Music

Cyndi Lauper is making a comeback. Just a few weeks ago the official line-up for Glastonbury Festival 2024 was announced, placing her on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm this year. However, the American star couldn’t visit the UK without playing her own show, as well. The Girls Just Want …

Brett Young has quietly reigned supreme in the country music scene. After more than ten years on stages, he has more than 5 million monthly Spotify listeners, has consistently delivered chart-topping albums, sold out shows around the world, and – somehow – remains extremely humble. In May this year, the …

We all have bad days at work. Sometimes we make mistakes and have to reap the consequences. Other times, things out of our control come around to bite us – even when we don’t deserve it. James Arthur had a rough night at work on Friday, March 22, 2024, at …

Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s private photo collection will be going on display. On Monday, Sir Elton’s 77th birthday, the V&A museum confirmed over 300 prints will be used in a special new exhibition, Fragile Beauty. The collection will explore eight distinct themes of 20th and 21st Century life …

Glastonbury: Couple get engaged during Elton John’s set Legendary singer Sir Elton John, who is worth a whopping £450 million, is celebrating his 77th birthday today. Despite facing numerous challenges in his life, including battles with drug and alcohol addiction, hip issues and a prostate cancer scare, the star is …

Sir Elton John has apparently stopped wearing clothes from Gucci, a brand he used to love. He did this after his friend Alessandro Michele left the company. Elton often wore Gucci clothes and even asked Alessandro to design the costumes for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. But since Alessandro …

It’s been almost 44 years since The Beatles star John Lennon was killed at just 40. A couple of years later after processing his grief, Paul McCartney wrote a tribute song to his late friend called Here Today. Reflecting on the track in the podcast McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, the …

It went on to win the Oscar for Best Song and cover versions by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day and Tony Bennett enchanted audiences worldwide. Pop star Ariana Grande even recorded it as a single in 2017 to benefit survivors of the Manchester Arena terror attack that killed 22 …

A Bon Jovi reunion is off the cards after Jon Bon Jovi stated he is still ‘not in contact’ with Richie Sambora 11 years after their split. Jon has spoken out about his rocky relationship with his former bandmate and close friend of over 30 years, revealing not even an …

Taylor Swift is just a matter of months away from hitting the UK with her incredible Eras Tour. The American Anti-Hero singer announced she would be extending her Eras Tour in the USA to Great Britain in August last year. While in Blighty, Taylor will be hitting some of the …

They are the most successful band in music history but there are different theories about how The Beatles named themselves One is that former bassist Stuart Sutcliffe (who died at just 21 in 1962) suggested they change their name from The Quarrymen to the Beatals, in tribute to Buddy Holly …

After divorcing Priscilla, Elvis Presley’s main live-in girlfriend of almost 5 years at Graceland was Linda Thompson. The former Miss Tennessee model, who was 15 years the King’s junior, often pays tribute to the star who died in 1977 on her Instagram. Most recently she’s shared some little-seen couple photos with …

Fans were no doubt thankful that The Who dropped their biggest songs throughout the night. Sure, that probably isn’t a surprise, but you never know with these legends. The Acid Queen and Pinball Wizard, naturally, were standouts of the set. With Daltrey’s voice really shrieking through to the end, it …

Fans of The Beatles will no doubt own plenty of the Fab Four’s records on vinyl or CD, but a new Amazon deal has just given you a new option. The Beatles are, of course, the greatest band of all time. They have sold more than 21 million singles in …

Melanie Martinez, the masked artist who kickstarted her career on The Voice (America) is going on tour – and she’s finally coming to the UK. After releasing her mind-bending single Faerie Soiree, she has confirmed an extension of her massive Trilogy Tour. The American singer had originally planned on hitting …

Virginia Bocelli was just 8 years old when she made her professional singing debut opposite her father Andrea Bocelli. For the lockdown Christmas of 2020, the pair sang a goosebump-inducing duet of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah via live-stream at the Teatro Regional’s di Parma. The performance went viral with over 30 …

Liam Gallagher is not known for being low key. But last night’s joint show with legendary Stone Roses guitarist John Squire (the meeting of minds dubbed a Manchester mashup by fans) was low key, almost intimate, and beautiful in its simplicity. Any excess pomp and swagger was left at the door …

Wet Wet Wet are one of the UK’s most legendary bands, and they aren’t going to slow down anytime soon. The iconic Love Is All Around singer have just confirmed they’ll be going on tour in the UK in early 2025 with a stacked line-up. After Marti Pellow, the founding …

Megan Thee Stallion has just confirmed some incredible news: She’s bringing her tour to the UK this year, and she’s just a matter of weeks away. The incredible American star, who recently became the second female rapper to win Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards, will be making her …

This week’s podcast episode of A Life in Lyrics features Sir Paul McCartney reflecting on one of his best-loved Beatles tracks, Hey Jude. Macca admitted he likes it when fans mishear his lyrics, saying: “I like my songs to be [for] every man or every woman, because I know people …