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Jessie J has announced a one-off intimate, acoustic live concert in London.The show, dubbed An Acoustic Evening with Jessie J Live, is set to take place at Union Chapel next month, on May 20. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (April 4) at 10am local time – you can get yours here.The show will reportedly see Jessie J perform new and unreleased music for fans, as well as several of her biggest hits from throughout her career.A post shared by Jessie J (@jessiej)Jessie J is currently working on her first studio album in seven years, having last released the records ‘R.O.S.E’ and ‘This Christmas Day’ in 2018.

Like with any great conceptual art, Japanese Breakfast’s ornate effort, For Melancholy Brunettes (and sad women), began with a mood board. In 2023, two years after the release of her last album Jubilee, the indie rock outfit’s Michelle Zauner started collecting the pieces that would shape the world of her new album. She searched out grand and misty paintings from German Romanticism artists like Eduard von Grützner and Caspar David Friedrich, and she read books.

Michael Bublé made a passionate speech defending Canada amid Donald Trump‘s apparent plans for the country, declaring that Canada is “not for sale”.Bublé spoke about his home country while presenting the Juno Awards, Canada’s biggest music awards show, on March 30.“I’m a hometown kid who never left,” he said. “And as I stand here and I look out at my fellow artists in a sold-out arena with millions watching at home, I’m proud to be Canadian,” before adding, “I’m proud that when they go low, we go high.”Bublé continued: “Bottom line, we love this country. We love it, and when you love something, you show up for it.

EXCLUSIVE: Sources are telling us that Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic Michael, from Lionsgate, with a near four-hour cut, could be split into two movies. That’s an option on the table but not a definite at this time.

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Mark Ronson has shared an update from hospital after sustaining a painful injury during his recent concert.The DJ and producer ended up in a hospital bed after he 'popped two bicep tendons' amidst his set, trying to amp up the energy for his fans.Taking to Instagram, Mark, who has worked with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Bruno Mars and the late Amy Winehouse, shared a snap of himself sporting a thumbs up from the ward. He explained: "That time the house PA was so bad that I tried to one-hand turn the stage monitor towards the crowd mid-mix to give them some extra juice.Turns out they weigh more than I thought...Two popped bicep tendons and one finished gig later, here we are, baby! #tornthisway".

Betty Boo has announced plans for her first ever UK tour.The ‘Doin’ The Do’ star is set to reissue her 1990 debut ‘Boomania’ later this month and as part of the celebrations, she will be hitting the road this summer.Kicking off at Dover Booking Hall on June 5, the tour, which will see the singer performing songs from her debut, 1992 follow up ‘GRRR! It’s Betty Boo’ and her more recent records ‘Boomerang’ and last year’s ‘Rip Up The Rulebook’, will eventually wrap up at Bedford Esquires on June 28.Tickets for the shows go on sale on at 10am BST on Friday (April 4) and can be purchased here.JUNE5 – Dover Booking Hall6 – Hertford Corn Exchange7 – Ipswich The Baths11 – Milton Keynes Crauford Arms12 – Leicester Soundhouse13 – Stockton KU14 – Birkenhead Future Yard18 – Southampton The Joiners19 – St Albans The Horn20 – Hebden Bridge Trades Club21 – Hull Social25 – Glasgow Hug & Pint26 – Edinburgh Voodoo Rooms27 – Cambridge Portland Arms28 – Bedford Esquires‘Boomania’ and ‘GRRR! It’s Betty Boo’ will also be reissued on coloured vinyl, CD and cassette on April 25.

Lady Gaga has given her take on Lucy Dacus‘s version of her recent single ‘Abracadabra’.The Boygenius star played her downbeat take on Radio 1’s New Music Show with Jack Saunders. She also performed ‘Ankles’ and ‘Best Guess’ from her recent album ‘Forever Is A Feeling‘.Dacus’ take on the track has earned Gaga’s seal of approval.

Mark Ronson has ended up in hospital after injuring himself during a DJ set.The producer posted a photo of himself giving the thumbs up from his hospital bed on Instagram, revealing that he had injured his bicep tendons during a mishap with a stage monitor.Nonetheless, he still finished the set in spite of his injury.“That time the house PA was so bad that I tried to one-hand turn the stage monitor towards the crowd mid-mix to give them some extra juice,” the caption read. “Turns out they weigh more than I thought…Two popped bicep tendons and one finished gig later, here we are, baby! #tornthisway”Check out the post below:A post shared by Mark Ronson (@iammarkronson)The injury comes just days after Ronson announced details of a new memoir called Night People, which is set to centre around New York City in the ‘90s.The new book is written by the multi-award-winning producer and set to be published on September 25 (pre-order it here).

The Great Escape has announced 175 new names for this year’s festival – including Skunk Anansie, Maruja and The Molotovs. Find all the details below.The 2025 edition of the event – described as “the festival for new music” – is due to take place in Brighton between May 14-17.

