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Keanu Reeves’ Hollywood mansion was broken into by burglars in ski masks this week, taking one of his firearms in the process.On Wednesday (December 6), the Los Angeles Police Department received an anonymous call reporting that there were trespassers on the property at around 7pm.TMZ reported that multiple men in ski masks smashed a window and illegally entered the property. By the time police arrived, nobody was found on the premises.

Leigh-born band The Lottery Winners have issued an update after pausing their UK tour last week. The have now rescheduled the remaining dates for next year.

Catfish and the Bottlemen fans have been left in shock after it was confirmed the band would be headlining Leeds and Reading Festival next year.

David Bowie’s private toilet at a music festival.TV host and author Osman’s brother is Suede bassist Mat Osman, and while backstage at a festival in Barcelona with the band, Richard recounted how he was told to immediately vacate the facility in question.Speaking on The Toby Tarrant Show on Radio X, he said: “When [Suede] got big, it was just the best three years ever. I remember being at a festival in Barcelona – the only good thing about being backstage at a festival is the toilets are nicer – but then there was a particularly nice toilet at this one.”“So I go to this toilet, I’ve literally just started…I get a knock on the door, and I go, ‘One minute’, and he goes ‘Please vacate David Bowie’s toilet!’”“It was lovely, carpet on the walls.

Jordan Moreau Susan Sarandon has been dropped by UTA after she made controversial comments at a pro-Palestine rally in New York on Nov. 17, Variety has confirmed.

More tributes have been shared after it was announced that Imelda Mounfield, the wife of Stone Roses’ bassist Mani, died at the age of 52 - including a heartfelt performance from one of the band's tribute acts.

Heath, the longtime bassist of Japan’s most popular rock group X Japan, has died, the group confirmed today. He was 55.

JRock News, Morie died in late October after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Morie reportedly faced medical complications earlier in the year that ultimately led to him being diagnosed with cancer, though it hasn’t been revealed what kind of cancer he suffered from.He also reportedly did not share the news of his cancer diagnosis with his fellow X Japan bandmates, per JRock News.After hearing of Morie’s death, X Japan drummer and pianist Yoshiki reportedly cancelled a November 1 appearance at a gala in San Francisco to fly back to Shinjuku, Tokyo to pay his respects to the late bassist.

Ian Brown has led tributes to the original bassist of The Stone Roses after his tragic death at the age of 61.

Slipknot have announced that they have parted ways with drummer Jay Weinberg. In an official social media statement, the Iowa band said that they are “intent on evolving”, and have made the “creative decision” that Weinberg will leave the band. It is the second time in five months that the band have lost a member, after keyboardist Craig Jones left the group in June.

Dire Straits have turned down “huge amounts of money” to reform the band in recent years, one of their founding members has revealed. In an interview with The Telegraph, John Illsley, the bassist who was an ever-present in the ‘80s rock giants, confirmed that the band continue to receive major financial offers to get back together, but he also suggested that they remain uninterested.

Pirate, which sought to explore the impact that new artificial intelligence technologies are having on the music industry.In the study, over 1,000 musicians from across the UK, the US and Germany were asked about their openness to the use of AI in creating music, and the potential of them using the platforms as an aid to their own work.Overall, the study found that there was a growing acceptance of the concept, with 25 per cent of all those surveyed admitting to having already dabbled with the technologies in their own music production. Of the remaining three quarters who hadn’t yet experimented with AI, 46 per cent said that they would be willing to try using the tools in the future.More revealing, however, of the total number of people surveyed, only 48 per cent of artists confirmed that they would tell their listeners when AI was involved in their music, and 53 per cent admitted that they were concerned about how their audience would react if they knew the music they were listening to was aided by artificial intelligence.The report from Pirate also noted that 55 per cent of artists are actively acquiring new skills in response to ongoing advancements in AI.

A.D. Amorosi Seventy years since his first Capitol Records sessions for the single “Lean Baby” and the “Songs for Young Lovers” 10″ album… 62 years since his first Reprise LP, “Ring-a-Ding-Ding!”… and 25 years since his passing, the legend of Frank Sinatra still looms large.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Gregg Sutton, a songwriter and musician who recorded as a solo artist, was a member of Lone Justice, toured with Bob Dylan and was the musical director for comedian Andy Kaufman, died Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 74. No cause of death was immediately given.

One of Scotland’s best indie bands , Wojtek the Bear , are back with a new song – about becoming a parent for the first time.

Blink-182 have released a heartfelt new single, ‘You Don’t Know What You’ve Got’.The track is the sixth and final single to be taken from their forthcoming album ‘One More Time’, which is out on Friday (October 20). It follows the previously released singles ‘Edging’, ‘One More Time’, ‘More Than You Know’, ‘Dance With Me’ and ‘Fell In Love’.The song delves into vocalist and bassist Mark Hoppus’ experience with cancer, of “long weeks of impending doom/Stuck in life’s waiting room”, but contrasts his dread with the poignant yet powerful realisation that “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s almost gone”. Hoppus was diagnosed with stage 4-A diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in 2021 but was declared cancer-free six months later.Check out ‘You Don’t Know What You’ve Got’ below:Meanwhile, Travis Barker revealed this week that he endured playing drums with Blink-182 in Manchester recently with bloody knuckles and fingers.In the image seen by Billboard are close-up cuts and scabs across his fingers and knuckles.

Caroline Brew editor Carla Bley, an influential jazz composer and pianist, died in her home in Willow, N.Y. due to complications from brain cancer. She was 87.

The Shins.The frontman, who is also one half of Broken Bells, revealed his plans in a new interview.Speaking on Consequence‘s The Story Behind The Song podcast, Mercer said he already has 17 songs in the pipeline.He said: “I’ve got a bunch of songs. I think it was 17 songs that are partially-recorded already.

Tool brought out Billy Strings for a live rendition of ‘Jambi’ during the opening night of their North American Arena tour.Following their headlining set at Power Trip Fest on Sunday (October 8) Tool kicked off the first night of their tour at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bringing out Strings as a special guest, the band and the bluegrass musician jammed out to ‘Jambi’ as the second song of the night’s setlist.Strings has previously discussed playing in different metal bands during his high school years.

Keith Buckley, the ex-vocalist of the group Every Time I Die, has revealed he is in a new band named Many Eyes.The announcement of the new band came in the form of a video that Buckley posted onto his official X/Twitter page. He shared that brothers Charlie and Nick Bellmore will join him on guitars and drums, respectively. The duo previously worked with the likes of Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta and Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, among others.“Dear you, Sup.

Sir Rod Stewart has shared a throwback from his Faces days as it's been 50 years since the band released their album Ooh La La.