Lars Ulrich thought “for sure” that Metallica’s new album ’72 Seasons’ would leak

Skrillex has shared another collaborative single, ‘Real Spring’ featuring Bladee. The latest track from the DJ and producer follows on from his last single ‘Leave Me Like This’, which featured Bobby Raps. It also follows his PinkPantheress and Trippie Redd collaboration, ‘Way Back’, along with his...

To mark spending 10 years in the music industry, Eric Nam has announced a reimagined version of his sophomore English-language album ‘There and Back Again’. Nam made his official debut on January 23, 2013 with his first EP ‘Cloud 9′. Yesterday (January 25), the Korean-American singer announced that he would mark the milestone by releasing ‘There and Back Again (Reimagined)’ on March 3.

Coldplay have performed ‘Clocks’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for the shows’s 20th anniversary. Check out the performance below. Chris Martin sat down with Kimmel before the band’s performance to reflect on the first time the band appeared on the show. “Remember what I actually said that night,” Kimmel recalled to Martin. “I said we wanted to have a band on the show that we would be proud we’d have on the show in 20 years.”

U2 have shared the second preview of their upcoming ‘Songs Of Surrender’ compilation – an album of “reimagined and re-recorded” songs from across their catalogue – putting a modern spin on their classic hit ‘With Or Without You’. The song was initially...

Linkin Park have launched a mysterious countdown on their website, alongside some old-school throwbacks. Linkin Park’s official website now invites fans to “download a free copy of LiNkiNgPaRk-nUmB.exe” by way of an online pop-up inspired by the Internet aesthetic of the early 2000s. If you decline, more pop-ups appear.

Sam Smith has opened up about their experience with transphobia in the UK, admitting that they face more instances of public abuse at home than they do abroad. To celebrate the release of their fourth album, ‘Gloria’, Smith sat down with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe for an exhaustive interview; in addition to the album itself, the pair dove deep into topics like mental health, Smith’s recent trip to the White House, their appearance on Saturday Night Live, and their return to the touring circuit.

Elon Musk has said Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland is the “heart of the show”, after he was fired from the Adult Swim production. The network “ended its association” with Roiland on Tuesday (January 24) following reports that he had been charged over an alleged incident of domestic violence from 2020. Roiland has denied the charges.

Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon has revealed that her supergroup GOT The Beat had to decline an invitation to perform at Coachella. Hyoyeon recently appeared on an episode of SBS’ Cultwo Show, where she spoke about GOT The Beat’s latest release, ‘Stamp On It’. During her appearance, the K-pop star claimed that the group had been invited to perform at Coachella following their 2022 debut with ‘Step Back’, which had gained popularity overseas at the time.

Scooter Braun is now reportedly the sole CEO of HYBE America, the US division of South Korean entertainment giant HYBE. According to a report by Variety, Braun no longer shares the CEO title with veteran HYBE executive Lenzo Yoon. Yoon first joined HYBE (then Big Hit Entertainment) in 2010 as head of strategic planning, before becoming global CEO in 2020 and co-CEO of HYBE America in 2021. HYBE has yet to comment on Yoon’s current role in the company at the time of publication.

A priest claims to have briefly died and visited hell, and says that he saw demons singing Rihanna. Michigan priest Gerald Johnson claimed that he temporarily died in 2016 after a heart attack, and visited hell before he came back to life. “My spirit left my physical body,” he explained...

Margot Robbie has shared what substances were used to replicate the “ridiculous” amount of cocaine in Babylon. Directed by Damien Chazelle (Whiplash, La La Land), the period comedy drama epic charts the rise and fall of multiple characters during Hollywood’s transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.

Mick Jagger has announced plans to release his own limited-edition line of harmonicas. In a statement, The Rolling Stones’ frontman called his new collaboration with whynow Music and Lee Oskar as “fantastic news”, adding that “hopefully some of them will get into the hands of young harmonica players who turn out to be the legends of the future”.

29 – London, UK – KOKO. The Walkmen’s lead singer Hamilton Leithauser discussed the band’s reunion for the first time last December in a new interview Vulture, including the question of whether or not there is new music to come from the post-punk revivalists. “We haven’t...

Depeche Mode have begun teasing the imminent release of new music – likely the first single from their upcoming 15th album, ‘Memento Mori’ – with a cryptic countdown published on their website. Plugged with a post on their official Instagram account (which, at the time of...

It’s the penultimate episode of Sally Wainwright’s gripping drama. Plus: Call the Midwife introduces the vasectomy. Here’s what to watch this evening

Britney Spears has responded after police confirmed that the singer was safe after conducting a wellness check. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office in California confirmed in a statement yesterday (January 25) that Spears was not in any danger (via Page Six). It came after some fans expressed their concern for the star, citing “suspicious” online activity.

Fever Ray – aka Karin Dreijer – has shared new single ‘Kandy’, the third to be lifted from their forthcoming album ‘Radical Romantics’ ahead of its release in March. Dreijer’s latest single was co-produced and co-written with their brother, Olof Dreijer, who they performed...

Which 2021 Olly Alexander-starring drama features Divine’s SAW-produced ‘You Think You’re a Man’?. “Divine was lovely. We had a lot of fun. Mike Stock made the mistake of making him sing in tune, and the record company said: ‘We don’t want him sing!’, so we had to re-record it with him shouting it badly. I kept a fabulous review of it that said: ‘For a man who started his career eating dog-shit, this record is the step in the right direction!’ [Laughs]”

Brian May has doubled down on the reason why Queen “could never” play Glastonbury. On The Cover – Glastonbury: your favourite artists on why it matters. The guitarist previously ruled out playing Worthy Farm after clashing with Michael Eavis over the badger cull. The Glastonbury founder previously...

Fontaines D.C. guitarist Carlos O’Connell is to miss the band’s upcoming shows as he awaits the birth of his first child. The band are about to start a tour of Australia, New Zealand and Japan that begins tomorrow (January 27) in Christchurch. Taking to Instagram today (January 26),...