Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes have announced their fifth album.

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There’s no denying Muse’s albums have become more eclectic, experimental and, as a result, divisive over the last decade. But whether or not you’ve embraced the Devon trio’s ongoing evolution, or feel they’ve lost their way, Matt Bellamy and co. still have a huge arsenal of high calibre songs ready to enrich their spectacular live shows. So many, in fact, that these 10 rarely or never performed gems could easily slip into the set list for their forthcoming UK and Ireland tour without too many quibbles.

The performing artists for Hits Live Birmingham and Hits Live Manchester have been revealed.

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In the six years since the release of ‘The Autobiography’, Vic Mensa has stood on shifting sands, with drugs, the law and changing creative tastes all in play. He looked inward, dabbled in short-form releases and side-projects, and found a new lease of life that his second album ‘Victor’ chronicles with varying rates of success.

Sum 41 have shared a new single, Landmines.

The Mountain Goats have released a new single.

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Burna Boy has announced his I Told Them… Tour.

Empress Of has released a new single, Kiss Me.

Rhod Gilbert has announced the Rhod Gilbert & The Giant Grapefruit Tour.

Taylor Swift has announced plans to take The Eras Tour concert film global.

Arlo Parks has unveiled a video for Purple Phase.

Bad Bunny has unveiled a new song, Un Preview.

Boygenius have announced a new EP.

Soulwax have announced a brace of UK shows for February.

Mika has announced the UK and Ireland leg of his Apocalypse Calypso Tour.

Pulp will headline Edinburgh's 2023 Hogmanay celebrations.

The Joy Formidable have released a new single called Share My Heat.

Giant Rooks have announced UK and Ireland shows for next spring.

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Surprise releases are becoming more and more common, but it’s more unusual for a band such as The National to spring one like this. ‘Laugh Track’ follows quickly on the heels of ‘First Two Pages of Frankenstein’, which arrived earlier this year. The new album arose from the same sessions as its predecessor but, while that LP paled in comparison to many of its peers, this chapter is quietly superb.

Stevie Nicks has extended her North American touring into 2024.