Amy Winehouse‘s parents have accepted the BRIT Billion award on behalf of their late daughter. Mitch and Janis Winehouse were presented with the statue to mark the ‘Back To Black’ singer-songwriter posthumously reaching one billion online streams in the United Kingdom. READ MORE: Marisa Abela: “If I’ve learned anything from Amy Winehouse, it’s to be fearless” “We of course wish that Amy was here today accepting this award in person, but it’s amazing that she is still winning awards for her incredible talent and achievements,” the pair said in a joint statement. “It’s wonderful that her ..read more

A news anchorman has accidentally called Drake a “raper” instead of a “rapper” while on live television. The awkward blunder was made during a report on ABC7‘s Eyewitness News. During the segment, the channel was reporting on the recent news that a man had been left seriously injured after a shooting outside the musician’s home in Toronto. However, when describing the incident, one of the hosts fumbled his words and labelled the artist as a “raper”, before quickly correcting himself. “Lots of questions tonight about a security guard who was shot outside the mansion of the raper… rapper, I sho ..read more

Sega has confirmed it will be bringing Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance to Download Festival 2024. READ MORE: Fall Out Boy tell us about headlining Download 2024: “We want people to excel in their weirdness” Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is the “definitive”, expanded version of the 2021 game and is due to be released June 14 on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. To celebrate the launch, Sega and developers ATLUS will be heading to Download Festival to bring a themed “immersive experience” to the rock and metal festival. According to a press release, this will “fe ..read more

Noel Gallagher made a surprise appearance at The Black Keys‘ show in London last night (May 7). Check out footage of the moment below. READ MORE: The Black Keys talk returning to the UK and their “epic” new album  The US duo – comprising Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney – are currently on the UK and Ireland leg of their ‘International Players Tour’, where they are showcasing their latest album ‘Ohio Players’. Gallagher is credited as a co-writer on the songs ‘You’ll Pay’, ‘Only Love Matters’ and ‘On The Game’ from the record, and he contributed backing vocals and electric guitar to ..read more

A new documentary detailing the feud between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun is coming out in June. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ review: a celebration of the star’s breakout album The singer has been re-recording her first six studio albums after Braun’s Ithaca Holdings acquired Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group, which included Swift’s early work. Now, a two-episode docuseries titled Taylor Swift Vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood, will premiere on Discovery+ in June 2024. The series, which will consist of two hour-long episodes, will explore the dispute and the l ..read more

50 Cent has filed a lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend after she accused him of rape online. The defamation case was issued by the rapper against Daphne Joy Narvaez, after the model, entrepreneur and mother of his 11-year-old son accused him of rape on Instagram in March. The two were in a relationship between 2011 and 2013 and, in his recent filing, 50 Cent claims that Narvaez “retaliated” against him and shared “false” rape allegations after discovering that he was planning to seek sole custody of their son. According to reports by Rolling Stone, the rapper decided to file for sole custody i ..read more

K-pop girl group tripleS have dropped their debut album ‘ASSEMBLE24’, alongside a music video for lead single ‘Girls Never Die’. READ MORE: 2NE1, 15 years on: the group that changed the face of K-pop forevermore Both ‘ASSEMBLE24’ and ‘Girls Never Die’ are the first releases from tripleS to feature all 24 members of the girl group’s full line-up. The K-pop act previously released the mini-album ‘ASSEMBLE’ in 2023, featuring 12 members. The music video for ‘Girls Never Die’ features the members waking up in camping tents set up indoors in what appears to be an abandoned building, as they help ..read more

Ireland’s Eurovision entry Bambie Thug has been forced to change their pro-Palestine message by the competition’s organisers. READ MORE: Bambie Thug on Eurovision 2024: “I know that my heart is in the right place”  The non-binary contestant has become Ireland’s first finalist in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2018, winning a place in Saturday’s final (May 11) with a performance of their track ‘Doomsday Blue’ at yesterday’s (May 7) semi-finals. However, the artist, whose real name is Bambie Ray Robinson, has criticised the competition’s organisers after being forced to change their p ..read more

Foo Fighters have announced another batch of tickets for their summer 2024 UK tour – you can find all the details below. READ MORE: Foo Fighters live at Glastonbury: Dave Grohl shuts up and plays the hits Dave Grohl and co. are due to bring their ‘Everything Or Nothing At All’ tour to these shores next month, having recently kicked off the North American leg in Dallas, Texas. They’ll play two huge concerts at the London Stadium as well as dates in Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff and Birmingham. Support will come from the likes of Wet Leg, Courtney Barnett and Shame. Today (May 8) the Foos ..read more

South By Southwest (SXSW) has confirmed that a London edition of the festival will be taking place in 2025. Self-described as “the world’s leading festival celebrating the convergence of creativity, culture and technology”, the UK version of the event is set to take place in a week across June. SXSW London will take over dozens of venues, galleries, clubs and other spaces in Shoreditch. The location was chosen for its vibrant culture, emphasis on creativity and technological innovation, as well as its diversity, global cuisine and nightlife. The new edition of SXSW expands the footprint of th ..read more