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Kings Of Leon have told fans to “stay tuned” as they work on new music.The Nashville band took to Instagram to share a video of themselves in the studio at work on new music.In the clip, guitarist Matthew Followill said: “I’m headed in to make music with the band. New music for the first time since the end of 2018.“It’s very exciting.

Sziget Festival has announced a new wave of acts for its 2022 edition – check out the updated line-up below.The event is due to take place in Budapest, Hungary between August 10-15, with Arctic Monkeys, Dua Lipa and Kings Of Leon among this year’s headliners. Back in February, organisers added Tame Impala, Justin Bieber and Sam Fender to the bill.Today (April 14) a string of performers were confirmed for Sziget’s brand new Samsung Colosseum open-air stage.

Christian Guardino, the 21-year-old singer with “so much soul” has left “American Idol” judge Lionel Richie speechless.

Foo Fighters led the early winners at the Grammy Awards as they earned three before the televised portion of the event just a week after the tragic death of their drummer Taylor Hawkins.The American rock band hailing from Seattle, Washington were not in attendance at the event but did receive Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song, and Best Rock Performance as they swept the categories for the genre.Hawkins was found dead aged 50 in a hotel room in the north of Bogota, Colombia where the band were due to play at a festival on Friday, March 25. Colombian police say his death may be drug-related.Scroll down for video Talented: Foo Fighters (seen in September 2007) led the early winners at the Grammy Awards as they earned three before the televised portion of the event just a week after the tragic death of their drummer Taylor HawkinsThe three wins on Sunday night bring the band to a whopping 13 Grammy Awards won throughout their 28 year career.

Arctic Monkeys have shared their support for iconic Sheffield venue, The Leadmill, after the venue announced it was facing threat of closure next year due to its landlord issuing a notice of eviction.First opening its doors in 1980, the club hosted early shows from the High Green, Sheffield born band, as well as gigs from Kings Of Leon and The Killers.

Arctic Monkeys, Kings Of Leon and The Killers, and remains popular with live music fans and clubbers in the Steel City.However, today (March 31) saw the venue – which celebrated its 40th anniversary last year – issuing a statement on its website explaining that it is being forced out of business.“Today we have received some devastating news that in one year’s time, our Landlord is trying to evict us, forcing us to close,” the statement began.“Since 1980 The Leadmill has spent millions of pounds on what was a derelict warehouse, transforming it into one of the U.K’s most respected venues where countless acts from across the globe have performed over the years,” it continued.The team then asked people to show their support by “sharing this news and sharing your best memories that we can gather to help show them reasons why #WeCantLoseLeadmill”.They signed off the statement with contact info for those wanting to know more about the situation.Today we have received some devastating news that in 1 year's time, our Landlord is evicting us and forcing us to close.Please show your support by sharing this news & sending us your best memories that we can gather to help display all the reasons why #WeCantLoseLeadmill pic.twitter.com/6pVKaTFJ4U— The Leadmill (@Leadmill) March 31, 2022Since the news broke, a number of musicians, gig-goers and friends of the venue have taken to social media to react to the news, with many calling to save the venue, and using the hashtag #WeCantLoseLeadmill to bring awareness to the news.“Such a brilliant venue. Let’s do all we can to stop The @Leadmill from closing,” Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess tweeted, while The Subways wrote: “IN WHAT WORLD IS THIS ALLOWED TO HAPPEN? Unacceptable.

Disclosure have teamed up with RAYE for their new garage driven single ‘Waterfall’ – you can listen to the track below.The song follows the dance duo’s previous single ‘You’ve Got To Let Go If You Want To Be Free’ and is RAYE’s first music of 2022.“RAYE is such a dream to work with in the studio. Best way to describe her is as a hook machine! You get the beat rolling and vibes going and she gives you like five chorus melody options straight away… she makes writing the way we do so easy & enjoyable,” Disclosure said.“We all knew within five minutes we were gonna make a UKG summer sunshine banger and that’s exactly what we ended up with.

