Simon Cowell is reportedly in talks to relaunch The X Factor in the US. The stateside version of the musical TV talent show was launched by Cowell in 2011, seven years after the UK version started in 2004. It ran for three seasons until Cowell returned to the UK show in 2014. After the UK…
Kendrick Lamar has discussed his sparse use of social media, saying he avoids it so as to not get “lost in your ego”. READ MORE: Inside Kendrick Lamar’s ‘The Big Steppers Tour’ Amazon livestream: “He is a global superstar” The rapper was speaking in a rare interview with The New York Times, which saw him conversing with…
Britney Spears‘ husband Sam Asghari has addressed rumours that he has been controlling his wife’s social media. READ MORE: Why is #FreeBritney trending and what is conservatorship? Fans began to grow suspicious earlier this month that Spears didn’t have control of her own social media when she celebrated her birthday with a tribute to her younger…
AJ Tracey has ended 2022 by promising that he’s going into “album mode” next year as a way of teasing forthcoming new music. READ MORE: AJ Tracey: “I’ve gone through so much. It’s been so hard, and I’m still here” Across 2022, the London rapper has shared the single ‘Reasonable’ and given fans a full…
M83 has begun teasing his return, sharing a clip of new music on social media – get a teaser of the new track below. The electronic project – now featuring sole member Anthony Gonzalez – released its last album, titled ‘DSVII’, in 2019. On Instagram this week, M83 ended 2022 by sharing a new clip…
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has confirmed that the band’s albums featuring Tony Martin will be re-released in 2023. READ MORE: Black Sabbath made Birmingham the Home of Metal. Shouldn’t the city repay the favour? The heavy metal pioneers went through many lineup changes in the 1980s and 1990s, beginning with the firing of Ozzy Osbourne…
Moby has announced that he will release a new two-and-a-half-hour ambient album on New Year’s Day. The producer will start 2023 by sharing the lengthy new record, titled ‘ambient23’, which was, he revealed, made “almost exclusively made with weird old drum machines and old synths.” Over the last few months, Moby has shared a number…
King Charles has announced his New Year Honours list for 2023, with England’s Lionesses and Queen guitarist Brian May among the recipients. The first Honours list from the new King also features national treasures including Stephen Graham (OBE for services to drama) and Frank Skinner (MBE for services to entertainment), the latter of whom said…
Vinyl records have enjoyed their biggest week in sales in the US since 1991. READ MORE: The CD revival? It might become punkest music format out there According to Luminate, 2.2million vinyl albums were sold in the week ending December 22, the highest figure it has ever recorded since it began electronically tracking music sales, Billboard reports.…
Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe has given his opinion on what he thinks is the “most complicated” part of being a professional musician. READ MORE: Lamb Of God – ‘Lamb Of God’ review: metal deities show no sign of letting their wrath subside Blythe discussed the topic on an episode on the Sombre La Dosis…
