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Gossip following their eruptive set at Glastonbury 2024 – which saw them call out the US government.The indie icons took to the stage at Worthy Farm last night (June 29), for what proved to be an explosive set in the Woodsies area. During the gig, they broke out various fan favourites including ‘Standing In The Way Of Control’, ‘Heavy Cross’ and ‘Move In The Right Direction’, as well as tracks from their latest album ‘Real Power’.It also saw frontwoman Beth Ditto look back at her first time playing at the site in 2008, two years after they released their huge studio album ‘Standing In The Way Of Control’.

Sleaford Mods frontman Jason Williamson has spoken to NME about the band’s new material, their £5 tickets for fans on low incomes, his own working-class roots, Oasis’ reunion, his past feud with Noel Gallagher and his thoughts on Keir Starmer’s performance as Prime Minister so far.Williamson was speaking ahead of the Abbey Road Music Photography Awards (MPAs), for which he’d been a judge alongside the likes of founding judge Rankin and Gossip’s Beth Ditto. Held on October 4 at the famed London studio, the ceremony featured a surprise appearance from one Noel Gallagher, who presented legendary snapper Jill Furmanovsky with the Icon Award.This year’s nominated entries will be exhibited at London’s Royal Albert Hall from October 8 to November 12. Check out our full interview with Williamson below, where he told us about the importance of photography in telling a musician’s story, and how that applies to himself and Mods producer Andrew Fearn.NME: Hi Jason! Have you spent much time at Abbey Road before?Jason Williamson: “We did the judging for the photography awards about two months ago.

Noel Fielding has reflected on his “partying” days with Courtney Love in the noughties.The comedian and actor, who returns to The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4, later this month was talking about his hedonistic younger days in a new interview with The Guardian.“I took partying to its logical conclusion,” he said. “When you’ve been partying with Kate Moss and Courtney Love, you’ve gone as far as you can go.

Former Hollyoaks star Callum Kerr has announced his engagement to girlfriend Lauren Stacy in a sweet Instagram post.The 30 year old actor, who played PC George Kiss on the Channel 4 soap from 2020 to 2021, was involved in a storyline investigating county lines drug dealing in the village. His character was stationed at Hollyoaks High to combat drug dealing on school grounds, where he met John Paul McQueen (James Sutton).Their relationship turned violent due to George's jealousy of James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan) and Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson), JP's ex-partners. The real killer was never found, leading to John Paul's relapse into alcoholism.

Netflix series Kaos.Created by Charlie Covell (The End Of The F**king World), the dark comedy series reimagines the modern world as ruled by Greek gods, led by Zeus who is fearing the end of his reign in light of an ancient prophecy.Alongside Goldblum, the show’s cast includes Janet McTeer, Cliff Curtis, David Thewlis, Killian Scott, Debi Mazar, Stephen Dillane, Aurora Perrineau, and Nabhaan Rizwan.Isabella Summers composed the show’s soundtrack. Her past credits within TV and film include Apple TV’s Physical, 2022’s Lady Chatterly’s Lover, and Lisa Frankenstein.She’s more known as a founding member of Florence And The Machine, where she is a producer, songwriter and keyboardist.Kaos features a wealth of songs by other artists, ranging from ABBA to The Kills.

Never Mind The Buzzcocks has confirmed its return to UK screens, with Courtney Love and Beth Ditto among famous faces joining the panel.The iconic music trivia panel show will be making its return for the fourth season later this year, and will see comedian, actor and presenter Greg Davies return as host.He has been in the role since the reboot of the series was announced back in 2021, and he will now be joined by former Taskmaster co-star Sophie Willan. She will be filling in for Daisy May Cooper as a team captain.

Beth Ditto spoke to NME at Glastonbury 2024 to tell us about the return of Gossip for their first new album in 12 years. Watch the interview in full above and check out the full chat below.The singer caught up with us backstage at the Worthy Farm festival, shortly before Gossip headlined the Woodsies stage.

Rick Rubin curated a “secret” music festival in Tuscany, Italy this past weekend, which featured performances from James Blake, Gossip and more.The under-the-radar festival – named Festival of the Sun – kicked off on June 21 and ran until June 22. The festival was an intimate and exclusive affair, with only 150 invitations sent out.Majority of the festival took place at the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta church, where most of its performances were held.

Jessie Ware brought out Beth Ditto on stage as a surprise guest during her headlining set at Mighty Hoopla 2024.The ‘That! Feels Good!’ singer closed out the London music festival last night (June 2) playing tracks such as ‘Shake The Bottle’, ‘Ooh La La’, ‘Begin Again’ and more.Midway through her set, Ware brought out the Gossip frontwoman as a surprise guest and the two jumped into a rendition of the band’s track ‘Standing in the Way of Control’.Jessie Ware bringing out Beth Ditto at Mighty Hoopla for a duet of "Standing In The Way Of Control" was nothing short of incredible. pic.twitter.com/Iy5U7PgXqN— Rory Cashin (@roarEcashin) June 2, 2024Elsewhere in her set, Ware performed ‘Freak Me Now,’ ‘Hot N Heavy,’ ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ and ‘Spotlight’, alongside a cover of Cher‘s ‘Believe’.For her second surprise guests of the night, the singer brought out Sink the Pink dancers to join her during ‘Beautiful People’ and the final song of the night ‘Free Yourself’.Elsewhere, Ware is set to perform at this year’s Glastonbury festival.

