Music

A Labour government would revolutionise the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) system to ensure Britain’s in-crisis music education system can flourish. In a potential game-changing win for the Daily Express’s Strike A Chord crusade, Sir Keir Starmer hit out at the performance measure, introduced under the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in 2010, which …

Back in 1981, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon performed two filmed shows in Canada that became the iconic concert movie Queen Rock Montreal. Following a remastered record-breaking IMAX release earlier this year, Brian May and Roger Taylor have now announced a 4K home release version of …

Randall King may have just charmed the UK with his mainstage performance at Country 2 Country Festival 2024, but he isn’t done just yet. The brilliant West Texas native recently released his second studio album, Into The Neon, and – to celebrate his achievements – he’s making his way back …

Seasick Steve has had an incredible career thus far, and he is nowhere near done just yet. The American musician has just confirmed a string of UK tour dates that span the entire year and country. These aren’t just regular shows, either. The 72-year-old will be playing instore gigs through …

Mark Woods and Lynda Chenery have been found guilty of fraudulent trading concerning ticket touting in connection with Wood’s wife’s company, the Norfolk-based TQ Tickets Ltd. The guilty verdict was read out at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday. Maria Chenery-Woods, 54, and Paul Douglas, 56, also admitted the same offences. …

Country 2 Country Festival was a monolithic event this year. The annual country music festival was, once again, hosted at London’s O2 Arena, as well as Glasgow’s OVO Hydro Arena, and Belfast’s SSE Arena. The monolithic event was headlined by such incredible names as Kane Brown, Carly Pearce, Brad Paisley, …

This week’s podcast episode of A Life in Lyrics sees Paul McCartney looking back on the Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band track, A Day in the Life. The Beatles’ classic 1967 track is attributed to Lennon-McCartney but was mainly written by John Lennon with Macca contributing to the song’s …

In essence, at its core, Puddles’ party is a night of pop songs covered in a cabaret style. Somewhat jazzified in a croonerish way, with – perhaps – Frank Sinatra’s style at its foundation. During the almost two-hour show (which felt a little too long), Puddles elevated versions of Sia’s …

During the In Memoriam segment of the 2024 Oscars on Sunday evening, Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo Bocelli took to the stage for a tear-jerking surprise performance of Time To Say Goodbye. The maestro’s original 1995 duet of Con Te Partirò with Sarah Brightman sold over 12 million copies …

Last month, four Beatles movie biopics for each member of the Fab Four were announced.  Sir Sam Mendes will direct all of the films which will overlap with each other, before they all hit cinemas across 2027. Since the unprecedented news, fans have been speculating over just who will be …