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David Bowie and Iman’s daughter Lexi Jones has quietly released her debut album ‘Xandri’. Check it out below.The LP was released on Wednesday (April 2) and followed weeks of Jones sharing snippets of various tracks on her Instagram account, such as ‘Standing alone’, ‘Moving on’, and ‘Through all the time’, alongside video clips from her childhood.Spanning 12 songs and 47 minutes, the album incorporates elements of pop, electronic and indie rock, with 24-year-old Jones’ – born Alexandria Zahra Jones – vocals at the forefront.The artwork, presumably created by Jones who is also a visual artist, depicts two faces attached to the same head, attempting to split away from each other.

Banksy piece has popped up overnight in Central London.Coming after several of his works popped up across London last summer, the piece contains familiar motifs for the elusive artist, and shows a girl in black and white clutching six gold balloons. It was found sprayed onto a boarded-up public toilet in Farringdon’s Clerkenwell Green.A report from The Metro notes a sign was placed next to the display, saying it was “forbidden” to remove or tamper with it.

Ed Sheeran and Weezer have joined the line-up for this year’s edition of Coachella. Check out further information and all the stage times below.The new additions join the likes of Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott, all set to play the California festival this year, taking place between April 11 to 13 and 25 to 27.Coachella have also unveiled this year’s stage times, with Rivers Cuomo and co.

Elton John has shared an update on his deteriorating eyesight, admitting that it has been a “very stressful time” adjusting to his new reality.In September, the legendary singer-songwriter revealed he had been dealing with an infection over the summer that left him with “only limited vision in one eye”. “I am healing, but it’s an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye,” he continued.In late November, John gave an update on his condition, revealing that it had been “four months now” since he had been able to see properly.

Tracy Chapman has revealed she refuses to stream music, insisting that buying physical music is the only way for artists to get paid.The singer-songwriter has given an interview to the New York Times in which she discusses her outlook on the current state of the music industry.Answering a question about how much new music she listens to, she responded: “I do listen to music still. I don’t listen to as much as I used to, and I’m maybe going to date myself now, or someone’s going to call me a Luddite, but I don’t stream music.”She explained: “I only buy music in physical form.

Glastonbury have announced the eight finalists in their Emerging Talent Competition, with the winner set to secure a spot at this year’s festival.The final eight were chosen from thousands of acts who entered the competition, with a final set to take place on April 26 in Pilton, Somerset. The winners will be given a slot on one of the main stages at Glastonbury 2025 and will win a £5,000 Talent Development Prize from the PRS Foundation.The finalists are: Air Drawn Dagger, Ari Tsugi, Eli Dayo, Mali Hâf, Nat Oaks, Master Peace, Sarah Meth and Westside Cowboy.Check out all eight acts in the Spotify playlist below.We’re very pleased to reveal the 8 finalists for our 2025 Emerging Talent Competition: @AirDrawnDagger_, Ari Tsugi, Eli Dayo, @mali_haf, Nat Oaks, @MasterPeaceLDN, Sarah Meth & @westsidecowboyy Listen to them here! https://t.co/1Of5tEoFAb The winners chosen at the live finals… pic.twitter.com/R8lvHzrsWM— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) April 4, 2025Two runners up will each receive a £2,500 PRS Foundation Talent Development prize, and a judging panel including festival organisers Emily and Michael Eavis narrowed down a longlist of 90 acts.London indie musician Master Peace – real name Peace Okezie – released his debut album ‘How To Make A Master Peace’ in 2024, which included a feature from Georgia, and has previously toured with The Streets.

Jamie Lynn Spears is feeling the birthday love as she celebrates turning 34 today, with her lookalike daughter Maddie, now 16, surprising fans with how much she's grown up. Originally from Kentwood, Louisiana, the actress got her moniker from her parents Jamie and Lynn Spears.

RAYE has shared that she is working on new material, but feeling a sense of pressure given the huge response to her last release.The London singer shared the update with fans in a new video on social media. In the clip shared to TikTok, she revealed why she has been keeping a relatively low profile online and confirmed that she has been back in the studio.Plans for new music come on the heels of her 2023 breakthrough album ‘My 21st Century Blues’, which has gone on to see the artist break records for her number of wins at the 2024 BRIT Awards, perform at the 97th Academy Awards earlier this year, play on the main stages at both Glastonbury and Reading, and much more.However, these milestones have seemingly led to a sense of pressure when it comes to writing new material, and RAYE has said that the expectations left her reduced to tears in the studio because she “couldn’t write anything”.“I was overthinking everything and I definitely cried.

Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver have defended Rachel Zegler for her leading role in Snow White, criticising Jonah Platt for blaming the actor for the film’s poor performance.The two spoke about the latest Disney live-action remake in a new episode of the Miss Me? podcast, and explored how the leading actor has been getting a huge negative response – in part due to voicing her support for Palestine.The film has had a disastrous opening in cinemas, making just $42.2million in the US, well below expectations considering the film’s estimated $240–270million budget. It would also achieve one of the lowest scores ever on IMDb (Internet Movie Database), currently sitting at 1.6 out of 10 from user-submitted ratings.As well as some criticising Zegler for her political views, some backlash has come due to her being a Latina actor cast in the role, which in past iterations has been a character described as having “skin as white as snow”.Among the critics was Jonah Platt, the son of the film’s producer Marc Platt, who hit out act the actor as being “narcissistic” and “dragging her personal politics in the middle of promoting a movie — for which she signed a multi-million dollar contract to get paid and do publicity for”.

