Slipknot’s Corey Taylor recalls being banned from joining Anthrax by record label

Snootie Wild was a rapper known for songs including his 2013 hit “Yayo.”Wild was born LePreston Porter in Memphis, the city where he built his musical career. He was a nephew of Arthur Lee, lead singer for the 1960s band Love.

The lead singer of Twisted Sister backs Ukraine 100 per cent.

Wet Leg have shared a new track today (February 28) – listen to ‘Angelica’ below.The duo have also once again self-directed the video for their latest track, which is set on the Isle of Wight where the band are from.Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers say the song is about Teasdale’s oldest friend. It was recorded in Chambers’ living room by bandmate Joshua Mobaraki according to a press release.It goes on to describe the song as a mixture of “the absurd”, “the sardonic”, “social angst” and “a a trippy, synth-kissed journey through parties and regrets.”Speaking about the new song, Teasdale said: “It’s laced with disenchantment. Even though the chorus is ‘good times, all the time’.

LCD Soundsystem played Guardian Angels in a skit in the latest episode of Saturday Night Live (February 26).The band were the musical guests on the show, performing ‘Thrills’ and ‘Yr City’s A Sucker’ from their 2005 debut album. They were joined by John Mulaney as host.During the show, they took part in a skit titled “Subway Churro”, in which a man (Andrew Dismukes) surprises everyone by buying a churro in a random subway station.The SNL cast take on spoofs of Broadway hits to express the peculiarities of New York, including why churros are taboo subway snacks, mole people, subway stabbings and strange liquid on the floor.LCD Soundsystem arrive at the end of the sketch, dressed in Guardian Angels’ gear, proclaiming “We’re the Guardian Angels and if you’re looking for a fight, you’ve gotta go through us!”. The Guardian Angels were a volunteer organisation founded in 1979 to combat violence and crime on the New York City Subway system.They’re met by a Jesus lookalike in a beer helmet, who they then serenade along with the rest of the SNL cast, singing a parody of ‘Superstar’ from Jesus Christ Superstar.

An air ambulance was scrambled to the centre of Middleton after emergency services rushed to a nearby home.

Ali Wentworth was Monday's stand-in for Kelly Ripa on Live with Kelly and Ryan, as she kept her seat warm alongside Ryan Seacrest.READ: Kelly Ripa's foyer in her New York townhouse will give you chillsThe much-loved TV star began the show by opening up about a situation she found herself in over the weekend. Ali explained that during a visit to the dog park, she noticed some anti-social behavior involving a dog and a puppy, and she couldn't help but step in.She said: "I don't know about you but I'm not a confrontational person which is probably why I have been married for 20 years.VIDEO: George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth's love story "Usually, dogs in the park… there's heated things, it can get scary.

The Foreign Office in the UK has advised against all travel to Russia amid the crisis in Ukraine.

London Fashion Week after a 12-year hiatus. This was new too: in the past, Harry’s suits were made by Gieves & Hawkes, which also made suits for the Prince of Wales and Prince William until its Chinese parent company went into liquidation last month.In recent years though, Harry has favoured US high street brand J Crew, most notably wearing a pale blue suit for the now-infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey in March last year - presumably an attempt to position himself as ‘Mr Accessible’, although it wasn’t particularly successful given that his wife was wearing a £3,400 Giorgio Armani dress.The decision to work with Boateng on his latest suit seems more appropriate; a chance to draw attention to the work of a British independent designer, who in turn is using his position to champion black British creatives too.Whatever your opinion on the couple, their support for black fashion design talent this weekend is important.

As singer with The Feeling, Dan Gillespie Sells has enjoyed great success with five hit albums and a sixth to come this May. But away from the band whose hits include Fill My Little World he’s grabbed a BAFTA Film Awards nomination, As Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, for which he wrote the score, is up for Outstanding British Film at the ceremony in March. Life's looking good for Dan, but there’s been secret heartache for his family, as his mother Katherine Gillespie Sells suffered a freak accident that changed her life forever.

