Spotify Expands Live Initiative With Budweiser Event in Manchester

Spotify Budweiser event

Blossoms delivering the headline performance at Spotify’s Budweiser-sponsored AUX event in Manchester. Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify has officially expanded its live initiative into the UK with a Budweiser-sponsored concert in Manchester. The streaming platform just […]

MTV Europe awards: Taylor Swift, Raye and Pet Shop Boys are big winners in Manchester | Music

Rita Ora leads emotional tribute to Liam Payne at MTV EMAs – video

There was something different about the announcements on the Manchester tram network this week. Instead of the usual voice calling out Deansgate-Castlefield and St Peter’s Square, passengers have been listening to Rita Ora warning: “Make […]

Liam Payne’s close friend confirmed to host MTV VMAs as she vows to pay tribute to late pop star at Manchester ceremony

Liam Payne pictured at the VMAs in 2018

RITA Ora has finally been confirmed to host next month’s MTV EMAs in Manchester – three weeks after I revealed she had landed the job. It will be a tough gig for the Brit pop […]

Fans left furious as US rapper’s Manchester show is cancelled just hours before he’s due on stage

A Boogie wit Da Hoodie's concert was axed at the last moment

FURIOUS fans have been left seething after the doomed Co-Op Live cancelled a major US rapper’s show with just hours to go. Excited fans were already at the state-of-the-art Manchester arena in their droves before […]

Manchester Unspun: How a City Got High on Music by Andy Spinoza – from Cottonopolis to Manc-hattan | History books

‘Engaging thesis’: Andy Spinoza

Some years ago, when a national newspaper editor headed north to view the property boom that is transforming Manchester’s city centre and its skyline, Andrew Spinoza was entrusted with the job of tour guide. “I […]

The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst on Madonna, Manchester, and His New Memoir, Goth

Lol Tolhurst

Nabil Ayers and Lol Tolhurst, photographed by Sophie Wilde Spare. The Cure’s very first performance was at their Catholic School end-of-year assembly. Covering Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out,” Lol Tolhurst, the band’s drummer and co-founder, wore […]

The Lathums join BBC Music Introducing line-up at the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival in Manchester – Music News

The Lathums join BBC Music Introducing line-up at the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival in Manchester - Music News

BBC Radio 6 Music today announces that The Lathums will perform at the BBC Music Introducing Live night at Band on the Wall in Manchester on Thursday 23rd March as a part of the 6 […]

‘Forget about the Hacienda!’ The DIY music scene pushing Manchester forward | Music

‘We just need to even out the dividends’ … Meekz on tour in 2023.

“In terms of the breadth of talent, from emerging to established names, it’s the most exciting Manchester has been in my time,” says Rivca Burns, a 20-year veteran of the city’s music scene who is […]

Cristiano Ronaldo Out At Manchester United Immediately, Mutual Decision

cristinao ronaldo, manchester united

Cristiano Ronaldo‘s time in Old Trafford is over — the soccer superstar and Manchester United have decided to part ways effective immediately. Man U announced the move just minutes ago … saying, “The club thanks […]