Music

For the first time since 1972, an American lander called Odysseus has touched down on the Moon. The private spacecraft contains a time capsule made from a glass, nickel and NanoFiche structure built to survive for millions, if not billions, of years. Uploaded onto its memory are historic artistic artefacts …

Palace have just made their fans extremely happy. They have been working hard behind the scenes on new music, and the next step for the band overall. And this week, the British rockers have confirmed the title and release date of their new album Ultrasound. This will be the band’s …

Despite being 73-years-old, Suzi Quatro is still ready to rock. The iconic rock and punk star from Detroit, Michigan, USA, has just confirmed she’ll be hitting the UK’s motorways once again for a commemorative tour. The Stumblin’ In and 48 Crash singer will be playing five massive shows throughout the …

George Harrison died 23 years ago at just 58, after losing his battle with cancer and would have been 81-years-old on Sunday. Celebrating his incredible life and legacy, Sir Paul McCartney paid tribute to the Quiet Beatle on social media, alongside his widow Olivia Harrison. The latter shared a special birthday video, as …

Justin Timberlake is one of the biggest male pop stars of all time. The former NSYNC performer made a name for himself as a solo artist back in 2002 with his debut solo record Justified. Since then, he has exploded in popularity, selling more than 88 million records worldwide, and …

Journey are without question one of the biggest and best rock bands of all time – but it’s been a while. The American rock band were last in England in 2013, while they haven’t played in Ireland since 2011. Finally, the band have ended their absence, and are making their …

On the latest episode of his A Life in Lyrics podcast, Sir Paul McCartney has looked back on one of his most famous songs with The Beatles. Released back in 1965, Yesterday has gone on to have over 2200 covers and was the band’s first solo performance.  Macca famously composed the …

Over forty years later, Thriller remains a titanic smash and the best-selling album of all time. With over 70 million copies sold, it far outstrips second-biggest AC/DC’s Back To Black on 50 million, while Pink Floyd and The Eagles albums, and Whitney’s Bodyguard soundtrack all sold 45 million or less. …

OK, so Sam Smith wasn’t exactly subtle on his last tour with his giant red horns and glittery King of Hell trident. The red and black colour scheme left no doubt. But isn’t it all just dressing up for shock value, especially when paired with corsets and fishnets? Apparently not, …

According to The Sun, legal papers show Freddie Mercury’s name has been reserved for “immersive 3D virtual, augmented and mixed reality experiences” and for “virtual environments”. Mercury Song Limited’s trademark will also cover video games. Express.co.uk reached out to Queen’s reps for comment and the response was “Nothing to say”.  …