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Watch Bono and Imelda May sing ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ at annual Dublin busking gig

U2’s Bono joined Imelda May for a version of Darlene Love’s ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ at a Dublin busking gig on Christmas Eve. The event on Grafton Street has been an annual tradition for 15 years and was held this year to raise funds for the Dublin Simon Community, a charity that supports people at risk of homelessness in Ireland. Advertisement Among those taking part this time around were Oscar-winning singer-songwriter and event organiser Glen Hansard and The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue, while Bono and May performed the 1963 festive staple as a duet. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin city centre for the event, which also saw performances from The Riptide...
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Morrissey shares tracklisting for new album on Sire Records

Morrissey has shared a tracklisting for a new album on his official website, alongside the logo for Sire Records. The former Smiths singer signalled last week (December 19) that he had signed with the label, leading many fans to assume that he would now be able to release his much-delayed album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’. Advertisement Now, to mark Christmas Day, Morrissey has shared a 12-track list of song titles, presented without any further context. The titles do not include ‘Rebels Without Applause’, the one single released from ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ in 2022, nor any of the other rumoured songs from that album, so it appears that these titles...
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Lady Gaga releases intimate ‘Harlequin’ concert film ‘One Night Only’ on YouTube

Lady Gaga has released her concert film ‘Lady Gaga in Harlequin Live – One Night Only’ for free on YouTube – watch below. The show in question was filmed in the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles on 30 September 2024 in front of a small audience, and it saw her performing tracks from her ‘Harlequin’ album, the companion piece to the film Joker: Folie à Deux. Advertisement ‘Harlequin’ is made up of Gaga’s covers of jazz standards such as ‘Get Happy’, ‘Oh When The Saints’, ‘That’s Entertainment’, ‘Smile’ and ‘That’s Life’, with the entire project inspired by the musical interludes in Todd Phillips’ film, in which Gaga played Harley Quinn. ‘Lady...
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Listen to Queen’s previously-unheard Christmas song ‘Not For Sale (Polar Bear)’

Queen have released a never-before-heard Christmas song ‘Not For Sale (Polar Bear)’ – listen below. The track was recorded in 1974 during the sessions for the band’s second studio album ‘Queen II’, but it did not make the final cut. As they ready that record’s reissue, which is due in 2026, they have shared ‘Not For Sale (Polar Bear)’ in time for Christmas. Advertisement Guitarist Brian May, who wrote the song for his previous band Smile, gave the song its premiere during a stint presenting on the Planet Rock radio station on Monday (December 22), and has said that it “goes back a very long way, but to my knowledge no one has ever heard this version”....
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France recognises electronic music as Intangible Cultural Heritage

Electronic music has been added to the French Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The country’s contributions to the genre, which is often referred to as French touch, includes landmark work from the likes of Daft Punk, Justice, Air, Cassius, Phoenix, Étienne de Crécy, M83 and Alan Braxe. Advertisement Now, the genre has made it onto the French Intangible Cultural Heritage list, which represents the first step towards UNESCO heritage status. The list of intangible cultural heritage allows signatory states of the UNESCO Convention to register “practices, representations, expressions, knowledge and skills that communities recognise as part of their cultural heritage” – everything from music and craftsmanship...
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Massive Attack and Kneecap call on fans to email David Lammy over Palestine Action protestors on hunger strike in prison

Kneecap and Massive Attack have jointly shared a post calling for fans to contact Secretary of State for Justice David Lammy MP to intervene in the safeguarding of Palestine Action prisoners on hunger strike in the UK. The six prisoners in question are among 24 protesters accused in relation to action at Elbit Systems in Filton near Bristol last year, as well as the so-called Brize Norton Five. According to The Guardian, the Filton 24 are scheduled to be tried on charges of aggravated burglary, criminal damage and violent disorder in April next year. The Crown Prosecution Service said...
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TRNSMT festival could change times for Scotland World Cup game

TRSNMT festival is investigating the possibility of altering stage times for the 2026 edition, in order for attendees to watch Scotland’s World Cup games. The hit Scottish festival will return to Glasgow Green for next year’s edition, and run from Friday June 19 to Sunday June 21. The first wave of artists for the 2026 festival were announced on November 7, led by Richard Ashcroft, Kasabian, Lewis Capaldi, and Wolf Alice. Advertisement On November 18, the Scotland men’s football team won in dramatic fashion against Denmark to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, hosted jointly between the USA, Canada,...
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Queen to unveil lost Christmas song recorded in 1974 that “no one has ever heard”

An unreleased Queen Christmas song that “no one has ever heard” will soon be released, according to guitarist Brian May. The song, titled ‘Not For Sale (Polar Bear)’ was recorded in 1974 during the making of the band’s second album ‘Queen II’, but it didn’t make the final cut. Advertisement Five decades on, it’s now been unearthed from the archives and received its first radio play on Planet Rock today (December 22). It will also appear on the reissue of Queen II due out in 2026. “People might possibly have heard a bootleg version of ‘Not for Sale (Polar...
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Creeper announce ‘The Sangui-Tour’ for UK and Ireland in spring 2026 with The Howling

Creeper have announced ‘The Sangui-Tour’ for the UK and Ireland to take place next spring, with support from The Howling. The Southampton horror punk band released their latest full-length album ‘Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death’ on Halloween this year via Spinefarm, which they previewed with the singles ‘Blood Magick (It’s A Ritual)’ and ‘Headstones’. Advertisement Now they have confirmed details of an accompanying tour to take place in April and May 2026. They kick off at Exeter’s Phoenix on April 10, before taking in Portsmouth, Brighton, Oxford, Cardiff, Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Birmingham and Nottingham. From there, they will hit Hull, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Blackpool, Carlisle, Glasgow,...
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Nicki Minaj calls conservative activists “the cool kids” in on-stage conversation with Erika Kirk

Nicki Minaj has described conservative activists as “the cool kids” in a sit-down interview with Erika Kirk in Phoenix. The rapper was the surprise guest on the final day of the Turning Point USA conference in Arizona today (December 21), appearing in conversation with the organisation co-founder and widow of the murdered political commentator Charlie Kirk. Advertisement At a time when Minaj has been embracing conservative politics more and more frequently, she expressed her “respect and admiration” for the “handsome, dashing” Donald Trump, and doubled down on her recent criticisms of California governor Gavin Newsom. “Don’t be Newscum,” she said, in reference to Newsom. “Young men, you have...
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