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Oneodio's new wireless DJ headphones are impressive enough for serious users - and audio lovers - alike

OneOdio Studio Max 2 review: low-latency wireless DJ headphones

What if Midge Ure had joined Queen, or Courtney Love hadn't been fired from Faith No More? Here are six near hits/near misses in music history that could have changed the fate of your favourite band.

The near misses who could have changed your favourite band's history

Slipknot have reportedly sold a majority stake of there music catalogue to a global investment firm.

Slipknot sell music catalogue for an estimated $120 million

Myles Smith, sombr, Olivia Dean and Sabrina Carpenter are all in the top tens across streaming services this week - but who is heading into this week's UK Top 40 chart looking strongest?

Who could be in the UK Top 40 Chart this weekend based on streams?

Fearne Cotton has teamed up with Samsung to go back to her chart show roots.

David Bowie named among top icons to have predicted the future

A change to Billboard's Recurrent Rule has seen a purge of some of the chart's biggest hits, including Lady Gaga, Teddy Swims and more.

What is Billboard's new ruling, and how will it affect musicians?

Who are your last-minute favourites ahead of this evening's Mercury Prize ceremony, taking place in Newcastle - the first time the event has left London since starting in 1992?

Who are the favourites to win the Mercury Prize this evening?

RAYE was nominated for the award in 2023, losing to Ezra Collective, but still benefited from the attention the shortlisting of her album gave her.

What is the 'Mercury Bump' and who are this year's favourites?

A lot has happened since Oasis announced their reunion almost 12 months ago to the day. So what are some of the music world's biggest moments between the announcement and the current day?

Everything that has happened in music since Oasis announced reunion

The beaches, food, music, culture - Jamaica has it all but it is the people who will make you want to return.

Jamaica: Sunny isle which gave us rum and reggae sees surge in tourism

From championing bootlegs to clamping down on music shared on P2P systems, here's how Metallica, despite trying to do the right thing for the music industry, became public enemy number 1 with music fans.

How Metallica nearly alienated itself from the digital revolution

RAYE is set to be awarded the inaugural Ivors Academy Award in October 2025 after her continued campaigning for equitable treatment between musicians and labels.

RAYE to be awarded inaugural Ivors Academy Honour

Their bands have also featured at Expo 2020 Dubai and the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Ad Feature Europe’s hottest event music platform expands across the Middle East

Long before Spotify gave you the world of music at your fingertips, music fans used some 'less-than-legitimate' ways to download music back at the turn of the millennium.

Five nefarious ways we downloaded music before streaming services

A theft from a vehicle part of the Cowboy Carter tour saw numerous items stolen - including hard drives featuring unreleased music from the superstar.

Beyoncé the victim of a theft - including numerous unreleased tracks

A popular sea shanty crew lead a boozy sunset sing-along outside an RNLI station

Watch sea shanty crew's boozy sunset sing-along outside RNLI station
Entertaining video captures the moment when a sea shanty crew lead a hilarious boozy sing-along outside an RNLI station, during a spectacular coastal sunset.
Lucinda Herbert

Inside Fortress Festival 2025. Hero image: 1349. Inset: Screengrabs from the video report including fans and (lower) Katherine Shepard aka Sylvaine. All photos credit Lucinda Herbert

Fortress Festival: Weekend of sun, sea and metal is a dream come true

Who are bookies suggesting will be the next musician in line for the great big screen biopic?

Who do bookies think will have the next musical biopic about them?

Could Central Cee walk away with Best Male Act and Song of the Year at the MOBO Awards this year?

MOBO Awards: final list of performers and nominees for 2025’s ceremony

There are a number of popular apps to help you learn everything from songwriting to playing the piano

Apple's 5 top-rated apps to help learn music or a new instrument

Pictured are some of the 2023/24 recipients of the BBC NI/Arts Council NI Young Musicians' Platform Award including traditional musician, Méabh Smyth, jazz musician, Andrew McCoubrey, classical musician, Owen Lucas, classical musician, Rebecca Murphy, and singer-songwriter, Eve-Belle Murtagh. Applications are now open for the 2025/26 NI Young Musicians' Platform Award at www.artscouncil-ni.org

Musicians invited to apply to prestigious NI Young Musicians’ Platform Award

Who from the '80s has had a profound influence on musicians of recent years, including Justin Timberlake, Gerard Way and Karen O?

