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After Twisted Sister made the divisive announcement that Sebastian Bach was set to take over Dee Snider’s vocal duties, Jay Jay French has said it’s up to fans to decide if they want to embrace him or not. Back in February, Twisted Sister were forced to cancel their planned tour with Snider at the helm, as

Leon Bridges has announced a new, 12-track album and released precisely a third of it. Happiness Anytime, out September 25 via Columbia, is preceded today by “Light the Way,” “Tears of Joy,” “Illusion,” and “Your Love Is Electric.” Listen to all four below. Bridges’ follow-up to 2024’s Leon is produced by J Lloyd-Watson and Lydia

In partnership with Electric Castle Yung Lean turned 30 at Electric Castle 2026, turning his and Bladee’s joint set into a celebration. Scroll down to watch footage from the Romanian festival now. READ MORE: Yung Lean Interview: An Audience With The Original ‘Sad Boy’ The Swedish duo appeared together on the festival’s Hangar stage and

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey is out in theaters today, and with it comes an original soundtrack from the indefatigable Ludwig Göransson. Closing the OST—and the film itself—is a new song from Göransson, James Blake, and Travis Scott, co-written with Nolan himself. Listen to “When I’m Home” below. Scott’s involvement in the mythological epic—mild

CD sales have surged by 16 per cent in the US during the first half of 2026, significantly outpacing the growth of vinyl. The new figures were revealed in entertainment data company Luminate’s 2026 Midyear Report, which found that 16.3million CDs were sold across the country between January and the end of June. By comparison,

Bill Callahan is lending his weathered baritone to the audiobook world. The fabled Austin singer-songwriter is set to narrate Rise Above, the upcoming memoir from Matthew Schnipper. The book details how Schnipper navigated grief following the death of his nearly two-year-old son Renzo in 2021. (Full disclosure: Schnipper is a former executive editor of Pitchfork.)

In partnership with Electric Castle Teddy Swims performed a cover of Van Halen’s 1984 classic ‘Jump’ during his set on the second night of Electric Castle 2026. Scroll down to watch footage now. Slotting the track into the closing section of his Main Stage set, the cover arrived before Teddy Swims launched into his mega-hit

Jeff Tweedy recently took a night off from Wilco’s North American tour to perform for a Jimmy Kimmel Live! episode that aired last night. Watch him do the Twilight Override single “Out in the Dark” with a five-piece band—including his sons Spencer and Sammy Tweedy—below, following an introduction by The Studio actor Ike Barinholtz. Wilco’s

BBC 6 Music host Lauren Laverne has announced she has been diagnosed with a rare blood and bone marrow disorder that can be linked to blood cancer. The presenter and former Kenickie frontwoman, who also hosts Desert Island Discs and The One Show, took to Instagram to reveal the news but assured readers the diagnosis

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Villanelle have spoken to NME about new music in the works, feeling “locked in” as a band, and plans for a huge 2027 on the horizon. Watch the full interview above. The rising UK rockers caught up with NME backstage at Mad Cool 2026 last week, where they told us about how they’d been smashing

This post has been updated to include a statement from Spotify. Lorde would prefer to let her music speak for itself, especially when it comes to misleading AI descriptions. In an Instagram story posted on July 16, the singer expressed frustration over Spotify’s new About the Song feature, which uses AI to generate a summary

Matty Healy has performed with a tribute band of The 1975 on his Malibu stag do. Healy is due to be married to model and former Nasty Cherry musician Gabbriette. Now, he’s held a stag do in Malibu in preparation for the big event – where he got on stage to perform with The 9075,

Whoopsie-daisy! Yoo-hoo! Lana Del Rey appears to have not one, but two new albums on the way. In an Instagram post on July 15, Del Rey said that her long-forthcoming LP Stove has a companion record, which she added will be completed in a month. She also appeared to reveal album artwork for both records,

Chloe Slater has spoken to NME about how she is becoming “desensitised” to politics and social media, while discussing the inspiration behind her debut album ‘Riot Youth’ and more. Watch the interview in full above. The Manchester-based artist caught up with us at Mad Cool 2026 last week, shortly before she took to the stage in

Synth-pop emergency! Robyn stopped by BBC Radio 2 earlier today, July 15, for a quick performance, during which she busted out a cover of Erasure’s 1994 classic “Always.” She also played three songs from her most recent album, Sexistential: “Dopamine,” “Sucker For Love,” and “Talk to Me.” Watch it all go down below. The session

Blue singer Lee Ryan is set to be sentenced for a racially aggravated assault on an air steward, after losing an appeal to clear his name. The boyband member appeared in front of a court, accused of telling a member of the British Airways cabin crew that she was like a “sweet chocolate chip cookie”.

Few know their way around a cover like Meshell Ndegeocello. Following tribute albums to Sun Ra and ‘80s and ‘90s R&B hits, the Grammy-winning jazz and R&B singer has returned with Synonym, a collection of “classic songs that…have diverse tones, representing various genres and intentional grooves,” she writes in a statement. The first single features