Black Sabbath have been granted the Freedom of the City of Birmingham, a rare civic honour marking their extraordinary impact on music and their role as hometown heroes. All four founding members — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — reunited for a private ceremony at Birmingham’s Council House on Saturday. The […]
Sonya Madan, the voice of Britpop band Echobelly, has spoken out about her experience as a woman in the male-heavy 1990s scene, insisting that most of the major players, including members of Oasis, Blur, Pulp and Suede, were “lovely, supportive and decent.” At a time when lad culture was making headlines and music magazines often
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Matty Healy tells Glastonbury crowd: “We honestly don’t want our legacy to be one of politics” The 1975 are turning the page on protest anthems and making room for something softer. Speaking to a packed crowd during their headline set at Glastonbury on Friday 27 June 2025, frontman Matty Healy made it clear the band
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Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has officially ended his two-year break from music with the release of a deeply personal new single titled Survive. Released on Friday 27 June, the track marks Capaldi’s first new music since stepping away from the spotlight in 2023 to focus on his mental health and well-being. The new song is
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Incubus are preparing to release their first album in seven years, with frontman Brandon Boyd revealing plans for Something in the Water to arrive this October. The upcoming release marks the band’s first full-length studio album since 2017’s 8 and signals a renewed creative spark within the group. Speaking to People, Boyd shared that the
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Maroon 5 are back with big news for fans: their eighth studio album, Love Is Like, will be released on 15 August 2024, with a new single All Night out now. The new track follows Priceless, which featured BLACKPINK’s Lisa and marked the band’s return after a three-year gap since 2021’s Jordi. Both songs will
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AC/DC are finally coming home. For the first time since 2015, the legendary Aussie rock band will tour their native Australia, bringing the PWR UP tour to stadiums across the country this November and December. The long-awaited homecoming begins on 12 November at Melbourne Cricket Ground, before hitting Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and wrapping up on
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Egyptian artists are reaching new heights on the global stage and the latest Spotify report shows just how far they’ve come. Spotify has released its Loud & Clear music economics report in Egypt for the first time, offering hard data on how the country’s musicians are turning streams into sustainable careers. The headline? A fivefold
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Rock icon Suzi Quatro has reflected on more than six decades in music, revealing she stayed clear of the wild lifestyle often linked to her era, and did it all without stripping off. Suzi Quatro, the trailblazing bassist and singer known for 70s anthems such as Devil Gate Drive and 48 Crash, is preparing for
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YouTuber-turned-musician, James Marriott, lands his first Official UK Albums Chart Number 1 as his sophomore LP – Don’t Tell The Dog – dominates vinyl and indie store sales. His chart-topping success comes after his 2023 debut album Are We There Yet?, which broke into the UK Top 20. The Swiss-born, Brighton-based artist, beat heavyweight competition
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