Germany extends ban on large events until November
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Only 36 per cent of British gig-goers feel it’s safe to return to live concerts
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Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson are releasing a new song together
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Alexandra Burke says she was told to “bleach” her skin to be more successful
Alexandra Burke has shared a stark new message about her experiences in the music industry. Taking to Instagram, Burke spoke of how she was told she was “gonna have to work ten times harder than a white artist because of the colour of your...
Tom Meighan opens up about Kasabian’s next album in new interview: “We need a seventh baby”
Tom Meighan has opened up about Kasabian‘s next album in a new interview. Read More: Kasabian tell us about their huge homecoming show and next album: “The aim is to transcend” Speaking to Sky News, the Leicester band’s frontman said the group are hoping...
Queen and Adam Lambert to stream special highlight reel show this weekend
Queen and Adam Lambert are set to stream a special live show on YouTube this weekend. Tomorrow (June 21) would’ve marked the end of the band’s huge ‘Rhapsody’ UK arena tour with a show at The O2 in London. To mark the occasion, the...
Concerts could reopen with fans walking through “disinfectant mists” according to venue bosses
Bosses at some of the UK’s biggest music venues are asking the government to consider a range of new measures to ensure gig-goers can safely attend gigs this autumn. Read more: Why your local venue needs you, but not as much as you need it...
Toro y Moi to release instrumental version of debut album ‘Causers of This’
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Prince’s iconic ‘angel cloud’ guitar fetches over £450,000 at auction
A guitar used by Prince on his ‘Purple Rain’ tour has fetched over £450,000 ($563,000) at auction on Friday (June 19). Read more: 20 things you didn’t know about ‘Purple Rain’ The custom electric blue instrument was one of four ‘cloud’ guitars used between 1984...Recent Posts
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