OHMYGOSSIP — Rachel Stevens has hinted she is set for a solo comeback.
The S Club star admitted a recent festival appearance at London’s Mighty Hoopla has inspired her to consider launching a solo return, after she received a “brilliant reception” from the crowd.
She said on ‘The One Show’: “I just did a festival, Hoopla, a couple of weeks ago.
“It was the first time I’ve been back on stage doing my own stuff.
“It just felt amazing, and I had such a brilliant reception.
“It was incredible. I love performing so much, so it’s given me that buzz again to get back up there potentially.
“Who knows? Things are changing all the time.”
The 46-year-old singer reunited with her S Club bandmates last year, including a show at London’s O2 Arena in front of 20,000 people, which came just months after fellow band member Paul Cattermole was found dead aged 46.
Speaking about the band’s comeback in February, Rachel told Express.co.uk: “That was a really special thing to be able to do. It was a mix of emotions, really – a real mix of emotions.
“It does feel like we all – I think we all would say the same – we all just fit back together again.
“We’ve got so much history and all this sort of banter and fun and just doing it a different stage of our life.”
Rachel admitted the group – also made up of Tina Barrett, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, and Jo O’Meara, after Hannah Spearritt quit the reunion tour following Paul’s death – are “looking to carry on”.
She said: “We are potentially working on new music.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Perrie Edwards has hinted at more solo shows this year.
The Little Mix star – who recently played her first major gig at Capital Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium – feels her most “content” being onstage and can’t wait to get back out there.
She told the Official Charts Company of her live plans: “Yes, definitely. I want to get back on that stage as much as possible.
It’s incredible. I’ve missed being on the stage. I just feel like when I’m up there, I’m so so happy. I feel just so content.”
Perrie is close to securing the title for her debut solo album and admitted she has shed many “sad tears” over some of the tear-jerking ballads on the record.
Asked if she has been crying happy tears over her music as her next single is called ‘Tears’, she replied: “I don’t know about happy tears. Sad tears over some of my ballads, definitely, but not happy tears.”
Asked if she has a title yet, the ‘Forget About Us’ singer teased: “I think I have it. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps!”
Perrie – who has dropped her surname for her solo career – recently admitted she is “way more confident” without her Little Mix bandmates.
The ‘Wings’ girl group have been on hiatus since 2022, and Perrie insists branching out on her own has given her a major confidence boost because she doesn’t have the girls as a “comfort blanket”.
She told Numero Netherlands magazine: “‘I’m just way more confident now I suppose, because I don’t have people to hide behind.
“I was used to having the girls as my comfort blanket, whereas now I have to step up. I have to push myself out of my comfort zone a lot more than I’ve ever done before.”
Perrie launched her first solo single ‘Forget About Us’ in April and it will be followed by ‘Tears’ on June 21, and she’s admitted every song on her upcoming album features very personal lyrics including words about her footballer fiance Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and their son Axl.
She added to the publication: “I took inspiration from everywhere in my life. I took inspiration from my relationship with Alex, my son Axel, past friendships, relationships.
“How being in love makes you feel, my anxiety, literally everything that I kind of feel I’ve been through I’ve put into a song on the album.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Slash has declared “2025 is all about Guns N’ Roses”.
After recently teasing that the ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ rockers are “trying to make” their first record since 2008’s ‘Chinese Democracy’, on which he didn’t appear, the axe-slayer has revealed there are talks of a small tour and they are also hoping to get some new tunes ready for fans.
He told Loudwire Nights: “I’m going into the studio with the Conspirators [his project with Myles Kennedy], getting a new record done and then after that, 2025 is all about Guns N’ Roses.
Of their plans, he continued: “We’re trying to get some things going with that. I think there’s a small tour in the summertime next year. I heard a rumour about that anyway, so that’s going to be focused on that. But prior to that, it’s the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. tour, and then the Conspirators.”
He quipped: “It keeps me out of trouble, as they say.”
Slash recently released blues record ‘Orgy Of The Damned’, whilst bassist Duff McKagan is heading on a solo US tour.
Explaining why frontman Axl Rose and his The Conspirators collaborator Myles Kennedy don’t feature on his new album, Slash told the Daily Star Sunday newspaper’s Wired column: “It was my own side thing, so I wasn’t dragging my own guys in.
“Guns N’ Roses are trying to make their own record and I’m working with them in that capacity but this didn’t involve anyone else.”
In December, the group released ‘Perhaps’, backed by ‘The General’, which were both recorded around the same time as ‘Chinese Democracy’, just like 2021’s releases ‘Absurd’ and ‘Hard Skool’.
The notorious record was delayed for years and held up by legal issues, while Slash, Duff and drummer Matt Sorum quit the group, and only frontman Axl and keyboardist Dizzy Reed remained.
