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Megan Thee Stallion teams up with P!nk for ‘Lady Marmalade’ parody at 2026 Tony Awards
It comes after the rapper was forced to cut her run in 'Moulin Rouge' short earlier this year

Watch Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten join Kneecap on stage and rock out to The Cure at Primavera Sound 2026
Chatten and Kneecap performed their 2023 collaboration 'Better Way To Live'

Florida Senator urges stadium in the state to cancel Kanye West concerts over “consistent anti-Semitic attacks”
“It is troubling that a stadium supported by taxpayer dollars would openly subsidise an event led by an artist known for pushing this dangerous, hateful rhetoric"

Lizzo appears to address criticism from Nicki Minaj on alternate version of ‘Bitch’
The rapper shared the new track alongside a screenshot of a tweet where Minaj had mocked her weight loss and new album

M.I.A. opens up about being cut from Kid Cudi’s tour: “He didn’t even speak to me about it”
“He didn’t call my management, he didn’t call me, he didn’t talk to the crew"

No Sleep Till… North Shields: Beastie Boys’ Mike D talks going solo and keeping weird venues alive
The rap icon meets NME in a bingo hall up north to tell us about the battle for the grassroots, and being the first Beastie Boy to go solo after the death of Adam Yauch: "I had to learn how to feel all over again"

Massive Attack, Bad Gyal, and Doja Cat added to Primavera Sound cancellations as fans criticise organisation
“Even my ex had better communication skills”

Vince Staples – ‘Cry Baby’ review: authentic punk outpouring from an energised hip-hop storyteller
Freed from his Def Jam obligations, the Long Beach lyricist delivers his most passionately political release to date

Latto – ‘Big Mama’ review: embracing every version of herself
The Atlanta rapper balances motherhood, heartbreak and self-reflection without sacrificing the swagger that made her a star

Fakemink – ‘Terrified .’ review: finding flashes of brilliance beneath the bravado
The Essex star shows the world why he's the talk of the town on his surprisingly compelling debut album

Official FIFA World Cup 2026 soundtrack album announced with The Rolling Stones, Shakira, Stormzy and more
The album is “designed to unite fans worldwide through the power of music and football”

DMX is getting a street named after him in New York
A road near his childhood home will now be called ‘Earl DMX Simmons Way’