The Strokes Added To 2011's T In The Park Festival Line-Up

The Strokes have been added to this year’s T In The Park line-up, following yesterday's announcement that Blink 182 have postponed their UK visit until 2012.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Shayne Ward "Still Great" After Being Dropped By SyCo

Shayne Ward has reacted positively to the news that he has been dropped by Simon Cowell’s record label, telling fans that he is still "great” despite the termination of his contract.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Elton John Set For Three-Year Las Vegas Residency

Elton John is set to return to Las Vegas for a three-year residency in the famous Caesar’s Palace. It has been announced that the ‘Rocket Man’ star will return to America's playground once again in September for a three-year contract to perform his new ‘Million Dollar Piano’ show.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Everything Everything Nominated For Two Ivor Novello Awards

Everything Everything are ecstatic to announce they have been nominated for no less than two Ivor Novello’s at this year’s awards.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Proud2 Bank Holiday Weekend Featuring Jazzy Jeff, Chipmunk & Grandmaster Flash!

Proud2 brings the sunshine of the summertime to Bank Holiday weekend this April with a series of hip hop specials featuring big name acts such as Jazzy Jeff, Chipmunk and Grandmaster Flash.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Villagers "Surprised" By Ivor Novello Nomination

Irish singer/songwriter Conor O'Brien has confessed his surprise at being nominated in one of the top categories at this year’s Ivor Novello awards. O’Brien’s musical outfit Villagers have been nominated for 'Best Song Musically and Lyrically', picking up the nod for their debut single 'Becoming A Jackal'.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Girls Aloud To Reunite Without Cheryl?

Girls Aloud are planning to reunite as a four-piece without ‘X Factor’ judge Cheryl Cole, according to reports. Gossip factory Heat magazine (admittedly not the most reliable of sources) have claimed that the four members of Girls Aloud have met without Cheryl and are planning on reforming to mark their 10th anniversary in 2012.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Arcade Fire To Release 'Scenes From The Suburbs' DVD

'Scenes from the Suburbs', a short film by Spike Jonze, is set for a DVD release on June 27th 2011 via Sonovox, and will include two previously unreleased exclusive tracks recorded during 'The Suburbs' album session.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Slash, Pete Doherty, Mona & More Added To T In The Park Festival 2011 Line-Up

With T In The Park, Scotland's music event of the year, now less than 3 months away organisers have kept the buzz alive by announcing a further batch of bands.

Written by: Dave Ball | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Big Sales Boost For Record Store Day Bands

2011’s Record Store Day has been confirmed as a roaring success with sales of physical singles bought from independent record stores soaring to more than double last year's total with album sales jumping by 20%.

Written by: Dave Ball | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Rodrigo Y Gabriela & Hans Zimmer Collaborate On New Pirates Of The Caribbean Soundtrack

Rodrigo Y Gabriela have confirmed that they have collaborated with Oscar winning composer Hans Zimmer for the latest in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, On Stranger Tides.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Beyonce's new single 'Girls (Who Run The World)' Appears online – Listen Now

R&B star Beyonce’s upcoming single ‘Girls’ has surfaced online today, and you can listen to the track below. The song is the first track to be taken from Beyonce’s as-of-yet untitled upcoming album.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Ozzy Osbourne To Become X-Factor Judge?

With rumours that Cheryl Cole is to leave UK’s X Factor to take up a position judging on the US version of the show, an unlikely candidate has risen to replace her in the shape of The Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne.

Written by: Dave Ball | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Plan B and Everything Everything Earn Two Ivor Novello Nominations

Plan B and Everything Everything have scraped through as top contenders for this year’s Ivor Novello awards, earning two nominations each. Other acts to be given a nod include Tinier Tempah, The XX and Villagers (aka Irish songrwriter Conor O’Brien).

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

More Acts Announced For Reading & Leeds Festivals

Following last month's 2011 Reading and Leeds festival line-up announcement, which saw the likes of Muse, The Strokes and My Chemical Romance confirmed as headliners, the smaller stages are now filling up with the latest batch of bands revealed today.

Written by: Dave Ball | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Dappy From N-Dubz Bitten By Fan

N-Dubz rapper Dappy was attacked this week, as a female fan bit his ear during a pre-gig hug. Dappy has described the fan as “mental”, claiming that she even managed to draw blood.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

The Stills Announce Split

The Stills have announced that they are calling it a day. After eleven years of performing and recording together, the Canadian rockers have decided to split up, announcing the news in an extended post on their publicity company's website.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Fleet Foxes Declare Their Support For Illegal Downloading

Fleet Foxes singer Robin Pecknold has made a rare contribution to the argument in defence of illegal downloading. The singer and guitarist argued that music should have no inherent cash value, before going on to insinuate that musicians have no need for the large amounts of money earned through record sales.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Incubus Release Details Of New Album 'If Not Now, When?’