Augustus Pablo, The Raincoats, Cabaret Voltaire and Swell Maps.The eight classic 45s that make up the set have been recreated especially for this edition and were “handpicked by Rough Trade Records co-MDs, Jeannette Lee and Geoff Travis – who were key players in the DIY nexus that formed around the first Rough Trade shop in the late 1970s”.The accompanying sleeve notes will boast an “exclusive, revelatory in-depth interview” with Travis and Lee.‘Rough Trade 45s: Volume 1’ is illustrated with exclusive archive photography sourced in collaboration with many of the era’s greatest photographers, and features new quotes from the artists themselves and notable fans.A post shared by Rough Trade Records (@roughtraderecords)“There wasn’t much commercial thinking behind starting a label out of the first Rough Trade shop, not much planning,” Travis recalled of Rough Trade Records’ beginnings in a statement. “We were just doing things out of love really.”Speaking about the memories that influenced the pair’s song selection, Lee explained: “I used to shop at Rough Trade before I joined the label and everyone knew it was the place to go to find interesting music.“Geoff and I just sat down and the tracks just came to us like that! We’re celebrating 45-plus years of the label, and we could easily have picked 45 seven-inches.

Official Charts shared the two top 40 run-downs today (Wednesday April 2). NME Cover star Lola Young‘s viral breakout hit ‘Messy’ has come at Number One on the biggest tracks list.It has racked up 597,000 chart units in the first quarter of 2025 alone, with 775,000 in total since its release last summer. The single entered the top 10 for the first time over Christmas.

Spring has sprung and with it comes the chance to snag some fabulous fashion finds in the seasonal sales. Retailers from M&S to Next are slashing prices, but it's Boden that's really caught our eye.Their Ivy Smocked Midi Dress is causing quite the stir among savvy shoppers.

Miley Cyrus has announced yet another new single – listen to a preview of ‘End Of The World’ 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, Cyrus shared the dramatic and ominous first taste of the “bold” record with the dramatic and ominous ‘Prelude’.

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Gracie Abrams has released a new live recording of an unreleased track, ‘Death Wish’ – check it out below.Last month (March 6), Abrams took over the O2 Arena in London, where she debuted an unreleased track, ‘Death Wish’. The track was written about a friend’s experience “dating a mega-narcissist”.Yesterday night (April 1), Abrams released the recording of the O2 Arena performance, which marks the only time she’s played the track thus far.

pop is not a parent. But last week, she said that American motherhood seems like “hell,” and the explosive reaction to her comments is revealing how broken our system really is.It’s important to note that Roan wasn’t attacking or the choice to become one.

IQ and Far Out have claimed that the event saw over 130,000 tickets sold within the first six hours alone.At time of writing, it looks likely that the show will soon become the biggest show at the Croatian venue, and the highest-attended single show on record.This means it will beat the previous record set by rock veterans The Rolling Stones, who played at the Zagreb Hippodrome back in 1998 as part of their ‘Bridges To Babylon’ tour and drew in over 80,000 fans.For the latter, and more significant victory, it means Thompson will surpass Italian musician Vasco Rossi as the artist to have the most attended ticketed concert in the world.

Cillian Murphy has released a playlist of music he is currently listening to, titled ‘Spring Sessions’, via his production company.Posting on Instagram, Big Things Films wrote: “We made it – it’s officially spring! It’s beginning to bloom here at Big Things, so here’s a fresh new playlist from Cillian to bring in the brighter days. Enjoy”.The link leads to a diverse 23-track playlist, which is available below. Highlights include ‘People Watching’ by Sam Fender, ‘Love Of Country’ by Irish post-punk outfit The Murder Capital, The Velvet Underground track ‘Run Run Run’, ‘Flood’ by Little Simz, and ‘Feel Flows’ by The Beach Boys.A post shared by Big Things Films (@bigthingsfilms)Big Things is a production company founded by Irish producer Alan Moloney and Oscar winner Murphy.

Kali Uchis has shared her new single ‘Sunshine & Rain’ – check it out below.The track is the first from the American-Colombian singer’s forthcoming album ‘Sincerely’, which is set to drop on May 9. You can pre-order/pre-save her fifth LP here.“This record is about embracing a life of enjoyment despite the world or your circumstances, an existential piece focusing on the vulnerability and romanticism of life,” says Uchis on the meaning behind the track.

Seth Rogen revealed he didn’t know much about an Adele concert he attended in 2021, describing being sat at the front while high as “a lot of pressure”.Appearing on The Howard Stern Show, the comedy actor looked back on the time he attending Adele’s One Night Only concert in Los Angeles with his wife, actor Lauren Miller. He said he had “shockingly little information” about the show beforehand, and said the couple got “incredibly high” in their car on the way to the event.It was only when they arrived that they realised that it was a televised concert, and that they were in the front row.