http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/ Get all the latest Music news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:08:20 +0000 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/_furniture/gfx/logos/femalefirst.png http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/ The frontman - renowned for his wild ways and partying lifestyle - tied the knot in a surprise ceremony surrounded by family and friends, held directly after the christening of the couple's ten month old daughter, Lulu, at St Charles RC Church in Manchester. The wedding guests hadn't been told ahead of the event, and believed they were only attending the christening. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/Shaun+Ryder-11034.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/Shaun+Ryder-11034.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:40:10 +0000 Music Øya Festival is delighted to announce a raft of new additions to the line up for their August event. This includes the first show of 2010 anywhere that M.I.A has announced, Paul Weller - on his first trip to Norway - LCD Soundsystem and Robyn. Additionally, a splendid array of Norwegian acts have also been added to the bill including: Moto... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/dancemusic/ya+Festival+2010-11033.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/dancemusic/ya+Festival+2010-11033.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:11:00 +0000 Music Roll up roll up, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls… the one and only student festival Beach Break Live have not only gone and bagged themselves a breath taking new site complete with 8 miles of pristine silky white sand and a woodland adventure park with its very own dry ski slope but they have also managed to pull a whopper of a line up ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/events/Beach+Break+Live+Announces+Monster+Line+Up-11032.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/events/Beach+Break+Live+Announces+Monster+Line+Up-11032.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:05:51 +0000 Music You Me At Six’s meteoric rise from the underground to the mainstream continues unabated. Already scheduled to play their biggest tour to date next month, the quintet will also release their new single 'Liquid Confidence' on April 19th on Virgin Records.   Combining tender emotions with the band's patented exuberant energy, 'Liquid Confi... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/popmusic/You+Me+At+Six+Liquid+Confidence-11031.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/popmusic/You+Me+At+Six+Liquid+Confidence-11031.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:57:56 +0000 Music Q Magazine, in conjunction with Live Nation, will launch its first New To Q tour this May. The seven-date UK tour comes on the back of Q’s New To Q Sessions showcase gigs for emerging talent at London’s Tabernacle in January and features a three-band bill.   Geordie indie-rockers Detroit Social Club, the hotly-tipped Tiffany Page a... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/events/Q+Live+Nation+present+New+To+Q+UK+Tour-11030.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/events/Q+Live+Nation+present+New+To+Q+UK+Tour-11030.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:55:42 +0000 Music Hot on the heels of their recent NME Award, Biffy Clyro release the new single ‘Bubbles’ on April 26th on 14th Floor Records. Released to coincide with their imminent UK tour, the single is taken from their current album ‘Only Revolutions’ that debuted in the Top 10 and has since sold 250,000 copies in the UK alone. A fiery... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/rockmusic/Biffy+Clyro+Bubbles-11029.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/rockmusic/Biffy+Clyro+Bubbles-11029.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:53:40 +0000 Music JLS, the most successful new group of 2009, end their incredible year by announcing their first UK Arena tour for December 2010. Due to phenomenal demand JLS have added six dates to their arena tour. With 4 shows in London already in their diary, JLS have added another to their winter tour. They will headline London’s O2 for the third time o... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/events/JLS+Add+Extra+Arena+Date-11028.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/events/JLS+Add+Extra+Arena+Date-11028.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:49:42 +0000 Music Looks like Lady GaGa might not be the fashion icon we all thought if this picture is anything to go by. It seems that Silver Columns have already ‘been there, done that’ when it comes to wearing a telephone on your head. Whether or not they pioneered the look first, or if they’re trying to piggyback on GaGa’s communication ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/indiemusic/So+this+Is+Where+Lady+GaGa+Got+The+Telephone+Hat+From-11027.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/indiemusic/So+this+Is+Where+Lady+GaGa+Got+The+Telephone+Hat+From-11027.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:37:10 +0000 Music The rapper - real name Earl Simmons - was taken into custody in Arizona, US, yesterday (09.03.10) and charged with five counts of probation violation. Sherrif Joe Arpaio confirmed the arrest and said the star - who was jailed in 2009 on charges of drug possession, animal cruelty and theft, stemming from various arrests in 2008 - is now in a Phoenix... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/DMX-11024.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/DMX-11024.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:15:25 +0000 Music The 'Stone Cold Sober' hitmaker said that although she is enjoying her pop career, she want to branch out into other areas of the media, and direct music videos - although her record company aren't confident enough to let her make her own yet. She said: "I'd especially like to direct videos I think. I'd like to do my own but my label don't trust me... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/Paloma+Faith-11025.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/Paloma+Faith-11025.