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Roger Waters has lashed out at U2 frontman Bono, describing him as “disgusting” and “a shit”.The comments against the Irish rock singer arose in a new interview with Waters, and saw the Pink Floyd musician criticise the former for his previous comments on the Israel-Hamas war.Speaking during one of their Sphere residency shows in Las Vegas, Bono used the performance to pay his respects to those killed during the October 7 attack at the Israeli music festival Supernova.“In the light of what’s happened in Israel and Gaza, a song about non-violence seems somewhat ridiculous, even laughable, but our prayers have always been for peace and for non-violence,” he told the crowd before launching into a performance of ‘Pride (In The Name Of Love)’. “But our hearts and our anger, you know where that’s pointed.

Pink Floyd have released the trailer for the newly restored version of their concert film Pink Floyd At Pompeii MCMLXXII – watch below.The new 4K restoration of the classic 1972 film is set to be released in cinemas and on IMAX worldwide from April 24, with tickets on sale now – find yours here.The original film was directed by Adrian Maben and it sees the legendary band performing in the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii in October 1971, with no audience in attendance beyond the basic film crew. It features the band playing a range of music from their career up to that point, including ‘Echoes’, ‘Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun’ and ‘One Of These Days’.Watch the new trailer here:A press release states: “Pink Floyd At Pompeii pre-dates the release of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’.

Roger Waters has defamed the director of The Dark Side Of Roger Waters after claiming he is a “lying, conniving Zionist mouthpiece”.Investigative journalist John Ware sued both the Pink Floyd co-founder and the Al Jazeera media company for defamation after Waters called Ware a “lying, conniving Zionist mouthpiece” and accused him of “cheerleading the genocide of Palestinians” during an interview on Al Jazeera.Produced and presented by Ware, The Dark Side Of Roger Waters collates various incidents of alleged anti-Semitism levelled against the musician. Waters previously dismissed the project as “a flimsy, unapologetic piece of propaganda”.Today (February 25), Justice Jennifer Eady ruled that Waters was making a statement of fact rather than an honest opinion.

The Voice US alum Ryan Whyte Maloney has died at the age of 44. On Tuesday, the Clark County coroner in Nevada confirmed that the singer's cause of death was suicide, as reported by PEOPLE. Just one day before his death, Ryan had shared a video from what appeared to be a bar gig, captioning it: "Nine fine Irishmen for a private party tonight, and we will be rocking." Ryan found fame on Season 6 of The Voice in 2014, joining Team Blake Shelton with a stunning rendition of Journey's Lights and he made it to the Top 5 on Blake's group, before returning to perform on the finale.

Mayim Bialik and singer Montana Tucker, and the topic at hand was one rarely discussed outside of similar informal gatherings — that Israeli content creators are increasingly becoming pariahs in the global marketplace. As a result, the next hit series like “Fauda,” “Homeland” or “Euphoria” could die on the vine. In the email, Benasuly issued a dire warning and solicited donations for a newly formed 501(c)(3) dubbed Friends of Israeli Film & TV Producers Association.

Roger Waters has attacked Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood for their stance on the Israel-Palestine issue.The Pink Floyd co-founder has been a vocal supporter of the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement since 2011, and has spoken out in the past against Radiohead’s decision to play a gig in Tel Aviv in 2017.He signed an open letter at the time, alongside the likes of Thurston Moore, Young Fathers and Ken Loach, urging the band not to play in Israel as “a system of apartheid has been imposed on the Palestinian people”.In a new interview, Waters has returned to the debate, revealing that he had an email exchange with Yorke after signing that letter. He has also renewed his criticism of the band’s position on the highly contentious situation.Speaking to The Empire Files podcast, Waters said: “I wrote [Yorke] a sort of email that went, ‘I’m sorry if you thought I was being confrontational’.

Roger Waters are, in the immortal words of Taylor Swift, never ever getting back together.Gilmour recently made it clear that he would “absolutely not” perform with his rival former bandmate ever again, citing Waters’ controversial political views that have included inflammatory comments about Israel, Ukraine and the US.“I tend to steer clear of people who actively support genocidal and autocratic dictators like [president of Russia Vladimir] Putin and [president of Venezuela Nicolás] Maduro,” Gilmour, 78, told the Guardian in October. “Nothing would make me share a stage with someone who thinks such treatment of women and the LGBT community is OK.”But the legend and legacy of the British prof-rock band — which sold its catalog to Sony Music for $400 million last month — is such that even a solo Gilmour can draw faithful Floydians for five nights at Madison Square Garden on his “Luck and Strange” Tour.In 2024, that’s more than Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj, you name it.Gilmour released his fifth solo studio album, “Luck and Strange,” in September.

