Mitski has announced details of new UK and Irish tour dates for this summer, ahead of an imminent, sold-out run of dates. READ MORE: Mitski – ‘Laurel Hell’ review: meta musings set to her grandest music yet As announced last year, the singer-songwriter will tour new album ‘Laurel Hell’ in the UK and Europe later this…

The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia have been announced as last-minute headliners for Coachella 2022, replacing Kanye West. READ MORE: From ticket sales to COVID safety – US industry insiders on the return of live music in 2022 Last week, it was reported that Ye was pulling out of his closing night headline sets for…

Bobby Rydell, the ’60s teen pop icon and singer of ‘Volare’, has died aged 79. According to the Guardian, Rydell passed away yesterday (April 5) of pneumonia complications not related to COVID at a hospital in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rydell was most famous for his pop hits in the 1950s and ’60s, and…

Black Country, New Road have announced their first tour dates with their new line-up – see the full list of dates below. Back in February, the band’s founding vocalist and guitarist Isaac Wood announced his departure just days before they released their second album, ‘Ants From Up There’. READ MORE: Black Country, New Road –…

Rihanna, Jay-Z and Kanye West have all made their debut on Forbes’ billionaire list alongside the world’s top earners. According to the annual list, Rihanna has now become the world’s richest female musician with a net worth of $1.7billion (£1.3bn), largely thanks to her Fenty Beauty business and Savage X Fenty lingerie line. She sits…

Former Klaxons musician James Righton has today (April 6) unveiled details of a new album, ‘Jim, I’m Still Here’. The 12-track album has been made in collaboration with Soulwax’s David and Stephen Dewaele and includes a guest feature from ABBA’s Benny Andersson. It will arrive on July 8 via Soulwax’s Abel DEEWEE. The synth-laden album sees…

Ahead of its full release later this week, Jack Harlow‘s new single ‘First Class’ has gone viral on TikTok. The Kentucky rapper recently announced the release of his second studio album, ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You’. The follow-up to 2020’s ‘That’s What They All Say’ is set to arrive on May 6 via Generation…

Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis has become the latest star to respond to Will Smith’s viral slap of Chris Rock at last month’s Oscars. READ MORE: The best supporting actors in the Smith/Rock scandal Last month, Smith struck the comedian on-stage during the Academy Awards ceremony following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s…

R. Kelly has had a bid to delay sentencing for his sex trafficking and racketeering convictions rejected by a court in Brooklyn this week (April 5). The singer stood trial last September for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state lines for “immoral” purposes, such…

Annie Mac‘s bizarre pronunciation of “kneading” has caused a stir online. READ MORE: Annie Mac’s bidding farewell to Radio 1 after 17 years. Here’s why we’ll miss her The former BBC Radio 1 presenter was starring in last night’s (April 5) episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off For Stand Up To Cancer when she made…