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:15:25 +0000 Music The British indie band said they were initially too shy to play their songs to an audience, and they are still "pretty awkward" onstage, despite having played hundreds of shows and toured across North America. Producer and multi instrumentalist Jamie Smith said: "I never wanted to perform and was perfectly happy being in the shadows - it was the others who made me do it. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/The+XX-11026.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/The+XX-11026.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:15:25 +0000 Music The animated band's bassist, Murdoc Niccals, said with the group's third album their work "feels complete" and it could be the last time the collaborative project comes together. Murdoc - who is a cartoon mouthpiece for project masterminds, former Blur Frontman Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett - said: "I think it'd be very hard to top this one... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/Murdoc+Niccals+gorillaz-11023.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/Murdoc+Niccals+gorillaz-11023.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:15:24 +0000 Music The Howard League for Penal Reform today has launched its new campaign, Take Action 2010, to stop the relentless rise in our prison population and to urge the political parties to place more investment in communities to prevent the underlying causes of crime. Celebrities including Danniella Westbrook, Prunella Scales, Lady Sovereign and Emma Freud... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/Celebs+Back+New+AntiCrime+Campaign-11022.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/Celebs+Back+New+AntiCrime+Campaign-11022.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:11 +0000 Music American power-poppers Forever The Sickest Kids are stopping off at our offices on Monday as they make their way around the UK with their new celebrity best mates in You Me At Six and We The Kings. As always, we want you and your friends to get involved and put some super original questions to the six lads from Dallas Having already rocked out on... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/features/Forever+The+Sickest+Kids+Take+Over+FemaleFirst-11021.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/features/Forever+The+Sickest+Kids+Take+Over+FemaleFirst-11021.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:21:50 +0000 Music Veterans of three straight summers rocking Vans Warped Tour with their fresh and insanely hummable blend of classic-lined power-pop, punk energy and space-age electronics, breakthrough band Forever The Sickest Kids have  announced UK dates in March 2010 with “You Me At Six” and “We the Kings”. The tour coincides with t... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/rockmusic/Forever+The+Sickest+Kids+Friday-11020.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/rockmusic/Forever+The+Sickest+Kids+Friday-11020.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:12:41 +0000 Music Billy Corgan has launched a new open audition process to find a new bassist and keyboard player for The Smashing Pumpkins. Corgan has been forced to replace bassist Ginger Pooley after she quit the band last week to concentrate on motherhood. In the meantime, The Electric Prunes' star Mark Tulin will fill in. Corgan launched an audition process t... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/rockmusic/Want+To+Join+The+Smashing+Pumpkins+Audition+HERE-11019.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/rockmusic/Want+To+Join+The+Smashing+Pumpkins+Audition+HERE-11019.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:11:31 +0000 Music Lady GaGa’s Monster Ball tour is about to get even more graphic - she's releasing a concert DVD in 3D. The controversial singer hinted at the prospect by including a set of 3D glasses in her CDs when she released The Fame Monster album in December, telling fans they will be useful for "things happening soon". And now Gaga's reps have reveal... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/popmusic/Lady+GaGa+plans+3D+Concert+Release-11018.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/popmusic/Lady+GaGa+plans+3D+Concert+Release-11018.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:08:20 +0000 Music Rage Against The Machine star Tom Morello is returning to the Iron Man film franchise - even though his terrorist character was killed off in the first movie. The rocker, who was shot dead by Iron Man's alter-ego Tony Stark in the first film, has confirmed he's working on the score to the sequel. In a post on Twitter.com, the guitarist writes, "I... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/Tom+Morello+Back+In+Iron+Man-11017.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/Tom+Morello+Back+In+Iron+Man-11017.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:24 +0000 Music AC/DC's concert at Perth's Subaico Oval in Australia was a big headache for local police over the weekend - one fan glassed another outside the gig and a motorbike gang member was caught allegedly dealing methamphetamine. Police arrested the unnamed 29 year old after they found drugs during a search of his backpack on Saturday night. Meanwhile, a ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/rockmusic/ACDC+Gig+Ends+Badly-11016.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/rockmusic/ACDC+Gig+Ends+Badly-11016.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:58:47 +0000 Music Jessica Simpson has responded to rocker Billy Corgan’s kind words about her in a recent Rolling Stone article by calling The Smashing Pumpkins star a "very, very dear friend". A month after the pop star's ex-boyfriend, John Mayer, shocked and upset her by revealing details of their sex life in the magazine, Corgan, who is rumoured to be Simp... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/popmusic/Jessica+Simpson+Opens+Up+About+Billy+Corgan-11015.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/popmusic/Jessica+Simpson+Opens+Up+About+Billy+Corgan-11015.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:57:32 +0000 Music