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The Pretty Reckless announce new album ‘Dear God’ with thrashy single ‘When I Wake Up’ and details of 2026 UK, European and North American tour
The Pretty Reckless have announced their new album ‘Dear God’ with the thrashy lead single ‘When I Wake Up’ – listen below. The New York band, led by Taylor Momsen, will release their fifth studio album via Fearless Records on June 26 and you can pre-order your copy here. Advertisement The record will include their 2025 single ‘For I Am Death’, and now they have shared the latest teaser in the form of the ‘When I Wake Up’ single, a raw, punk flavoured slice of powerhouse alt-rock. The band have also announced details of an extensive tour that will take in North America, Europe and the UK throughout the second half of 2026. See all...
Live Nation antitrust trial to resume after over 30 US states reject settlement
The antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation is set to resume after more than 30 US states refused to sign up to a settlement agreement. In the case, the Department of Justice is accusing Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation of abusing their power in the live events market to create an illegal monopoly. Advertisement The suit was first filed in 2024 and it alleges that the company had used the monopoly to help stifle competition, dominate the ticketing market and gain money from fans via high prices and surcharges. The hearing began on March 3 in Manhattan, but a week later, the two sides reportedly reached a tentative settlement agreement that...
Neil Young is back in the studio writing songs about “the worst president in the history of our country”
Neil Young is channeling his anger at the Trump administration into a new album as he has revealed he is currently in the studio. READ MORE: Neil Young live at Glastonbury 2025: a no frills set that proves that sometimes, the old ways are the best In an update shared to his Neil Young Archives, he said he felt “so hurt for this country”, denouncing Donald Trump as “the worst president in the history of our country”. Advertisement “Politics today is sad and depressing for me. I can’t do it anymore. I can go out and demonstrate my feelings about it. We...
UK artists invited to apply for “seriously game-changing” £125k fund to beat “the cost of touring crisis”
Artists from across the UK are invited to apply for part of £125,000 worth of funding to help tackle “the cost of touring crisis” and get them on the road. After the recent news that 30 grassroots venues were lost forever between July 2024 and July 2025, and last year alone saw more than half of those remaining making no profit and over 6,000 jobs lost, pressure has been mounting to help fund touring for artists to help prevent the existential threat to the future of the UK’s talent pipeline. Advertisement A landmark 2024 Parliamentary report by the Culture...
Fearne Cotton recalls “shame” after hearing “horrible news” of ex-partner Ian Watkins’ sex crimes
Fearne Cotton has reflected on the “shame” she experienced after learning of her ex-partner Ian Watkins’ child sex crimes. The TV and radio presenter dated the former Lostprophets frontman for a period in 2005, while she was working on BBC Radio 1 as well as Top Of The Pops. Advertisement In 2013, Watkins pleaded guilty to 13 sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby, conspiring to rape a child, three counts of sexual assault involving children, seven involving taking, making or possessing indecent images of children and one of possessing an extreme pornographic image involving a sex act on an animal. He was killed in prison...
Adam Lambert tells us about upcoming new music, and why artists need to “use their platforms for the greater good”
Adam Lambert has spoken to NME about why it is more important than ever for people to speak out in support of trans rights, and revealed that he has a new solo project coming later this year. The solo star and Queen frontman caught up with us backstage at the ‘Trans Mission’ show at Wembley Arena last night (Wednesday March 11), which raised funds for non-profit organisations Good Law Project and Not A Phase. Advertisement He took to the stage to break out two of his tracks, joining a stacked line-up that included Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Sugababes, Olly...
Billie Eilish in talks for film acting debut in Sarah Polley’s adaptation of ‘The Bell Jar’
Billie Eilish could make her big screen acting debut in an adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s classic novel The Bell Jar helmed by Women Talking’s Sarah Polley. READ MORE: Billie Eilish live in London: another sublime stint from an eternal star The singer is reportedly in advanced talks to take on the lead role in the project. She previously acted in 2023 TV series Swarm, co-created by Donald Glover. Advertisement “I used to say that I hated acting,” Eilish once said in a Saturday Night Live monologue. “But the truth is, when I was little I loved it! My mom and dad were both actors....
Lip Critic share chaotic new single ‘Jackpot’ and announce NYC ‘Theft Saga’ residency
Lip Critic have shared their chaotic new single ‘Jackpot’ taken from their forthcoming new album ‘Theft World’. READ MORE: The unstoppable force of Lip Critic The track, which follows previous single ‘Legs In A Snare’, hammers the senses with fruit and slot machine sounds at a casino while frontman Bret Kaser’s belts out the track’s rowdy lyrics. Advertisement The song spirals around a “protagonist groomed by gambling ads in childhood, now grown into a man at war with his own circuitry”, according to a press release. Check it out below. “‘Jackpot’ is a song about risking it all, and winning...
George Michael ‘The Faith Tour’ live concert film and album announced
George Michael: The Faith Tour is set to arrive in cinemas later this year alongside an 18-track live album of previously unheard performances. READ MORE: George Michael Obituary: 1963-2016 Footage was shot at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy during the European leg of Michael’s ‘Faith’ tour in 1988. Directed by the singer’s longtime collaborators Andy Morahan and David Austin, the film was long thought lost but has been restored and remastered. Advertisement The film transforms footage from a 14-camera shoot captured over two nights on 35mm film. It’ll open with a short film by Mary McCartney, Finding Faith, which helps...Recent Posts
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