Tom Hanks has enlisted the help of his son Chet Hanks to catch him up to speed on the rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. READ MORE: Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud: the full timeline Last night (May 20), Chet took to his Instagram Stories to share screen grabs of a text conversation with his […]
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Cate Blanchett has revealed that her new political comedy film Rumours was named after the seminal Fleetwood Mac album. READ MORE: Stevie Nicks: “In Fleetwood Mac, Christine McVie and I were a force of nature” While attending a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday (May 19), Blanchett opened up about the film and […]
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Ros Atkins, the BBC newsreader known for his ‘explainer’ videos, has revealed he is “astonished” to be DJing at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Glastonbury returns to Worthy Farm in Somerset from June 26 to 30, with Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA set to headline. The final tickets for this year’s bash went on sale in the re-sale on April 21 […]
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Shellac have just released their final album ‘To All Trains’, nine days after the band’s lead guitarist Steve Albini passed away. The legendary record producer, or audio engineer as he preferred to be described, was the mastermind behind iconic albums such as Nirvana‘s ‘In Utero‘, Pixies’ ‘Surfer Rosa’ and Manic Street Preachers‘ ‘Journal For Plague Lovers’. He died on […]
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The Association of Dutch Music Venues and Festivals’ (VNPF) is calling on the government to reconsider its plans to raise the VAT rate for concert and festival tickets by 12 percentage points. The increase from 9% to 21%, which is set to come into effect from 2026, was announced this week in the new coalition […]
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It has been a week of ups and downs in the world of festivals, with new events announced, alongside further cancellations and lineup confirmations. In the US, Connecticut’s biggest music festival Sound On Sound has been rechristened as Soundside Music Festival under C3 Presents. Noah Kahan and Foo Fighters will headline the event – known […]
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Michael ‘Jimmy’ James, the legendary frontman of soul outfit The Vagabonds, has died at the age of 84. James’ death was confirmed by his family in a statement to the Jamaica Observer. Per his family, James died on Tuesday (May 14) at the Northwick Park Hospital in London after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and […]
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US rock star Lenny Kravitz has been announced as headliner of the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show presented by Pepsi at Wembley Stadium in London. The performance will air in more than 200 countries and territories globally on 1 June, minutes before the European club football showpiece between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund. […]
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Avril Lavigne has addressed the “funny” and “dumb” conspiracy theory that has followed her career for the better part of two decades – see what the singer had to say below. READ MORE: Avril Lavigne – ‘Love Sux’ review: a modern update on early ’00s pop-punk In the early 2000s, a conspiracy theory took the internet […]
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Veteran American drummer John Barbata from bands like Jefferson Starship and Jefferson Airplane has died at 79. The news was announced on Monday night via Jefferson Starship’s official Facebook page, which wrote: “We are saddened to hear of the passing of the great John Barbata, Jefferson Starship’s original drummer. Our thoughts go our to his […]
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