Tributes paid to Food Records boss Andy Ross, who has died aged 66
Andy Ross, the head of Food Records, has died at the age of 66. The passing of the record label boss, known for signing Blur, Idlewild, Dubstar, Jesus Jones and more, was confirmed to NME by a close friend and collaborator. A cause of...
Watch Chris Martin crash Dakota Johnson interview to fix video issue
Chris Martin was spotted on camera fixing his girlfriend Dakota Johnson’s connection issues during a virtual event for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. READ MORE: ‘The Lost Daughter’ review: Olivia Colman’s latest Oscar-worthy performance The Coldplay frontman appears briefly in a clip shared via...
Blossoms unveil details of new album and share title track, ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’
Blossoms have today (January 25) unveiled details of their new album, ‘Ribbon Around The Bomb’ – you can listen to the title track below. READ MORE: Blossoms and Rick Astley live in London: the best Smiths gig since December 12, 1986 It will be...
Halsey, Kid Cudi and J. Cole to headline Governors Ball 2022
Halsey, Kid Cudi and J. Cole will headline this year’s Governors Ball festival in New York – check the full line-up below. READ MORE: 20 festivals to look forward to in 2022 The three-day event is due to take place at the Citi Field...
Franz Ferdinand fast forward love on brand new single, ‘Curious’
Franz Ferdinand have shared a second brand new track, ‘Curious’, from their forthcoming greatest hits album, ‘Hits To The Head’. READ MORE: Franz Ferdinand talk new single ‘Billy Goodbye’, their greatest hits and new line-up After teasing their return back in early November, the...
Yard Act and Years & Years in close race for this week’s UK Number One album
Yard Act and Years & Years are in a close race for this week’s UK Number One album, with just 400 sales separating them. Last Friday (January 21) saw the rising Leeds band release their debut record ‘The Overload’ as Olly Alexander dropped Years...
Musicians defend Taylor Swift after Damon Albarn says she “doesn’t write her own songs”
Figures from the music world have come out to defend Taylor Swift after Damon Albarn claimed that she “doesn’t write her own songs”. During a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, the Blur and Gorillaz frontman explained that Swift’s “co-writing” approach is at odds with his “traditionalist” view...
Jack Black pays tribute to Meat Loaf: “Thank you for rocking so hard”
Jack Black has honoured the late actor and musician Meat Loaf, who died from reported complications due to COVID last week (January 20). READ MORE: Meat Loaf, 1947 – 2022: a unique performer with big, bold odes to the dreamers and believers Black, also...
Independent Venue Week shares full live schedule for 2022
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