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MTV shuts down final music-only channels with ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’
MTV have closed down their remaining dedicated music video channels, ending with the Buggles’ ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’. As of yesterday (December 31), the network closed its final 24-hour music video stations across the UK, with MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live all being removed from platforms like Sky and Virgin Media. The flagship MTV channel will remain active in the UK, and it is expected to continue to primarily broadcast reality series. Advertisement As a sign-off, they played the video for 1979 new wave classic, a symbolic choice at it was also the first video that MTV ever aired when...
Foals tease new album: “2026…The Year of The Fire Horse”
Foals have teased a new studio album, describing 2026 as “the year of The Fire Horse”. The Oxford band have not released a record since 2022’s ‘Life Is Yours’, but in a post on social media today (January 1), they have strongly hinted that a new album will be on its way later this year. Advertisement “HNY! 2026…The Year of The Fire Horse…” they wrote on Instagram. The post came alongside a photo of a recording studio and white board chart that appears to show the recording parts of various songs. Check out the post here: It comes just weeks after frontman Yannis Philippakis spoke about the possibility of a new...
Taylor Swift thanked for “generous” donations to children’s charities in Nashville and Kansas City
Taylor Swift has been thanked for her “generous” and “timely” donations to children’s charities in Nashville and Kansas City. The pop megastar has quietly been making major donations to causes of her choosing in recent years, including foodbanks in the UK, the American non-profit Feeding America, to whom she recently gave $1million, and a young fan battling cancer, who she gave $100,000. Advertisement Now, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville has thanked her for a major donation to their Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program, which helps patients between 15 and 25. “We are so grateful to Taylor Swift for her generous gifts to Monroe Carell,” the hospital’s chair Juan C. Salazar...
Canadian musician’s show cancelled after AI wrongly labels him a sex offender
A musician in Canada has had a concert cancelled after he was falsely identified as a sex offender by a Google AI overview. The Juno Award-winning fiddler, singer and songwriter Ashley MacIsaac had been due to play at the Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia, Canada on December 19, but he said he was informed that the show was called off after a Google AI summary wrongly asserted that he had been convicted of a series of offences, including sexual assault. Advertisement The venue reportedly saw the misinformation online, with MacIsaac saying he believes the AI mistook him for a man in Canada with the same name....
Liam Gallagher teases 2026 Oasis activity: “Bring on 2027 I mean 2026 I mean Happy Easter”
Liam Gallagher has stoked rumours by teasing possible Oasis activity for next year. Earlier this month, the frontman appeared to confirm that the band would not be touring again until 2027 at the earliest, replying to inquisitive fans on X by tweeting, “We’re not doing anything in 2026 sorry”. Advertisement That was then followed up by a blunt denial that Oasis would be playing at Knebworth next year, as well as a comment that “I don’t snizzle to do until 2027 I mean happy Christmas.” Earlier today (December 30), however, Liam fuelled the possibility that there might be announcements to do with Oasis sooner than that. Replying to one fan who wrote that “Oasis 2025 will officially...
Amyl and the Sniffers’ Amy Louise Taylor sues US photographer over “exploitation of her image”
Amyl & The Sniffers lead vocalist Amy Louise Taylor has sued a US photographer over “exploitation of her image”. READ MORE: How Amyl and the Sniffers found their voice: “The world’s filled with junk. I don’t wanna be contributing to that” Taylor filed the complaint in the district court of California, accusing photographer Jamie Nelson of selling pictures taken for a Vogue Portugal photoshoot as “fine art prints” without her permission. Advertisement Court documents detail that the issue began in July 2024, when the band’s manager, Simone Ubaldi, reached out to Nelson to photograph the band for their upcoming album, ‘Cartoon...
Slipknot’s Clown defends AI as “a professor in my pocket who only wants to do what I ask it”
Slipknot percussionist Clown has spoken out in favour of AI, which he says he thinks of as “a professor in my pocket who only wants to do what I ask it”. READ MORE: Clown talks Slipknot’s 25th anniversary tour and future: “We probably have several albums in us right now” The artist – real name Shaun Crahan – has said in a new interview that he is “employing AI 190 percent” and he’s been using it “my whole life”, thinking of it as a tool that can be helpful to musicians. In addition, he also claims to have used it...
Lewis Capaldi says he will start working on new music in January after falling into “creative rut” in 2025
Lewis Capaldi says he’s been in a “creative rut” this year, but is heading into the studio in January. READ MORE: Lewis Capaldi – ‘Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent’ review: overwrought and frustrating The musician returned this year with an EP, ‘Survive’, in November, marking his first new music since his 2023 album ‘Broken By Desire to Be Heavenly Sent‘. Advertisement It followed his surprise set on the Pyramid Stage at this year’s Glastonbury – a particularly poignant slot as his break from performing live started after he was forced to cut his set on the same stage in 2023...
Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent defends selling new CD single for $225
Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent has come under fire for selling his new limited-edition CD single for $225 (£166). The musician, who played with the band from 1982 to 1984, announced the ‘Ride The Serpent’ single at the start of the month, the latest release from his current band, Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Advertisement He wrote on December 1 that each disc would be a “very limited collection piece” with “handwritten” autographs and individually “numbered in my handwriting”, with the whole run to be limited to 500 copies. At the time, he added that he would be pricing each single at $300 (£222), in an effort to combat “pirating entities” who he...Recent Posts
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