Gossip’s Beth Ditto has revealed that she had never heard Rihanna’s hit song ‘Umbrella’ until Jessie Ware sang it to her at Glastonbury.The discussion arose as part of a new interview between the Gossip singer and the ‘Free Yourself’ artist as part of a new episode on the latter’s Table Manners podcast.In the discussion, Ditto recalled a time when she was at Glastonbury back in 2007 to perform with her bandmates, and was introduced to the song for the first time – despite it dominating charts around the world at that point.According to Ditto, she first heard the song when a then-unknown Jessie Ware was singing it in the audience as a rainstorm hit the festival, and had no idea the song was already a chart hit.“I did not realise that was you, and in my memory, the first time I’d ever heard the song ‘Umbrella’ was you and your friend. I remember the two of you, your haircut… everybody did it because you had an umbrella,” she told Jessie and her mum Lennie.“It’s such a core memory for me because I remember that day that these two girls walked up to me, I remember y’all singing ‘Umbrella, ella, ella‘ and I was thinking ‘These girls are singing a hit!’ I did not know it was a Rihanna song, I thought you made it up!”She continued, admitting that she had tried to tell the story countless times in the years since, particularly after Ware made it into the spotlight herself with her pop career.“I’d never even heard that song, it doesn’t sound that crazy when I tell you.

Gossip have added a run of UK and European shows to their summer 2024 tour. Find ticket details below.Announced today (February 15), the newly-announced tour dates come as the American trio are set to release their Rick Rubin-produced LP ‘Real Power’.Their sixth studio album, ‘Real Power’ will arrive on March 22, and marks the first album from Beth Ditto and co since their 2012 release, ‘A Joyful Noise’.Set to kick off later this summer, the new run of live dates will see the indie icons play at the Villa Ada venue in Rome, Italy on June 22, followed by a stop in Milan the following day.

Gossip‘s Beth Ditto has reflected on soundtracking the cult UK TV show Skins, revealing that she was reluctant to be involved at first.The Soulwax remix of the US band’s 2005 song ‘Standing In The Way Of Control’ featured throughout the advertising campaign for Skins and ended up on the soundtrack album for the show, which aired from 2007-2013.In a recent In Conversation video interview with NME, Ditto shared that she had still “never seen that TV show”, adding that she was initially hesitant to be affiliated with the series.“The person who owned the label got it onto the TV show. When I heard what the name of the show was, I lost my shit because ‘skins’ meant skinhead,” she shared.

Pulp, Lucy Dacus, Sleater-Kinney and more are among the thousands of musicians who have signed an open letter calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.Over 4000 artists have come together to sign a letter under the collective Musicians for Palestine, demanding a ceasefire as the war in Israel and Gaza continues. At the time of writing, over 14,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 7.

Salma Hayek turned Gucci‘s fashion show during Milan Fashion Week into a family affair.

EXCLUSIVE: The Roman’s country music dynasty is over.

Mike Wass “How do we make it uniquely ‘Monarch’?” That’s the question music supervisor Amanda Krieg Thomas asks herself before getting to work on each episode of Fox’s new drama series about a country music dynasty. The answer is three-pronged: by having the cast (which includes Susan Sarandon, Trace Adkins and Beth Ditto) tackle country classics, by sprinkling in a selection of unexpected pop covers, and, on the licensing side, by championing upcoming country artists. “We really wanted to focus on covers because that’s a strong entry point,” Thomas says, before elaborating on her mandate: “Always be unexpected, always feature different eras and styles.” By that criteria, episode 3, which aired Tuesday night, was a resounding success. Beginning with a twangy take on Lizzo’s “Juice,” the show segued into a soaring rendition of Faith Hill’s “Breathe.” Throw in guest star Tanya Tucker singing “Delta Dawn” and a Miranda Lambert hit from the ‘00s, and you have a decidedly eclectic lineup.

Be it through love, heartache, passion, sorrow or pure lust for life, music has always fulfilled a common purpose: bringing people together. Country music is known for evoking a wide range of complicated emotions, and viewers of the upcoming "Monarch" FOX television show are in for a wild ride with equally energetic acoustics from Trace Adkins as he stands at the helm of the Roman family.  Fox News Digital exclusively spoke with several of the featured musicians on the soulful TV series, starring Susan Sarandon, Anna Friel and Beth Ditto, which highlights the lives of a dynasty of country musicians and the excitement that ensues as a family needs a little help remembering their roots.

Fox has waited a long time for its Monarch.

Emily Longeretta Grab your cowboy boots. Fox is making a major push for the upcoming premiere of “Monarch,” Variety can exclusively share. On Thursday, Sept. 8, the “Monarch” retail pop-up shop will open in New York City on 27 Mercer Street. It will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Sunday, Sept. 11, the premiere date. The fully customized space will include items from many of the show’s partners including Allen’s Boots, Fret Zealot Music, Nyrelle Jewelry and Union Western Apparel. There will be a photo opportunity for fans to sit in the “Queens of Country” throne and attendees can take home a customized bandana or snapback hat.

Miranda Lambert cozies up to husband Brendan Mcloughlin at the 2022 Academy Of Country Music Honors at Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday night (August 24) in Nashville, Tenn.

Shania Twain, Martina McBride, Little Big Town and Tanya Tucker are headed to Fox’s new country music soap, “Monarch”, it was announced Wednesday.