The Rolling Stones Fans Go Wild Following Announcement Of Tonight's Intimate Paris Gig

Rock and roll legends The Rolling Stones announced an intimate, 350-capacity gig in Paris earlier this morning - and, as you can imagine, it’s got thousands of fans going absolutely crazy (and spending stupid amounts of money!)

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 25 October 2012

Bruno Mars Unveils 'Unorthodox Jukebox' Artwork And Tracklisting

Hawaiian-born star Bruno Mars - a.k.a the biggest selling artist of 2011 (selling over 5million albums and 45million singles worldwide!) - has revealed the artwork and tracklisting for his forthcoming new album ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 25 October 2012

XFM Winter Wonderland Line Up Announced

XFM, the station that brings you music that rocks, has announced the return of Winter Wonderland - and they’ve got an awesome line-up to get fans in the festive mood this December.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 25 October 2012

Bring Me The Horizon Name New Album 'Sempiternal' - Teaser Inside

Sheffield metalcore giants Bring Me the Horizon have announced that their forthcoming fourth new album will be called ‘Sempiternal’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 24 October 2012

MK1 Look Worse For Wear During ITV Daybreak Interview Following X Factor Departure

Every time an act is booted from ITV reality singing contest The X Factor, thousands are left disappointed (or, in the case of Frankie Cocozza, completely unphased) as they watch their favourites’ chances of winning the SyCo record contract disappear. Usually, the acts are rather upset (or, in the case of Frankie Cocozza, high on loads of drugs) too - but Louis Walsh’s dynamic duo MK1 didn’t seem too bothered.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Bring Me The Horizon Announce Title Of Forthcoming Album – ‘Sempiternal’

Sheffield metalcore giants Bring Me The Horizon have announced the name of their forthcoming album. The release due out in 2013 will be entitled ‘Sempiternal’.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Smashing Pumpkins Star James Iha Confirms December London Gig

American rocker James Iha - most famous for his time as guitarist of The Smashing Pumpkins - has announced a one-off solo gig in London’s Bush Hall this week.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Breed 77 Announce 'Drown' Release Date

Gibraltar-based flamenco-metal pioneers Breed 77 have announced that brand new single ‘Drown’ - taken from their sixth album ‘The Evil Inside’ - will hit shelves on November 26th.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 24 October 2012

JLS Upload 'Evolution' Preview To YouTube - Listen Here Now

R&B and pop boyband JLS have offered their fans the chance to stream a preview of their forthcoming new album ‘Evolution’ via YouTube - you can check it out below.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Lostprophets Offer Fans Chance To Pick Setclosing Track In Aid Of Cancer Charity

In aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, Welsh rock icons Lostprophets are giving fans the unique opportunity to add to their setlist at November’s sold-out Warped Tour UK.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Depeche Mode's Paris Press Conference Live Now - Watch Here

Electronic rock legends Depeche Mode have kicked off their highly-anticipated Paris press conference - you can watch below.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Justin Bieber Is The World's First Person To Reach 3 Billion YouTube Views

Justin Bieber has become the first person to reach a phenomenal 3 billion views on his main YouTube channel according to Starcount's social media leaderboard. Although he is now the most viewed person on YouTube, the pop prince was pipped to the post by Lady Gaga for the 1 billion milestone in 2010 but has since been unbeaten on YouTube, with his song 'Baby' still the most watched YouTube video in the world with over 791 million views. Justin was pushed to the 3 billion mark with the help of his new video 'Beauty and a Beat' which has had over 43 million views in just over a week.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Tulisa To Release New Single 'Sight Of You' On November 25th - Listen Now

On the eve of her hugely-anticipated debut solo album ‘The Female Boss’ (out November 26th), superstar singer and multi-platinum selling artist Tulisa releases her brand new single ‘Sight of You’ on November 25th.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 22 October 2012

Depeche Mode To Make 'Special' Announcement At Paris Press Conference Tomorrow Afternoon (12:30pm)

English synth-rock outfit Depeche Mode are set to make a big announcement at a press conference tomorrow, which will take place at 11:30 GMT/12:30 BST in Paris.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 22 October 2012

The Prodigy To Make 'Big' Announcement Next Tuesday

Electronic dance titans The Prodigy are set to make a massive announcement next Tuesday, with rumours of a new album or some new live dates rumoured to be the subject.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 19 October 2012

Wolfgang Van Halen Brands 'Shitty' One Direction 'Dickheads' In Twitter Outburst

Wolfgang Van Halen - bassist of legendary rockers Van Halen - has taken to Twitter to deal with some important business: calling X Factor boyband One Direction ‘dickheads’!