Josie Gibson has shared a desperate plea on social media to try to help a friend and her children who are currently trapped in Ukraine. Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine last week, sparking thousands of Ukrainians trying to flee the war-torn country to safety. One person trying to return to the UK is a friend of Josie’s who went to Ukraine with her two kids to care for an elderly relative.

In a new interview, Peter Andre has spoken about the vicious bullying he received when he was younger after moving to Australia from the UK. The dad of four explained he was picked on because of his Greek Cypriot heritage and even because of his English accent, which eventually led to a breakdown. "I was bullied because of my nationality," Pete, who has just turned 49, told us.

Chef José Andrés is helping feed Ukrainians who are seeking refugee in Poland amidst the attacks from Russia. José, 52, revealed on Twitter February 25 that his nonprofit organization World Central Kitchen is stationed at the Ukrainian-Poland border helping feed refugees. “People of the World…Like you, I am distraught watching Ukraine under attack. We must come together as a force for good!” the celebrity chef said. “@WCKitchen is on Poland border delivering meals tonight—Romania soon.” José also revealed that he’ll further support Ukraine with the Jeff Bezos’ Courage and Civility Award, which is worth $100 million that he received last year.

If you’re not familiar with dermaplaning, it’s a home facial treatment that allows you to remove peach fuzz from your face. It’s been trending on social media with some hair removal videos using the tool even racking up over 1 million likes.

Lorraine Kelly has been following the WW weight loss plan recently and today revealed that she has lost 11 pounds so far.

On Wednesday, Falkirk Council will meet to set its budget for the year ahead - the last before May's elections, which could see a significant change to the ranks of councillors.

Corey Taylor has explained to his Slipknot bandmate, Clown, why his solo material wouldn’t fit the band.The Slipknot frontman – who is in Stone Sour, and is now set to release his debut solo album ‘CMFT’ under his namesake – revealed in a new interview that his forthcoming solo work “has a totally different feel”.He told Slipknot percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan’s  Electric Theater podcast: “It was weird – it was like I was trying to fill in an empty space in that artistic spot in my heart, and I knew that, obviously, there was no way it was gonna fit with Slipknot because it’s just such a different entity” [quotes via Ultimate Guitar].Taylor explained that he didn’t feel like his solo music would suit Stone Sour nor Slipknot despite him

Sixx:A.M. have released their all-star rendition of 'Maybe It's Time' featuring the likes of Joe Elliott, Corey Taylor, and Slash.

Nikki Sixx has teamed up with Corey Taylor, Joe Elliott, Brantley Gilbert, Ivan Moody, Slash, Tommy Vext and AWOLNATION to release a new track raising money for an organisation called the Global Recovery Initiative Foundation.That organisation supports programmes that provide services to people recovering from ‘substance use disorders’, with a stated ambition of helping to create “a world where all people in recovery from SUDs have access to the services and support they need”.The new track, called ‘Maybe It’s Time’, will also appear in the upcoming film ‘Sno Babies’, which is billed as “a gripping tale about the grim realities of opioid addiction and its effects on middle class suburbia”.

Nikki Sixx, Slash and Corey Taylor have teamed up under the moniker Artists For Recovery to release a new charity single, ‘Maybe It’s Time’.Per a press statement, Sixx conceived the idea for the track to campaign awareness of the opioid crisis in the US and to raise funds for The Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation (GRI).‘Maybe It’s Time’ is described by the campaign as “the cornerstone of an industry-wide initiative to draw attention to the opioid crisis and raise funds to serve the recovery community and save lives”.In a statement, Sixx, GRI board member and a recovered drug addict himself, said he was  “proud to bring together these artists to help raise funds for the Global Recovery Initiative Foundation”.“The opioid epidemic did not

Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor has shared the new video for his solo track ‘Black Eyes Blue’.

LABELS & PUBLISHERSKobalt’s AWAL label services business says that hundreds of the artists using its platform now generate more than $100,000 a year in annual streaming revenue, with dozens making over a million per year. Further proof that the current streaming music business model does work for some artists, even though many music-makers still see nominal returns.One Media IP says it has conditionally raised £6.04 million by issuing a load of new shares.