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The city of Birmingham has officially announced its inaugural ‘Ozzy Day’ celebrations, which will take place exactly one year after Ozzy’s death in 2025.

Gojira have announced a fill-in for dummer Mario Duplantier for their upcoming festival performances after dealing with U.S. visa issues.

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The Killers and Olivia Dean will headline the first Ocean Way Festival

Apples for Isaac features contributions from late drummer Clem Burke

A crunk-inflected single, “Crash Out,” follows last month’s “Too Easy”

The creator and long-running host of the influential show helped spearhead alt-rock’s mainstream explosion

For independent musicians, releasing music has never been easier, but turning that music into a sustainable income remains one of the biggest challenges. While platforms like Spotify offer global reach, many artists are discovering that the most reliable revenue often comes from direct-to-fan sales, physical releases and dedicated communities. Streaming: Exposure Over Income Spotify has become the dominant way people discover and consume music, giving independent artists access to millions of potential listeners. However, streaming royalties remain a major challenge. […]

AI music platform Suno is facing renewed scrutiny after a security breach reportedly exposed internal files suggesting the company trained its music generation models using millions of songs and lyrics scraped from platforms including YouTube, Deezer and Genius. According to a report from Pitchfork, citing documents obtained by 404 Media, the hack occurred in late 2025 but only became public this week. The leaked material allegedly includes source code and internal documentation detailing datasets compiled from YouTube Music, Deezer, Genius, […]

For years, mainstream pop has chased polished perfection. However, a growing counter-movement in alternative, electronic, and indie music is deliberately embracing sonic imperfections like distortion, clipping, and tape hiss. This shift reflects a desire for humanity in music. As digital tools and artificial intelligence make technically flawless songs easier to generate, artists are choosing to leave the cracks intact, allowing raw background noise and vocal inconsistencies to shape the emotional language of their music. A leading figure in this movement […]