Global Music Releases & News

Cro-Mags singer criticises Foo Fighters for vaccinated shows

The longtime singer of Cro-Mags, who now performs under a separate entity as Cro-Mags JM, has criticised the Foo Fighters for playing shows where everyone must be vaccinated. READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021 – gig and festival bosses on what to expect...

BTS replace themselves at number one on the Hot 100 with ‘Permission to Dance’

K-pop boyband BTS have continued their reign atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart with their third English-language single, ‘Permission to Dance’. READ MORE: BTS reveal they haven’t met Ed Sheeran despite collaborating with him twice With this, BTS have become the first artist to...

Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament says he’s uncomfortable with playing indoor gigs

Pearl Jam‘s Jeff Ament has spoken of his hesitancy to play indoor gigs following the coronavirus pandemic. In a new interview on the Kyle Meredith With… podcast, Ament said he doesn’t feel comfortable playing gigs where the venue is “checking vaccination cards” of attendees....

Soulja Boy issued with domestic violence restraining order

Soulja Boy has been issued with a restraining order against a woman who is suing him for alleged sexual assault, battery and more. The rapper’s domestic violence restraining order, which was detailed in documents obtained by TMZ, gives the claimant protection for three years...

Watch Kamasi Washington cover Metallica live with Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo

Kamasi Washington is a contributor to the forthcoming Metallica tribute compilation ‘The Metallica Blacklist’, and now the saxophonist has performed his cover live with members of the band themselves. READ MORE: Metallica: every single album ranked and rated Washington debuted his rendition of ‘My Friend...

Juice WRLD’s manager teases posthumous album ‘The Party Never Ends’ release date and features

Juice WRLD‘s manager has shared new details about the late rapper’s next posthumous album. READ MORE: Juice WRLD, 1998-2019 – the NME obituary Peter Jideonwo has confirmed that the first instalment in a forthcoming trilogy, ‘The Party Never Ends’, will be released this summer and that it...

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus gives health update: “The chemo is working!”

Mark Hoppus has provided fans with a promising update about his health. Last Sunday (July 11) the Blink-182 bassist/vocalist, who revealed his cancer diagnosis last month, said he was about to take a test “that may very well determine if I live or die“....

RAYE and Polydor “part ways” after she claimed label wouldn’t release her debut album

RAYE has announced that she’s now an independent artist after exiting her record deal with Polydor. READ MORE: RAYE’s plight proves that the major label system is broken The singer, who last month alleged that the label had refused to let her release her debut...

Marina says she caught COVID-19 last week, warns fans to “be careful”

Marina has revealed that she has been ill after catching coronavirus last week – and she has cautioned fans about falling into a “false sense of security” regarding the pandemic. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Marina...

New Kanye West ‘Donda’ album listening party announced by Pusha T

Pusha T has shared details of a listening party for Kanye West‘s long-awaited new album ‘Donda’. READ MORE: Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so far Speculation built over the weekend that West will drop a new album in the near future, following rumours...