Roger Waters has urged followers on social media not to vote for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump in the upcoming US election, due to their respective stances on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.Waters has frequently spoken on the issue since last October when over a thousand Israelis were killed by Hamas forces at a music festival.Following the attack, the Israeli cabinet formally declared war against Hamas, leading to the most significant escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in several decades and triggering unprecedented and seemingly unrelenting violence.According to a report by Reuters, Palestinian health authorities have said Israel’s ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 41,500 people. The attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023 killed over 1,200 people.Waters took to Twitter/X today, ahead of the election next Tuesday (November 5), to tell his followers not to vote for either party as “they both support murdering children”.

Roger Waters has urged followers on social media not to vote for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump in the upcoming US election, due to their respective stances on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.Waters has frequently spoken on the issue since last October when over a thousand Israelis were killed by Hamas forces at a music festival.Following the attack, the Israeli cabinet formally declared war against Hamas, leading to the most significant escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in several decades and triggering unprecedented and seemingly unrelenting violence.According to a report by Reuters, Palestinian health authorities have said Israel’s ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 41,500 people. The attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023 killed over 1,200 people.Waters took to Twitter/X today, ahead of the election next Tuesday (November 5), to tell his followers not to vote for either party as “they both support murdering children”.

David Gilmour has vowed that he will “absolutely not” ever perform with his former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters again.In a new interview with The Guardian, the ‘Wish You Were Here’ singer shut down any kind of optimistic ideas that he would potentially reunite with Waters. “Absolutely not.

Music Business Worldwide, the legendary rock veterans’ deal with the music giant is set to include the band’s recording catalogue, neighbouring rights, and name and likeness rights. However, the band’s publishing rights were not included in the deal.Pink Floyd’s recorded music royalties are currently managed by two companies: Pink Floyd (1987) Limited and Pink Floyd Music Limited.

David Gilmour has hinted at his relationship with his former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters, sharing: “One day there are things I will talk about.”In a new interview with Mojo, the guitarist touched upon his fractious relationship with Waters over the years, something that neither of the two have made a habit of speaking about in public. Gilmour shared that he finds being asked about the relationship with his former bandmate “wearisome”.“Do you know what decade of my life I was in when Roger left our pop group? My thirties.

Pink Floyd are reportedly in talks to sell their catalogue at a price that’s apparently between $400million and $500million.Sources have stated in a Variety report that Sony Music is in “advanced” talks to acquire the band’s recorded music rights for a hefty price.Variety claims that the deal has been complicated in recent years due to former bassist Roger Waters‘ political statements, most recently against Israel and Ukraine. In response, Gilmour had attacked Waters with claims of anti-Semitism.Earlier this month, Gilmour spoke about selling the band’s catalogue in an interview with Rolling Stone.

David Gilmour has said that it would be a “dream” to sell Pink Floyd’s catalogue, but not because of the financial gain the sale would bring.The guitarist opened up about the idea of selling the classic rock band’s extensive catalogue during a new interview, and said that the idea is appealing to him because it would allow him to create more distance between former bandmate Roger Waters.According to Financial Times, the sale would bring in a hefty price tag of around $500million (£381million) if it were to go through.That, however, isn’t the main appeal for Gilmour, who instead said he’d be most tempted to sell to “be rid of the decision-making and the arguments that are involved with keeping it going”.Describing the idea of selling the catalogue as a “dream” to Rolling Stone, he added: “I am not interested in that from a financial standpoint. I’m only interested in it from getting out of the mud bath that it has been for quite a while.”The “mud bath” he refers to is most likely referring to the tension between him and Waters which has run for a number of years now.

David Gilmour has said that he finds it “boring” talking about former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters.The musicians have been on frosty terms for a decades now, with Gilmour most recently attacking Waters with claims of anti-semitism earlier this year.Now, in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Gilmour was asked about where things currently stand between the pair, with the publication noting how in 2010 they played a charity show together, before he made an appearance at Waters’ ‘The Wall’ tour in 2011 – yet now they are not on speaking terms.“Well, it’s something I’ll talk about one day, but I’m not going to talk about that right now. It’s boring.

