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Massive Attack, IDLES and Nile Rodgers will play a series of gigs at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena in honour of the city being the world’s first ‘UN Accelerator City’ for climate change.It comes on the heels of Massive Attack’s Act 1.5 show in Bristol last month which saw them joined by the likes of Killer Mike, Lankum, Sam Morton and the Wild Bunch’s DJ Milo. The all-day event aimed to re-envision how concerts could be staged sustainably, and was designed to be the lowest-carbon concert of its kind and scale ever put together.Now, the band will host another string of gigs in Liverpool this November alongside IDLES and Rodgers.

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Here’s every song used on the ‘Opus’ soundtrack

John Malkovich lead a pop-themed psychological thriller in Opus.Directed by Mark Anthony Green, the film follows a young writer who is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago, only to find herself in the middle of his twisted plan.Other cast members in the film include Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami, Young Mazino, Tatanka Means and Tony Hale.After it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, Opus was released in cinemas on March 14, 2025.The film’s score is by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, whose previous credits together include Speak No Evil, Tulsa King and Netflix’s Ozark.Aside from the score, the film features three original songs by Nile Rodgers and The-Dream, which are performed by John Malkovich as Albert Moretti in the film.

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Stephen Schwartz to be Honored With Johnny Mercer Award at Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala

Thania Garcia The Songwriters Hall of Fame will recognize Stephen Schwartz — the arranger and composer behind the music from “Wicked,” “Godspell” and “Pippin” — as the recipient of the 2025 Johnny Mercer Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala, slated for June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The Johnny Mercer Award is the most prestigious honor bestowed by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, is exclusively reserved for a songwriter or songwriting team who has already been inducted in a prior year and whose body of work is of “such high quality and impact that it upholds the gold standard set by the legendary Johnny Mercer,” per the SHOF.

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Gracie Abrams to Be Honored by Songwriters Hall of Fame With Hal David Starlight Award for New Artists (EXCLUSIVE)

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced today that Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams will be the 2025 recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award, honoring young songwriters. The honor will take place at the 54th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner slated for Thursday, June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

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Mariah Carey announces huge summer 2025 Sandringham show with Eternal, Nile Rodgers & Chic

Mariah Carey has announced details of a huge UK show with Eternal, Nile Rodgers & Chic. Check out the details below.The singer is set to take to the stage later this summer for the huge outdoor concert, which will take place at the Royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.It will be held on Friday August 15, and will see the ‘Emotions’ singer joined by both Eternal and Nile Rodgers & Chic as special guests.

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Little Simz confirmed to curate Meltdown 2025 at London’s Southbank

Little Simz has been announced as curating the 2025 edition of Meltdown at London’s Southbank Centre.The British artist is set to curate a boundary-breaking line-up for this year’s edition of the 11-day festival, and will be taking to the stage herself as one of the performers.Scheduled between Thursday June 12 and Sunday June 22, the event will include a number of live performances from artists hand-selected by Little Simz, as well as two weekends of free participatory programming featuring grassroots collectives and local organisations.The first wave of names set to take part in the 2025 edition of Meltdown Festival will be announced later this spring.“I’m super excited to be the 2025 Meltdown festival curator! My team and I are preparing 11 days of art, music, workshops and more,” Little Simz said in a new statement. “So many incredible artists have curated this festival so it’s a true honour to be a part of it.

