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Last week, Sharon Osbourne confirmed that she’ll be in attendance at far-right U.K. activist Tommy Robinson’s “Unite the Kingdom” anti-immigration rally next month. Naturally, this drew a lot of negative feedback, including from U.K. homelessness charity Centrepoint, who’ve officially severed ties with their now-former celebrity ambassador. What Happened Between Centrepoint + Sharon Osbourne? As reported

Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson has appealed for help after her car, containing important medical equipment for her daughters, was stolen. The singer revealed in January that her twin baby daughters Ocean Jade and Story Monroe had been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic condition that causes progressive muscle wastage. She has been very open about the challenging

Creed’s Summer of ’99 & Beyond festival cruise has just announced the lineup for its fifth voyage on the open waters in 2027, with Breaking Benjamin, Sevendust and more. Next year’s cruise will depart from Miami, Florida on April 17, making its way to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas aboard the Norwegian Joy, returning to dock on April

Cardi B almost called off a show in Atlanta over the alleged disrespect of her team by the staff at the venue. READ MORE: Cardi B – ‘Am I The Drama?’ review: overstuffed and underwhelming The rapper took to Instagram Live to share her frustrations about how her touring party was allegedly treated during the second

Here’s five death metal bands whose third album is their very best. This subgenre tends to come down to three things: evolution, revolution and de-evolution (see the current shift from tech-death to riff-driven caveman death metal). For this particular list, this largely focuses on the evolution of each individual band. Some were constant shape-shifters while

Musicians from Talk Talk will reunite for a one-off show in London to mark the 40th anniversary of their classic album ‘The Colour Of Spring’. The band’s third studio album was released in February 1986 and it represented a major transition for the band. It saw them leave behind the synthpop sound that had made them successful, embracing instead a more experimental, jazz and art

The sons of the late Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell have revealed that they intend to continue their family-centric band after the guitarist’s death this past March. In addition, two upcoming festival appearances will now serve as memorial shows for the group. After the end of Motorhead, Campbell started up Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons

Kneecap, The Mary Wallopers, Annie Mac and more are among those backing the ‘Stop The Game’ campaign protesting an upcoming Ireland v Israel football fixture. READ MORE: Kneecap on the cover – giving peace, protest and partying a chance The campaign comes after public figures and football fans alike have argued that Ireland should boycott the

Iron Maiden was recently announced as a 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, but the band will not attend the ceremony in November. According to a new statement from their manager, Rod Smallwood, the reasoning is logistical. “As the most observant have already noticed, the band will be on tour in Australia around

Paul McCartney’s upcoming solo album is set to include a new collaboration with Ringo Starr. The Beatles icon will release ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’ on May 29 (pre-order here), his first since 2020’s ‘McCartney III’. It will see McCartney revealing previously unshared memories of his formative years in Liverpool, in what has been described as his “most introspective album to date”. As

One of the Rock the Country festival’s stops is getting a makeover as Staind are stepping in to replace Jelly Roll as a headliner in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The move was revealed in a wide-spanning update from the Rock the Country Festival organizers that also featured a move meant to help entice concert goers

There are calls for a new ‘Music Fan Association’, which will give music lovers more representation in policy and decision making. The association is being sought-after following a fan-led review of live and electronic music published recently, and would ideally be backed by the government and key figures in the music industry. Its findings have

With a new album underway, Brent Smith ranked every Shinedown album — even the new one — in a video on social media. The rockers currently have seven studio albums out and their eighth, titled Ei8ht, will be out on May 29. Album rankings are obviously subjective, but it’s perhaps a little more meaningful when it’s coming

Boomtown Festival will continue to take place in the South Downs National Park until 2030, despite objections from residents and environmental campaigners. The festival takes place at the Matterley Estate near Winchester every August and the capacity has been capped at 75,999, with an extra 1,000 festivalgoers on the Sunday. The application was approved unanimously

Disturbed‘s David Draiman told Billy Corgan his perspective on whether music should be political or not. Draiman was the latest guest on Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast, which just dropped earlier today (April 15), During the hour-and-a-half-long conversation, the pair discussed artists’ political outwardness and Corgan asked Draiman whether the subjects should go hand in hand. “I think

Shadow library Anna’s Archive has been ordered to pay $322million (£237million) for scraping “nearly all of the world’s commercial sound recordings” from Spotify. Last January, Spotify and the three main major record labels – Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment – sued Anna’s Archive for $13trillion after the library announced plans

A jury has ruled that Live Nation and their subsidiary Ticketmaster have operated as a monopoly, overcharging fans on tickets for entertainment events. This comes in the wake of increased scrutiny on the company’s ticketing practices by both the Biden and Trump administrations in recent years. The verdict was delivered in a New York federal

Rezz will no longer be appearing at Coachella 2026’s second weekend, citing health issues. The Ukrainian-Canadian DJ performed on the Sahara stage on Saturday (April 11), but confirmed yesterday (April 14) that she had to drop out of this weekend’s festival. “My body has been whispering for a while that I need a real break,”