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 19 October 2012

The Rolling Stones Guitarist Ronnie Wood Hints At Extra Comeback Gigs

The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has fuelled rumours that the band will perform more comeback gigs today, after telling press at the premiere of new Rolling Stones documentary ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ that once the ‘wheel is turning’, it won’t be able to stop.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 19 October 2012

The Defiled Added To Hammer's Halloween Show

London-based industrial metallers The Defiled are the latest act to have been added to Hammer’s Halloween show on October 29th.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 19 October 2012

Rainbow Announce Deluxe Version Of 'On Stage' And 'Long Live Rock N' Roll'

Hard rock legends Rainbow have announced that they’ll be releasing deluxe editions of their classics ‘On Stage’ and ‘Long Live Rock n’ Roll’ on November 5th.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 19 October 2012

Only Boys Aloud Reveal New Behind-The-Scenes Video

Only Boys Aloud, the world's biggest boy band, have unveiled a brand new behind-the-scenes video which looks at life inside the choir, ahead of the release of their eponymous debut album, out December 3rd via on Relentless/Sony Records.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 19 October 2012

Universal Music Post Reveals Girls Aloud Album And Tour Plans

Earlier this morning we reported on the Girls Aloud countdown timer, and how fans now have to wait an extra two hours after the planned 10am announcement to find out the plans for their highly-anticipated 10th anniversary. Well, thanks to a post on Universal Music, the wait for the info is over - and it looks a new album called ‘Ten’ and a brand new tour are their gifts to fans who’ve been waiting for a Girls Aloud comeback for years.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 19 October 2012

Girls Aloud UK Tour Announcement Coming At 12

All you Girls Aloud fans have excitedly been waiting for an announcement for the past 10 days, with a countdown timer on their website tantalisingly teasing fans ahead of their much-talked about 10th anniversary. Well, now the wait is over - or so you thought!

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 19 October 2012

The Rolling Stones Would 'Love' To Headline Glastonbury 2013

Legendary rockers The Rolling Stones have responded to Emily Eavis’ recent comments which saw her confessing that she would love to get the band to headline Glastonbury 2013 - by saying they’d love to get onto the festival’s bill too!

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 19 October 2012

The Rolling Stones' 'Doom & Gloom' Set To Miss Out On UK Top 40

It appears the release of the Rolling Stones' first new studio recording for seven years has failed to impress fans, with the track sat at lowly Number 74 in the charts.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 18 October 2012

Mike Dirnt And Tre Cool Like 'Brothers In Arms' Waiting For Billie Joe Armstrong To Leave Rehab

Mike Dirnt, bassist of punk-rock icons Green Day, has confessed that he and drummer Tre Cool are like ‘brothers in arms’ waiting for their bandmate Billie Joe Armstrong to return from rehab.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 18 October 2012

Blur Announce Release Of 'Parklive' DVD

Blur's recent performance at Hyde Park to mark the closing of the Olympic Games is being made available in a 5-disc CD/DVD set from 3rd December 2012 on Parlophone.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 18 October 2012

Emily Eavis 'Would Love' To Have The Rolling Stones At Glastonbury 2013

Earlier in the month we reported that legendary rockers The Rolling Stones may be appearing at next year’s Glastonbury Festival. Today, Michael Eavis’ daughter Emily revealed that they are doing their best to get the band on board for the festival’s 2013 return - saying that they ‘would love it to happen’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 18 October 2012

Pitbull Unveils Behind-The-Scenes Footage Of 'Don't Stop The Party' Video

Global superstar Pitbull has revealed a behind-the-scenes teaser video for his new single 'Don't Stop The Party', which is released in the UK on 18th November.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 18 October 2012

Flavor Flav Facing A Possible Six Years In Jail After Arrest For Assault With Deadly Weapon

Public Enemy star Flavor Flav is potentially facing up to six years in jail - after publicly threatening to attack an enemy with a knife!

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 18 October 2012

Sylver Tongue Unveils 'Something Big' Video - Watch Here

Alt-pop star Sylver Tongue has unveiled the brand new music video for her track ‘Something Big’ ahead of her up and coming tour alongside Bat for Lashes.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 18 October 2012