Slash has previously teased more new music from the hard rock band.
However, he later admitted he and his bandmates hadn’t penned any new material since reuniting.
He said in October 2021: “As far as new Guns is concerned; we haven’t even gotten to that point of really in earnest sitting down and writing.
“We’ve been doing a lot of material that’s been sort of sitting around for a while. So that will be a whole focused endeavour unto itself.”
The band reunited with original members Slash and Duff for the 2016 ‘Not in This Lifetime… Tour’.
Axl, Slash and Duff’s last studio album was 1993 covers record ‘The Spaghetti Incident?’.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lana Del Rey and Quavo have shared a teaser of their new song.
The 38-year-old singer has a collaboration with the 33-year-old former Migos star on the way called ‘Tough.
The pair sing: “Tough like the scarf on a pair of old leather boots / Like the blue-collar, red-dirt attitude / Like a .38 made out of brass / Tough like the stuff in my grandpa’s glass / Life’s gonna do what it does/ Sure as the good lord’s up above / Cut like a diamond shining in the rough, tough.”
Quavo previously teased the unexpected release back in May.
No release date has been shared yet.
Lana is preparing to release her country record ‘Lasso’, in September, but it’s not known if ‘Tough’ will feature on that or be for Quavo.
The ‘Sad Girl’ singer worked with regular collaborator Jack Antonoff and country music maker Luke Laird on the new tunes.
Speaking at Billboard’s pre-Grammy event in Los Angeles earlier this year, she teased: ”If you can’t already tell by our award winners and our performers, the music business is going country. We’re going country. It’s happening.
“That’s why Jack has followed me to Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Mississippi, over the last four years.”
In an Instagram video, she spilled: “Jack’s [Antonoff] in town, I’m going to see him work on some little songs. I’ve had a really beautiful week with [songwriter and producer] Luke Laird.”
The prolific star’s last studio album was 2023’s ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’.
Last year also saw the ‘Cinnamon Girl’ singer drop her leaked track, ‘Say Yes To Heaven’.
The standalone single was penned with Rick Nowels way back in 2012 and fell victim to a leak that saw the tune go viral on TikTok.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gene Gallagher’s band Villanelle are set to embark on their first UK tour.
Liam Gallagher’s 22-year-old son – whom he has with ex-wife, Nicole Appleton, of All Saints fame – and his bandmates will kick off their intimate run at Glasgow’s Stereo on November 19.
They will then head to Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham, and wrap at London’s Oslo on November 28.
Tickets go on sale on Friday (21.06.24) at 9am.
The group – completed by Ben Taylor (guitar), Jack Schiavo (bass) and Andrew Richmond (drums) – only formed earlier this year and have already opened for Liam on his solo ‘Definitely Maybe’ 30th anniversary tour, playing to the masses at London’s The O2 several times.
The Britpop legend invited Gene and co on the road with him after he was impressed by the group’s early gigs, including at London rock ‘n’ roll pub The Marquis.
Villanelle having been busy penning music and will share news of their first release soon.
Former Oasis rocker Liam’s son Lennon Gallagher, 24, whose mother is actress Patsy Kensit, also has a band called Automation.
The ‘Stand By Me’ hitmaker previously offered up some wise words to his offspring but admitted he’s letting the pair do things their way.
What’s more, the 51-year-old star insisted he won’t be getting involved if the pair end up growing apart like he and his estranged brother and former bandmate Noel Gallagher, 57, did.
When asked by one Twitter follower if he has any advice for Lennon, he replied: “Have fun keep it surreal beware of massive *****. (sic)”
And when another user said, “Don’t let Lennon stay away from Gene we don’t want the same story,” the ‘Wall of Glass’ hitmaker responded: “I’m staying out of it there both doing there own thing which is fair enough (sic)”

Villanelle’s November 2024 tour dates:
19th – Glasgow, Stereo
20th – Newcastle, The Grove
22nd – Manchester, Night and Day
23rd – Leeds, The Key Club
24th – Birmingham, Mama Roux’s
26th – Bristol, Dareshack
27th – Nottingham, The Bodega
28th – London, Oslo

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OHMYGOSSIP — Pixie Lott found it “scary” to make the album she really wanted to.
The 33-year-old pop star enjoyed a run of hit singles in the late 2000s with ‘Mama Do’ and ‘Cry Me Out’ but has not released a record in a decade and upon her return to the music industry with ‘Encino’, admitted that she “cannot believe” it has been so long.
She said: “I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since my last album, but I’m so excited to be back doing what I love the most. I’m taking risks this time.
“Previously, I’ve gone in the direction others have envisioned for me but nobody really ever pushed me to try the things I wanted.
“It’s scary but I’m going with my heart now – I want to show other sides of myself. I’ve always wanted to do something with a timeless, classic sound that could be played at any point in time.”
