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Julien Baker was joined by Bartees Strange at her show in Washington DC to perform a special rendition of ‘Ringisde’ – check it out below.Baker is currently in the middle of a North American tour which kicked off earlier this week and featured her debuting two new songs, ‘Middle Children’ and ‘High In the Basement’.

Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah “can choose a different path”, Joe Biden’s defence secretary has said, as he urged parties embroiled in Middle East conflict to reach a “viable” diplomatic solution.

Ice Spice has reached a settlement in a copyright infringement case regarding ‘In Ha Mood’.The rapper was sued earlier in January for allegedly copying a song called ‘In That Mood’ by Duval ‘D.Chamberz’ Chamberlain and Kenley ‘Kass the Producer’ Carmenate.Chamerlain and Carmenate claimed the Bronx musician “copied” the name, hook, chorus, phrasing and tempo of ‘In That Mood’ without permission or credit.Now, in a motion filed in federal court last Friday (September 20), attorneys for Ice Spice, Chamberlain and Carmenate said they have agreed to resolve the lawsuit, with specific details of the settlement undisclosed.NME have reached out to both parties for comment.The rapper recently announced UK and European 2024 tour dates to tour her debut album ‘Y2K‘, an album which NME described as having “plenty of promise but some filler, too.”Her highly-anticipated debut contained tracks like ‘Phat Butt’, the Sean Paul-sampling ‘Gimmie A Light’ and ‘Think U The Shit (Fart).’ It also included features from Travis Scott (‘Oh Shhh…’), Gunna (‘Bitch I’m Packin’’) and Central Cee on ‘Did It First.’Ice Spice is due to stop off in Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, culminating in a date at London’s O2 Academy Brixton.

The Lumineers are set to return to the UK and Europe next spring. Check out all the tour dates below.The folk band will embark on their “biggest European and UK tour”, per a press release, to date, in support of their upcoming fifth studio album.

Linkin Park have shared their new single ‘Heavy Is The Crown’ and added dates to 2024’s ‘From Zero’ world tour.The track got its live debut in Germany earlier this week (September 22), marking the second song to be revealed from their upcoming comeback album ‘From Zero‘, which is set for release on November 15 (pre-order/pre-save here).‘Heavy Is The Crown’ also serves as the 2024 League of Legends World Championship Anthem, marking the band’s first collaboration with Riot Games.It follows the album’s lead single ‘The Emptiness Machine’, their first release in seven years following their shock return. The track recently got its TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Earlier this month, Mike Shinoda, turntablist Joe Hahn, guitarist Brad Delson and bassist Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell reunited Linkin Park seven years after the tragic death of vocalist Chester Bennington.

David Gilmour has revealed that he “no longer feels comfortable singing” three classic Pink Floyd songs.Gilmour is due to perform several concerts this year, marking his return to the stage for the first time in eight years.Speaking to Mojo earlier this week, the Pink Floyd guitarist shared that there are a handful of the band’s classic songs that won’t be making the setlist for the upcoming shows.“There are songs from the past that I no longer feel comfortable singing,” he said. “I love ‘Run Like Hell’.

The Dare has announced details of a UK and European tour, set to take place later this year.Revealed today (September 18), the new tour dates come in celebration of the musician’s debut album ‘What’s Wrong With New York?’Arriving via Polydor/Republic Records on September 6, the artist – real name Harrison Patrick Smith – then kicked off his first-ever North American headline tour. These dates included a sold-out show at New York’s Webster Hall last week.Now, he has announced details of a UK and European leg of the tour, which is set to kick off later this year.Seven new shows have been shared, all of which take place in November.

Ice Spice has announced details of a ‘Y2K’ UK and European tour, set to kick off later this year. Find ticket details below.Announced today (September 4), the new run of live shows come on the heels of the multi-platinum-selling and Grammy-nominated rapper sharing her debut album of the same name back in July.Now, following a run of festival performances over the summer, the rapper has just finished embarking on her headline US tour, and is gearing up to head across the pond for a run of headline shows.The dates kick off at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin at the end of next month (October 29), and will see the singer then head over to the UK for more shows.

Lauryn Hill and the Fugees have confirmed that their planned Europe and UK tour late this year will proceed as planned, and have commented on their recently canceled North American tour.Yesterday (August 7), it was revealed that Hill and the Fugees’ North American run of shows had been cancelled just three days before the trek was meant to kick off. At the time, no reasoning or explanation was shared for the cancellation, and the fate of the UK and Europe tour was left hanging in the balance.Now, Hill has shed light on the situation, firstly confirming on social media that the Europe and UK tour is still going ahead – they had just announced additional shows for the European tour last week.Hill wrote on Instagram: “The shows in the UK and Europe ARE MOVING FORWARD as planned.”She then went on to explain why the North American tour was canned: “Last year, I faced an injury that necessitated the rescheduling of some of my shows.

Shawn Mendes has announced a series of “special” intimate theatre shows for his upcoming album ‘Shawn‘.Following the release of his brand new single ‘Isn’t That Enough‘, the Canadian singer took to Instagram to reveal the news.“For my friends and family,” he captioned the video, continuing in the comments: “I wanted the first shows back to be special and to play this album for you live in the places we recorded it.“I’ve never played an album top to bottom before but it’s already one of my favourite shows I’ve ever rehearsed. I love you guys, the band and I can’t wait to see you! (sic).”Mendes will stop off in London and Woodstock, NY this August, with following dates in Los Angeles, Brooklyn and more.

