By Thomas Smith Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, Annie Lennox and Hans Zimmer are among the artists who have contributed to a new “silent” album to protest the U.K. government’s stance on artificial ...

On 3rd March 2008, the anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba released their thirteenth album, commonly known as The Boy Bands Have Won. In actual fact, the full title is an eye-popping 156 words long - a ...

The biggest Folk albums of the month (defined in partnership with English Folk Expo) by British and Irish artists, based on sales in the UK of downloads, CDs, vinyl and other formats, plus streams.

A drawing representing the message of Lucio Corsi at Sanremo goes viral, signed by a young Vesuvian portrait artist. Her name is Giusy Acunzo, she is 36 years old and from Boscoreale, the ...

From his early projects like 'House of Balloons' and 'Thursday' to recent albums 'Dawn FM' and 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' we ranked all of the Weeknd's albums—from worst to best. When The Weeknd first ...

Swans are back to announce their 17th studio album, Birthing, out on May 30th. They’ve also offered Birthing’s first single, the 20-minute-long “I Am a Tower.” With Michael Gira once again at the helm ...

A new album called Is This What We Want? features a stellar list of more than 1,000 musicians — and the sound of silence. With contributions from artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Blur’s Damon Albarn are among the stars who have taken part in a ...

More than 1,000 artists and musicians including Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, Sam Fender and Annie Lennox have recorded a silent album in protest at proposed changes to copyright law, which they say ...

But the Parliament-Funkadelic empire became a phenomenon, as Uncle Jam led his all-star virtuoso crew of “extra-terrestrial brothers” through a nonstop rush of visionary concept albums.

By Amelia Nierenberg Amelia Nierenberg reported from London while listening to the album: “Is This What We Want?” Sometimes, silence speaks louder than song. That’s the hope, at least ...