The ‘Boys and Girls’ hitmaker – who has eight-month-old son Albert with husband Oliver Cheshire – has released ‘Somebody’s Daughter’ as the lead single from the new album and was inspired to write the track after experiencing trolling online.
She said: “I try not to read any negative stuff online, but sometimes you can’t help it. ‘Somebody’s Daughter’ is a reminder that we’re all human – we need to be kind and put ourselves in someone else’s shoes more.”
Meanwhile, Pixie will be back the road with her live band over the summer.
Fans will be able to preview the record at an intimate show at London’s Hoxton Hall on 11 July.
Pixie will be playing with a six-piece band, which will also include some of her hits from the first three albums but with a raw, fresh take to sit alongside her new music.
For more info on the pre-sale, visit https://pixielott.ffm.to/encino.
‘Encino’ is set for release on 27 September.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Charli XCX has released a remix of ‘Brat’ song ‘Girl, so confusing’ featuring Lorde.
The New Zealand pop star was speculated to have been the subject of the track by the ‘360’ hitmaker, as Charli has spoken out on the comparisons between the pair and recently admitted she felt jealous of her peer’s success with her 2013 hit ‘Royals’.
She sings over a pulsating beat: “People say we’re alike/ They say we’ve got the same hair.”
Another line goes: “Yeah, I don’t know if you like me/Sometimes I think you might hate me/Sometimes I think I might hate you/Maybe you just wanna be me.”
Charli, 31, confessed she compared her music and fashion style to that of the 27-year-old Kiwi – whose real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor – and was envious that she was having huge success whilst she felt “insecure” about her own music.
The ‘Vroom Vroom’ singer released her debut album, ‘True Romance’, the same year, which failed to make the Top 40 in the UK – but did have a number one hit with ‘I Love It’ with Icona Pop.
In a candid interview with Rolling Stone UK, Charli said: “When ‘Royals’ came out, I was super jealous of the success that that song got, and that Ella got. You piece all this stuff together in your brain, like: ‘She was into my music. She had big hair; I had big hair. She wore black lipstick; I once wore black lipstick.’ You create these parallels and think, ‘Well, that could have been me.’ But it couldn’t have because we’re completely different people. I wasn’t making music that sounded anything like ‘Royals’. I think you just read what you want into it because you’re feeling insecure about your own work.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Post Malone is set to debut new music at the one-off ‘A Night in Nashville’ concert.
The ‘Circles’ hitmaker recently announced his sixth studio album, ‘F-1 Trillion’, will arrive on August 16, and he is heading to the music city in Tennessee a month before, on July 16, to play a special show – in partnership with Bud Light and strictly for fans aged 21 years and over – to showcase what he’s been working on.
The 28-year-old star said in a statement: “Bud Light has rocked with me for a while now, and I really can’t thank them enough for all the love and support they’ve shown through the years.
“July 16th is going to be a kick ass night and I can’t wait to share what I’ve been working on with everybody.”
Fans have been told to private message Bud Light on Facebook and Instagram to find out how to enter the ticket ballot.
Todd Allen, senior vice president of marketing for Bud Light, commented: “Post Malone is the hottest artist in the world and a loyal Bud Light partner and true fan of the brand. Bud Light has been so lucky to have a front row seat to his remarkable career over the years and we couldn’t be more excited to embark on this new era with him.
“Bud Light is bringing the best of country music to fans all summer long and ‘A Night in Nashville’ is the epitome of a true once-in-a-lifetime country experience we know fans will never forget.”
The follow-up to 2023’s ‘Austin’ features the already released singles ‘I Had Some Help’, with Morgan Wallen, 31, and ‘Pour Me A Drink’ featuring country star Blake Shelton, 48.
Meanwhile, Post recently gushed over Taylor Swift, 34, after appearing on the hit single ‘Fortnight’ from her LP ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.
He penned on Instagram: “It’s once in a lifetime that someone like @taylorswift comes into this world.
“I am floored by your heart and your mind, and I am beyond honored to have been asked to help you with your journey. I love you so much. Thank you Tay. (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — The Kinks star Dave Davies was left dismayed after spotting his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trophy up for sale on eBay “without his consent”.
The marble plaque from the ‘You Really Got Me’ group’s 1990 induction was listed on the re-sale site for $12,500 (£9,860).
Dave – who was joined by brother Ray, Pete Quaife and Mick Avory in the influential sixties group – insisted he had no idea how he lost the award but believes it could have been at the time of his stroke in 2004, as he was “incapacitated”.
He began a series of updates on X: “Regarding ebay listing for my RRHOF award statue has been made without my consent. I lost track of my award years ago and didn’t know where it was. If the person bought it at a storage unit it may have been and the time of my 2004 stroke when I was incapacitated in UK … I’m grateful to have made a full record from my stroke but it’s a shame that I wasn’t contacted. I’m assuming this is what happened. (sic)”
The 77-year-old guitarist contacted the seller and hoped to come to an agreement, so he doesn’t have to fork out $12,000 to get his prize back.