Kings Of Leon have announced the support acts for their 2022 UK headline tour – find tickets here.The Nashville band will return to these shores this summer in support of their eighth studio album, ‘When You See Yourself’, which came out in March 2021.KOL are set to begin the stint at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on June 13 before visiting Leeds (June 14), Glasgow (28), Newcastle (29), London (July 1 and 2) and Manchester (5).Further shows in Dublin (June 24) and Belfast (26) were added to the run last September.Today (March 23) it’s been confirmed that Inhaler and The Snuts will join the Followill clan as special guests at select dates of the upcoming tour.Inhaler will open for the group in Birmingham and Manchester, while The Snuts are scheduled to perform in Glasgow, Newcastle and at the first London concert on July 1.“It’s an honour for us to be supporting @KingsOfLeon this summer,” Inhaler wrote on Twitter. “One of the bands that soundtracked our childhoods and truly one of our all time favourite rock’n’roll groups.

The Black Keys have announced the details of their 11th studio album ‘Dropout Boogie’ and shared new track ‘Wild Child’ – check it out below.‘Dropout Boogie’ is set for release May 13, 2022, which is the day before the 20th anniversary of The Black Keys’ first record, ‘The Big Come Up’.‘Dropout Boogie’ is available to pre-order here and will feature appearances from Billy F. Gibbons (ZZ Top), Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound), and Angelo Petraglia (Kings Of Leon’s producer and co-writer).Both Cartwright and Petraglia feature on lead single ‘Wild Child’, which you can hear below:‘Dropout Boogie’ follows on from 2021’s ‘Delta Kream’ and was written by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney in the studio.

Tame Impala, Justin Bieber and Sam Fender have all been added to the line-up of Sziget Festival 2022.The festival will return to Budapest in Hungary this year from August 10-15, with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Dua Lipa and Kings Of Leon already on the bill.Tame Impala, Bieber and Fender are among the new additions to the Sziget 2022 line-up which have been announced today (February 22).Anne-Marie, Calvin Harris, Holly Humberstone, Steve Aoki, Tourist, Nina Kraviz, Seth Troxler, Kölsch, Milky Chance, Bad Gyal and Folamour have also joined the bill for this year’s festival. More names are set to be added to the line-up, which you can see below, in the coming weeks and months.Tickets for Sziget Festival 2022 are on sale now, including three and six-day tickets as well as accommodation options.

Self Esteem is composing the music for a play that stars Killing Eve actress Jodie Comer.The Justin Martin-directed Prima Facie is set to run from April 15-June 18 at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London.Rebecca Lucy Taylor, who performs as Self Esteem, said on social media: “The coolest thing I’ve ever done is no longer a secret!!!! I’m composing the music for this astonishing play starring the MVP and an unreal creative team!!!”The coolest thing I’ve ever done is no longer a secret!!!! I’m composing the music for this astonishing play starring the MVP and an unreal creative team!!! https://t.co/JXWRaqp7bE— Rebecca Lucy Taylor (@SELFESTEEM___) February 7, 2022In other news, Taylor has been announced amid a second wave of acts to perform at Boardmasters 2022. Bombay Bicycle Club, The Wombats, The Lathums, Greentea Peng, Mimi Webb, Kurupt FM and Enny have also been announced.Cornwall’s surf and music event will return between August 10-14, and will be headlined by Kings Of Leon, Disclosure and George Ezra.

Boardmasters festival has been announced, with the likes of Bombay Bicycle Club, The Wombats and Self Esteem joining the 2022 line-up.Cornwall’s surf and music event will return between August 10-14, and will be headlined by Kings Of Leon, Disclosure and George Ezra.It’s been announced today (February 3) that they will be joined by The Lathums, Greentea Peng, Mimi Webb, Kurupt FM and Enny.In total, over 60 new names have been added to the Boardmasters bill, joining the already announced likes of Bastille, Declan McKenna, Sam Fender and Idles.Check out the complete line-up so far below:A post shared by Boardmasters (@boardmasters)Weekend camping tickets are on sale now, and tomorrow (February 4) day tickets will be made available following a pre-sale today.Boardmasters returned in 2021 following a two-year hiatus. The 2020 instalment was scrapped due to the coronavirus crisis, while severe weather caused a last-minute cancellation in 2019.It was headlined by Foals, Gorillaz and Jorja Smith alongside Sam Fender, Loyle Carner, Blossoms, Slowthai, The Kooks, Jamie xx, Beabadoobee, The Big Moon, Basement Jaxx (DJ set), Alfie Templeman and Georgia.

