Back to the Beginning one year later: Participating artists reflect on historic concert
Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the Back to the Beginning concert, which took place July 5, 2025, in Birmingham, England. A stacked lineup of hard rock and metal bands led up to the final live performance from the original Black Sabbath lineup and Ozzy [...]
Hayley Williams covers Sinéad O’Connor at Dublin concert
Hayley Williams paid tribute to the late Sinéad O'Connor during her solo show in Dublin on Tuesday. The Paramore frontwoman's set included a cover of O'Connor's track "Mandinka," a single off her 1987 debut album, The Lion and the Cobra. O'Connor, who passed away in [...]
The Mars Volta announces new live album, ‘Lucro Sucio; Unfinished Business’
The Mars Volta has announced a new live album called Lucro Sucio; Unfinished Business. The set is due out Sept. 4 on digital outlets and Oct. 16 on physical formats. It includes live renditions of songs off The Mars Volta's latest studio effort, 2025's Lucro [...]
Paramore’s Zac Farro announces ’Operator – Live in Studio’ album
Paramore drummer Zac Farro will release an album called Operator - Live in Studio on July 17. As its title suggests, the record consists of live in-studio renditions of each song off Farro's debut solo album, 2025's Operator. "Translating Operator to a live setting was [...]
Snow Patrol premieres new song ‘These Alarms’ with Kylie Minogue
Snow Patrol is going from "Chasing Cars" to singing with pop stars. The band has premiered a new song called "These Alarms," which features "Can't Get You Out of My Head" singer Kylie Minogue. The track definitely has more of a dance-y vibe than you [...]
Happy blink-182 Day! Celebrate at pop-up shops in LA, NYC and London
July 1 marks the 182nd day of the year, which means it's time to celebrate blink-182. The "All the Small Things" rockers will mark the occasion with a trio of pop-up shops, which will be open from Wednesday to Friday in Los Angeles, Wednesday and [...]
Listen to new Bloc Party song, ‘Love Bomb’
Bloc Party has premiered a new song called "Love Bomb," a track off the band's upcoming album, Anatomy of a Brief Romance. "This is the sound of a new love flowering, but under the surface is the fear that maybe this new love might not [...]
Dinosaur Jr. announces new album, ’There Near’
Dinosaur Jr. has announced a new album called There Near. The 13th full-length effort from the alt-rock veterans is due out Aug. 28. It's the follow-up to 2021's Sweep It into Space. "Someone suggested this album sounds more upbeat, but I guess that's to do [...]
Madness? Muse wants to ‘build a spaceship’ for ‘The Wow! Signal’ tour
Muse is about to go on tour in support of their new album, The Wow! Signal, and the band has some out-of-this world ideas for the production. "We're trying to build a spaceship - as you do," frontman Matt Bellamy tells NME. "We're trying to [...]
Cassette tape featuring Chris Martin attempt at James Bond song up for auction
A cassette tape containing a demo of Coldplay's Chris Martin recording a song called "The World is Not Enough" is up for auction. As you might've guessed from the title, Martin recorded the track as an attempt at a theme song for the James Bond [...]
‘abcdefu’ singer GAYLE returns with new song ‘junebug!,’ announces new album
GAYLE, best known for her Grammy-nominated song "abcdefu," has returned with a new single and news about her long-awaited debut album. The new song, "junebug!," is out now, and GAYE says it's about "capturing my love for the month of June!" "Everyone in my family's [...]
Jello Biafra performs for first time since suffering stroke
Former Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra took the live stage Saturday for the first time since being hospitalized in March with a stroke. Biafra performed as part TentacleFest in San Francisco, a concert held by his label, Alternative Tentacles Records. He joined the band Wheelchair [...]
Evanescence’s ‘Bring Me to Life’ certified Diamond by RIAA
Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life" has been certified Diamond by the RIAA. Amy Lee and company's breakout 2003 hit has passed 11 million units sold. The Diamond distinction recognizes at least 10 million units certified. "Bring Me to Life" gives Evanescence their second RIAA Diamond [...]
Walton Goggins is The Strokes’ long lost pal in ‘Going Shopping’ video
The Strokes have premiered the video for "Going Shopping," the lead single off the band's upcoming album, Reality Awaits. The clip stars Justified and The White Lotus actor Walton Goggins alongside frontman Julian Casablancas as they reference the famed Paul Simon video for "You Can [...]
Listen to 49 demos from Lorde’s ‘Virgin’ sessions
Lorde has released a total of 49 demos recorded during the sessions for her latest album, Virgin. The "Royals" artist uploaded the recordings over the weekend to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Virgin, which dropped on June 27, 2025. You can listen to all 49 [...]
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