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iHeartMedia has settled a US Federal Communications Commission investigation into whether it breached federal payola rules at its live music events, resolving the matter through a consent decree that carries no fine and no admission of liability. The FCC had been examining whether the company gave artists extra…
Acclaimed artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel is to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Lucca Film Festival in Tuscany, the festival announced on Friday. Schnabel will attend the event in person, take part in a public masterclass and be present for a retrospective of his films,…
Gavin Friday, a lifelong friend of Bono and U2's official Creative Director since the mid-1980s, has explained what the role actually involves in an interview with the music Substack publication The New Cue. The account offers a rare glimpse into the tight-knit inner circle U2 have long relied…
Shakira has announced a concert at the Great Pyramids of Giza, marking her first performance in Egypt in almost two decades. The Colombian pop star will play against the backdrop of the pyramids on 28 November in a show presented by Venture Lifestyle, returning to a venue where…
Sir Anthony Hopkins has signed a record deal with the classical music label Decca Classics and will release an album of his own compositions next month. Titled *Life Is A Dream*, the record features works written by Hopkins across different periods of his life, performed by conductor Gustavo…
▶Yungblud has withdrawn from his scheduled performance at the Cowboys Music Festival in Calgary, Canada, saying he needs to take time off to "work on myself". The Doncaster musician, real name Dominic Harrison, was due to appear on Sunday 12 July as part of his ongoing 'Idols' world…
Kasabian have announced a five-date UK arena tour for December 2026, titled 'Nothing Better Than This', with support from The Vaccines. The tour follows the band's sold-out headline show at London's Finsbury Park, where they drew a crowd of 45,000 – their biggest in the capital to date…
Jack White has released his seventh studio album, Frozen Charlotte, via his own Third Man Records, marking a return to rock 'n' roll for the Detroit musician who has also become known as a record label chief, business owner and vocal critic of the Trump administration. The 13-track…
The Rolling Stones have released Foreign Tongues (via Polydor/Universal Music), their 25th studio album and the follow-up to the Grammy-winning 2023 record Hackney Diamonds. The 14-track set is available to stream now, marking the continued creative output of a band often described as rock's greatest surviving act. The…