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Freese, who previously played at tribute concerts for Hawkins, was announced as the new drummer in a starry, tongue-in-cheek livestreamFoo Fighters have unveiled their new drummer after the death of their former percussionist Taylor Hawkins: the vetera…
British poet who wrote lyrics for Sunshine of Your Love, White Room and many more also had acclaimed solo careerPete Brown, a cult figure in British poetry, rock, psychedelia and rhythm and blues who wrote lyrics for many of Cream’s classic songs, has …
Bandcamp is music streaming platform helping fans support independent musicians. And Bandcamp United describes itself as “a union of workers at Bandcamp — we are project managers, we are engineers, we are designers, we are vinyl campaign managers…
Proposed law follows last year’s Ticketmaster fiasco for fans seeking to attend singer’s Eras US tourMassachusetts lawmakers have introduced a so-called “Taylor Swift bill” in an attempt to protect ticket buyers from surprise fees following the Ticketm…
Musician described as ‘supremely gifted’ by bandmate Johnny Marr had suffered long illness with pancreatic cancerAndy Rourke, the bassist for indie legends the Smiths, has died aged 59.The news was announced by guitarist Johnny Marr on social media, wh…
Shakur lived in Oakland in the early 1990s and has other connections to the city, including filming a video thereA northern California street may soon bear the name of late rapper Tupac Shakur.On Tuesday, Oakland’s city council unanimously agreed to na…
Fans describe decision to go ahead as ‘outrageous’ and call on US star to reschedule Emilia-Romagna eventBruce Springsteen has been criticised in Italy for going ahead with a concert in Ferrara on Thursday evening after the northern Emilia-Romagna regi…
During a five-minute peak in the UK, 11m people were watching, while the average viewing figure was 9.9m Saturday night’s Eurovision song contest in Liverpool was the most watched grand final in the competition’s history, the BBC has said.In the UK, th…
Exclusive: Culture minister says he was puzzled about reasoning for not allowing president to address song contestRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine’s culture minister has said he was “surprised” and “confused” that president Volodymyr Zel…
Fiona Fey, of popular choir Mediaeval Baebes, says her livelihood was threatened by noise abatement orderMusicians are facing a postcode lottery of noise complaints, industry leaders have warned, after a member of the classical chart-topping choir Medi…