Elton John has explained that he hated the idea of releasing another solo album, saying he “would have killed himself” if he’d done so.The legendary musician released a new collaborative record with Brandi Carlile today (April 4), titled ‘Who Believes In Angels?’. It contains the recent single ‘Swing For The Fences’, the previously shared titled track and last year’s ‘Never Too Late’.During a new interview with The Sun, John opened up about why he decided to team up with Carlile on the project, and said he couldn’t have done it alone.“I knew that I didn’t want to make the same album again… I wanted the album to move forward because I’m always trying to look forward,” he told the newspaper (via Music-News).“If I had just made another Elton John record, I would’ve killed myself.”Speaking about what Carlile had brought to the table, John continued: “I needed her, I needed her talent, her energy, her humour and her brilliant lyrics.

Ed Sheeran has returned with a brand-new single called ‘Azizam’ – you can listen to it below.The uplifting track marks the first official preview of the singer-songwriter’s upcoming album ‘Play’ – details of which will be revealed soon. Its title is a Persian term of endearment that translates to “my dear” or “my beloved”.‘Azizam’ began in the studio with Swedish/Iranian producer Ilya Salmanzadeh (Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, Ellie Goudling, Sam Smith).

Miley Cyrus has released her new single, ‘End Of The World’, along with its disco-inspired music video – check it out below.The singer is due to release her ninth album ‘Something Beautiful’ on May 30 via Columbia, and has already revealed its striking cover art. Cyrus serves as executive producer on the LP, alongside Shawn Everett (Kacey Musgraves, Alabama Shakes).Earlier this week (March 31), Cyrus shared the dramatic and ominous first taste of the “bold” record with the dramatic and ominous ‘Prelude’.

More than a decade after her death, Joan Rivers‘ influence is still strong in the comedy world and pop culture at large.

HAIM’s new single ‘Everybody’s Trying to Figure Me Out’ saying that “writing it has gotten me through some hard times.”The Los Angeles sister trio returned last month with a breezy, R&B-tinged track called ‘Relationships’, which arrived with a Drew Starkey-starring music video. A press release noted that it offered “a contrast to the forthcoming album’s rock sound”.Now, Danielle – who sings lead vocals on the track – has taken to Instagram to talk about the inspiration behind the band’s next single, which arrives this Friday (April 4), saying that she wrote the song after suffering a panic attack.In the post, Danielle wrote: “This next song we will be releasing is my favorite song we’ve written in the last couple years…writing it has gotten me through some hard times, and we felt this might be of some use to get our vibes right for this summer! I started writing this after a panic attack I had the night I got home from tour.

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the devastating mass attack that took place at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena that left 22 people dead and over 1000 injured.It has been pushed to become law by Figen Murray, whose son Martyn Hett was killed in the attack. According to The Mirror, Murray attended Westminster recently to witness the final stage of the bill and there was speculation in recent weeks that MPs were expected to usher the law through the House Of Commons.Now, a new press statement has revealed that Martyn’s Law has come into action, receiving Royal Assent.

Laufey has today (April 3) returned with a dreamy new love song, ‘Silver Living’ – check out the song and its new video below.The track is the first new material since her breakthrough album ‘Bewitched’ and sees the musician explore her “inner child” on the love song.Laufey explained: “‘Silver Lining’ is a love song about being able to set your true personality free when you fall in love. Your inner child comes out and you are emboldened by lust.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com Following the teaser that dropped during the Grammys, showing M3GAN dancing to Grammy winner Chappell Roan’s hit pop song “Femininomenon,” a new trailer from Blumhouse showcases more of M3GAN’s vengeful return. After “M3GAN” became a surprise horror hit thanks to her viral dance moves and campy tone, grossing over $180 million worldwide on a $12 million budget, the killer doll returns in the aftermath of being destroyed by her owner, Gemma (Allison Williams). In the sequel, Gemma is now a well-regarded author who advocates for government oversight of A.I.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Alan Chikin Chow is looking for some “multifaceted artists” to join him in a new mixed-gender pop-music group — and who also will co-star with him in a scripted series about the band on his YouTube channel. Chow, a top YouTuber who is the creator and star behind hit scripted teen comedy series “Alan’s Universe,” has inked a partnership with HYBE America, the U.S.

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has opened up about his collaborations with Taylor Swift and Charli XCX on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The singer appeared on the talk show, where he discussed his upcoming album ‘sABLE, fABLE‘ and his recent collaborations with Charli XCX and Taylor Swift.

5 Seconds Of Summer‘s Michael Clifford has released his debut single, ‘Cool’.‘Cool’ is the first hint of Clifford’s own forthcoming debut album ‘Sidequest’, which will be released via Hopeless Records. No release date has been set yet.The track is a polished pop-rock reflection of Clifford’s insecurities, which sees him muse: “She reads my mind, she knows that I’m / Overthinking what I’ve been tryna say (Am I cool enough? Am I cool enough?)”Clifford also self-deprecatingly refers to himself as “the guy who caught fire with the coloured hair”, referencing the incident where he was burnt by pyrotechnics at 5SOS’ 2015 show at London’s Wembley Arena.