Incubus have confirmed the tracklisting for their upcoming seventh studio album, ‘If Not Now, When?’, giving a lengthy statement about the tone and intent of the record. The band have been working on the follow-up to 2006’s acclaimed release, ‘Light Grenade’, and have described the new album as “Something unique, both to the world and to us as a band”

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Monday, 18 April 2011

Lady Gaga Collaborates With Brian May On 'Born This Way'

Lady Gaga has called in Queen guitarist Brian May to work on her latest album, it has been reported. According to The Mirror, the eccentric pop star has worked with May on a track called ‘You & I’, which is set to appear on her upcoming LP ‘Born This Way’.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Monday, 18 April 2011

Black Sabbath To Release 2CD Deluxe Album 'Born Again' - Out June 6th

Following the departure of lead singer Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinnie Appice after the studio mixing of the 'Live Evil' album, Black Sabbath were once again on the lookout for yet another lead vocalist to fill the significant void left at stage front. The band turned to ex. Deep Purple lead singer Ian Gillan.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 18 April 2011

Munich To Play Great Escape Ahead Of 'All Sussed Out' Debut Single Release

Munich have announced that they are to head out on a UK tour around the release of their debut single 'All Sussed Out' on the 20th June. Having not long completed their first UK tour they are certainly not a band to let the dust settle. The dates are being finalised as we speak but we can tell you that they'll be making an appearance at a number of festivals, kicking off with The Great Escape on the 12th May.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 18 April 2011

Beatsteaks Reveal Details Of New Album 'Boom Box' - Out May 16th

Already a huge hit in Germany where it knocked Adele off the top of the album charts, the Beatsteaks’ new album ‘Boom Box’ looks set to make their biggest impact yet on these shores when it’s released on May 16th onWarner Bros. Records. The Gold-certified album will be preceded by the release of the single ‘Milk & Honey’on May 9th. Check out the video to Beatsteaks' 'Milk & Honey' below.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 18 April 2011

Jamie Woon Debut Album 'Mirrorwriting' - Out Today!

Jamie Woon releases his debut album 'Mirrorwriting' today, April 18th. The first single 'Night Air', released back in November 2010, coming backed with remixes from Ramadanman and Becoming Real, re-introduced Jamie not only as a talented musician but also exemplified his ability to marry his unique vocal style and production capability, helped in part from a working relationship with the elusive London producer and friend, Burial. Heading into 2011 Jamie landed a spot in the BBC Sound of 2011 Poll, cementing the ever growing anticipation for 'Mirrorwriting' and why Jamie is considered such a huge talent.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 18 April 2011

Radiohead Record Store Day Tracks Appear Online – Listen Now

Two Radiohead songs released as a limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day this week have appeared online. The songs, entitled ‘Supercollider’ and ‘The Butcher’ were recorded during the same sessions as ‘The King Of Limbs’.

Written by: James Conlon | Date: Monday, 18 April 2011

Tinchy Stryder Added To Camden Crawl 2011 Bill

Taking a diversion from his usual sold-out arena haunts, top grime MC Tinchy Stryder will make a special stop in Camden Town to perform an intimate show at the year’s Gaymers Camden Crawl. Although the venue will remain under wraps until the day, the 23-year old Star In The Hood mogul is confirmed appear on the Sunday evening of the May Bank Holiday festival. Set to release his highly anticipated new single ‘Spaceship’ later this Spring, the ‘Number 1’ artist will undoubtedly cause a huge stir of excitement throughout NW1.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 18 April 2011

Tribes Announce 'We Were Children' EP

If the past couple of years have been rock’n’roll’s radio iceage, right now our toes are teetering on the brink of a lush new dawn. The question is; beyond the frenzy of supposed saviour bands whose name-drops have christened the New Year, which of the lauded gangs of axe-wielders are the genuine sculptors of tomorrow?

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 18 April 2011

Fink Announces Release Of New Album 'Perfect Darkness' - Out June 13th

Mention Fink (real name Fin Greenall) and you surprisingly get one of two reactions: head-scratching non-familiarity; or the impassioned response that prompts artists such as John Legend and Professor Green to wax lyrical about him live on air. It is a remarkable void, one which looks set to finally close upon the release of Fink’s latest studio album ‘Perfect Darkness’ on June 13th.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 18 April 2011

The Blackout & MakeThisRelate Perform On Today's Red Bull Bedroom Jam!

The Blackout and MakeThisRelate (pictured) will be appearing on Red Bull Bedroom Jam at 5pm today!

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 18 April 2011

The Bees Announce New Single 'Go Where You Wanna Go' - Out May 30th

The Bees have confirmed a summer of live shows, including support slots with Fleet Foxes and a special headline date at London’s St James Church, as well as a number of special festival appearances. The full list of tour dates is:

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 18 April 2011