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Sir Paul McCartney To Publish Children's Book
Former Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney is to write a children’s book, titled ‘Hey Grandude’, inspired by his own grandchildren.It means that the bassist, who recently released a new studio album Egypt Station at the...
News posted in Books / Authors on 28th September 2018
Ariana Grande Sparks Concern With Emotional Series Of Tweets
Pop megastar Ariana Grande has sparked concerns among her fanbase after a series of emotional tweets in which she revealed the “tough month” she has endured, following the death of her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller, and...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 28th September 2018
Katie Price's Decision To Go To Rehab Motivated By Mother's "Dying Wish"
The reason behind Katie Price’s recent decision to go into rehab has been revealed – because her dying mother Amy wants to see her daughter “sort her life out”.The 40 year old former supermodel’s mum...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27th September 2018
You Me At Six To Open Pop-Up Vegan Kebab Shop
Novel album roll-out campaigns are all the rage in the 2010s, but You Me At Six are taking the art to the next level, announcing they’ll be opening a pop-up vegan kebab shop to mark...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th September 2018
Slash Hints At New Guns N' Roses Album
Following a harmonious reunion and a highly lucrative world tour, rock legends Guns N’ Roses have a new studio album on the way, according to guitarist Slash.The 53 year old axeman has been having such...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th September 2018
Cara Delevingne Opens Up About Reporting Sexual Abuse
Actress and supermodel Cara Delevingne has opened up about why she was reluctant to report sexual abuse she had suffered, saying that she “didn’t want to publicly ruin someone’s life”.Delevingne’s words come in the context...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27th September 2018
Take That Apologise To Fans For Ticketing Fiasco
Take That have apologised to dedicated fans who struggled this week to get hold of pre-sale tickets for the band’s greatest hits tour of the UK next year.Fans who pre-ordered Take That’s upcoming greatest hits...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th September 2018
JK Rowling Defends Casting Korean Actor As Nagini
JK Rowling has defended her decision to cast a Korean actor as Nagini in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them sequel, after the move was criticised by some fans.The revelation that Nagini...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th September 2018
Ed Sheeran Up For BMI Awards For Third Consecutive Year
Ed Sheeran’s globe-conquering ubiquity goes on with the news that he’s scooped a third consecutive BMI London song of the year nomination, an award that recognises the most played song by British or European writers...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 26th September 2018
Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello Promises To "Dry Slap" Nigel Farage
Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello has promised to “dry slap” the right-wing British politician Nigel Farage, if he ever encounters him.Morello, along with the rest of his band, have long been outspoken against...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 26th September 2018
Shia LaBeouf Divorces Mia Goth; New Romance On The Cards?
Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf and actress Mia Goth are calling it quits after two years of marriage, reportedly filing for divorce this month.A representative for 32 year old LaBeouf apparently told Entertainment Tonight that he...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26th September 2018
Tony Robinson Wants Another Series Of 'Blackadder'
Three decades is an awfully long time for any cultural phenomenon to be away from the screens, but former ‘Blackadder’ star Tony Robinson has floated the suggestion that the much-loved comedy series could return for...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th September 2018
Who Is New James Bond Director Cary Fukunaga?
Following the departure of Danny Boyle from the untitled ‘Bond 25’ film, Eon Productions have revealed the name of Cary Joji Fukunaga as the replacement director for Daniel Craig’s final film as 007.While insiders have...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd September 2018
Music News Round-Up: Dave Grohl Covers Nirvana, Huge 2019 Ed Sheeran Gigs, Noel Gallagher's First Book
DAVE GROHL PERFORMS NIRVANA’S ‘IN BLOOM’ Since finding colossal fame on his own terms with Foo Fighters all those years ago, Dave Grohl very rarely breaks into his former band Nirvana’s catalogue.However, this week he...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd September 2018
Beyonce's Former Drummer Accuses Her Of "Extreme Witchcraft"
In one of the week’s more bizarre news stories, pop megastar Beyonce is the subject a lawsuit from her former drummer, who has filed for a civil restraining order against the singer accusing her of...
