Teenage Girl Who Sang At Obama Inauguration Gunned Down In Suspected Gang Attack

An American teenage girl who performed at Barack Obama’s recent inauguration was tragically gunned down this week, in what is believed to be a gang-related crime.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 31 January 2013

Fired HMV Staff Overtake Official Twitter Account To Spill Beans On Redundancies

Staff which have been affected by HMV’s entrance into administration have hit Twitter to publicise what they feel is the company unfairly firing a number of workers, even using the company’s official Twitter account to spill the beans.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 31 January 2013

Evile To Begin Recording New Album This Weekend

Evile are due to enter the studio this weekend to begin recording their as-yet untitled new album.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 31 January 2013

Olly Murs Unveils Behind-The-Scenes Pictures From 'Army Of Two' Video Shoot

Olly Murs has unveiled behind-the-scenes pictures on set of the video for his new single 'Army Of Two'.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 31 January 2013

Fleetwood Mac Star Stevie Nicks: 'I Almost Died After Rehab Stint

Stevie Nicks, star of British-American rockers Fleetwood Mac, has opened up about her stint in rehab, revealing that it almost killed her.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 31 January 2013

Grammy-Nominated Brian McKnight Announces Release Of New Album 'More Than Words'

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Brian McKnight has announced he will release his new album, 'More Than Words,' on March 4th 2013.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 31 January 2013

Rihanna Confesses That She And Chris Brown ARE Back Together

Barbados-born beauty Rihanna has finally confessed that she is back with American rapper and singer Chris Brown, who controversially assaulted her back in 2009.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 31 January 2013

The Bazaars Announce New Single 'Girls In Time' - Listen Now

The Bazaars - childhood friends Jonny Woolnough, Tom McGeorge, Jonny Pugh and Paul Brown - released their debut single 'I Want You Dead' soon after performing their first gig in their native Leeds. The single instantly received widespread radio play including Radio1 and MTV2 etc with the band spending much of its first incarnation together touring the UK extensively, supporting the likes of other notable Leeds based bands including Embrace, Kaiser Chiefs and The Blueskins.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 31 January 2013

Justin Timberlake To Perform At 55th Annual Grammy Awards

Six-time Grammy winner Justin Timberlake is set to perform on the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. This marks the first time in four years that Timberlake will grace the Grammy stage, and will be his debut TV performance on the eve of the release of his first studio album in seven years.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 31 January 2013

Bestival Reveal First Acts Of 2013 Line Up - Snoop Dogg And Elton John To Headline

Can you believe that 2013 will see Bestival hitting those magic double figures? That’s right, Bestival is ten and organisers are really pushing the boat out for what promises to be the biggest and best year ever.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 30 January 2013

The Strokes Announce Title And Release Date Of New Studio Album

The Strokes have officially announced they are to release their anticipated new studio album, 'Comedown Machine', on 25th March 2013.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Killswitch Engage Unveil New Single 'In Due Time' - Listen Now

Following the announcement of their UK tour, Killswitch Engage have officially revealed their new single 'In Due Time'.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Example, Basement Jaxx, Madness, The Vaccines, Ellie Goulding And More Confirmed For Rockness 2013

Example, Basement Jaxx and Madness are just three of the first eleven acts confirmed to perform at this year's RockNess Festival.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Cannibal Corpse Reveal 'Dead Human Collection: 25 Years Of Death Metal' Box Set

Cannibal Corpse will be releasing a box set to commemorate their 25th anniversary: 'Dead Human Collection: 25 Years of Death Metal'.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 30 January 2013

The Devil Wears Prada, The Acacia Strain, Veil Of Maya And More Confirmed For Ghostfest 2013

Following last year's 2700 capacity sellout weekend of mayhem, Ghostfest is back on 29th and 30th June 2013 and promises to raise the bar even further with even more big hitting names in metal and hardcore than ever before.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Burn Studios Launch Competition To Find Ibiza's Next Resident DJ

With the success of the 2012 residency competition, Burn Studios are back again this year with another DJ competition that looks to discover and showcase some of the most up-and-coming disc jockeys from around the world.

