The Pogues have spoken to NME about their 2025 tour in celebration of the 40th anniversary of ‘Rum Sodomy & The Lash’, playing without Shane MacGowan, and how Fontaines D.C. helped pave the way for the run of dates. READ… Read More
My favorite annual holiday tradition is watching The Last Waltz during the Thanksgiving season. Martin Scorsese’s 1978 concert film is so ingrained in my late November routine that I have come to view the musicians as family members. A motley… Read More
There are more songs being released every day now than there were in the whole of the year 1989, a study has found. A report from Music Radar has examined the current state of the “music creation economy”, with one… Read More
A new bill signed into law in Massachusetts has been widely criticised for ultimately strengthening Ticketmaster’s monopoly. The Mass Leads Act is an economic development bill focusing on climate technology, life sciences and AI. However, it has a provision that… Read More
It’s almost that time again: when you learn that “Night Moves” by Bob Seger is your most-played song for the seventh year in a row (just me?). Spotify Wrapped is coming soon, as is Apple Music Replay, which calculates an… Read More
This is the time of year where the music industry generally starts to wind down (unless you’re Kendrick Lamar). Most of the year’s biggest albums have been released and folks are gearing up to make a splash next year. There’s… Read More
Drake has announced his first Australian tour in eight years, set to kick off in February next year – find out more below. The Canadian rapper announced the tour, dubbed the Anita Max Wynn tour, during an appearance on xQc’s… Read More
Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante has shared his thoughts on streaming within the music industry and why Spotify is “where music goes to die”. Benante, who has been with the thrash metal band for four decades, recently spoke to The Irish… Read More
Cher has revealed the “shock” she experienced when she learned that her real birth name was not what she had grown up believing it was. The pop legend released Cher: The Memoir, Part One on Tuesday (November 19), bringing fans… Read More
Kate Nash has defended her ‘Butts For Tour Buses’ OnlyFans campaign, arguing that it is vital that women are “in control of their bodies”. Earlier this week, the ‘Foundations’ singer announced that she had started an account on the online… Read More