Rock

The 36th class of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees have taken to social media and other outlets to react to the news. Todd Rundgren, Tina Turner, Carole King, Foo Fighters and the Go-Go’s have all chimed in regarding the announcement of their inductions. First-time nominee Foo Fighters excitedly shared the news on Twitter, jokingly referring to guitarist Pat Smear’s former band.

Charli XCX has revealed that she and Rina Sawayama have discussed making new music together. The pair have toured together in the past, and Charli hinted that their first official collaboration could be in the works. “Woke up at 5.30am thinking about rina’s purple dress,” Charli tweeted today (May 12) following last night’s BRIT Awards,

Elton John has joined forces with English singer Olly Alexander – of the electropop group Years and Years – on a cover of Pet Shop Boys’ 1987 single “It’s a Sin.” John provides piano and co-vocals on the track, which begins as a soft ballad before exploding into an electronic dance party roughly one minute

BTS are set to perform their upcoming single ‘Butter’ first the first time at the Billboard Music Awards 2021 (BBMAs) later this month. The group announced the forthcoming performance of the as-yet-unreleased English-language single on Twitter. The first-ever performance of ‘Butter’ will come only two days after its scheduled release on May 21. We can’t

Kansas returned to the stage this past weekend, playing their first concert in 14 months after the pandemic shutdown forced the live-music industry to put things on pause. “It was a great feeling – kind of surreal in a way,” drummer and founding member Phil Ehart tells UCR. “It was kind of like, ‘Wow, for a while,

As part of our celebrations to mark Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday, here, in full, is Richard Williams’ definitive review of Dylan’s most recent studio album, Rough And Rowdy Ways… In his 2016 Nobel Prize lecture – which he did not deliver in person but eventually published as a recording, with piano accompaniment, and a short

The BRIT Awards 2021 took place at London’s O2 Arena tonight, where a crowd of 4000 people gathered to celebrate the past 12 months of music – check out the full list of winners below. Hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall, this year’s ceremony opened with Coldplay performing their new single ‘Higher Power’ from a pontoon

Megadeth have issued their first statement in response to the scandal surrounding an online exchange between bassist David Ellefson and a female fan. “We are aware of the recent statements regarding David Ellefson, and are watching developments closely,” the metal giants said in a post to social media. “As it relates to creativity and business, we

Not everything happens by design – couples stumble into separations, states slide into war – and so it was with Gerry Love’s split from Teenage Fanclub in 2018. A disagreement about an upcoming tour resulted, without either party quite realising how, in Love’s departure, 29 years after joining the band. It’s not out of keeping

Noel Gallagher has jokingly claimed that he gave Ewan McGregor his “first lightsaber training” for Star Wars. Jimmy Kimmel reminded McGregor of the claim on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday (May 10) ahead of his return as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new Star Wars series on Disney+. “Noel Gallagher of the band Oasis claims, he said this in

Original Megadeth bassist David Ellefson is denying grooming accusations after graphic exchanges with an apparently underage girl leaked. “As you may or not know, some private and personal conversations and interactions have surfaced online, released with ill intention by a third party who was not authorized to have them or share them,” Ellefson said in

Samba Touré comes from a centuries-old “oral tradition”. It’s a phrase we often use about African music without perhaps comprehending its full meaning. If we think about it at all, we assume it refers to musical skills and styles passed on in griot-fashion from generation to generation, with an accompanying set of ancestral folk tales

The Pretenders‘ Chrissie Hynde has shared details of a new Bob Dylan covers album that she recorded largely over text. ‘Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan’ comprises nine renditions of Dylan’s songs, released via BMG on May 21 – a few days before the icon’s 80th birthday. Hynde made the record “almost

Former Skid Row singer Johnny Solinger revealed that he’s been diagnosed with liver failure. “It is with a heavy heart I must let everyone know what’s going on with me and my health,” the vocalist wrote on Facebook. “I have been hospitalized for over the last month. I have been diagnosed with liver failure. And

James have been announced as the opening night headliners of Heritage Live’s 2021 summer gig series, with next month’s show being billed as London’s first major post-lockdown outdoor gig. Heritage Live’s London series will take place in the grounds of Kenwood House on Hampstead Heath, with the likes of Rag’n’Bone Man, Culture Club and Nile

Alex Van Halen commemorated his own 68th birthday yesterday by posting a new tribute to his recently deceased brother Eddie Van Halen. “First birthday without you, Ed,” the founding Van Halen drummer wrote in a statement posted on VHND.com. “The view from my drum set will never be the same. VH forever! #vanhalenforever.” It’s the

Gemma Chan, Henry Golding, Rina Sawayama and more stars have helped launch a #StopAsianHate campaign in the UK. Hate crimes against Asian people in London in March 2020 rose by 179 per cent compared to March 2019, according to campaign group Besea.n. Data for the rest of the UK is less accurate but also points

Actress Tawny Kitaen, who recently died at age 59, was not the original choice to play the leading lady in Whitesnake‘s music video for their 1987 smash hit, “Here I Go Again,” but as lead singer (and her ex-husband) David Coverdale remembered it, she was perfect for the part. “Claudia Schiffer was supposed to be

Julie E. “Tawny” Kitaen, the ’80s music video star and Bachelor Party actor, has died aged 59. Kitaen’s death was confirmed by the Orange County, California coroner’s office (per Variety), which revealed that she died at her home in Newport Beach on Friday morning (May 7). A cause of death has not yet been revealed.