Written by: Adam Holden | Date: Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Nerina Pallot Streams Cover Of CeCe Peniston's 'Finally' - Listen Now

Nerina Pallot is streaming her stunning cover of CeCe Peniston's track 'Finally'. The track is taken from her 'Lonely Valentine Club' EP, released on February 11th ahead of a February UK tour of the same title.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Fleetwood Mac To Release New Music Before Tour

British-American rock icons Fleetwood Mac will release new music before their world tour kicks off later this year, it has been revealed.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Fearless Vampire Killers Announce Comic Collaboration And London Convention Signing Session

UK shock-rockers Fearless Vampire Killers have teamed up with acclaimed Italian comic artist Marco Turini to illustrate a front cover for one of the band's forthcoming comics, written by the bands co-lead vocalist, Laurence Beveridge.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 30 January 2013

See Tickets Quits STAR Amidst Threat of Strike Action

The UK's second largest ticket agency See Tickets has sensationally quit the industry's self regulatory body STAR (Society of Ticket Agents & Retailers) - ‘the leading self-regulatory body for the entertainment ticketing industry across the United Kingdom’ - after becoming embroiled in what has been described as a ‘bitter dispute’ with BECTU, a UK-based media and entertainment union.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Enslaved Launch Competition For Fans To Create 'RIITIIR' Lyric Video

Norwegian progressive extreme metallers Enslaved have launched a killer competition for fans to create a lyric video for the title track off their new album, 'RIITIIR'. Fans can get their hands on signed Enslaved merchandise by creating their own lyric video, as well as a video message from the band thanking them for their efforts. The video will be uploaded online too!

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 29 January 2013

They Might Be Giants Announce New 'Nanobots' Album And Reveal Details Of Taster EP

The two-time Grammy-winning Brooklyn originals, They Might Be Giants have just released a 3-song taster EP of 'Nanobots' tracks, ahead of the full album. Blending the band’s signature storytelling, duelling horns and sly humour it also features cover art by famed designer Paul Sahre.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Initial Line-Up Announced For Live At Leeds 2013

Shortlisted for ‘Best Metropolitan Festival’ for the second year running, the initial line-up for Live At Leeds 2013 has been announced.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Simian Mobile Disco To Release New Live Album In April

Electronic music duo Simian Mobile Disco have announced that they’ll be releasing a brand new live album called ‘Live’ on April 15th.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Bjork Launches Kickstarter Campaign To Help Fund 'Biophilia' App Expansion

Icelandic singer-songwriter Bjork has launched a Kickstarter Campaign to help raise money to support her ‘Biophilia’ project, which will see her apps available for Window 8, Android, and Mac Desktop.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 29 January 2013

A Flock Of Seagulls Star Returns With Debut Solo Release

A Flock Of Seagulls star Mike Score will release his debut solo single, ‘All I Wanna Do’, on February 25th 2013.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 29 January 2013

AWOLNATION To Release Deluxe Edition Of Debut Album 'Megalithic Symphony'

American electronic rockers Awolnation have announced that they’re going to release a deluxe edition of their 2011 debut album ‘Megalithic Symphony’, which birthed their double-platinum single ‘Sail’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 29 January 2013

P!nk Announces Release Of New Single 'Just Give Me A Reason'

Global superstar P!nk has announced the release of her new single ‘Just Give Me A Reason’ featuring Nate Reuss on 17th March 2013.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Wiley Unveils New Single 'Reload' - Listen Now

The godfather of grime himself Wiley has announced that brand new single ‘Reload’ - featuring Chip - will hit shelves on February 24th, as well as unveiling new album ‘The Ascent’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 28 January 2013

Eels Stream 'Wonderful, Glorious' Online And Unveil Video For 'New Alphabet' - Listen Now

Ahead of the release of their new album 'Wonderful, Glorious' on 4th February, Eels are streaming the album in full via the Vagrant Records SoundCloud page.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 28 January 2013