Pink Floyd’s ‘The Great Gig in the Sky’ will be at the heart of a new immersive exhibition. ‘Brainstorms: A Great Gig in the Sky’ will take over Frameless in London on Friday and Saturday evenings in June, which brings to life the results of a research project from Brainstorms, a joint venture between San Francisco-based creative studio Pollen Music Group and Richard Wright Music Limited. It brings to life the results of the Brainstorms research project that took place last autumn. The experience is themed around the concept behind the group’s iconic track, with visitors seeing sky-themed cre ..read more

Aaron Carter’s twin sister, Angel Carter and his producer Aaron Pearce have released his posthumous track, ‘Recovery’. Carter was found dead in his bathtub at his California home in November 2022. In April 2023, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner attributed the cause of death to drowning after inhaling difluoroethane and taking alprazolam, the generic form of brand-name Xanax. The report added that he was “incapacitated while in the bathtub due to the effects” of the drugs he took which contributed to his death by drowning. And, 18 months after his tragic death, his twin sister ha ..read more

Britney Spears has celebrated the end of legal battles over her 13 year conservatorship. Spears took to Instagram to share her relief. “Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything and that is all there is,” she wrote, alongside a photo of a 2019 bottle of Norton Malbec. “And REAL wine feels extremely nice as well!!! Psss first time with real wine Jesus fucking Christ!!!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by XILA MARIA RIVER RED (@britneyspears) Spears’ post came the same day the pop star settled her lawsuit with her estranged father, Jamie Spears, over her con ..read more

When Billy Corgan put the call out for a new guitarist for The Smashing Pumpkins in January he was overwhelmed with applicants. Over 10000 people applied for the job with Los Angeles guitarist Kiki Wong just announced as the winner of the position in the band. Billy announced: The news you have been waiting for has finally arrived! SP is excited to officially welcome highly-skilled veteran guitarist Kiki Wong. Kiki joins the band’s touring lineup of Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and James Iha, along with mainstays Jack Bates and Katie Cole. Please join us in welcoming Kiki to the SP family ..read more

Motley Crue have a new song ‘Dogs of War’ and a video to go with it. The video was directed by Nick DenBoer based on a concept by Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee. It feature Motley Crue performing in an apocalyptic wasteland, full of classic Crüe debauchery. “It’s always great getting back in the studio with the guys in the band,” Nikki Sixx admits. “We know you’re gonna like this one.” Bob Rock, who produced the new single, as well as Mötley Crüe’s famed 1989 album, Dr. Feelgood, adds, “Working with the band on the new song was the easiest session I have ever had with them… The Crüe is the best the ..read more

Neil Young & Crazy Horse are back on the road in the USA with the 2024 kicking off with two shows in San Diego this week. Crazy Horse 2024 featured Billy Talbot on bass, Ralph Molina on drums and Micah Nelson, Willie’s son and Promise of the Real member on guitar, replacing Nils Lofgren. Lofgren is on tour with The E Street Band. ‘Love Earth’ had one glaring omission on the first show. The title ‘Love Earth’ was not in the setlist. ‘Love Earth’ was the title track of the most recent Neil and Crazy Horse album from 2022. There was nothing from the two most recent Crazy Horse albums, ‘Love E ..read more

Drake has been threatened with legal action by Tupac Shakur’s estate over his new song Taylor Made Freestyle. Tupac’s estate is threatening to sue Drake for using an AI-generated version of Shakur’s voice in his recent Kendrick Lamar diss track. In a cease-and-desist letter, lawyer Howard King called on Drake to remove the track from all platforms within 24 hours. If he does not confirm his cooperation by noon on Thursday, the estate will “pursue all of its legal remedies” against him. “The estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorised use of Tupac’s voice and personality,” K ..read more

David Gilmour has unveiled his first album in nine years, ‘Luck and Strange’. Gilmour will return with the follow-up to 2015’s ‘Rattle That Lock’ on September 6, and the lead single, ‘The Piper’s Call’, is out now. Gilmour has once again teamed up with his wife Polly Samson on some of the lyrics after she contributed to his last LP. As for the lyrical content, the pair tackle the heavy subject of mortality. Samson said: “It’s written from the point of view of being older – mortality is the constant.” Gilmour said: “We spent a load of time during and after lockdown talking about and thinking ab ..read more

Florence Welch hinted she could pop up at one of Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ shows in London. Florence is featured on the track ‘Florida!!!’ from Taylor’s latest LP ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ and has admitted she was slightly naive about “the scale” of being part of Taylor’s crazy world. She told British Vogue: “I almost didn’t think of the scale of it. There’s the sort of bigness of [Taylor Swift the phenomenon], and then there’s the Taylor I spend time with in the studio, who is just the sweetest and most down to earth.” Florence continued: “We had such a fun time. And then when it came ..read more

Louis Tomlinson has dropped a surprise new album, ‘LIVE’. The LIVE album comprises a collection of 15 songs, each recorded in a different city, at a different show, spanning the past 3 years across Louis’ two Global World Tours which have seen him perform over 170 shows to date, visiting 47 countries spanning 5 continents. The digital version of ‘LIVE’, out now, features his singles including ‘Bigger Than Me’, ‘We Made It, ‘Walls’ and ‘Out Of My System’, alongside fan favourite album tracks, all released live for the very first time. The physical versions of ‘LIVE’ will be released 23rd August ..read more