K-pop artist BoA has seemingly hinted at plans to retire from the music industry in a cryptic Instagram post. Over the weekend on April 6, BoA stirred discussion about her potential retirement when she posted Instagram Stories that talked about… Read More
A new book about The Beatles has revealed a John Lennon encounter that made Mick Jagger feel “uncomfortable”. A new oral history of the acclaimed band called All You Need Is Love is set to be released on April 11. The… Read More
The Zutons‘ Dave McCabe has recounted how Amy Winehouse telling him to “fuck off” led to her iconic cover of their song ‘Valerie’. In NME‘s latest series of Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, in which we quiz musicians on their own career… Read More
Greg James and former newsreader Chris Smith have apologised for “causing offence” with a comment about a Roald Dahl character with a glass eye. The pair have co-written a book, The Twits Next Door, as part of a new series commissioned… Read More
Krist Novoselic has paid tribute to Kurt Cobain on the 30th anniversary of his death this week (April 5). Cobain rose to prominence at the end of the ‘80s as the frontman and guitarist of Nirvana – alongside Dave Grohl… Read More
Blink-182 have been forced to cancel three shows in Mexico this week following the illness of the band’s bassist, Mark Hoppus. The trio, also comprising of Tom DeLonge (vocals and guitar) and Travis Barker (drums) had already cancelled one show… Read More
Ed Harcourt has spoken to NME about what went into his “reflective” new album ‘El Magnifico’, as well as his work with The Libertines, the success of Sophie Ellis-Bextor and his unheard music with Lisa Marie Presley. Released last week,… Read More
French musician Arnaud Rebotini has been accused of sexual assault and harassment by seven different women. According to an investigation by Mediapart, Rebotini was accused of sexual assault and harassment over the course of 13 years with various allegations allegedly taking… Read More
General Levy has claimed that he has never received any royalties for his classic jungle track ‘Incredible’. Produced by M-Beat, ‘Incredible’ was released in 1994 via Renk Records and landed the Number 39 Spot on the UK Singles Chart. The… Read More
READ MORE: Artists on the challenges of 2023 and hopes for 2024: “I just want to see us getting paid for selling records” The policy was launched on April 1 and came after the streaming giant released a report last year,… Read More