Jamiroquai’s Jay Kay responds after trending on Twitter during yesterday’s US Capitol riot
Jamiroquai‘s Jay Kay has responded after he began trending on Twitter yesterday (January 6) during the attack on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, with Twitter users comparing one of the rioters to the Jamiroquai frontman. President-elect Joe Biden condemned yesterday’s violent...
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has been drumming along to Rage Against The Machine at home during the coronavirus pandemic
Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich has revealed that he’s been keeping his drumming skills sharp during the coronavirus pandemic by playing along to Rage Against The Machine while practising at home. With a distinct lack of live shows taking place in 2020 due to the health...
Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer among Trump supporters who stormed Capitol
The lead guitarist and founder of American heavy metal band Iced Earth has been pictured among the Donald Trump supporters who violently stormed the US Capitol yesterday (January 6) in Washington D.C.. Jon Schaffer was captured with a group of protesters who stormed the...
Trent Reznor pays fresh tribute to David Bowie: “I’m grateful that our lives intersected”
Trent Reznor has paid fresh tribute to David Bowie ahead of the five-year anniversary of the latter’s death this weekend. Bowie’s 74th birthday is set to be marked tomorrow (January 8) with a special livestream event that Reznor will take part in, while Sunday...
Pa Salieu wins BBC Sound of 2021
Pa Salieu has been named as the winner of BBC Music’s Sound of 2021 poll. The Coventry rapper, who received acclaim last year for his debut mixtape ‘Send Them To Coventry’, is the latest winner of the corporation’s annual new music poll. Celeste was...
Japanese Breakfast confirms third album is on the way
Japanese Breakfast‘s Michelle Zauner has confirmed on Twitter that a third album is on the way and may possibly arrive later this year. Responding to a Pitchfork feature on anticipated releases in 2021, Zauner posted on Twitter, “LP3 coming.” The new album, which has...
Nasty Cherry tease “sexy” new music, announce livestream for this week
Glam-punk outfit Nasty Cherry have teased the release of new music, with the band set to debut a new song later this week. In a post on Instagram on January 4, the four-piece said they would be “obliterating January with presence”, announcing the...
AFI to release their 11th studio album this year
AFI plan to release their 11th studio album in 2021, according to a social media post made late last week. The band took to Twitter on Saturday (January 2) to confirm that they will release new music “very soon”. “With the end of a...
Elton John, Chad Smith and more to appear on Miley Cyrus’ Metallica covers album
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