Liberty Dunworth
Liberty Dunworth is a Staff Writer for NME, working across the news, review and feature sectors of the magazine. With a degree in Literature, she has previously written for Guitar.com and MusicTech.
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Watch Mick Jagger perform surprise impromptu pub gig with students in Oxford
The Rolling Stones frontman performed traditional song ‘Handsome Molly’, which he also covered on his 1993 solo album ‘Wandering Spirit’

Watch Taylor Swift and Haim celebrate as they attend Knicks vs Spurs NBA final
They wore t-shirts that read “Stevie Knicks”, “Knickelback” and “Knickole Kidman”

Watch Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds cover The Pogues’ ‘Rainy Night In Soho’ as they kick off summer 2026 European tour in Dublin
They also broke out ‘Train Long-Suffering’ for the first time since 1989, and ‘Stranger Than Kindness’ for the first time in over 10 years

The ‘Backrooms’ soundtrack is getting a vinyl release
The A24 movie has scored the studio’s biggest weekend and become a hit with horror fans

Jay-Z announces huge shows in Paris and Los Angeles to “celebrate legacy”
The rapper recently made his return to the stage, and is currently celebrating 30 years of debut album ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and 25 years of sixth album ‘The Blueprint’

Motörhead announce seventh ‘Lemmy Forever’ ceremony at Download Festival 2026 as his ashes find permanent home
“Not everyone can make the pilgrimage to visit Lemmy in Hollywood, so we are bringing Lem back to his fans”

Pittsburgh’s Mayor refutes Morgan Wallen’s claims that he consulted city before cancelling show
The country star cancelled a show in the city over concerns about “severe weather” which never materialised

Japanese Breakfast debuts baby bump at Governor’s Ball 2026 set: “Jpreggie!”
It will be her first child with husband and guitarist Peter Bradley

John Summit speaks out after Travis Scott allegedly “forced his way” on to stage after showing up late to shut show down
Footage shows the rapper climbing over Summit’s decks and start performing midway through the DJ’s set

Phoebe Bridgers adds extra shows to 2026 ‘The Lost Tour’ in UK, Ireland and North America
New shows include a second date at London’s O2, and come as the singer is hinting at her first solo album in six years

Sharon Osbourne responds to “cash grab” accusations over Ozzy avatar: “I don’t want your fucking money. I don’t need your fucking money”
“No, you don’t know my husband, OK? I know my husband”

Charli XCX announces 2026 North America ‘Music, Fashion, Film Tour’
She is also introducing ‘Angel Tickets’, where a limited number of $20 tickets will be made available later this summer, and confirmed that some of the proceeds will be donated to charity