Blink-182 kicked off their ‘Missionary Impossible‘ US tour with Alkaline Trio yesterday (August 29), and they brought back some fan favourites and rarities for the first time in over a decade. Read More: Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus on death, defiance and dick jokes: “I’m very thankful to be alive” This is their first tour of the year, and the band brought out some rarities as well as some well-liked favourites for fans who attended the opening gig. Advertisement In addition to popular tracks such as ‘What’s My Age Again?’, they also played ‘Online Songs’ and ‘Roller Coaster’ for the first time...
Three fan-favourite finalists from The Debut: Dream Academy have been unveiled as members of a new global girl group – find out more below. READ MORE: KATSEYE: “If you don’t get it, then it’s not for you – and that’s OK” In 2023, powerhouse K-pop agency HYBE teamed up with Geffen Records to launch a new partnership, targeted at forming new global pop groups. These groups would feature members from across the globe and explore different cultures and sounds, while being trained under tried-and-tested K-pop regiments. Advertisement The first group under the HYBE x Geffen partnership, KATSEYE, made their debut...
Queens Of The Stone Age‘s Josh Homme has visited some “Arctic Monkeys landmarks” during his time in Sheffield. READ MORE: Queens Of The Stone Age – Alive In The Catacombs review: moving and meditative concert doc Homme and co. are currently in the Monkeys’ hometown to play two huge outdoor headline gigs at Rock N Roll Circus. They kicked things off last night (August 27) and will perform again tonight (28) at the city’s Don Valley Bowl. Advertisement Ahead of the shows, Homme shared his plans for downtime in Sheffield, saying in a recent interview: “I really just want to go to all...
A Kpop Demon Hunters sequel is reportedly in the works – find out more below. Per a Deadline report, Netflix is in early talks about a sequel to its hit original animated film Kpop Demon Hunters. Released in June on the streaming service, the animated film follows K-pop girl group named Huntr/x. Advertisement Huntr/x are made up of members Rumi, Mira and Zoey, who lead double lives as demon hunters who fight rival boy band The Saja Boys, whose members are secretly demons. Earlier this week, it was announced that Kpop Demon Hunters has already become the most streamed...
Divorce have surprise released a deluxe version of their debut album ‘Drive To Goldenhammer’. Check out the emotive new single ‘Wendolene’ below. The former NME Cover stars shared their debut record on March 7 via Gravity/Capitol. It was recorded at Real World Studios in Wiltshire with producer Catherine Marks (Boygenius, Foals, Wolf Alice). Advertisement Now, the band have surprise released a deluxe edition of the album, which features three new songs: ‘Wendoline’, ‘Chip’, and ‘O Calamity’. The latter was shared last month as their first new music since the album dropped. Divorce. Credit: Ed Miles for NME The deluxe...
PURPLE KISS have announced their final tour dates ahead of their disbandment – see the full list of dates and cities below. Earlier this month, RBW Entertainment and PURPLE KISS announced that the group would be parting ways this November: “This coming November, PURPLE KISS will conclude their group activities. Because of the members’ deep affection for the group, we engaged in long and thoughtful discussions about how to move forward. As a result, we reached a conclusion based on mutual respect and support for each member’s individual dreams.” Advertisement “Although group activities will end, all previously scheduled promotions...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have officially confirmed their engagement. READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end: a look at its massive global impact Swift shared the news on her Instagram account, posting a carousel of photos of her and the Kansas City tight end embracing in a garden. There is also a photo featuring a close-up of her engagement ring. The post is captioned: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.” Advertisement The pair have been in a relationship since 2023, with Kelce saying he “threw the ball in her court” after seeing...
TOMORROW X TOGETHER have announced that all five members of the group have renewed their contracts with Big Hit Music – find out more below. This past weekend, the K-pop group took to social media to share that have formally re-signed new contracts with the entertainment agency. Advertisement The group wrote in a WeVerse notice: “We would like to announce that all five members of TOMORROW X TOGETHER (Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun, Hueningkai) have re-signed their contracts.” “With this, TOMORROW X TOGETHER has kept their promise with MOA ‘to go further, for longer’. The five members expressed their gratitude,...
Jamie Woon has announced ‘3, 10, Why, When’, his first album in 10 years, and shared the singles ‘When’ and ‘Pulling On A Thread’ – listen below. The British songwriter and producer has not released a full-length record under his own name since 2015’s ‘Making Time’, but he has now confirmed that his new album will be out on October 3 via his own label Also Can (pre-order/pre-save here). Advertisement The first tasters of the album came with ‘Heavy Going’ and ‘A Velvet Rope’ last month, and now, fans have two more singles to dig into. ‘When’ is a...
Magdalena Bay have announced that they’re working on a film for their latest album ‘Imaginal Disk’. To celebrate the first anniversary of their acclaimed record ‘Imaginal Disk’, the duo of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin, took to social media to share that they’d “like to formally announce and acknowledge the existence of a full album movie.” Advertisement While details surrounding the project are scarce, the duo did share that it’s their “most ambitious undertaking thus far” and the film “will be done at some point… soon”. Check out the post below. Magdalena Bay’s ‘Imaginal Disk’ scored a glowing five-star review,...