“I’ve been trying to un-fall apart,” the country trio Runaway June sang on their 2018 breakthrough single “Buy My Own Drinks,” an ode to broken-heart dive-bar hopping. “and I’ve been thinking that some neon lights would be a real good start.” One year later, the group flips the script on “I Know the Way,” a shimmering pop-country highlight from the band’s debut […]

Fiona Apple is donating the 2019 and 2020 earnings from TV and movie placements of her song “Criminal” to the While They Wait fund, which assists refugees with basic necessities, immigration fees and legal services. “After months and months of reading the news about how my country is treating refugees, I’ve become gutted with frustration trying to figure out the […]

Demi Lovato is defending her manager Scooter Braun as a “good man” after he was accused of bullying by Taylor Swift, shortly after she learned he’d purchased her musical catalog from her former record label. On Sunday, Swift wrote a scathing note on Tumblr claiming Braun had used Justin Bieber and Kanye West to team up against her on social […]

Taylor Swift‘s rep is doubling down on claims regarding how the singer found out about Scooter Braun’s $300 million purchase of her music catalog. A source close to the deal tells PEOPLE Swift, 29, was given a courtesy note on Saturday by Big Machine Label Group from founder Scott Borchetta. According to TMZ, Taylor’s father, Scott, is on the board […]

Courtney Barnett joined Wilco onstage for a “karaoke” performance of “Handshake Drugs” at the band’s Solid Sound Festival this weekend. The annual festival, which takes place at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, featured a set on Friday called “Wilco Karaoke,” where other artists and fans could sing Wilco songs backed by the band. Leading up to the weekend’s festivities, […]

This afternoon, as thousands gather in the sun-dappled Avalonian fields of Pilton, Somerset for the return of Michael Eavis’ Glastonbury Festival – around the same time as Wicklow’s finest, Hozier, takes the Pyramid Stage to church – Armagh-based crime writer Stuart Neville will strap on an electric guitar and, at the ripe old age of 47, ascend the steps of […]

BBC Two provided fans with coverage from the legendary music festival this year. However, Glastonbury fans were annoyed as they said they hardly got so see anything of Liam Gallagher. Many said that US star Janet Jackson got all the airtime instead of Noel Gallagher’s brother. One viewer moaned on Twitter: “Typical of BBC. Liam Gallagher on stage and we’ve […]

Brandon Jenner is defending his younger brother Brody after the DJ received backlash for referring to his dad Caitlyn as “he” on the premiere episode of The Hills. On Monday night’s episode, Brody, 35, spoke about Caitlyn’s transition, saying: “My dad, he also became a woman — don’t want to forget about that one. I had been dating Kaitlynn Carter […]

Singer Brian Kennedy has announced that he is completely cancer free after an arduous three-year battle with the disease. After being diagnosed with rectal cancer in the summer of 2016 Kennedy has undergone a number of bouts of chemotherapy and surgery to treat his illness. The singer also had to deal with the pain of losing brother Martin ‘Bap’ Kennedy […]

It’s a few minutes after gates have opened for day one of Chicago’s LakeShake Festival and Rachel Wammack is sitting backstage surrounded by small trailers: ones for Lindsay Ell, Cassadee Pope, Lauren Alaina, Maren Morris and a shared one for Miranda Lambert and the Pistol Annies. This is an unusual sight — at any given country music festival, you’d be […]