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The Youth Music Awards have announced that they will be moving to Liverpool for the 2026 edition. The annual event is the UK’s biggest grassroots music awards and celebrates the next generation of music talent, as well as working to shape a more diverse and inclusive future for British artists. For the past six years, the ceremony has been held in London, however the 2026 instalment will now be taking place in Liverpool for the first time. The move comes as recent statistics show that 86 per cent of Youth Music funding organisations are based outside of the capital, and…
vote7.5 Bands: STYGIAN STORM Duration: 00:31:36 Available from: 05/15/2026 Label: Medieval Prophecy Records Player not yet available. In a world now densely interconnected and dominated by social networks of all shapes and sizes, it is nice to know that there is still space for things done 'as they once were', especially in a field that owes much of its original charm to the 'unsaid' and the aura of mystery such as that of black metal.This is the case of the Belgian label Medieval Prophecy Records, whose roster is made up almost entirely of bands that are practically impossible to find…
Liam Gallagher has said that he is “ready” to play ‘Wonderwall’ live at the final of the FIFA World Cup if England reach the last two. The classic 1995 Oasis track has become the unofficial soundtrack for the England team at the World Cup this year, with Harry Kane and co. coming together at the end of their recent matches to sing it with fans in the crowd. Already, they have belted along to the hit after victories against Croatia, Panama and DR Congo, and recently made headlines after their 3-2 win over Mexico – where Kane sang so loudly…
Grammy-winning producer Jermaine Dupri has filed a blistering lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment (SME), accusing the company of underpaying and concealing royalties tied to his work with artists including Mariah Carey, Usher, Kris Kross, Xscape, Bow Wow, and Da Brat. The Atlanta-based producer and songwriter, known for shaping the sound of Nineties hip-hop and R&B, claims Sony Music “knew that it was violating” contracts with him and his influential label, So So Def, but “never attempted to disclose its contemptuous accounting practices.” Dupri's lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, is seeking at least $18 million in damages. “Given the systemic…
Photo by Giorgia De Dato THE Litfiba they performed on the stage of Kozel Overhead crane the with the tour “40 years of 17 Kings”which celebrates the fortieth anniversary of one of the most representative albums in the band's history. For the occasion, the formation composed of Piero Pelù, Ghigo Renzulli, Antonio Aiazzi And Gianni Maroccolosupported by drums from Luca Martelli. The lineup was built around 17 Kingsrevived almost in its entirety to celebrate its forty years, before leaving room for some of the most representative songs from Litfiba's repertoire, many of which had not been played live since the…
When Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tied the knot at Madison Square Garden on July 3, 2026, the guest list read like a who’s who of, well, everything in the world. From athletes to actors, dignitaries to divas, it was a celebrity-filled smorgasbord. Among the attendees were a handful of country music stars who made the trek from Nashville (and beyond) to celebrate their genre’s onetime princess — who may be making a return to her roots. Rumor has it her next album will follow in the footsteps of her Toy Story single, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” which has…
vote7.5 Bands: UNDERTAKERS Duration: 00:24:50 Available from: 10/07/2026 Label: Time To Kill Records Streaming not yet available. If the “Dictatorial Democracy” compilation could be seen as a first attempt to get back on track after a very long period of silence, punctuated both by the start of parallel projects (Buffalo Grillz) and by unexpected deaths (the death of Antonio Pucciarelli in 2015), with “Global Dominion” the Undertakers definitively raise their heads again to continue a discourse that was interrupted in an ambiguous and premature way the day after its publication of the remix album “REvision Dstortion Xversion”. All things considered,…
Joe Murphy, the singer and bassist who made UK chart history with his band Koopa, has died at the age of 46. The news was confirmed by his younger sister Ellie on social media today (July 7), who wrote: “For those who knew him, it breaks my heart to say that my big brother, Joe Murphy has passed away. Love you big bro.” No cause of death has been publicly confirmed. Murphy had previously been left critically ill in 2021 after suffering a cardiac arrest while driving and crashing his car. He spent weeks in intensive care following the incident,…
After the overwhelming success of Children Of Bodom – who rose to prominence at the end of the last century with an irresistible mix between the classic Gothenburg melo-death and the speed of… Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder was filmed soaking up the moment as ‘Alive’ rang out during the hydration break at the World Cup. The incident took place during the 2026 FIFA World Cup last-16 match at Seattle Stadium yesterday (July 6), where the USA were beaten 4-1 by Belgium. During the second-half hydration break, the stadium PA blasted out Pearl Jam’s 1991 classic ‘Alive’, with cameras cutting to hometown legend Vedder in the stands as the crowd joined in with the song. In the clip, Vedder can be seen raising a drink, conducting the crowd and then downing a can of Stella Artois, letting it pour down…
