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14/12/2025

“Let’s call it for what it is – an injustice that has been going on for decades"

KISS’ Gene Simmons has said artists in the US are treated “worse than slaves” due to the money they receive for radio plays.

14/12/2025

"Christmas came early!"

Queen’s Brian May has gifted Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi with a left-handed replica of his classic Red Special guitar.

14/12/2025

The band withdrew their music from the streaming platform this year over Daniel Ek's links to "AI military drone technology"

14/12/2025

Despite this, 55 per cent of people admit to using their phones on the dancefloor

Over half of clubbers think that smartphones are ruining the dancefloor experience, according to a new study.

14/12/2025

They played the 2005 track at the final three dates of their Queens, NY residency this week

LCD Soundsystem have played their 2005 song ‘Too Much Love’ for the first time in 14 years – watch footage below.

14/12/2025

The band played at the venue just hours after the attack, in which at least 12 people were killed during a Hanukkah party

Garbage have responded to the shooting at a Hanukkah party on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, saying we “simply can’t go on hurting one another like this”.

14/12/2025

"They are breaking the law constantly and using a lot of different artists’ property that shouldn’t be exploited"

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have told NME they received a “really weird message” from US Homeland Security after their direct complaint.

14/12/2025

"I know it doesn’t work perfectly, or that people understand what the word actually means"

Amanda Seyfried says socialism is a “gorgeous idea” in a new interview: "I know it doesn’t work perfectly"

14/12/2025

A "conceptual fantasy" of a flirtatious Parisian night – Rose Gray walks us through the meaning of 'I Don't Speak French'

14/12/2025

"I think it just held some traumas for me before, and I feel those dissipating, and that is such an extraordinarily beautiful thing"

Ariana Grande has shed light on how her Wicked role helped facilitate "healing" her relationship to touring.

14/12/2025

"My Dad would always say, ‘be like Brian, no matter how far it goes, always remember where you’re from'"

Sam Fender has told fans that he used to watch Brian Johnson interviews when he was homesick in a new social media post

14/12/2025

The 32-show run has also broken records to become the highest-grossing country tour of all time

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour named highest-grossing tour of 2025 for a solo artist, after also becoming the highest-grossing country tour