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Watch Tyla Perform ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ With Shakira
Tyla made a surprise guest appearance alongside Shakira at a sold-out show at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, joining her on stage to perform Shakira’s classic hit “Hips Don’t Lie”. The performance drew widespread attention online, with fans celebrating the moment as a notable career highlight for Tyla just days ahead of her own album…
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Deezer to purge fake and fraudulent AI tracks as uploads pass 50%
Deezer has confirmed that fully AI-generated tracks made up more than half of all daily song uploads on its platform for the first time, peaking above 50% in June 2026, roughly 90,000 tracks. In response, the French streaming service has settled on tougher measures: it will remove any AI track suspected of being used in…
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The “nightmare” 2016 role Emily Blunt couldn’t wait to be over: “I’ve never been more scared”
Emily Blunt described playing alcoholic divorcee Rachel Watson in 2016 thriller The Girl on the Train as emotionally frightening and a “nightmare” she was relieved to finish. The role mattered because it required her to portray addiction, self-loathing and unreliable memory in an unusually damaged female lead, rather than a conventional glamorous protagonist. Adapted from…
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The 1964 Paul Simon song Art Garfunkel admitted was genius: “It was the sixth song Paul ever wrote”
The first drafts from a pop icon. The post The 1964 Paul Simon song Art Garfunkel admitted was genius: “It was the sixth song Paul ever wrote” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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“For a band to work, you have to fall in line and realise what your part is”: Can’t hear John Myung’s bass in Dream Theater? He says it’s a “minor detail”
Dream Theater bassist John Myung has addressed criticism that his bass playing is often difficult to hear in the band’s mix, dismissing it as a “minor detail” compared to the importance of serving the overall sound of the group. Known for keeping a low public profile and rarely giving interviews, Myung used the release of…
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Budjerah Announces Australian Tour Ahead of Debut Album ‘Gentleman’
Australian singer-songwriter Budjerah has announced The Gentleman Tour, a run of Australian dates this October and November timed to follow the release of his debut album, Gentleman, out Friday 24 July. The tour marks a milestone for the artist, who has grown from a teenage breakout talent into a Platinum-certified, two-time ARIA Award winner, and…
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“I went to the Job Centre, and someone recognised me and started laughing. I went back to the car and cried my eyes out.” Britrock’s cheekiest chaps A have returned, older and wiser – and they’ve made the album they needed to
British rock band A have returned with their first new album in 21 years, Prang, following a lengthy hiatus after being dropped by their record label in 2005. Frontman Jason Perry has spoken candidly about the difficult period between records, including an incident in which he was recognised and laughed at while visiting the Job…
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The Story Behind The Song: The Jam’s masterpiece ‘That’s Entertainment’
The article examines how The Jam’s ‘That’s Entertainment’ became a defining song of British punk and new wave. Written by Paul Weller for the 1980 album *Sound Affects*, it portrays a bleak, everyday London through restrained acoustic instrumentation rather than the band’s usual electric intensity, giving its social observations particular force. Weller reportedly wrote the…
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Hollywood Vampires: Alice Cooper and Joe Perry lift the lid on life inside rock’s superstar garage band
Alice Cooper and Joe Perry have spoken about touring and recording with Hollywood Vampires, the supergroup they formed with actor Johnny Depp and bassist Tommy Henriksen in 2012. The band, named after a 1970s Hollywood celebrity drinking club that Cooper once led, is preparing to return to the road after a period away, with Cooper…