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Keo have spoken to NME about their upcoming debut album, ‘Put A Smile On For Me’. Interviewed backstage at Reading Festival, shortly after their performance, brothers Finn and Conor Keogh reflected on the London alt-rock four-piece’s 2025 EP ‘Siren’, which was mostly recorded live. “Unfortunately, we didn’t do ‘Thorn’ live,” explained Finn. “I wish we had, but that’s kind of why we’ve redone it now for the [album]. But for the most part, it was all done live. It was before we had any label backing or anything. So we just had to do what we could do in five…

Alabama Shakes released a new record for the first time in 11 years on Friday, and to Brittany Howard, it contains one clear takeaway. “I want people to be able to know that they can rely on each other,” the band’s singer says. Howard and her bandmates, Zac Cockrell and Heath Fogg, last traveled this road together in 2015, when the sophomore effort from Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color, debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 and landed three Grammy awards. They toured for two years in the record’s wake before going on hiatus in 2018, when Howard embarked…

Young Thug has dropped the third installment of Slime Language—his Young Stoner Life label compilation series. Future, Veeze, and Travis Scott all appear on the project, which is split into two “sides,” each with their own cover art. Rounding out the guest list are Cash Cobain, Lil Babt, Tezzus, diamond*, Pz’, Sk8star, Yeat, and many more. Listen to Slime Language 3 and check out both covers below.The original Slime Language came out in 2018. 2021’s Slime Language 2 was jointly helmed by Young Thug and Gunna[, who doesn’t appear at all on the latest edition.] (Gunna notably took an Alford…

Pete Doherty has spoken to NME about the success of the Babyshambles reunion, as well as plans afoot for a new album from The Libertines and his dream of opening a second-hand shop. After reuniting for their first shows together in over a decade last year and since the sad death of original guitarist Patrick Walden, the returning indie heroes played a closing show of the tour at London’s KOKO back in December – where they brought out Carl Barât to also play The Libertines’ ‘What Katie Did’ and played ‘Wolfman’ for the first time in 20 years. Babyshambles then announced…

Olivia Rodrigo revealed before her Daisy Chain Fields headlining set that philanthropist Melinda French Gates had doubled the singer’s $10 million donation for nonprofit organizations benefitting women and girls to $20 million. Before the inaugural Irvine, California fest, Rodrigo announced that all proceeds from the festival — “Every person who bought a ticket, every artist who waived their fee, every sponsor for signing onto a brand new festival, and every donation that helped get to $10 million dollars to support women and girls,” the singer said on Friday — would go toward 10 organizations. On Saturday, French Gates joined Rodrigo…

Lola Young has been confirmed a surprise at for the closing afternoon of Reading 2026 today (Sunday August 30). Following other ‘secret’ sets from Jamie T and Royal Blood on the opening Friday (both of which were announced up to days in advance), the last minute reveal of the ‘Messy’ hitmaker comes ahead of her taking to the main stage, now known as The Grid’ at 3.15pm today. None of these acts will be performing at the northern sister site in Leeds. Today will be Young’s R+L debut, and will be one of her first major UK festival appearances after…

Nashville airport will be renamed in honour of Dolly Parton following a petition reaching over 160,000 signatures. The country legend died aged 80 on Tuesday (August 25) following a “brief battle with cancer“. Her family said she was “surrounded by loved ones” when she passed away. Now, her home state of Tennessee will pay tribute to Parton by naming Nashville International Airport after her. The news was announced on Friday (August 28) by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee. In a statement, he said: “Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life is forever woven into the fabric of our state. “At a place where Tennessee welcomes the…

A man has died and at least five others have been injured after a large sign collapsed at Big Church Festival in West Sussex. The incident occurred on the opening day of the sold-out three-day event, which bills itself as the UK’s largest Christian music festival and was expecting approximately 40,000 attendees. Taking place at Wiston Park, this year’s festival was due to feature performances from Lauren Daigle, Elevation Rhythm, CeCe Winans, Anne Wilson, Bethel Music and For King & Country. Police were called to the site on Friday afternoon (August 28) following reports that a large sign had fallen and injured…

Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival has raised $20million for organisations supporting women and girls after Melinda French Gates matched its original total. Ahead of the event, which took place at Great Park in Irvine, California yesterday (August 29), Rodrigo announced that it had raised $10million for 10 non-profit partners. French Gates then made a surprise appearance at the beginning of Rodrigo’s headline set and revealed that she would match the sum with a further $10million through her organisation Pivotal Ventures, taking the overall total to $20million. The co-founder of the Gates Foundation called the 23-year-old singer “a force” and praised her for “showing a…

Olivia Rodrigo promised some special guests for her headlining Daisy Chain Fields set, and she didn’t disappoint. The star recruited her heroes Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morisette, and Stevie Nicks to the stage at Irvine, California’s Great Park on Saturday night. Rodrigo’s all-women festival — which donated $10 million to nonprofits benefitting women and girls — was inspired by Lilith Fair, the iconic traveling festival from the late Nineties. Lilith Fair was founded by McLachlan, so it only made sense that the trailblazer join Rodrigo onstage. They first duetted on McLachlan’s “Building a Mystery,” followed by her heart-wrenching hit “Angel,” which…