Paul McCartney’s guitar was sold at auction over the weekend, breaking the world record for the most expensive bass in the process.The Yamaha BB-1200 bass guitar, which McCartney used in the studio and on tour with Wings, sold for $496,100 (£374,905), beating the previous record of $384,000 (£290,190) set by The Rolling Stones‘ Bill Wyman’s 1969 Fender Mustang bass in 2020.The auction was organised by U2’s The Edge and producer Bob Ezrin for their Music Rising charity “to benefit musicians in the Gulf South,” following “the devastation the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on musicians and musical communities”.The likes of U2, Elton John, Pearl Jam, Rush, Tom Morello, Joan Jett, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Kings Of Leon, Johnny Marr, Green

Arcade Fire have performed their first gig since the COVID pandemic began.The band’s frontman Win Butler and multi-instrumentalist Régine Chassagne were on stage at Las Vegas’ Zarkana Theater on Saturday night (December 11) for Gala Games’ Galaverse crypto party.The band’s last in-person show was when they headlined New Orleans’ Mahalia Jackson Theater in February 2020, just as the pandemic was starting to take hold, according to Stereogum.Maroon 5, Billy Idol, Kings Of Leon, Snoop Dogg, Alice Cooper and Steve Aoki also performed at the event described as a “an immersive event for the community to celebrate the Gala Games metaverse”.

Arctic Monkeys, Dua Lipa and Kings Of Leon have been announced as the headliners for Sziget Festival 2022.The event will take place in Budapest, Hungary between August 10 and August 15. Three-day tickets are available here starting at €195 (£164).As reported earlier this week, Alex Turner and co.

Kings Of Leon, George Ezra and Disclosure have been announced to headline next year’s Boardmasters festival.Cornwall’s surf and music event will return between August 10-14 and pre-sale tickets will go on sale tomorrow (October 28) at 10am BST before tickets go on general sale at 5pm BST on Friday (October 29).

Congratulations to The Script, who land straight in at Number 1 on the Official UK Albums Chart with Tales From The Script – Greatest Hits.

Jonathan Cohen A year ago, organizers of the annual Ohana Festival in Dana Point, Calif., were stuck in their homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic instead of rocking out on the beach for the planned three days of performances by Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, Kings Of Leon, My Morning Jacket, Maggie Rogers and the Pretenders.

Kings Of Leon‘s Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill have cancelled all of the band’s remaining tour dates following the death of their mother, Betty Ann Murphy.Brothers Nathan and Jared confirmed Murphy’s passing last weekend (September 25), days after the band announced they would be cancelling a series of shows to spend time with their mother following a “medical crisis”.Now, the band – which also includes cousin Matthew Followill – have announced that they will be cancelling all remaining tour dates in support of their latest album, ‘When You See Yourself’, in order to be with their family during this time.“We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from our fans,” the band wrote on Instagram.

Kings Of Leon‘s Followill brothers have said goodbye to their mother, Betty Ann Murphy, who died overnight.Murphy’s passing comes just a day after the brothers – Caleb, Nathan and Jared – announced they would be cancelling a series of shows to spend time with their mother following a “medical crisis”.Taking to Instagram, the band said: “Our mother, who many of our fans know and love, has been dealing with a medical crisis for the last several weeks and while it has been hard to take the stage each night, it has been the love and energy from you, our fans, that has gotten us through.“Just before taking the stage at The Forum we learned she took a turn for the worse.

The three brothers that make up three-fourths of the rock band Kings Of Leon are in mourning following the death of their beloved mother, Betty Ann Murphy.Her passing comes just one day afterCaleb, Nathan and Jared Followill took to the group's official website to reveal that their mother's health had taken 'a turn for the worse' and that Thursday's and Friday's shows in California had been canceled.Bu then on Friday, Nathan, 42, the oldest of the brothers, took to his Instagram page and announced the sad news of their mother's passing, along with a throwback photo of himself as a child with his mom, and another of her name tattooed on his body.