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▶Dublin noise-rock band Gilla Band have announced their new album, Pugnello, which is set for release on 25 September 2026 via Rough Trade. It marks their first full-length record in four years, following 2022's Most Normal, a period during which members pursued other projects such as guitarist Alan…
Charli xcx has revealed the full tracklist for her seventh studio album, "Music, Fashion, Film," which is due for release on 24 July. The 11-track record features a single guest appearance from the acclaimed horror director David Cronenberg, who appears on the closing song "No One Lasts Forever,"…
Universal has hired television writer Liz Meriwether, known for New Girl and Dying for Sex, to pen its planned biopic based on Britney Spears's memoir The Woman in Me. The project reunites much of the creative team behind the Wicked films, with Jon M. Chu attached to direct…
Ryan Seacrest was one of the few notable Hollywood figures absent from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding, but not because he was left off the guest list. On his radio show On Air With Ryan Seacrest, the host revealed he had been invited and initially RSVP'd "yes",…
Slowcore acts imy3, a Philadelphia-based duo, and towhead, a Bay Area trio, have announced a new untitled split EP, due out on 8 July via Cherub Dream. Both bands draw on 1990s slowcore sounds blended with the playful, home-recorded electronic textures common in DIY music, and the release…
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Alabama Shakes have announced I Must Be Dreaming, their first album in 11 years, which will be released on 28 August via Island. The record follows the trio's 2015 LP Sound & Color and marks a significant return for the band, who reunited for a surprise live set…
Dolly Parton's biographical stage show, now titled "Dolly: A True Original Musical", is heading to Broadway, with previews beginning at the St. James Theatre on 7 December 2026 and an official opening night set for 19 January 2027, the country-pop star's 81st birthday. The production, which had its…
Wet Leg's frontwoman Rhian Teasdale has revealed in a new interview with The Cut that she was "kicked out" of her GCSE music course at school for falling too far behind the rest of the class. Now a successful musician, she reflected on how she has had to…
A new YouGov poll of Labour members has found that Ed Miliband, the current Energy Secretary, is narrowly their preferred choice to become Chancellor once Andy Burnham takes over as Prime Minister. The finding matters because Burnham is described as almost certain to replace Sir Keir Starmer on…
South Korean pop titans BTS returned to the UK for their first major performance in seven years, taking over Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a high-energy set that showcased the group's musical range across rap, pop, and