Roger Waters has responded to Nick Cave criticising his stance on an Israel boycott, telling him “it’s not complicated.”In an episode published on Wednesday (August 28) of the Reason podcast, which Cave guested, he said Roger Waters’ support of the BDS movement is “embarrassing” and “deeply damaging.”In an Instagram reel posted to his 1.3million followers, the Pink Floyd co-founder explained that the Independent ran a piece about Cave’s statements and reached out to him for a comment. “Let’s see if they fucking publish it or not,” Waters said in the video, and read his comment aloud.He said, in part: “Dear Independent, here is my response to the Aussie bloke.

Nick Mason has expressed his desire to use AI to create new Pink Floyd songs.The drummer recently gave an interview to The Sunday Mirror (via Music News), where he discussed the potential to forge a Pink Floyd reunion via AI. David Gilmour declared the band to be over in 2015, saying that the iconic prog-rock band had “run its course.”“It would be fascinating to see what AI could do with new music,” Mason told The Sunday Mirror.

Imagine Dragons – has responded to the criticism the band have received for playing Israel and Azerbaijan.Last month, System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian criticised the band for going ahead with their controversial gigs and shared that he has “zero respect for those guys”. The dispute came over a show that the Las Vegas band had plans for in the country’s capital city, Baku, which some perceived as being an endorsement of Azerbeijan’s authoritarian President Ilham Aliyev.Tankian had sent the group a letter last summer urging them to pull out of the Baku Olympic Stadium show.

Roger Waters and Piers Morgan ended up butting heads over Israel, Palestine and anti-Semitism in an episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored. Waters has made his support for Palestine very public but has also been frequently accused of anti-Semitism, which he has strenuously denied on the basis that he takes issue with the state of Israel, not Judaism as a whole.He has previously accused Israel of “abusing the term anti-Semitism to intimidate people like me into silence”, and back in November he speculated that the “fishy” attacks perpetrated by Hamas on October 7 could have been a “false flag operation”.Waters was also the subject of a documentary, The Dark Side Of Roger Waters, which was produced by the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism.

Serj Tankian has criticised Imagine Dragons for going ahead with their controversial gig in Azerbaijan, stating that he has “zero respect for those guys”.The dispute came over a show that Imagine Dragons had plans for in the country’s capital city, Baku, which some perceived as being an endorsement of Azerbeijan’s authoritarian President Ilham Aliyev.Last summer, the System Of A Down frontman reached out to the band and wrote them a “kind” personal letter, urging them to pull out of the Baku Olympic Stadium show. In the letter, he stated that proceeding with the gig “would help whitewash the dictatorial regime’s image” (via Louder).“I really feel that performing in Azerbaijan would have a negative impact on your brand as well,” his letter added, also making a nod towards a news report which stated that the country was preparing genocide against ethnic Armenians in its Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Disturbed frontman David Draiman has lashed out at Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, describing him as “anti-Semitic to his rotten core”.The singer, who is Jewish, shared his opinion of the rock veteran during a new interview with Linda Advocate, in which he looked back at the considerable accusations of anti-Semitism Waters has faced over recent years.The Pink Floyd icon has made headlines countless times in the past for his often-unfiltered political opinions – namely his criticism of the State of Israel.One particular example took place back in February, when he criticised Bono, describing him as “disgusting” and “a shit”, following the U2 frontman using his Sphere residency shows to pay respect to those killed during the October 7 attack at the Israeli music festival Supernova.A separate time saw him accuse Israel of “abusing the term anti-Semitism to intimidate people like me into silence”, and back in November he speculated that the “fishy” attacks perpetrated by Hamas on October 7 could have been a “false flag operation”.He has repeatedly denied all accusations of anti-Semitism and explained that his disdain is towards Israel, not Judaism.Now, Draiman – who has been vocal about his feelings towards Waters in the past – has once again addressed the accusations surrounding the musician and described him as a “monster”.“He’s a piece of work, that deluded old freak,” he began. Draiman continued: “Antisemitic to his rotten core.

Eric Clapton has shared his stance on Roger Waters‘ outspoken political views, saying that it “takes a lot of guts” and has seen him “suffer from it terribly”.The Pink Floyd icon has made headlines countless times in the past for his often-unfiltered political opinions – namely his criticism of the State of Israel.Just a matter of months ago, he faced multiple accusations of anti-Semitism after speaking out on the Israel-Hamas war.