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Northern Musicians To Go Global With Backing From New Export Programme

3/16/2025

Finn Forster - Photo by Tynesight

Northern Musicians To Go Global With Backing From New Export Programme
Tees Valley Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and the North East Combined Authority have agreed a proposal to create a Northern Music Export Office.
The initiative – announced at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas – is designed to accelerate the international growth of the North’s thriving music scene and provide national and international touring support, as well as export opportunities for professionals and showcases.
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Iron Maiden: Universal Pictures Content Group announce Official Documentary Feature Film

3/16/2025

UNIVERSAL PICTURES CONTENT GROUP ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL UNTITLED IRON MAIDEN FEATURE DOCUMENTARY IN 2025
Featuring exclusive interviews with band members past and present, never seen before footage, and brings their iconic mascot Eddie to life with spectacular animation
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Live Review: Shaman's Harvest - Newcastle

3/16/2025

Having been around for the best part of thirty years, it is about time Missouri alt-metallers Shaman's Harvest popped across the Atlantic to the UK and Ireland. Luckily for us, that is precisely what they did, visiting Newcastle along the way with Texas rockers Blacktop Mojo coming along to keep the lads company on the "About Time" tour.
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MOTHER MOTHER ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM - NOSTALGIA - OUT JUNE 6TH VIA PARLOPHONEPRE-ORDER HERE

3/14/2025

Celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band, globally-celebrated alt-rock phenomenon Mother Mother have shared their brand new single ‘Make Believe’ via Parlophone/Warner Records. Listen HERE and watch the lyric video HERE. The track heralds the arrival of their upcoming tenth studio album, Nostalgia, out June 6th. Pre-order/pre-save HERE.

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Morgan Wade releases new single 'East Coast'

3/14/2025

Friday, March 14 – Today, Morgan Wade has released her brand new single ‘East Coast’. Showcasing Morgan’s songwriting prowess, the new single is a masterclass in storytelling and sentiment.
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TOM GRENNAN drops new track 'Boys Don't Cry' & is announced to headline BBCR1 Big Weekend

3/14/2025

TOM GRENNAN has today (March 14th) shared new single ‘Boys Don't Cry’, the third track to be unveiled from his upcoming album, ‘Everywhere I Went Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be’, which is released on August 15th via Insanity Records. The single coincides with the announcement earlier this week that TOM GRENNAN will headline Radio 1’s Big Weekend on May 23rd.
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HIMALAYAS release new single 'Surrender'

3/14/2025

Photo: Andy Ford

HIMALAYAS have released their new single ‘Surrender’, the latest song to be taken from their forthcoming album BAD STAR out April 25th via Nettwerk Music Group. The album is available to pre-order now here.

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LUCY DACUS RELEASES NEW TRACK ‘TALK’

3/13/2025

LUCY DACUS RELEASES NEW TRACK ‘TALK’
**New Album Forever Is A Feeling Out March 28th
Forever Is A Feeling Tour Kicks Off April 16th, New Dates Added**

Credit: Shervin Lainez.

Lucy Dacus has released ‘Talk’, the fourth track to be taken from her hotly anticipated new album Forever is a Feeling—out March 28th via Geffen Records/Polydor Label Group.

STREAM ‘TALK’ LYRIC VIDEO HERE

The song is the latest taste of her fourth solo album, following earlier released tracks ‘Ankles’, ‘Limerence’ and ‘Best Guess’. Dacus debuted ‘Ankles’ in a dazzling performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in January wearing custom Rodarte, a nod to the song’s Parisian music video in which she plays a painting that comes to life. ‘Ankles’ recently hit the top ten at AAA Radio in the U.S - marking Dacus’ first top ten radio hit as a solo artist.

Man With A Mission - XV EP

3/11/2025

We check out the brand new EP from Japanese rockers Man With A Mission, find out more here

Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams - definitive legacy book published in autumn 2025

3/10/2025

Thames & Hudson are delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of IRON MAIDEN: Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History, to be published globally in hardback in autumn 2025. A magnificent visual celebration of the first 50 years of Iron Maiden, this new book chronicles the evolution of heavy metal’s most prestigious band, with unparalleled input from band members and management.
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Counting Crows announce UK, EU & North American tour dates

3/10/2025

DAY FEVER RETURNS

3/9/2025

The day-time clubbing event from Vicky McClure, Jonny Owen and Reverend & The Makers. Because life’s too short to save the dancing for after dark.
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Bryan Adams releases new single 'Make Up Your Mind'

3/9/2025

Bryan Adams has released his new single ‘Make Up Your Mind’, via his own label, Bad Records.

Adams says, “The song is about making the decision in a relationship to either move forwards together or finally move on. If you’ve ever questioned the past, yearned for another shot, or felt the bittersweet sting of “what if,” this song is for you.”
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DAVID GRAY - WORLD TOUR COMES TO THE UK

3/9/2025

Mario Vayne announces debut album

3/9/2025

LIVE REVIEW - FISH - NEWCASTLE CITY HALL

3/9/2025

After some forty-plus years in the music industry, Scottish singer and rock legend Fish has taken the decision to retire. Having rocked music fans originally as the frontman of neo-prog rock band Marillion, helping to shape the genre, and later stepping out on his own with his incredibly successful solo career, Fish has dedicated his life to his art and his fans.
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Lindisfarne Festival unveils over 50 new artists for its biggest ever 10th birthday line-up

3/6/2025

Lindisfarne Festival, the legendary end-of-summer celebration, is turning 10 in style - and they’ve just announced over 50 new artists set to join the party on the stunning Northumberland coast this August. With a stacked line-up already boasting Armand Van Helden, The Waterboys, Jamie Webster and Hawkwind, this latest announcement cements Lindisfarne 2025 as the festival’s biggest and boldest edition yet.
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Preview - The Darkness - Newcastle 21st of March

3/5/2025

Photo: Simon Emmett

4X GRAMMY® AWARD WINNING AND EMMY AWARD WINNING LIZZO IS BACK WITH “LOVE IN REAL LIFE” OUT NOW

3/4/2025

Photo: Laura Coulson

Kicking off what promises to be a blockbuster era, 4x GRAMMY® Award and Emmy award winning, RIAA multi-platinum certified superstar Lizzo returns with a brand new song, the first of many, entitled “Love In Real Life” available now on all streaming platforms via Nice Life Recording Company/Atlantic Records. Listen HERE. She also shared a big screen-worthy music video directed by Colin Tilley to accompany the track. In the video, we see Lizzo recovering from heartache as she heads out for a night with her friends only to discover they’re slowly melting into an ominously faceless mob. Watch HERE. It notably marks her first solo release in three years since 2022.
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SLAYER announce return to the UK with European exclusive shows at Finsbury Park, London and Blackweir Fields, Cardiff

3/4/2025

For more than four decades, SLAYER has defined thrash metal - shaping the genre, inspiring others, destroying stages across the world, and forging an untouchable legacy of unrelenting speed, aggression, and power. Now, as they celebrate more than 40 years of chaos, they're making history once again, announcing two massive headline shows, the biggest they've ever done in the U.K. and the only headline shows SLAYER will play in Europe this year.
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