Lil Uzi Vert’s scheduled Friday performance at Lollapalooza in Chicago was cancelled due to heavy rain, ahead of headliner Charli XCX’s set at the long-running festival. Weather disruption also forced the rescheduling of Zara Larsson’s set, as organisers cited “weather issues” in an announcement made both on stage and via social media. Despite missing his…

Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes says the band’s guiding principle is never to make the same album twice, describing its shift from deathcore towards alternative rock, pop and electronic-influenced music as a natural creative progression. He argues that following the band’s own excitement rather than attempting to predict fans’ preferences has been central…

Country singer Parker McCollum and his wife, Hallie Ray McCollum, have welcomed their second son, Rocker Tommy Light McCollum. The birth prompted McCollum to postpone two tour dates so he could be with his family, underscoring his decision to prioritise the arrival of their child. Rocker was born on 30 July weighing 8lb 7oz, and…

John Fogerty has said he would prefer four albums from his post-Creedence Clearwater Revival career to be forgotten, describing himself as deeply unhappy while making them. The comments highlight the long-running disputes and personal strain that followed the break-up of Creedence, which affected both his creative output and willingness to release music. The records he…