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In partnership with Bilbao BBK Live Words: Lisa Wright Celebrating its landmark 20th anniversary year, Bilbao BBK Live has pulled out all the stops for its 2026 edition. Returning to its stunning home, way above ground level on the scenic slopes of Mount Cobetas, the Basque Country’s biggest music weekender has always proved a magnet for music’s most creative A-listers, with everyone from The xx to Depeche Mode and Gorillaz taking top billing in previous years. Kicking off the party on day one of the festival, FKA Twigs and David Byrne carried on that tradition in exemplary fashion with a…
This is the 12th meeting between Djokovic and Sinner, with the Italian star leading the head to head matchups 6-5 If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner are set to meet again in one of the most-anticipated matchups of Wimbledon 2026. Today's semi-match pits two of the biggest men's tennis stars on the court against each other for the second time this year and the 12th time overall as they each chase another Grand Slam crown. At a Glance: How…
Tickets for Vasco Rossi's 10 concerts at the Olympic Stadium in Rome are already sold out. With the presale for the fan club on Monday, the one for Mastercard holders on Wednesday (there is talk of a virtual queue of 100 thousand people) and in the 30 minutes of general sale today, over 550 thousand tickets were bought.«The potential of Vasco has long exceeded the available capacities», says Roberto De Luca, president of Live Nation Italia. «The demand continues to grow and every time we are faced with a limit which is not that of the public, but that of…
Anthony Hopkins has announced his first album, after signing with record label Decca Classics. ‘Life Is A Dream’ is released on August 21, and features orchestral music composed by the two-time Oscar winner over six decades. The debut single, ‘Bracken Road’, is released today (July 10) and can be listened to below. It is said to be inspired by memories of his childhood in Margram in South Wales in the 1940s. Hopkins wrote the piece in 1963 while working as an actor at the Liverpool Playhouse. His music is performed by conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Philharmonia Orchestra. “Music was…
There are hits, and then there are mega-hits like Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’. Written and produced by the king of kitchen-sink rock, the late Jim Steinman, who made the inspired decision to pair Tyler’s high-drama rasp with a hauntingly pure counterpoint from backing singer Rory Dodd (“turn around, bright eyes“), this quintessentially ’80s power ballad has proved incredibly durable. Back in January, it surpassed a billion streams on Spotify, matching the billion views its surreal music video achieved on YouTube three years earlier. Tyler, who has died aged 75 following a short illness, said she would “never…
Kelela has long occupied a lane of her own. Across her landmark mixtape ‘Cut 4 Me’ and acclaimed albums ‘Take Me Apart’ and ‘Raven’, the artist became one of alternative R&B‘s defining architects – marrying liquid electronics, sleek club music and startling emotional intimacy into a sound of her own. Her newest album ‘New Avatar’ pushes that singular universe somewhere earthlier. Shoegaze guitars brush against crystalline synths, house rhythms and featherlight harmonies as she turns her gaze towards a world that increasingly refuses to offer easy answers. That shift announces itself immediately on opener ‘Idea 1’. Thrashing guitars crash against…
After the first sold-out date, which took place last night, Wednesday 8 July, this evening Ball Enough returns to make San Siro tremble with $€LEBRATION (here is the concert lineup and the next tour dates), celebrating these first ten years of career with an impressive show full of guests: from Tedua to Shivapassing through Drefgold, Feid, Elodie, Geolier And Lazza. And then there's also Mr Grovesthe father of Sfera Ebbastawho passed away prematurely in 2006, whose face is engraved on the in-ears of Trap Kingwhich brings to the stage a live performance blessed from above, with the Madonna that from…
Courteeners frontman Liam Fray has backed Andy Burnham in his Labour leadership bid, saying he has done “a fantastic job in Manchester”. Fray appeared on Radio X’s drivetime show with Johnny Vaughan yesterday (July 9), where he was asked about Burnham, the former Greater Manchester Mayor who is now on course to succeed Keir Starmer as Labour leader and Prime Minister. Burnham has long been linked with a return to Westminster and a future Labour leadership bid, and he returned to the Commons as Labour MP for Makerfield last month. With Starmer having confirmed he will step down, Burnham secured the backing of 322 Labour MPs yesterday,…
Madrid knees-up Mad Cool continued to celebrate its 10th edition, packing the Iberdrola Music arena with a frankly indecent number of stars, rising talent and world-class performances. Here’s the skinny on day two of the Spanish sizzler via NME’s favourite photos. CMAT brought the hoedown Despite the heat, the Irish country queen threw some serious shapes on the Orange stage, leading the audience in a line dance and dishing out fan favourites such as ‘When a Good Man Cries’ and the always sensational ‘Take a Sexy Picture of Me’. One of her band members was sporting long blonde locks and…
Romance is a funny old game. One minute, you’ll be in the trenches of heartbreak, swearing off love forever. The next, you’re down bad for someone new and do a full 180 into living in a swoony movie in your head. Suki Waterhouse’s third album, ‘Loveland’, captures some of the feelings of that latter experience, mining her relationships and infatuations past and present to build a world you’ll want to immerse yourself in whether you’re coupled up, on the hunt or convinced you’re destined to be alone. “Picture this, it’s innocent / ‘Cause I haven’t even held your hand yet…
