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Mike Pinder, co-founder of the Moody Blues, died on April 24 at the age of 82. “Very sad news, the last of the original lineup of the Moody Blues has passed away,” Denny Laine’s widow Elizabeth wrote on Instagram. “He is now reunited with Denny, Ray, Graeme and Clint; what a joyous reunion that must

Usher has revealed that his 15-year-old son recently stole his phone to send a DM to PinkPantheress – who then invited the pair to one of her shows. Writing on Instagram Stories today (April 25), the ‘Coming Home’ singer said: “So… a week or so ago my son, Naviyd, stole my phone so he could

Loudwire was onboard the Summer of ’99 cruise which featured the first pair of performances from the reunited Creed in 12 years and we interviewed the band about the experience. Playing their first show since 2012 on April 18, Creed launched into a mid-afternoon set as the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship departed Miami, Florida for Nassau,

Ice Spice has leant a verse to the upcoming remix of Cash Cobain‘s viral song ‘Fisherrr’, after a clip of her vocals leaked online. Back in February, New York rapper-producer Cobain released the sultry drill track ‘Fisherrr’ featuring Bay Swag. The song later became viral on TikTok and spawned a new dance craze called the

The Gene Simmons Band opened the latest Rock & Brews venue in Ridgefield, Wash., last night (April 23) with an 18-song set. It marked the KISS star’s first appearance on stage since the band played their farewell show in December, and it was also his solo band’s first outing since September 2018. His latest lineup

Olly Alexander is set to make an appearance on EastEnders next month. The Years & Years singer is this year’s UK Eurovision Song Contest entrant, and will be visiting Walford as part of his rehearsal process. According to the BBC, Alexander will be heading to the fictional Queen Vic pub after finishing up rehearsals for

Here are the five best things about Creed‘s Summer of ’99 Cruise. The festival cruise took place from April 18-22, and took fans from Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas and back. It was an incredible trip back to a halcyon time in rock history and fans more than indulged in their dose of powerful nostalgia

A popular TikToker was sued by Sony Music and now has to pay over $800,000 in damages for using a copyrighted sample without permission. Back in 2022, Arizona-based artist Trefuego – real name Dantreal Daevon Clark-Rainbolt –was issued a strict copyright takedown notice for his track ‘90mh’ by the music industry giant. Sony then filed

Months after having announced a December 2024 tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album, Slipknot have announced an additional pair of shows to commemorate the milestone. In mid-December of last year, the band put the first 11 dates of the 25th anniversary celebration on the books with gigs in the U.K. and Europe.

The Music Venue Trust has told NME that comments made by Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena about grassroots venues are “disrespectful and disingenuous”. Earlier this week, the executive director of the major new 23,500 capacity venue said that some smaller venues in the UK are “poorly run” and dismissed calls for a £1 ticket levy on

Kelly Osbourne said she once trashed a hotel room with Amy Winehouse. Destroying hotel rooms was once the quintessential rock star story. The Who were notorious for it back in the ’70s, particularly drummer Keith Moon. Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones were other bands who were allegedly known for trashing hotels, but it seems

AURORA has recounted the time she asked Chemical Brothers‘ Tom Rowlands to “puke vomit all over” a song on her new album ‘What Happened To The Heart?’ Speaking as part of NME’s In Conversation series, the Norwegian alt-pop artist said her new LP was “extremely playful” and has seen her “working with people I admire.”

On Friday night (April 19) — the same day of the release of their latest album, Searching For Solace — the Ghost Inside’s Jonathan Vigil and Zach Johnson joined Loudwire Nights to discuss how the band’s 2015 tour bus accident continues to shape their perspectives. “We don’t let it hang over our heads,” Vigil said about

Rick Astley performed at the Manchester venue Co-Op Live in Manchester over the weekend. READ MORE: Rick Astley tells us about his Glastonbury secret set of Smiths covers with Blossoms The star played as part of a test event on Saturday (April 20) ahead of the official opening of the 23,500 capacity venue tomorrow (April 23).

Onboard the Summer of ’99 festival cruise, the Creed have performed their second reunion show, changing up the setlist a bit from their April 18 kickoff. The first performance found the band hitting the stage in the late afternoon sun, right as the cruise ship set sail for the Bahamas. It was a remarkable return

Taylor Swift‘s new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department‘ has been streamed more than 300million times in one day on Spotify. The streaming platform announced the popstar had broken a new record for most-streamed album in a day. Previously, the record was held by her re-recorded version of ‘1989’. Taking to social media, Spotify announced: “History

Phil Mogg says UFO is officially done. “I think it’s come to a conclusion,” the frontman admitted during a conversation with UCR’s Matt Wardlaw. “We did that last U.K. tour in 2019, just before COVID. So that was kind of the end of it and the time was right.” UFO had planned to sign-off in

David Beckham has shared a video of all five Spice Girls reuniting for Victoria’s 50th birthday celebrations – check it out below.  The former England captain posted the clip on his official Instagram account, showing Emma Bunton, Melanie C, Geri Halliwell and Mel B joining Victoria as they sing and dance along to their 1998