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Vernon of SEVENTEEN has revealed plans to release his debut solo mixtape later this year. The rapper announced the forthcoming release of his solo project, titled ‘Black Eye’, through a teaser image posted to SEVENTEEN’s official social media accounts earlier today. According to the teaser image, Vernon’s debut solo mixtape is due out on December

Jeremy Jordan’s Neil Bogart minces no words about the meteoric rise of Casablanca Records in a new trailer for Spinning Gold. “We were in the business of making dreams come true,” the label boss says. “Sold over 200 million records. Became the soundtrack of your life. But how do you expect me to tell you

A survey from Pirate has found that 65 per cent of DJs don’t play their favourite music at gigs. In the survey, 260 DJs from across the UK were asked about their everyday listening habits (using data from their 2022 Spotify Wrapped) as well as the types of music they play in their DJ sets.

It’s been a tough couple of years for the music industry. After the COVID-19 pandemic effectively shut down live shows, many artists struggled to figure out their next moves. But as many musicians have noted over the past two years, the gradual shift back to live performing has been a relief. Not only is touring one of

A clubber has been given a lifetime ban from Fabric after filming and mocking a dancing guest at the club on social media. On Monday (December 12), a Twitter user by the name Doddsy shared a video of a man dancing freely in the London club, with the caption: “Yo I’ll never be going to

Paul Stanley predicts Kiss fans will still get to see the band in some capacity even after they complete their End of the Road farewell tour and ostensibly retire from touring. “Kiss is like an army or a sports team,” Stanley tells UCR ahead of his Saturday exhibition at Short Hills, N.J.’s Wentworth Gallery, where he’ll show

Hundred Reasons have shared another new single, ‘The Old School Way’ – check it out below. The track is the third single to be taken from their upcoming album ‘The Glorious Sunset’, after the title track and ‘New Glasses’. ‘The Glorious Sunset’ is their first release in over 15 years and is set for release

When Norm Macdonald closed out his Dec. 13, 1997, “Weekend Update,” the Saturday Night Live star had no idea he’d never sit at the “Update” desk again. Nobody at Saturday Night Live knew that Macdonald would be fired from his job as SNL’s fake newsreader before the show returned from its holiday hiatus or that

South Korean boyband OnlyOneOf have announced a Grand America Tour of 2023. Earlier today (December 14), US-based event organisers Studio PAV took to its social media to announce that the group will be embarking on a tour across the United States next year. OnlyOneOf will be kicking their tour off in late March 2023 in

Ozzy Osbourne recently praised his Black Sabbath replacement, Ronnie James Dio, for doing ”a good job” with his old band — even though he never listened to the albums they made together. The Prince of Darkness reflected on his successor in a new episode of “Ozzy Speaks” on SiriusXM. “Ronnie did a good job,” Osbourne admitted of the singer, who

German electronic music pioneer Manuel Göttsching has died at the age of 70. The musician and producer, who was known as the guitarist of the 70s Krautrock outfit Ash Ra Tempel, “passed away peacefully on December 4” surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on his official website. “The void he leaves behind

After enduring a myriad of health problems over the past few years, Ozzy Osbourne is eager to get back on on stage. But he says there’s one obstacle left to overcome. “My head is alright, my creativity is OK, my singing’s OK but I just can’t fucking walk much now,” the Black Sabbath and solo

Caroline Polachek has announced a 2023 European and North American tour and released the video for her new single ‘Welcome To My Island’ – purchase tickets here and watch the video below. The US singer will kick off the UK leg of ‘The Spiraling Tour’ in Brighton on February 10, followed by dates in Leeds,

Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford is battling prostate cancer. “I’ve been dealing with some pretty serious shit,” the 54-year-old musician told Spin. “Right before I was about to go on tour with Rage, I had my prostate removed, and I have prostate cancer.” The sculpted, high-octane Commerford said he’s always been “someone that’s taken a lot

A Christmas TV special with Backstreet Boys has been pulled after sexual assault allegations were levelled against bandmember Nick Carter. A Very Backstreet Holiday, which was due to air on ABC in the US on Wednesday (December 14), is now no longer being shown, as Variety reports. The programme would have followed the release of

Pantera bassist Rex Brown missed the band’s Dec. 11 Knotfest performance in Santiago, Chile due to “health problems.” The legendary metal group was playing just the fourth date of their reunion tour, which saw classic lineup members Brown and singer Phil Anselmo joined by guitarist Zakk Wylde and drummer Charlie Benante. The trek, which began Dec.

The new R. Kelly bootleg album, ‘I Admit It’, has been taken down from major streaming services. On Friday (December 9), a new 13-track album from the jailed singer appeared on Spotify, Apple Music and more, with both the singer’s team and his label going on to deny responsibility for the release. Speaking to The

AM radio could be heading toward extinction after a century of service as car manufacturers stop offering the service in their electric vehicles. Electric vehicles create more electromagnetic interference than their gas-powered counterparts, causing more static, noise and humming on AM signals than FM signals, The New York Times reports. The interference has led several car manufacturers —

A judge has ordered Twitter to hand over “identifying information” for Jane Doe 2, an anonymous person who used the platform to publicly accuse All Time Low guitarist Jack Barakat of sexual abuse. Back in October 2021, Doe 2 used the Twitter handle @ATLstatement to accuse Barakat of sexual abuse that began in 2011, when

Saturday Night Live’s reputation as a vehicle for biting political satire is overblown, especially by the show itself. Originally emerging from post-Watergate American counterculture comedy, SNL was quickly revealed as more revolutionary about the medium of television than about politics, the show’s performance-driven parade of characters and recurring bits more likely to kick against established