Janelle Monae; ‘Cut it down in half. That’s what Prince would say to his band’ – Music News

Janelle Monae; 'Cut it down in half. That's what Prince would say to his band' - Music News

Janelle Monáe joins Zane Lowe in studio on Apple Music 1 to discuss her new album ‘The Age Of Pleasure’ due out this Friday. During the wide-ranging conversation, Monáe discusses her creative process, growth and […]

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band review – there’s still magic in the night | Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen at Murrayfield.

“As you get older,” notes Bruce Springsteen wryly, “death gives you pause to think.” The singer and his 17-strong band are being held briefly at the halfway mark of a nearly three-hour set that segues […]

Keanu Reeves’ ’90s Band Dogstar Makes Live Return at BottleRock

Keanu Reeves' '90s Band Dogstar Makes Live Return at BottleRock

Keanu Reeves’ ’90s band Dogstar made their live comeback this weekend at BottleRock Festival in Napa Valley, California. The band played material from their two previous studio albums, 1996’s Our Little Visionary and 2000’s Happy Ending, […]

Snapchat Partners With Republic Records to Launch ‘Band Tees’

Snapchat Partners With Republic Records to Launch 'Band Tees'

Greta Van Fleet, one of the acts with “Band Tees” digital merch on Snapchat. Photo Credit: Troy Larson Snapchat (NYSE: SNAP) has partnered with Universal Music Group’s Republic Records to launch “Band Tees,” a Bitmoji-centered […]

Blur: The Narcissist review – a band finally at ease with themselves | Blur

Cover art for Blur’s upcoming album The Ballad of Darren, with an image by Martin Parr.

There are two sides to Blur’s sporadic reunions. There are the live shows – Glastonbury in 2009, a trawl around the world’s festivals in 2012, a global arena tour in 2015, an unexpected one-off performance […]

Billy Corgan Explains Why Black Sabbath Is His Favorite Band

Ghostface Returns in the ‘Scream VI’ Trailer

On his personal Instagram account, Billy Corgan recently shared a story that featured a picture of Black Sabbath. He told his fans that “for yours truly, it always starts and ends with Sabbath. Because no […]

Cupid’s arrow: how Fifty Fifty became the rare K-pop band to pierce the UK Top 40 | K-pop

Aran from Fifty Fifty.

K-pop often appears to be thriving in the UK: prior to their hiatus, BTS had back-to-back No 1 albums and acts such as boyband Ateez fill arenas, while girl group Blackpink are gearing up to […]