Damon Albarn and Adele were among the big winners at the Ivor Novello Awards, which took place in London on Thursday. The honors are voted on by the U.K. songwriting and composing community. Adele won the Songwriter of the Year award, while Albarn took home the Lifetime Achievement award. "I won it on my last album as well," Adele said at the INAs. more...
Lady Gaga before Lady Gaga
Josh Turner has released "Hometown Girl," the lead single off of his upcoming sixth studio album. The new release is Turner's first single in nearly 18 months. "I need me a little homegrown, hometown girl," he sings on the new track. "I've been lookin' all over the world for a pretty little hometown girl." "The first time I heard 'Hometown Girl' I was excited," Turner said. more...
Liam Gallagher has hinted at making a return to music in a cryptic new Twitter message. One tweet reads, "Lots of exciting things happening time to get back in ring give us a call ROVER," while another simply says, "Groove is in the art." After Oasis broke up in 2009, Gallagher formed the new band Beady Eye, releasing two albums with the group before splitting in 2014. According to the Daily Star, when asked if he'd consider getting back ...
Avril Lavigne has stepped up to defend her estranged husband Chad Kroeger and his oft maligned band Nickelback. The comments came via Twitter after E! News poked fun at the Canadian rockers saying that the only person more hated than the band is GOP presidential front runner Donald Trump. "Hey @ENews and everyone writing these articles . . . grow up . . ." more...