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Sombr brought out 5 Seconds of Summer at Lollapalooza, joining forces with the band for a rendition of ‘She Looks So Perfect’. READ MORE: Sombr at the BRITs 2026: “I love America, but I think music from the UK beats them” The US pop artist played the Chicago festival on Thursday (July 30), telling the crowd a “special surprise” was in store before introducing the band. “Ladies and gentlemen,” he said, “the greatest band in the fucking world, 5 Seconds of Summer.” Bandmates Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin came out to provide backup on Sombr’s ‘Back to…

The White House has come under fire for using a Bad Bunny track in promotional videos for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). READ MORE: Bad Bunny live in London: history-making stadium show is a reminder of the power of community A video posted Thursday (July 30) to the White House’s TikTok account features Bad Bunny’s ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’ track ‘La Mudanza’. The song plays out over spliced up footage of ICE detaining undocumented men and women, and features the lyric: “Un aplauso para mami y papi porque en verdad rompieron”, (“A round of applause for mom and dad, because they really…

Slipknot‘s Jim Root has seemingly responded to rumours that Sid Wilson has been axed from the band, pointedly telling fans: “Don’t believe everything you read.” READ MORE: Clown talks Slipknot’s 25th anniversary tour and future: “We probably have several albums in us right now” On Friday night (July 31), TMZ reported that Wilson, the band’s longtime DJ and keyboardist, had been permanently kicked out of the band – although no official word has come from Slipknot as yet. Likewise, there’s been no word on what led to the alleged split, but guitarist Root has urged fans to wait for more information. In…

Ween released 12 Golden Country Greats in the summer of 1996 to a public primed for a prank. Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, the duo known as Dean and Gene Ween, conditioned alt-rock audiences to expect gags and stunts with “Push th’ Little Daisies,” a perversely annoying novelty that became a staple on Beavis & Butt-Head. Chocolate and Cheese, their first album recorded in a professional studio, dispelled the notion they were one-hit wonders at the expense of positioning themselves as comedy rockers who prioritized punchlines over melody. In that light, a collection consisting of nothing but down-home music could…

Guitarist was accused of sending inappropriate messages to teenage fan on social media; Les Savy Fav’s Seth Jabour enlisted to take O’Connor’s place Modest Mouse announced Friday that guitarist Simon O’Connor would not join the band for the upcoming tour after he was accused of sending inappropriate messages to a minor on social media. “Simon O’Conner will not be joining us on the upcoming tour,” the band said in a statement. “The good news is that Seth Jabour of Les Savy Fav will be jumping in to play guitar.” O’Connor — whose tenure with Modest Mouse began in 2021 and…

Billy Corgan delivered “Luna” and “Thirty-Three” with his surprise guests It was the good old Nineties again during the Smashing Pumpkins stunning Lollapalooza performance. To mark the occasion, Billy Corgan surprised the massive Chicago crowd by bringing out special guests Olivia Rodrigo and Yungblud. Less than an hour after his own high octane set, Yungblud joined the band on stage to deliver a rendition of “Luna,” the closing track on the Smashing Pumpkins’ second studio album, 1993’s Siamese Dream. Yungblud easily took on the song’s euphoric verses as Corgan accompanied on guitar, both clad in all-black, from the four-time-platinum LP. At…

Nieve Ella has announced her long anticipated debut album ‘How Long Will It Take?’ along with details of a 2026 UK tour. Speaking to NME, she shared how she’s embracing some of her biggest insecurities to unlock her most ambitious sound yet. Set for release on October 16 and featuring huge singles ‘Drive’ and ‘Bite Back’, as well as the deeply personal ‘Standing On A Pane Of Glass’ the album comes on the heels of three critically acclaimed EPs from the former NME cover star – with the alt-pop singer ready to tackle more vulnerable subject matter, but lean into…

Universal Studios is launching two Ozzy Osbourne-inspired haunted houses, and has said that it will help “grow his licensing program around the world”. The two new developments are coming to Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood, and will let guests come together to go on a “Crazy Train” trip through his life and career. As they go through the decades of his life, the haunted houses will feature music from Ozzy’s solo albums throughout, including cuts from 1980’s ‘Blizzard of Ozz’, 1981’s ‘Diary of a Madman’, 1983’s ‘Bark at the Moon’, 1991’s ‘No More Tears’, 2010’s ‘Scream’ and 2020’s…

Yungblud returned to Lollapalooza in Chicago on Friday, where he rocked the crowd with songs from his breakthrough album, 2025’s Idols. It marked his second time at the festival, having played in 2018, and came after a rocky start to the month. On July 9, the musician pulled out of Cowboys Music Festival after sharing a vulnerable post earlier that week in which he addressed being called an “industry plant.” Fellow artists, celebs and fans responded with their support of the musician, including SZA, Lauren Jauregui, Alyssa Milano, and more.  Onstage at Lolla, he appeared to put that all behind…

Acclaimed writer and musician John Robb has shared an excerpt from his new book in which he looks back on being one of the first people to discover Fontaines D.C. and reveals info on two unreleased songs. Check it out below. Manchester legend Robb is a music journalist and author who is also frontman of punk veterans The Membranes. He was famously the first person to interview Nirvana, he discovered The Stone Roses for Sounds, and did early agenda-setting interviews with the likes of The Jesus And Mary Chain and Manic Street Preachers. As an author, he has published books about…