Appleton sisters release first single as a duo in more than two decades Nicole and Natalie Appleton have returned as a duo after 23 years. BANG Premier · Jan 15
Freddie Mercury’s “Secret” Daughter Passes Away At 48, Months After Her Existence Was Revealed “I'm sad for the loved ones of the lady who passed.” Bored Panda · Jan 15
Eurovision Song Contest live tour to begin in London It will feature acts from the past seven decades to mark 70 years of the event, visiting 10 cities across Europe. Evening Standard · Jan 15
Sting ‘pays former Police bandmates £600,000 in royalties’ as lawsuit continues The Police frontman’s ex-bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are arguing they are also owed a portion of his income from streaming and download sales of the band’s music The Independent UK · Jan 15
Rihanna 'to make music comeback with huge summer stadium shows' Pop star Rihanna is reportedly set to make her long-awaited music comeback by scheduling a number of huge summer stadium shows for 2026. BANG Premier · Jan 15
Red Hot Chili Peppers star Flea announces debut solo album Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has announced plans for his first ever solo album, which will be released in March. BANG Premier · Jan 15
BTS Concert Ticket Price Could 'Cost You A Kidney': How Much Should You Prepare For The Kpop Idol's Biggest Comeback? BTS are making their long-awaited comeback with a 2026 world tour, and while ticket prices have some fans worried, ARMY are eagerly preparing — joking even about 'selling their kidneys' to see their idols live. International Business Times UK · Jan 15
What BLACKPINK's Comeback Mini Album 'DEADLINE' Signals for the Group After YG Contract Renewal After dominating solo charts and finishing a global tour, BLACKPINK's reunion comes with new leverage—and fewer compromises. International Business Times UK · Jan 15
‘A nasty little song, really rather evil’: how Every Breath You Take tore Sting and the Police apart Sting and his former bandmates go to the high court over a royalties dispute this week – the latest chapter in the song’s remarkably fractious story The Guardian - UK · Jan 15
"We've lasted so long because we were never friends": Fifty years in, Cheap Trick might not hang out with each other, but musical glue binds them together Cheap Trick's Robin Zander on Anglophilia, AC/DC, and the song no one else wanted on the album Louder · Jan 15
“You still have to pay for the actual gig. No bands got paid, and most of the crew donated their time”: Jack Osbourne sets the record straight on how much Back to the Beginning actually donated to charity Initial reports suggested that Ozzy Osbourne's final show raised over $190 million for three charities Guitar World · Jan 14
“The guitar wasn't always user-friendly, and the old-school lights often became red hot, leading to burns”: The Smoker, the Rocket-Shooting Les Paul… The one with, like, a million lights – here are Ace Frehley’s 5 most iconic Kiss guitars Because to be Spaceman in Kiss, a plain old blackguard Tele ain't gonna cut it Guitar World · Jan 14
Sting pays Police bandmates nearly £650,000 as royalties row reaches High Court Guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland first took legal action against the musician last year Evening Standard · Jan 14
Can’t stand losing out: battle over the Police’s royalties reaches high court Dispute between Sting and former bandmates relates to whether streaming revenue, estimated at £1.5m, features in ‘arranger’s fees’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 14
Louder · Jan 14 Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea announces first North American, UK and European solo shows in support of his debut solo album, Honora Listen to Traffic Lights, Flea's new solo single, featuring Radiohead's Thom Yorke
MusicRadar · Jan 14 Police royalties case reaches London’s High Court – Sting has now paid $800,000 to Summers and Copeland But that doesn’t include interest, according to drummer’s and guitarist’s lawyers
Guitar World · Jan 14 “Redefines the possibilities of delay effects”: Ibanez looks to shake up the world of high-end delays with the Layer Delayer – its most ambitious pedal yet Ibanez has gone all out with the feature-packed delay powerhouse
International Business Times UK · Jan 14 Quick Facts About John Forte: Net Worth, Early Life, Drug Sentence and Sudden Death John Forte, Grammy-nominated Fugees collaborator, found dead at 50. He served seven years for drug charges before Bush commuted his sentence.
Guitar World · Jan 14 “It got nicked after a show in Leeds and went missing for years. Then I was reading an interview online and there, in the background, was the Mustang on the wall”: The story of the stolen Fender offset that unites three iconic indie rock bands The Cribs' Ryan Jarman bought a ’78 Sunburst Mustang that helped shape the band's early sound – only for it to mysteriously end up in the hands of The 1975's Matty Healy and Beabadoobee nearly two decades later
Sports Illustrated · Jan 14 Super Bowl 60 National Anthem Singer: Everything to Know About the Pregame Performances Who is singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Levi's Stadium this year?
MusicRadar · Jan 14 “Yeah I want that more than anything in my career right now, of course I do”: Robbie Williams is gunning to break the Beatles' record of 15 UK Number One albums It’s “the most important thing to me in the world” he says
BANG Premier · Jan 14 19 hitmaker Paul Hardcastle's son dies in motorcycle accident Musician Paul Hardcastle - whose track 19 topped the charts around the world in 1985 - has paid tribute to his "super talented son" Paul Jr following his death in a motorcycle accident.
Metal Hammer · Jan 14 “I said, ‘Listen, I don't think you should die!’” How Dave Grohl realised that the end was near for Kurt Cobain and Nirvana “Five minutes later the phone rings, and someone goes, ‘Dude, turn on CNN’”
Metal Hammer · Jan 14 "Calvin Klein asked us to do an advert. We were like, 'f-you, no way!' That would have been huge." From touring with Slipknot to turning down iconic fashion designers, the story behind Kittie's classic nu metal anthem, Brackish Kittie's breakthrough single made them accidental trailblazers in a nu metal scene dominated by men
The Independent UK · Jan 14 Minutes to Memories: John Mellencamp rolling out jukebox of his old hits “There's nothing wrong with making people happy,” says singer John Mellencamp, and that's the guiding philosophy of the concert tour he's planning this summer