Years & Years’ Olly Alexander on why he loves the “Kate Bush-aissance”
Years & Years spoke to NME backstage at Glastonbury 2022 and told us why he’s excited about the current revival of Kate Bush‘s music. Watch our interview above. READ MORE: Years & Years at Glastonbury 2022: the story of his set – in stunning photos Olly...
R.E.M. to reissue their debut EP ‘Chronic Town’ to mark its 40th anniversary
R.E.M. are set to reissue their 1982 debut EP ‘Chronic Town’ in August to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The band’s first EP featured five songs – ‘Wolves, Lower’, ‘Gardening At Night’, ‘Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)’, ‘1,000,000’ and ‘Stumble’ – and was originally released on...
Sole surviving assailant of 2015 Paris terrorist attacks sentenced to life in prison without parole
Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving assailant of the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris in which almost 130 people were killed, has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The attacks, which took place on November 13...
SXSW to make international debut in Sydney in October 2023
The annual South By Southwest festival – better known these days as SXSW – will expand to Australia next year, marking the first time in the event’s 36-year history that an international edition will be held. READ MORE: SXSW 2022: the most exciting artists...
Broken Bells announce first new album in eight years, ‘Into The Blue’
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Halsey responds to fans that left gig during abortion rights speech
Halsey has responded to reports that some fans walked out of their recent concert in Phoenix during a speech about abortion rights. READ MORE: Halsey: “I’ve always been driven to reinvent myself and reinvent my genre” At Sunday’s (June 26) show, Halsey encouraged fans to...
Calvin Harris confirms release date and guest artists for new album ‘Funk Wav Bounces Volume 2’
Calvin Harris has confirmed the release date and guestlist for his new album, ‘Funk Wav Bounces Volume 2’. READ MORE: Calvin Harris live at Glastonbury 2022: Fans amplify the hit-fueled Arcadia set Back in April, Harris announced that he’ll be releasing a new album “this...
R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking
R. Kelly has today (June 29) been sentenced to 30 years in prison, following his conviction last year on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. The R&B singer (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly) stood trial last summer for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann...
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