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Yesterday (November 20) saw BTS member Jungkook perform at the opening ceremony for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where he sung his new single ‘Dreamers’ – which also appears on the soundtrack for this year’s tournament – for the first time in concert. Jungkook’s involvement in the event was announced earlier this month, while the

Fresh off of the worldwide phenomenon that was E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, that film’s 7-year-old costar Drew Barrymore became, and remains, the youngest person ever to host the live and decidedly late-night comedy show Saturday Night Live. For Barrymore, who has gone on to host SNL several more times since her initial appearance, Saturday Night Live has become

Rosalía capped off a successful night at the 2022 Latin Grammys with performances of her songs ‘Hentai’, ‘La Fama’ and ‘Despechá’ – check it out below. The ceremony took place on November 17 in Las Vegas and saw the Spanish pop star take home four awards for her recent album ‘Motomami’, including Album of the

Most people wouldn’t have blamed Led Zeppelin for soldiering on with a new drummer following the untimely death of John Bonham in 1980; they certainly wouldn’t have been the first group to do it. Instead, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones put their world-conquering band to bed, issuing a final send-off with the odds-and-ends compilation Coda on Nov. 19,

Nick Cave has discussed his experience with tinnitus, calling it “the musician’s curse” and “a pain in the arse”. The musician was replying to a question on his Red Hand Files website, from a fan who asked whether Cave suffered from tinnitus himself. “Do you have tinnitus?” the fan – Denise from New York City

Bruce Springsteen confirmed he was preparing a box set of five previously-unreleased albums, mainly recorded during the ’90s. In a new interview with Rolling Stone he added detail to comments he’d previously made, saying the collection would follow the spirit of Tracks, his 1998 set of unheard and alternative songs. “I have a box set

Let’s start at the end. The final track on this exhaustive trawl of the ditches and crossroadsof PJ Harvey’s oeuvre is “Red Right Hand”, the signature song of Harvey’s one-time collaborator Nick Cave. It is a song about devilry, written in blood; subsequently reshaped as the theme of the haircut gangster drama Peaky Blinders. For

Florence + The Machine have postponed the remainder of their UK tour after Florence Welch broke her foot. In a statement posted to Instagram, Welch revealed that she unknowingly played last night’s (November 18) show at London’s The O2 with the fracture, and had the break confirmed this morning after an X-Ray. She shared her

It’s never too early to start looking ahead. Though the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class was only recently inducted, curious minds are already considering who might be joining them next. A whole new collection of artists will become Hall eligible for the first time in 2023. And though the list of newcomers includes

One Eleven Heavy were something of a transatlantic supergroup when they formed a few years ago. James Jackson Toth – aka Wooden Wand, the singer-songwriter behind numerous “New Weird America” outfits like Dunza, Grim Jim, Hassara and James And The Giants – met Bradford-born musician Nick Mitchell Maiato at a Manchester gig in 2010 and

A new set of Metallica Funko POP! figures are soon to hit shelves, the company has announced. James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich and the late Cliff Burton have been immortalised as vinyl figures as they looked during the ‘Master Of Puppets’ era, Loudwire reports. The set, which includes a collectible box and a stage

Bruce Springsteen is finally walking fans through a controversial process where Ticketmaster used so-called “dynamic pricing” for his 2023 reunion tour with the E Street Band. Reports followed of exorbitant ticket costs which exceeded $5,000. “What I do is a very simple thing,” Springsteen told Rolling Stone. “I tell my guys, ‘Go out and see

Kelly Rowland has reacted to remarks made about her in contrast to Beyoncé, saying that she finds comparisons to be limiting and that she too is one of the world’s “biggest” stars. The singer, actress, TV host and author rejected Peter Rosenberg’s assessment of her career standing during a recent radio appearance. Rosenberg, who co-hosts the

Queens of the Stone Age, Muse and Missy Elliott headline the list of artists who will be eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the first time in 2023. Formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, Calif., Queens of the Stone Age have blazed a trail as one of the most powerful forces

The 17th volume of Bob Dylan‘s long-running Bootleg Series will focus on his 1997 album ‘Time Out Of Mind’, in celebration of its 25th anniversary. Set to arrive on January 27, ‘Fragments – Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997)’ will feature a remixed version of Dylan’s 30th studio album, plus unreleased recordings such as outtakes,

“Apples and Oranges” was supposed to keep Pink Floyd‘s commercial momentum going. Instead, it was the death knell for Syd Barrett‘s tenure in the band. Their No. 6 U.K. smash debut The Piper at the Gates of Dawn had followed a pair of stand-alone U.K. hit singles, “Arnold Layne” and “See Emily Play.” Suddenly, Pink

Placebo have asked their fans to not film or take photos during the band’s upcoming live shows. The duo – comprising Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal – are due to begin their 2022 UK and Ireland headline tour in Portsmouth tomorrow night (November 18), and have taken to social media to post a request. READ

Kymberly Herrin, the model and actress who grabbed rock fans’ attention in ZZ Top’s 1984 music video for “Legs,” has died at the age of 65. A cause of death has not been announced. An obituary published in the Santa Barbara News-Press simply stated that she “passed away peacefully” on Oct. 28. After graduating from