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Songwriters Hall of Fame Class of 2025: George Clinton, Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, More

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The Songwriters Hall of Fame has unveiled its class of 2025: Parliament-Funkadelic founder George Clinton; Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers; country hitmaker (and Variety‘s 2023 Hitmakers Songwriter of the Year) Ashley Gorley; veteran pop and R&B songwriter-producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins; the Beach Boys’ Mike Love; and ‘60s hitmaker Tony Macaulay. The honorees will receive their awards at the organization’s 2025 Induction and Awards gala, taking place Thursday, June 12th at its longtime home of the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

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BTS’ J-hope and Don Toliver preview new collaboration, ‘LV Bag’

BTS rapper J-hope and Don Toliver have debuted a new collaboration, produced by Pharrell Williams, titled ‘LV Bag’.The new J-hope and Don Toliver song was first previewed at the Louis Vuitton FW25 show in Paris on January 21. The song can be heard as Pharrell Williams, men’s creative director for the brand, walked out onto the runway at the end of the show with frequent design collaborator Nigo to greet audience members, including the BTS member, who is a global ambassador for the fashion house.According to Billboard, ‘LV Bag’ was produced by Williams.

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Duran Duran announce two massive Ireland shows with Nile Rodgers & Chic

Duran Duran have announced two huge shows in Ireland, which will see support from Nile Rodgers and Chic. Check out ticket details below.The new dates come as an extension to their already-announced shows for 2025, which already includes two stops in the UK.Each of the two new dates will take place at outdoor venues later this summer.

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BTS’ J-hope teases “new music on the way” this March

J-hope of BTS has started teasing new solo music, which is set to be released in March this year.Today (January 10), J-hope took to YouTube and Instagram to share a new teaser clip announcing his next solo release. Titled ‘Beginning of a New Dream’ and set to a laidback hip-hop instrumental, the visual follows the rapper as he travels to Los Angeles and works on music with his producers.“New music on the way.

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Chic singer Alfa Anderson has died, aged 78

Chic‘s biggest hits, has died aged 78.Her bandmate Nile Rodgers confirmed the news on Tuesday (December 17) via Instagram. No cause of death has been given.Alongside a montage of photos of him, Anderson and the rest of the band, soundtracked by ‘At Last I Am Free’ – one of Anderson’s solo tracks their 1978 album ‘C’est Chic’ – Rogers wrote: “Thank you for everything”.

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Massive Attack tell us about tackling the climate crisis and new music incoming for 2025

Massive Attack frontman Robert Del Naja has spoken to NME about how live music can tackle the climate crisis, and the band’s plans to release new music next year.The release of fresh material from the Bristol pioneers has been sporadic – their most offering was 2020 EP ‘Eutopia’.“We do have some new music which we’ve been sitting on for four years,” Del Naja confirmed to NME. “Hopefully we’re going to be able to release it next year and do some gigs.”The frontman, speaking to NME alongside long-term collaborator Mark Donne, also said the band turned down the opportunity to play Coachella 2025 and are making plans to collaborate on Billie Eilish’s 2025 European tour.After a period of upheaval for the group – including the death of guitarist Angelo Bruschini in 2023 – this year marked a return to major activity for Massive Attack, hitting the stage for the first time five years back in June.Del Naja sat down with NME before Massive Attack headlined the recent Act 1.5 “climate action accelerator” event in in Liverpool, after it was anointed by the UN as the world’s first ‘Accelerator City for Climate Action’.

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Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers announce huge 2025 UK outdoor shows

Duran Duran have announced details of two outdoor UK shows, which will see them joined by Nile Rodgers and Chic. Find the details below.The first of the newly announced gigs that the iconic ‘80s band will play will be at Powderham Castle on July 3, as they take to the stage as headliners of the Powderham Presents concert series.The latter will be held at the City Racecourse in Chelmsford two days later (July 5) as part of the Chelmsford City Live series.Both shows will see Simon Le Bon and co.

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Nile Rodgers & Chic confirm Glastonbury Festival 2025 performance

Nile Rodgers has accidentally confirmed that he and Chic will be performing at Glastonbury 2025.Up until now, only one artist had been confirmed for next year’s edition of the festival: Rod Stewart. He was announced for next year’s Legend Slot earlier this week (November 26), a performance that will follow on from his previous headline appearance in 2002, alongside Coldplay and Stereophonics.Usually, the first line-up poster for Glastonbury is unveiled in early March, meaning no further artists are confirmed for roughly four months.