News posted in Bizarre / Weird Wonderful on 21st September 2018
Mumford & Sons Announce New Album 'Delta'
Mumford & Sons have announced details of a new studio album, to be titled Delta, dropping its first single ‘Guiding Light’ at the same time.The group’s fourth LP will come out on November 16th, via...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 21st September 2018
Suge Knight Pleads No Contest To Manslaughter, Facing 28 Years In Jail
Fallen hip-hop mogul Marion ‘Suge’ Knight is facing the prospect of 28 years in prison, after entering a plea of no contest to a charge of manslaughter over the death of a man in Los...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 21st September 2018
Wolf Alice Win 2018 Mercury Prize
London indie band Wolf Alice defied the bookies’ predictions and beat a number of big-name artists to win the 2018 Mercury Prize last night, for their second album Visions of a Life.The quartet genuinely did...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 21st September 2018
New Order's Bernard Sumner Rails Against Mental Health Services Underfunding
New Order frontman Bernard Sumner has strongly criticised the state of funding for mental health services in Britain, branding the neglect as “disgusting” and urging that it be addressed quickly.With the band gearing up to...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th September 2018
Ed Sheeran Announces Four Huge Outdoor UK Gigs In August 2019
Ed Sheeran has announced details of four massive outdoor gigs in the summer of 2019, to mark ‘homecomings’ in Ipswich and Leeds.The 27 year old singer, who was born in Halifax in Yorkshire but raised...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th September 2018
Snoop Dogg Slams Donald Trump And Kanye West In NSFW Outburst
Snoop Dogg has hit out at President Donald Trump and his supporters, including fellow rapper Kanye West, in a radio outburst.The iconic hip-hop star, who first arrived on the scene over 25 years ago, was...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20th September 2018
Lily Allen Hopes A Mercury Prize Win Will Change Her "Caricature Image"
Ahead of the 2018 Mercury Prize winner being announced tonight, nominee Lily Allen has said that, if she emerges victorious, it might help to change the “caricature image” the press and public currently hold of...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th September 2018
'Bond 25' Project Unveils New Director
Studio executives in charge of the James Bond movie franchise have moved quickly to announce Danny Boyle’s replacement for the upcoming 25th film, revealing that Cary Joji Fukunaga will be the new director.41 year old...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th September 2018
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Recording New Album
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are in the studio recording a new album.Coming off the back of a period of heavy touring, which continued right into this summer, Cave and his backing band have...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th September 2018
Jack Black Slams Donald Trump As He Receives Walk Of Fame Star
Jack Black took the opportunity of a platform while being honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to take aim at Donald Trump, calling the president a “piece of s***”.Thanking the crowd...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19th September 2018
The Weeknd And Daft Punk Sued For Plagiarism Over 'Starboy'
The Weeknd and Daft Punk are being sued by a singer-songwriter for plagiarism regarding elements of their collaborative track ‘Starboy’.The French dance music hooked up with The Weekend – real name Abel Tesfaye – worked...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 19th September 2018
Paul O'Grady Reveals Homophobic Abuse On Flight
Paul O’Grady has revealed details of a sickening homophobic incident that he and his husband were subjected to on a flight – and of how the star handled himself and dealt with the perpetrator.The 63...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19th September 2018
Demi Lovato's Mother Breaks Silence About Daughter's Overdose
Demi Lovato’s mother, Dianna De La Garza, has opened up about the pop star’s overdose publicly for the first time.With her daughter’s permission, De La Garza spoke to Newsmax TV this week about how she...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 19th September 2018
Music News Round-Up: New Smashing Pumpkins, Jack White Film, Tom Hardy Rap Album
REFORMED SMASHING PUMPKINS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM After announcing the reunion of (most of) the band’s classic Nineties line-up earlier this year, Smashing Pumpkins will be releasing a new studio album by the end of 2018.Billy...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 16th September 2018
The Killers' 10 Biggest Selling UK Hits
September 2018 sees the 15th anniversary of The Killers’ signature song ‘Mr Brightside’, unquestionably one of the most distinctive anthems of the 2000s. In honour of their illustrious career and a decade and a half...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 15th September 2018
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Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
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WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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