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German metal singer Doro Pesch has revealed she is working on a new EP, tentatively titled "Wild At Heart", which she hopes to release around November or December 2026. Speaking to Dawn Osborne of TotalRock at the Maid Of Stone festival in Maidstone, Kent, Pesch explained that touring…
Pop star Zara Larsson is having a breakout 2026, combining her "Midnight Sun" era music and festival appearances with a growing fashion moment built around her signature Y2K aesthetic. A limited Depop drop of her personal early-2000s wardrobe pieces and upcycled tour merch sold out within minutes, but…
- American Songwriter highlights three Bryan Adams songs from the 1980s that the outlet says remain as powerful today as when they were first released, celebrating the Canadian rocker's enduring songwriting partnership with co-writer Jim Vallance during that decade. - "Heat Of The Night", the debut single from…
Country star Luke Combs turned an embarrassing ticket mix-up into a memorable surprise for a British couple who had unwittingly bought tickets to a Combs impersonator show in Manchester. Catherine Tyldesley had booked what she thought was a bargain ticket to see the real singer, only to realise…
▶This Short is from the artist behind the #ASYLUM project, celebrating the release of their new album. The clip is a quick, punchy announcement post rather than a full music video, built to spread the word that the record has finally landed. The title's exclamation marks and emoji…
American Songwriter has published a feature identifying three rock songs from the 1960s that the writer argues foreshadowed the sound and sensibility of alternative rock, decades before the genre existed. The piece is an opinion-driven retrospective rather than breaking news, tracing musical and lyrical DNA from proto-punk and…
"Love Actually in Concert" is set to tour more than 30 cities across the US and Canada this coming holiday season, pairing a live orchestra performing Craig Armstrong's score with a full screening of Richard Curtis's 2003 romantic comedy. The event, staged by GEA Live, RoadCo and Fifth…
Mick Jagger has said there is "nothing good" about growing older, rejecting the notion that age brings wisdom, in a candid interview with The New York Times podcast The Interview. The 82-year-old Rolling Stones frontman spoke about the physical and mental toll of ageing, as well as how…
The article lists ten Matt Damon scenes it considers the weakest or most regrettable moments in his long film career. - ‘Drive-Away Dolls’: criticised for crude humour and an embarrassing political-sex-scandal subplot. - ‘Downsizing’: Damon’s party scene is described as exhausting and tonally misjudged. - ‘Thor: Love and…
Christian Pulisic has been spending time in Nashville with country singer Megan Moroney as he recovers from the ankle injury he sustained during the USMNT's Round of 16 exit from the World Cup. Pulisic went off injured early in what became a 4-1 defeat to Belgium on 6…