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Usher, Coco Jones, Da'Vine Joy Randolph & More Celebrate Ebony's Power 100 List

Usher, Coco Jones and Da’Vine Joy Randolph hit the carpet at the 2024 Ebony Power 100 List celebration held at Nya Studios on Sunday (November 17) in Los Angeles.

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Rachel Baxter Joins CAA As Agent In Speakers Department

CAA has hired Rachel Baxter to serve as an Agent in its Speakers department. Based out of the agency’s London office, she will focus in her new role on amplifying CAA Speakers’ footprint across the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

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Ashley Cain and Safiyya Vorajee reunite for first time since 'brutal' split as she says bond will 'last for eternity'

Ashley Cain and his ex Safiyya Vorajee have emotionally reunited for the first time since their split and the revelation that Ashley has welcomed a new child.The pair, who tragically lost their eight-month-old daughter Azaylia to acute myeloid leukaemia in April 2021, came together at the premiere of the heartfelt documentary, Kids Like Us.The former couple previously set up the Azaylia Foundation in honour of their daughter after a massive fundraising effort to save her life - they parted ways a year following Azaylia's passing.The event was made even more poignant with the attendance of music legend and cancer survivor Nile Rodgers, who introduced the film and acknowledged the brave children featured in it. Ashley, known for his stint on Ex On The Beach and as a footballer, announced in January that he had welcomed a son named Aliyas Diamond with a close friend, vowing to protect him "with all of my heart, for the rest of my life".

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Here’s the weather forecast for Latitude Festival 2024

Latitude Festival 2024 is set to kick off tomorrow – but will it be rain or shine onsite? Check out the latest weather forecast below.The event, which is located at Henham Park, Suffolk, opened its gates today (July 25) before three days of live music and entertainment begins tomorrow (26).Kasabian, London Grammar and Duran Duran will all headline the Obelisk Arena at this year’s edition of Latitude.Other names on the line-up include Khruangbin, The Vaccines, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Keane, Future Islands, Orbital, CMAT, The Darkness, English Teacher and Ash.BBC Weather currently predicts that temperatures will peak at 21°C, with lows of 13°C. Ticketholders can expect a mix of drizzle, light rain and sun.

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Alfie Templeman announces 2024 UK, European, US and Mexico tour

Alfie Templeman has announced headline tour dates in the UK, Europe, US and Mexico for 2024. Find all the details below.The singer-songwriter will hit the road this autumn in support of his second album ‘Radiosoul’, which is due for release this Friday (June 7) via Chess Club Records/AWAL Recordings. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Alfie TemplemanTempleman will begin the US/Mexico leg of his headline tour in October, with performances scheduled in Washington, D.C., New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Mexico City.Later that month, he’ll return for a run of gigs in the UK – including performances in Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol, Cardiff and Brighton.The artist is set to conclude that leg with a concert at the O2 Kentish Town Forum in north London on November 18.

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‘Disco’s Revenge’ Filmmakers Talk Nile Rodgers, Archive Troves and the Genre’s Fall and Rise (EXCLUSIVE)

Jennie Punter The demise of disco was greatly accelerated by the cultural impact of the infamous Disco Demolition Night of 1979 in Chicago’s Comiskey Park. While rockers have used the word in a pejorative sense for years, DJs, artists, impresarios, and aficionados know that disco—both the genre and the subculture—not only has deep roots but has lived on under various aliases, inspiring the evolution of music and keeping people moving in various funky ways.

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Bidding war for Hipgnosis escalates with Blackstone striking $1.6billion deal

Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young and more. The offer put forward by Concord was $1.25 per share (£1).Blackstone has already acquired the rights to songs by Justin Bieber and Justin Timberlake, and this current deal will see more than 65,000 more tracks added to its catalogue.As highlighted by Reuters, Blackstone has also invested in U.S.

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