Timothy Very dies aged 42: “We love you Tim, thank you for loving us”
Stars of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ to perform at 2026 BRIT Awards
Daniel Radcliffe says Arctic Monkeys is the best band he’s ever seen live