Lisa Marie Presley‘s upcoming memoir.The memoir, which was partially written by Presely and later finished by her daughter Keough upon request, is due for release on October 8 – you can pre-order your copy now. Titled From Here To The Great Unknown, the finished product sees Keough tell her mother’s story through Presley’s own words via tape recordings, and Keough’s own reflections of her relationship with her mother.Now, Keough has announced a book tour in support of From Here To The Great Unknown, which will see her pay tribute to Lisa Marie Presley.

Pavement icon Stephen Malkmus‘ new band The Hard Quartet have released their debut single ‘Earth Hater’, as well as announcing their first live shows in the US and UK.The band, consisting of vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Stephen Malkmus as well as Matt Sweeney, Jim White and Emmett Kelly, shared news of a new musical project earlier this month.They’ve just released their debut single as The Hard Quartet, titled ‘Earth Hater’, and it’s accompanied by a creative stop-motion music video directed by Eyedress.‘Earth Hater’ is a broody indie track that leans into the band members’ grunge-y college rock pasts, with a more psychedelic jam twist, as Malkmus sings a chorus of understanding and harmony: “unto others you must do what you would have them do to you“.The claymation music video acts as a warning against littering, with the band acting as guardians of the sea and getting revenge on a littering surfer by sending a trash monster after him for vengeance.Joining Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus, The Hard Quartet is made up of Emmett Kelly (best known for his work in The Cairo Gang and The Double), Matt Sweeney (best known for his work with Chavez, Superwolf, and music for Red Dead Redemption 2) and Jim White (Dirty Three and Xylouris White).The members were teasing new materials separately on social media, before publicly revealing the logo and band name of The Hard Quartet.The band have also announced tour dates in Los Angeles, New York and London later this year.OCTOBER10 – Los Angeles, US – The Belasco with Papa M15 – New York, US – Webster Hall with Weak Signal22 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom with TubsYou can buy tickets for their US shows here and their UK show here.

Against The Current‘s Chrissy Costanza has launched her new solo project with the sultry single ‘7 Minutes In Hell’ – take a listen down below.The singer has teamed up with LA duo VOILÀ on the new track, which sees Costanza sing: “When you kiss me / I can feel fire within me / Heaven’s got me burnin’ / Yeah, you got me playin’ seven minutes in hell”.Speaking about the new track, Costanza shared: “‘7 Minutes in Hell’ explores the unsettling reality of how someone else’s Heaven can be your personal Hell. For years, I was bound by others’ expectations, always questioning why I was drawn to what they deemed ‘wrong.’ This song is the awakening after falling from grace, realizing that what they called Hell might actually be my freedom.”Costanza also announced a co-headline tour with VOILÀ, where the trio will stop by the Manchester Academy, Birmingham’s O2 Institute and The Garage, London.

Niall Horan has shared a clip of him ditching transport in Toronto to walk to the venue for his recent concert due to bad traffic.This past weekend (June 28 and June 29), the former One Direction member held two concerts at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada, but was facing heavy traffic and ended up walking to the venue on foot in order to make it on time for the June 28 show.In a video posted on Instagram (see slide seven below), Horan said while walking: “Traffic too crazy in Toronto, so I’m walking to the venue.” The video then shows Horan and his crew walking to the video with a long tow of cars stuck in terrible traffic beside them, soundtracked by the Proclaimers’ ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’.“In all my years of playing shows I don’t think I’ve ever walked into a venue,” Horan said before exclaiming “We’ve made it!” upon arriving at the Scotiabank Arena.See the post below.A post shared by Niall Horan (@niallhoran)In August, Horan will head to Europe and the UK for a string of shows. Tickets are available here.AUGUST23 – Dublin, IE – Royal Hospital Kilmainham 24 – Dublin, IE – Royal Hospital Kilmainham27 – Manchester, UK – Co-op Live28 – Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena30 – Newcastle, UK – Utilita Arena31 – Aberdeen, UK – P&J LiveSEPTEMBER3 – London, UK – The O2Niall Horan most recently released his album ‘The Show’ in early June last year.

EXCLUSIVE: The West Wing actor Joshua Malina will make his London stage bow in the fall playing a “secular, sarcastic, anti-religious Jew” who says “the unsayable” about Israel in what’s being billed as the European premiere of Nathan Englander’s adaptation of his 2012 short story What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.

Nathy Peluso has announced a tour to support her new album ‘Grasa’ that will cover the UK, Europe and the US in 2025. See the full list of dates below.The Argentine-Spanish singer released her second album ‘Grasa’ on May 24 via Sony Music Latin and 5020 Records.

Julien Baker has announced that she will be playing a three-night run at London’s EartH. Find all the details below.Baker will be taking over the venue in Hackney on November 19, 20 and 21.

Paul McCartney has announced a run of UK and European headline shows for later this year. Find all the details below.The soloist and Beatles legend is due to perform in Paris and Madrid this December as part of his ‘Got Back’ tour.

Friko have covered Radiohead‘s ‘Weird Fishes/Arpeggi’ and announced a UK and European tour – see all details below.The Chicago band recently performed the cover at their sold-out release show for their debut album ‘Where We’ve Been, Where We Go From Here’ (via ATO Records) at the Metro venue.Their take is more contemplative and slow than Radiohead’s original, with added shoegazey reverb once the song reaches its climax towards the end. Now, they’ve shared audio of the cover on YouTube – you can listen to Friko’s cover of ‘Weird Fishes/Arpeggi’ below.On top of their cover, Friko have also shared the news of their UK and European tour.

Ice Spice shared some really big news on Wednesday (June 5)!

Amyl & The Sniffers have announced a 2024 UK and European tour, set to kick off later this year.The Australian punks will be kicking off the tour on November 5 at the National Stadium in Dublin. From there, they will be making stops in Glasgow, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London.Amy Taylor and co.