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Watch Tom DeLonge get emotional as baseball stadium full of Padres fans sing Blink-182’s ‘All The Small Things’

The pop-punk icon has been a lifelong fan of the team, and gifted a guitar to one of the catchers in 2024

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Travis Barker Reveals Reason For Recent Hospitalization: ‘My Arm, Hand and Fingers Have Been Numb’

The drummer explained that he's been having issues since a show he played last month and wanted to get ahead of the problem.

Industry Complete Music Update

Industry Stakeholders Highlight Lack of Perceived Legal Risk in Streaming Fraud

The streaming fraudster who pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in relation to an $8 million streaming scam will be sentenced next week. The Music Fights Fraud Alliance says the sentence should “r

Industry Complete Music Update

London Olympia Cancels December Concerts Due to Planning Issues

The revamped Olympia complex in West London was due to present a Winter Music Series of concerts in its Grand Hall in December, the first music shows in there since 2022. However, the concerts, featur

Industry Complete Music Update

Major Labels and Publishers Address Mechanical Royalty Negotiations

The US Copyright Royalty Board is reviewing what mechanical royalties songwriters and publishers should receive from 2028. It’s labels who pay mechanical royalties on physical records, and the major l

Industry Complete Music Update

Clinic's "Wild In The Streets" and New Single "Energies"

Liverpool duo Clinic have been making genuinely strange art-punk since the late 90s - surgical masks, acidic vocals, jumble sale organs, a Grammy nomination. Tenth album ‘Wild In The Streets’ is out 3

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Anya Bennett: The Show Must Go On, Until It Can’t

Anya Bennett, Broker Support Account Handler at Howden Music takes on the cover most artists only think about once a show has already fallen through.

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Xteink X3 E-Reader at Record Low Price for Prime Day

The Xteink X3 is 15% off during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale. Ditch the Bulky Kindle: My Favorite Pocket E-Reader Hits Record Low for Prime Day Eddie Fu

Industry NME

Xbox Game Pass October 2026 Additions and Removals

‘Clair Obscur’ and other big games are set to leave the service this month

Industry NME

Food Vendor Alleges Unpaid Fees and Poor Management at Olivia Rodrigo Event

“You raised $20million for women. Incredible! While this is astounding, it feels like it was done at the expense at some of the women vendors”

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Aerosmith & Friends Comeback Shows Feature Stacked Lineup

The veteran band's first full concerts in three years will take place at the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 29 and Nov. 1

Industry Pitchfork

Andrew Savage Launches New Band Iconic Fugues with “2025 Dream/2025 Blues”

“I think it’s just amazing the way a fun guitar solo can draw a bit of sun out from behind the clouds”

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“I need a cubital tunnel release to fix a nerve": Travis Barker reveals reason for his hospitalisation

"Should be good in a few weeks” says Blink drummer

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‘Aerosmith & Friends’ Comeback Shows Feature Stacked Lineup: Slash, Billy Idol, Black Crowes, Run-DMC, Heart & Many More

The veteran band's first full concerts in three years will take place at the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 29 and Nov. 1

News Pitchfork

Andrew Savage Launches New Band Iconic Fugues with “2025 Dream/2025 Blues”

“I think it’s just amazing the way a fun guitar solo can draw a bit of sun out from behind the clouds”

News NME

Food vendor at Daisy Chain Fields shares open letter to Olivia Rodrigo over unpaid fees and poor management

“You raised $20million for women. Incredible! While this is astounding, it feels like it was done at the expense at some of the women vendors”

News NME

Xbox Game Pass confirms October 2026 additions

‘Clair Obscur’ and other big games are set to leave the service this month

Industry Complete Music Update

Standout Releases of the Week

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Logic1000, Sasha Keable, Fontaines D.C., Strawberry Guy + Petra

Industry Complete Music Update

Streaming Fraud Sentencing Looms

The streaming fraudster who pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in relation to an $8 million streaming scam will be sentenced next week. The Music Fights Fraud Alliance says the sentence should “r

Industry Complete Music Update

Olympia London Concerts Cancelled

The revamped Olympia complex in West London was due to present a Winter Music Series of concerts in its Grand Hall in December, the first music shows in there since 2022. However, the concerts, featur