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Porter Robinson has announced his third studio album ‘SMILE! :D’ and shared its euphoric new single ‘Knock Yourself Out XD’. The dance musician has shared the news of his upcoming record, which will be released on July 26 via MOM+POP Records. So far, he has also shared the explosive song ‘Cheerleader‘ as a preview of

The Outside Lands festival returns to Golden Gate Park from August 9 to 11. Headlining the San Francisco event are Tyler, the Creator, the Killers, and Sturgill Simpson. The festival will also feature the Postal Service, Grace Jones, Kaytranada, Jungle, Chris Lake, Gryffin, Snoh Aalegra, Schoolboy Q, Victoria Monét, Reneé Rapp, Slowdive, Chappell Roan, Channel

Pet Shop Boys have responded to the recent comparisons of their classic single ‘It’s A Sin’ to Olly Alexander’s Eurovision entry ‘Dizzy’. Alexander released the track last month ahead of the Years & Years singer representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden next month. ‘Dizzy’ was co-written by Alexander and electronic

Ohana Festival, the music festival that Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder founded in 2016, is back for three days in September. Headlining the first and third nights of the festival are Pearl Jam, and, on Saturday, Neil Young & Crazy Horse are the headliners. Ohana Festival takes place from September 27 to 29 at Doheny State

A popular TikToker was sued by Sony Music and now has to pay over $800,000 in damages for using a copyrighted sample without permission. Back in 2022, Arizona-based artist Trefuego – real name Dantreal Daevon Clark-Rainbolt –was issued a strict copyright takedown notice for his track ‘90mh’ by the music industry giant. Sony then filed

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has announced the dates for its 2025 edition. The festival will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, for the weekends of April 11-13 and April 18-20. Advance ticket sales will begin next Friday, May 3. This year’s Coachella, which took place during the weekends of

Bloc Party have announced an “exclusive” warm-up show to take place ahead of their string of appearances this summer – find all the details below. The band confirmed last December that they’d be playing their debut album ‘Silent Alarm’ in full at a huge outdoor gig in Crystal Palace this July to mark their 20th anniversary. The

Ken Carson has announced the 2024 Chaos World Tour, an extensive run of dates that will bring the Atlanta rapper across North America and Europe. He’s hitting the road in support of his new album, A Great Chaos, which came out last October. Find the complete list of tour dates below. The 2024 Chaos World

AURORA has recounted the time she asked Chemical Brothers‘ Tom Rowlands to “puke vomit all over” a song on her new album ‘What Happened To The Heart?’ Speaking as part of NME’s In Conversation series, the Norwegian alt-pop artist said her new LP was “extremely playful” and has seen her “working with people I admire.”

Pitchfork is happy to announce the return of Pitchfork Music Festival London and Pitchfork Music Festival Paris. The London event will take place November 5-10, with performances from Tierra Whack, Arooj Aftab, CASISDEAD, Sega Bodega, Kae Tempest, Empress Of, Billy Woods, Moor Mother, Chanel Beads, Drugdealer, Snow Strippers, Shame, Marika Hackman, Pom Pom Squad, Friko,

Rick Astley performed at the Manchester venue Co-Op Live in Manchester over the weekend. READ MORE: Rick Astley tells us about his Glastonbury secret set of Smiths covers with Blossoms The star played as part of a test event on Saturday (April 20) ahead of the official opening of the 23,500 capacity venue tomorrow (April 23).

Days after its leak, Drake has officially released his response to Kendrick Lamar’s barbed verse on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That,” which took aim at him and J. Cole and is currently No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. On “Push Ups,” Drake targets not only Lamar but also the Weeknd, Rick Ross, Metro

Taylor Swift‘s new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department‘ has been streamed more than 300million times in one day on Spotify. The streaming platform announced the popstar had broken a new record for most-streamed album in a day. Previously, the record was held by her re-recorded version of ‘1989’. Taking to social media, Spotify announced: “History

David Byrne has covered Paramore’s After Laughter single “Hard Times,” returning the favor after Hayley Williams and the band took on Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House” in January. Check out the song below, ahead of its 12″ release for Record Store Day. Byrne wrote on social media, “The band told me that their song

David Beckham has shared a video of all five Spice Girls reuniting for Victoria’s 50th birthday celebrations – check it out below.  The former England captain posted the clip on his official Instagram account, showing Emma Bunton, Melanie C, Geri Halliwell and Mel B joining Victoria as they sing and dance along to their 1998

Yesterday (April 19), Drake officially released the new song “Push Ups,” his response to Kendrick Lamar’s pointed verse on the chart-topping “Like That.” He’s followed it up with another Lamar taunt, “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The track, shared on social media, opens with verses made to sound like 2Pac and Snoop Dogg. A third verse comes

Leeds club Wire has announced that it is to permanently close its doors in June. The long-running venue, which includes a 300-capacity live music space in the basement, is just the latest casualty of a grassroots live music industry that is under increasing pressure. Confirming the news on Instagram, Wire wrote: “It is with great