Morrissey returns with new song Make-Up Is A Lie ahead of delayed 14th album Morrissey has made his long-awaited comeback with the title track from his forthcoming solo album Make-Up Is A Lie. BANG Premier · Jan 9
Morrissey returns: Former Smiths frontman announces new solo album Controversial singer is preparing to release his first album in six years after a number of delays The Independent UK · Jan 9
Morrissey announces first album in more than five years called Make-Up Is A Lie The album was produced by Joe Chiccarelli and was recorded in France. Evening Standard · Jan 9
“This song sounds like a group of friends going their separate ways forever”: The story behind the 2015 dream pop gem that TikTok can’t get enough of It might be over ten years old, but nothing soundtracks an emotional pivot quite like Space Song MusicRadar · Jan 9
‘A perplexing, astonishing finale’: world pays tribute to David Bowie a decade after his death Celebrations of his life include David Bowie Day at Foyles bookshop and a re-release of classic family film Labyrinth as well as a slew of club nights The Guardian - UK · Jan 9
"Nazis popped out of a U-Haul van, walking around the city." The craziest break-up ever, political black metal and Zakk Wylde's wingman: the best new metal bands you need to hear this month From 'nu deathcore' pioneers Autumn Lies Buried to Finnish black metallers Svarta Havet, Black Label Society side project Dark Chapel and psychedelic sludgers Witchrot, these are the metal bands you need to hear in January 2026 Metal Hammer · Jan 9
“I actually cried when I heard his version of this song. I’m stoked!!”: David Byrne has covered Olivia Rodrigo’s Drivers License Song is the first of Rodrigo’s Sour covers project MusicRadar · Jan 9
Bruno Mars' First Tour in a Decade Heads to the UK in 2026 as Ticket Details Emerge Bruno Mars announces his first tour in nearly a decade, with Wembley shows confirmed and UK ticket prices and presale details emerging. International Business Times UK · Jan 9
Who is Skye Newman? Meet the BBC Sound of 2026 winner ‘To think that Sound Of started the year I was born, 2003 and now I’m a winner,’ says the 22-year-old singer The Independent UK · Jan 9
'Genuinely exciting acts': Elton John says Irish music is having a moment The legendary singer-songwriter reveals his excitement about a new wave of Irish talent Evening Standard · Jan 9
Elton John: I'm not anti-alcohol Music legend Sir Elton John has stressed that he isn't "anti-alcohol", despite having been sober since 1990. BANG Premier · Jan 9
David Bowie's childhood home will be opened to the public The home in London where the late music icon David Bowie spent his formative years is to be opened up to the public in late 2027. BANG Premier · Jan 9
David Bowie's childhood home in London is set to open to the public next year David Bowie’s childhood home could soon become a tourist attraction The Independent UK · Jan 9
Singer Skye Newman named BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of 2026 The 22-year-old has toured with Ed Sheeran and Lewis Capaldi. Evening Standard · Jan 9
Metal Hammer · Jan 9 “We were supposed to sign our contract, but we had so much champagne celebrating that we forgot”: The story of Human Waste Project, the lost nu metal band who should have been huge Fronted by the magnetic Aimee Echo, the four-piece had a major record deal and were close friends with Korn. But their career was sadly short-lived.
BANG Premier · Jan 9 The Black Crowes announce new album A Pound of Feathers The Black Crowes have released two new tracks - Propane Prophecy and Pharmacy Chronicles - from their upcoming ninth studio album.
BANG Premier · Jan 9 Olivia Rodrigo shares David Byrne cover of Drivers License to mark fifth anniversary Olivia Rodrigo has gotten her "favourite artists" to reimagine songs from her acclaimed debut album, SOUR.
Louder · Jan 9 “He was grateful just to play some music rather than just dwell on death”: When two members of Yes and one member of Led Zeppelin got together, anything could have happened. Sadly, very little did The demise of the world’s biggest rock band coincided with two prog icons’ descent into bewilderment. The only evidence of their existence is four unreleased demos and a few other hints at what might have been
Metal Hammer · Jan 9 “People were saying that the style we were playing would mean we never got signed”: Sounding nothing like anyone else, how System Of A Down overcame the odds and started their climb to dominance 1998 single Sugar brought the future nu metal superstars to the dance – and they were weird as hell
MusicRadar · Jan 9 Stylistically radical, Ibanez’s multi-scale Alpha series might just be the 21st-century prog-metal player’s favourite new guitar – but do you get the 7-string or the 8? The Alpha series has everything you'd need form a high-performance guitar, with stainless steel frets, Fishman Fluence Modern humbuckers, locking tuners and more
The Independent UK · Jan 9 Bruno Mars ends decade-long wait for new album by dropping single and announcing stadium tour Pop star will embark on a stadium tour in support of new album ‘The Romantic’, including two dates at London’s Wembley Stadium
BANG Premier · Jan 9 Britney Spears will 'never perform in the U.S. again' Pop superstar Britney Spears has declared she will "never perform in the U.S. again" due to "extremely sensitive reasons" but she hopes to get back on stage to entertain fans in the UK and Australia.
Louder · Jan 9 "Towering riffs come to them as easily as dreaming does to the rest of us": Alter Bridge are at their most Alter Bridge on the unwaveringly confident Alter Bridge It's more of the same on Alter Bridge's self-titled seventh album, but who’s complaining when their same is this good?
MusicRadar · Jan 9 “The first time I played it, I had such a connection with it. I thought, ‘This is it. This is the one’”: On his 26th birthday in 1970, Jimmy Page played his beloved Les Paul Custom ‘Black Beauty’ at the climax of a legendary Led Zeppelin show And soon after, that famous guitar vanished
BANG Premier · Jan 9 Justin Bieber 'in talks' for UK festival comeback in 2026 It has been claimed that Justin Bieber could perform at a festival in the UK for the first time since 2017.