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 Tom Parker: The Wanted singer dies. Editor Katie Watkins 30/3/22 The Wanted star Tom Parker has passed away at the age of 33 after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer ,  the British boy band have announced. The singer told fans in October 2020 that he had an inoperable tumour.  Tom Parker wife Kelsey Hardwick wrote on social media : "Our hearts are broken."  The singer and his wife  had two young children together. She added: "Tom was the centre of our world. We can't imagine life without his infectious smile and energetic presence, w e are truly thankful for the outpouring of love and support and ask that we all unite to ensure Tom's light continues to shine for his beautiful children. "Thank you to everyone who has supported in tom care throughout, he fought until the very end. I'm forever proud. A statement  on the band’s Instagram page  said: “Max, Jay, Siva, Nathan and the whole Wanted family are devastated by the tragic and premature loss o

    Machine Gun Kelly – ‘Mainstream Sellout’  The one-man pop-punk revival. Editor Marvin Jackson 30/3/22 Machine Gun Kelly ’s  finally released his new album "Mainstream Sellout" which is in a three way chart battle with Placebo and Michael Bublé. The Punk poster boy who has a magnetic mix of glam, grime and guitar, the singer went from rapper to pop punk superstar.  With his new album 'mainstream sellout', he's ready to prove he's no poseur. The album so far has received great reception from fans buying and streaming the album with new release charting on iTunes in over 17 countries. UK(3) USA (1) AUSTRIA (3) AUSTRLIA (2) BELGIUM (9) BRAZIL (2) CANADA (2) DEMARK (16) FRANCE (13) GERMANY (5) ITALY (5) IRELAND (4) NETERLANDS (28) NEW ZEALAND (6) SOUTH AFRICA (6) SPAIN (12) SWITZERLAND (8) TURKEY (8) Is it strange that the fresh face of pop-punk 2.0 was previously  known, not too long ago, as a moderately successful white rapper?  Not for an artist who likened

 Genesis Star Phil Collins Bids  farewell To Fans. Editor Katie Watkins 29/3/22 Genesis legend Phil Collins announces he quitting music and live performances . The singer / Drummer is no longer able to play the drums, piano or even stand. The legendry star, 71, bid and emotional farewell to his last weekend while confirming his performance at the 02 Arena would be his last live performance as part of Genesis and as solo artist. Collin's who reunited with band members Tony Bans and Mike Rutherford on stage for the first time in over 14 years for one final tour, simply named "The Last Domino". The Singer looked in ill health and quite frail throughout the concert and most of the time sat down in a chair. The legendary drummer who sadly now can no longer hold a drumstick and now get his son to play for him and who now can longer walk with the use of walking aid. Over the past 13 years Collin's health as  deteriorated with Phil enduring agonising pain has battles with hea

 Placebo “thought the band was over”  Editor Katie Watkins 29/322 Placebo have return with breathtaking new album "Never Let Me Go". With beautiful crafted tracks such as " The Prodigal, Beautiful James, Happy Birthday To The Sky, Hugz". The band have opened up about how they “thought the band was over” after their previous “retrospective” tour. The band member Brian Molko  talked about how touring since their last album release in 2013, ‘Loud Like Love’ left them creatively spent.  The tours that followed the release of the album were to mark their 20th anniversary as a band and tour a second ‘best of’ collection. Brian Molko said “We weren’t particularly comfortable with the prospect of doing a retrospective and retrospective tour.”  “At the time we were  still under contract with Universal Records, and we had the feeling that we’d lose all support from them if we didn’t embark on this hideously materialistic and mercantile endeavour.” The band’s co-founder Stefan

    Billie Eilish celebrates historic Oscar win with James Bond theme No Time To Die. Editor Katie Watkin's  28/3/22 B illie Eilish has celebrated a historic win, scooping the Oscar for Best Original Song at last Oscar ceremony for the track    for "No Time To Die." The track was also co wrote with her brother  Finneas  - beat stiff competition from Lin-Manuel  Miranda  (Encanto), long-time nominee Diane Warren (Four Good Days) and even Beyonce herself (King Richard). Written for the James Bond film of the same name, and the final to see Daniel Craig star as 007, No Time To Die became the third consecutive Bond song to win an Oscar. Previous winners include  Adele for Skyfall in 2012, and Sam Smith for Writing On The Wall from Spectre in 2017.  Accepting the award, Billie thanked the siblings parents, who " have always been our biggest inspirations and our heroes. We love you as parents and we love you as real people, too.”

   Taylor Hawkins death:  Foo Fighters drummer dies at 50 Editor Katie Watkins 26/3/22 Legendary  drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters, has died at the age of 50, Taylor  Hawkins's passed away on  Friday according to reports issued by the band. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever.” “Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginable difficult time.” The cause of death has yet to be  determined.  Tributes have been flowing in for the drummer, with musicians and fans across the world expressing their shock at his sudden passing.   At the time of Hawkins’ death, The Foo Fighters were on tour in  South America . The band had just played in San Isidro, Argentina, last Sunday and were due to  perform in  Bogota ,  Colombia , on Friday night – the day his death was announced.  

  Placebo – Release there stunning new album " Never Let Me Go" Editor Katie Watkins 25/03/22 Rock band Placebo are back with a stunning new album titled " Never Let Me Go.  This is the bands first release in 9 years and what an album it is. Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that   Placebo   are ‘underrated’. Yes, certainly, the London band's flexible, nuanced, genre-straddling and sometimes unsettlingly sexual music   does   tend to be overlooked by the tastemakers of popular opinion whose bylines appear in the more ‘respectable’ areas of the mainstream  music press.  Placebo have achieved and maintained a level of success of which literally hundreds of ostensibly similar bands, who have all fallen and our now long forgotten, would give their souls to call their own.  ‘Never Let Me Go’, the British icons’ eighth album and is every bit the departure that the frontman suggests, while also being thoroughly listenable and retaining enough of the band’s rock-noir DNA

  Eminem Is The Only Artist To Hold Most Gold- and Platinum-Certified Singles In Music History Editor Katie Watkins 8th March 2022 . American rapper Eminem has the biggest accolade  music artist could wish for, the music sensation  now hold the record for the most single's being certified Gold and Platinum in music history. After a giant boost in streams that followed   Eminem’s Super Bowl Halftime performance   with Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent,  the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today announced 73.5 million new Gold & Platinum Program certifications for   Eminem .  The Slim Shady/Aftermath/Interscope artist is now the number one awarded musician for singles in the program’s history and one of only seven artists in any genre or era with three or more Diamond Album Awards. Eminem’s combined six RIAA Diamond awards – three albums and three singles –cement his place as one of the most accomplished artists in history. With today