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Sam Smith has recorded the theme song for upcoming James Bond movie Spectre. The track is called Writing's on the Wall and will be released on 25 September. Smith said: "This is one of the highlights of my career." "I am so excited to be a part of this iconic British legacy and join an incredible line up of some of my biggest musical inspirations." But, revealing his involvement on […]
Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson have told One Direction fans not to worry and say they're not splitting up. The pair took to Twitter to reassure "directioners" that they'll be back as a group after a year's break. A report in Monday's Sun newspaper suggested that One Direction would go their separate ways in March after the release of their fifth studio album. Tickets for the final gig of their […]
Calvin Harris has kept his title as the world's highest-paid DJ for the third year in a row. Harris made £41.8 ($66m), according to Forbes' latest rich list - the electronic cash kings 2015. For the last two years the 31-year-old's earnings have totalled the same amount. In second place is David Guetta on around half of Harris' earnings on £23.4m ($37m) with Tiesto in third spot on £22.8m ($36m). […]
For 15 years, Dr. Dre fans have been waiting in anticipation for THAT announcement. It finally happened this weekend on the rapper's own radio show. Dre revealed a new album - Compton: A Soundtrack - will be available on 7 August. Hang on. Compton, what? We thought the the rapper had been working on songs for a different project - an album called Detox. Detox "just wasn't good," he's reported […]
Zayn Malik says he'll reveal the "real me" after announcing he's signed a solo record deal. The former One Direction singer, who quit earlier this year saying he wanted to be a "normal 22-year-old", posted a picture of himself signing a contract with RCA Records. He tweeted: "I guess I never explained why I left, it was for this moment to be given the opportunity to show you who i […]
The organisers of a music event which saw a Kanye West performance end after 13 minutes when his mic failed say the star's own team may have been to blame. A spokeswoman said Kanye's people were "in full control of the lights and sound throughout his set" at the Pan Am Games closing ceremony in Toronto. Spokeswoman Heather Irwin added: "We understand that they turned up the volume to a […]
Taylor Swift has apologised to Nicki Minaj following their Twitter row over the MTV VMA nominations. The singer's admitted she misunderstood Nicki's initial tweets, which attacked the music industry for favouring white females. "I thought I was being called out. I missed the point, then misspoke, I'm sorry, Nicki," Taylor wrote. Nicki has accepted her apology by tweeting back: "That means so much Taylor, thank you." It all started after […]
A judge has trimmed more than $1m (£639,000) from the damages Pharrell Williams was ordered to pay after the Blurred Lines copyright trial. The case revolved around the question of whether Williams and his co-writer Robin Thicke had copied Marvin Gaye's 1977 hit Got To Give It Up. In March, a jury ruled that they had, and awarded Gaye's family $7.3m in damages. But US District Judge John A Kronstadt […]
Nicola Roberts says it's important that smaller songwriters are acknowledged by big music companies. The former Girls Aloud singer made the comments when asked about Taylor Swift's recent letter to Apple. Apple wasn't going to pay artists during their free three-month trial streaming period. But they are now. "We have so many talented writers. Companies need to understand that smaller writers also need to be supported." "Younger writers and smaller […]