11 musicians from the 1980s that helped shaped the charts today

Tommy Makem at the Bogside Fleadh Cheoil in August 1969.

The weekend The Dubliners and Tommy Makem came to Free Derry

Bilk's Sol Abraham

Boardmasters 2024: Bilk’s Sol Abrahams reflects on Cornish experience

Maisy Grace at Boardmasters 2024

Maisy Grace chats career so far and privilege of playing Boardmasters

Bilk's Sol Abraham

Boardmasters 2024: Bilk’s Sol Abrahams on the hometown music scene

Féile from the past.

Check out the packed programme for Derry Féile 2024
Féile 2024 have announced its packed programme with loads to do, for all ages!
Jack Tibbetts

Ad Feature Belfast TradFest adds more events to biggest ever festival programme

Neil Young has postponed his tour due to illness

Neil Young cancels tour amid ill health, at age of 78

Cherym

Nerve Centre and Stendhal celebrate ten years in tandem

Matty Healy Malaysia: 1975 frontman could face lawsuit over Good Vibes festival cancellation

Matty Healy could face lawsuit over Good Vibes festival cancellation

Rock duo Royal Blood performed a career-spanning set on Sunday.

Royal Blood slammed for mocking Radio 1 Big Weekend crowd

Police have issued an update following the death of Paul Cattermole

Breaking Police issue major update following death of S Club’s Paul Cattermole

Sting has warned that the music industry will face a “battle” with AI in the coming years

Sting says music will ‘battle’ with AI in next few years

Mae Muller is currently in Liverpool ahead of Eurovision 2023

Breaking Eurovision acts land in Liverpool ahead of Song Contest

Heardle - Spotify’s audible answer to the runaway success of Worldle

What is today’s Heardle answer for April 5?

Heardle - Spotify’s audible answer to the runaway success of Worldle

What is today’s Heardle answer for April 3?

Riley Keough as Daisy Jones and Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & The Six, singing into a shared microphone (Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video)

Daisy Jones and The Six: Who is the interviewer in the TV series?

Singer Lizzo is performing at Glastonbury 2023

One of two female headliners is already booked for Glastonbury 2024

The Brits 2023: BRIT Awards winners including Album of the Year and Best New Artist

The Brit Awards 2023: All the winners and nominees

The night Boy George came to SUgar nightclub in Derry.

20 years ago: When Boy George came to Sugar February 2023

LGBT+ History Month 2023: What is it, why is it celebrated in February and how to get involved?

LGBT+ History Month 2023 - What is it and how to get involved

Beyonce performing on stage during a concert in 2013 (Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

5 top tips to get Beyoncé tickets according to an expert

Television frontman and punk legend Tom Verlaine dies aged 73 after ‘a brief illness’

Television frontman Tom Verlaine dies aged 73

Mac DeMarco - “ I don’t want to sound like a grumpy old uncle, but it’s strange!"

TikTok’s influence on music scene ‘very depressing’ says Mac DeMarco

Harry Styles ties with newcomers Wet Leg for most nominations with four each.

Brit Awards 2023 nominations have been announced

Bachman-Turner Overdrive drummer, Robbie Bachman has died aged 69

BTO drummer Robbie Bachman dies aged 69

Bruno Martelli (Lee Curreri) tries to convince Coco Hernandez (Irene Cara) they should form a rock band, in a scene from 'Fame'. Inset: Irene Cara performs before the AFL Grand Final match in 2006

Fame and Flashdance singer Irene Cara dies aged 63

FIFA World Cup: Blue criticised for performance at Qatar fan festival

Peter Crouch releases a classical album of football anthems

Phil Collins and his Genesis bandmates are selling their music rights for $300 million.

Phil Collins and Genesis bandmates sell music rights for $300 million

The Great Leap Forward

Album reviews: The Great Leap Forward, Andrew Howie, Grant J Robson, Immersion

Young and old enoying the Fleadh.

Buncrana 1979: Were you at the Fleadh?

Derry music producer Kieran Dulop and some of the fantastic artists who will be playing over the coming months.

Plans for future gigs revealed by Music Capital in Derry

Tony Marino from Italian band Jumpin UpI on stage in Granny Annies during the City of Derry Jazz Festival. Picture Martin McKeown. Inpresspics.com. 04.05.19

Return of live music indoors a ‘much-needed boost’ says Derry MLA

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