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Jamie T may be planning a secret set at Reading & Leeds 2026, telling organisers online that he wants to join the line-up as a “last minute” addition. The gates to the 2026 edition of the dual festival open today (Thursday August 27), with Kasabian set to headline in Leeds tonight, and the main bulk of performances at both sites commencing tomorrow. Already the festival has a stacked line-up for this year, with Charli XCX, Florence + The Machine, Fontaines D.C., Dave, RAYE and Chase & Status, headlining, and other names on the line-up including Skepta, Sombr, Role Model, JADE,…
Zara Larsson catapulted to Main Pop Girl status this year on the strength of her fifth studio album Midnight Sun, released in September 2025. The album release dates places it within the eligibility range for the 2027 Grammy Awards, where she could be a leading nominee across pop categories — and potentially the majors, too. Nominations will be out in November, but don’t expect to see Larsson listed in the Best New Artist category. A quote from an interview she did with Perfect Magazine has been circulating the internet and in it, Larsson said her previous label, Epic Records, wanted…
A new docuseries about Jay-Z has been confirmed for a MUBI release. READ MORE: 12 reasons why Rick Rubin’s an almighty badass JAŸ-Z in 8 will see the rapper digging back into his catalog while in conversation with Rick Rubin about his life, career, and music. The first two episodes are directed by Rubin, marking his directorial debut, and will premiere on September 18. After that, two episodes will drop each Friday until October 9. Each episode will centre around a handful of Jay-Z songs, selected by Rubin, and will see the two candidly discuss the writing process, Jay’s childhood and…
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the former gang leader charged with the 1996 drive-by shooting murder of rap legend Tupac Shakur, called just three witnesses before resting his defense at his Las Vegas trial in less than two hours on Thursday. Closing arguments in the closely watched case are set for Monday. Davis’ lawyer, Michael Sanft, centered the defense on testimony from three former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers in an effort to raise reasonable doubt. Former LVMPD Sgt. Stan Hyt and former Lt. Charlie Mangrum testified they were working overtime the night Shakur was shot, keeping an eye on the…
Katseye will not be heading to Irvine, California, this weekend for Olivia Rodrigo’s highly anticipated Daisy Chain Fields Festival. The group said that member Megan Skiendiel suffered a sprained ankle and would need to rest while it heals. “We’re so incredibly sorry to share that we are unable to perform at Daisy Chain Fields this Saturday,” the group said in a statement posted to Weverse. “Megan sprained her ankle yesterday during tour rehearsal and after being evaluated by doctors, she has been advised to stay off it and allow it to properly heal so we can be ready for our upcoming…
Who among us hasn’t taken a few minutes to belt an overly sincere version of “I Will Always Love You” in the privacy of our own homes in the 72 hours since Dolly Parton’s death? Based on his latest Instagram post, Vin Diesel has. Unlike most of us, Vin Diesel, a world-famous celebrity with hundreds of millions of social media followers, decided to make his Parton rendition public. The results are almost moving in their self-seriousness: At one point, Diesel’s falsetto cracks when he sings the word “please” in the line “goodbye, please don’t cry.” Diesel, an occasional hobbyist musician,…
Johnny Marr has said that Noel Gallagher is currently “writing songs for fun” – although it isn’t clear whether or not it could be new Oasis material. The singer, guitarist and former Smiths member made the comments during a new interview with Absolute Radio, where he was asked whether he had seen his friend, collaborator and Britpop legend recently. “Yeah, I see him all the time,” he replied. “[He’s the] same as always, brilliant. He’s writing songs for fun, recording songs, enjoying himself, sending me hilarious WhatsApp’s — usually about Manchester United and lots and lots of effects pedals. [That]…
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro publicly rebuked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, accusing the longtime vaccine skeptic of delivering a “tirade” of conspiracies when the two spoke about an ongoing measles outbreak that has killed two people in the state. On Tuesday, Kennedy took to social media, writing that at a recent press conference about the outbreak, Gov. Shapiro had falsely claimed that there was no fetal tissue in the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. Shapiro is, in fact, correct. The claim that the MMR vaccine contains cells belonging to aborted fetuses is a long standing, repeatedly…
“Jolene” and “9 to 5” were Parton’s most-played songs since she died on Tuesday Dolly Parton left behind an illustrious catalog when she died on Tuesday following a brief battle with cancer. As soon as the news of her death hit, fans tuned into the beloved superstar’s music, sparking a 2,222 percent bump in U.S. streams since Monday, Aug. 24, according to Luminate. Unsurprisingly, Parton’s most-streamed song after her death was the vulnerable classic “Jolene,” which earned 2.7 million on-demand streams in the U.S. on Tuesday alone, marking a 1276.15 percent increase. The track is also one of the country…
Starsailor have announced a 25th anniversary reissue of their debut album ‘Love Is Here’ – see all the details below. Originally recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales with producer Steve Osborne and released in October 2001, ‘Love Is Here’ went on to sell over one million copies worldwide and has now amassed more than 56million streams on Spotify. The new edition of the record will arrive via Parlophone on October 2, and has been fully remastered by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road. Pre-order your copy here. The vinyl edition will feature the original album in a gatefold sleeve and will be available on coloured vinyl for the first time,…
