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There was a steady stream of new music released over the past 12 months: pleasant surprises, anticipated projects and brand-new sounds. For some, it was a long time coming: Tears for Fears released their first studio LP in 18 years, Eddie Vedder unveiled his first solo record in over a decade and Jethro Tull put out their first studio album since 2003. Others

Morrissey has shared a video of children mocking music critics, in promotion of his forthcoming album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’. The soloist and former The Smiths singer posted a clip of a kid approaching another kid who’s posing as a music journalist. The scene shows the critic telling the Morrissey fan, “I don’t need to listen

Jonathan Cain has responded to Neal Schon‘s new lawsuit, claiming the guitarist was the one who ran up “enormous personal charges” on Journey‘s credit card. Schon’s original legal action in Northern California’s Contra Costa County alleged that Cain had “improperly restricted” Schon from financial documents relating to Journey’s American Express card. He also charged Cain

Morrissey has cancelled two imminent dates on his current North American tour – tonight’s (November 22) planned show in Salt Lake City, and Wednesday’s (November 23) gig in Denver – citing “band illness”. “Thank you to the fans for the ongoing love and support while we take a moment to restore and recover,” reads a

The Black Crowes‘ Chris and Rich Robinson bludgeoned a stage invader with their respective microphone stand and guitar during their Sunday concert at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne. You can watch footage of the melee below. The interruption took place during “Stare it Cold,” the final track of the Black Crowes’ debut album Shake Your Money

Amapiano star DJ Sumbody has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Johannesburg, South Africa, his record label has confirmed. “Artist and musician DJ Sumbody has died,” Sumsounds Music posted in a statement to Instagram on Sunday (November 20). “Details of his untimely death cannot be released but the artist named Oupa John Sekofa allegedly

Richie Faulkner says he was willing to step aside during Judas Priest‘s reunion of guitarists K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Instead, he got to participate in an unforgettable moment during the show, as Downing appeared alongside his former bandmates for the first time since an

Taylor Swift fans have come to her defence following Nikki Sixx’s claims that the singer is “whining”. On Sunday (November 20), Sixx took to Twitter to air his thoughts on Swift, presumably in relation to the Ticketmaster fiasco surrounding the pop star’s 2023 ‘Eras’ tour. General ticket sales to the tour were cancelled last week

Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor says he’s leaving Twitter soon in reaction to what he called “the arrogance of the billionaire class.” The social media platform has been embroiled in controversy since Tesla tycoon Elon Musk bought it for $44 billion after several months of trying to get out of the deal. He fired the

Figures from the music world have been sharing their reaction after England won their opening World Cup qualifier against Iran 6-2 in Qatar. Goals from Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish ensured Gareth Southgate’s side got off to a winning start at the Khalifa International Stadium. Ahead of the game

Say what you will about the late Andy Kaufman, but the eccentric comedian always committed to the bit. Just look at the Nov. 20, 1982, episode of Saturday Night Live for proof. The patron saint of trolling humor, New York-born Kaufman spent his all-too-brief career pioneering an impossible-to-define brand of comedy that relished in the

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