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HYPOCRISY Cancels August 2026 North American Tour Due To ‘Visa Issues’
Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy have cancelled their North American tour scheduled for August 2026, citing “visa issues beyond our control”. The cancellation affects the “Mass Hallucination” trek, which was due to feature the band in headline slots as well as major support appearances alongside Dimmu Borgir, disappointing fans across numerous cities. The tour had…
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Organizers Cancel Yours Always Festival With Benson Boone and Sombr Without Explanation
The Yours Always Festival, a two-day event scheduled for October 2-3 at Salt Lake City’s Utah State Fairpark, has been cancelled abruptly, with organisers offering no clear explanation to disappointed fans. The inaugural festival was due to headline Benson Boone and Sombr, and its cancellation is notable partly because it would have been Sombr’s only…
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Born 73 Years Ago Today in Nashville, the Grammy-Winning Guitarist, Producer, and Son of a Bluegrass Legend Who Played With Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash
Randy Scruggs, the Nashville-born guitarist, producer and songwriter, was born on 3 August 1953, the middle son of bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs. Over a career spanning several decades, he became one of Music City’s most in-demand session musicians and producers, working with stars including Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, George Strait and Waylon Jennings, earning four…
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Watch Kasabian’s Serge Pizzorno join Calvin Harris for ‘Release The Pressure’ at huge Hampden Park shows as DJ celebrates with ‘rave haggis’
Calvin Harris brought Kasabian frontman Serge Pizzorno on stage as a special guest during his two biggest-ever homecoming shows at Hampden Park in Glasgow, performing their collaborative single “Release The Pressure” on both nights. The Dumfries-born DJ played to a combined 100,000 fans across the back-to-back concerts, with the first night broadcast live on the…
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4 Songs From 1976 Every Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning
This American Songwriter piece is a nostalgic list feature revisiting four songs that dominated radio airwaves in 1976, the kind children of that era would have heard while being driven to school each morning. The article doesn’t report breaking news but instead offers a light, reminiscent look back at the disco and funk sounds that…
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Phil Collins Reveals He Nearly Died From Alcohol Abuse: “People Were Coming To Say Goodbye”
Phil Collins has revealed that he came close to death in April 2024 due to alcohol abuse, with his manager summoning his five children to his bedside at a Swiss hotel to say their goodbyes. The 75-year-old musician, best known as the former Genesis drummer and frontman, told The Times of London that his organs…
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“I love all his stuff”: the 1967 prog-rock frontman John Lydon hailed as a “true original”
An article revisits John Lydon’s 1977 appearance on Capital Radio’s Tommy Vance Show, where the Sex Pistols frontman was given control of the playlist for two hours, revealing musical tastes far removed from his punk persona. Among his selections were tracks by Peter Hammill, former frontman of progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, whom…
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Warner Music Group Q3 Revenue Up 10% on Double-Digit Streaming Growth
Warner Music Group (WMG) reported preliminary figures on Monday 3 August showing quarterly revenue up 10% to nearly $1.9 billion, driven by strong digital and streaming growth, for the quarter ended 30 June 2026. The company released the estimated results earlier than planned, having originally intended to report on 6 August, after announcing on Friday…
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Ariana Grande to withdraw from public life after tour ends
Ariana Grande has confirmed she will withdraw from public life once her Eternal Sunshine Tour concludes on 1 September, citing the cumulative toll of sustained media scrutiny. The announcement follows weeks of intense commentary about her physical appearance, which escalated sharply after the release of her album “petal” and the music video for its title…