He added: “We’ve written to the seller and are waiting to hear back. I don’t want to have to pay 12 grand to get my own award back. But maybe we can work something out more reasonable.”
Asked how it got in someone else’s hands, he replied: “I don’t know except that it got lost when I was taken ill from my stroke decades ago.”
The owner of Colony Records in New York was the seller and said he would come to an agreement with Dave.
He wrote: “follow me and shoot me a message on X we will work it out (sic)”
And at 8.29am on Thursday (20.06.24), the listing was removed.
Whether the pair settled it, and Dave got it back for free, remains unknown at this time.

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OHMYGOSSIP — John Cale’s lockdown music was driven by rage.
The Velvet Underground founding member, 82, released his 13th studio record in 2023 after churning out a “huge tranche of songs” amid self-isolation during Covid, during which he says he was enraged by political incompetence.
Welsh native John told The Observer: “The lockdown sort of dictated what was going on, so my anger showed up fairly regularly.”
When asked what he was angry about, John responded: “Political stuff, mainly. I wasn’t really worried physically by what was going on with the lockdown, but there were some things that really annoyed me.”
He said that as a result he started writing songs with a “great deal more aggression than I have in the recent past”.
But he stressed it was part of a “romantic aggression”.
John gave the interview to promote his latest record, ‘POPtical Illusion’, which includes the track ‘Company Commander’, in which he says he is having a dig at “right-wingers burning their libraries down”.
His track ‘I’m Angry’ on the record has lyrics that suggest its themes are mortality and regret.
But John elusively said when asked to explain its meaning: “My songs have an interior logic, but I also think people want to discover things for themselves when they listen to them, just as they would when they read a poem.”
On his new track ‘How We See the Light’ John’s lyrics include mentions of “wasted time” and learning a lesson in the “quiet ways of love”.
When asked if the words represented a conversation he was having with himself, John admitted: “Partly, yes. My younger self.
“It’s simply acceptance. With all the turmoil that was going when I wrote this record, I was really glad to have even some moments of reflection – and gratitude.”
John met Velvet Underground singer Lou Reed – who died aged 71 in 2013 after battles with hepatitis, diabetes and liver cancer – in 1964 in New York.
When asked is he had been tempted to write a song about his late bandmate, John – who had a famously stormy relationship with the singer – said: “I think I have already, however vague they may seem.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lily Allen found it easier to create music when she was on cocaine.
The ‘Smile’ singer, 39, has been sober for almost five years after giving up class-A drugs and drink in 2019, but has now admitted she found the substances were effective at making her feel more liberated when she was making songs.
She told The Observer: “Drugs and alcohol were very good at drowning out my inner critic.
“When you take cocaine you think all of your ideas are brilliant and need to be shared.”
Lily also told how she has been working on new music, adding: “I have about
100 of them!”
But her Observer profile said she “doesn’t feel like they’re any good” so she has decided to call “time on that side of her career for a while” to continue pursuing acting.
Next summer she is due to star in a theatre production of ‘Hedda Gabler’ in Bath, and is taking the time before it starts to enjoy time with her daughters Ethel, 12, and Marnie, 11, who she had with her 46-year-old former husband Sam Cooper.
But Lily – who has been married to 49-year-old ‘Stranger Things’ actor David Harbour since 2020 – added about missing performing live: “I can really miss those extreme highs.
“Like I miss being on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury and rushing my t*** off.
“I know that I will never experience that again, and there’s a sadness that comes with that.
“But I am level. I’m no longer having really terrible, long periods of time of absolute despair.”
Lily’s turbulent times have included the stillbirth of her son George in 2010, as well as her divorce from Sam Cooper and a stalker ordeal in 2015 that saw her fanatical follower getting into her bedroom.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Normani hinted at solo concerts as she admitted she’s been “deprived for so long” of performing live.
The former Fifth Harmony star dropped her hotly anticipated debut solo album, ‘Dopamine’, last week, and she has admitted she is longing for the day she gets back onstage after being holed up in the studio.
She told Vogue: “That’s where I thrive the most. I know everybody has a favourite part of the process, and for me, I just love performing in any shape or fashion, whether it be music videos or award shows. I feel like I haven’t done that in so long either, so I’m really eager for that part—I need that part. Honestly, I feel like I’ve been deprived for so long, because I’ve been on the other side of it. There’s so much that I want to do, and my fans inspire me so much too, so I’m curious to see what their favourites are.”
The 28-year-old singer has been avoiding reviews of the record.
Explaining why, she said: “I don’t really know what people are saying, honestly. I told myself that I owed it to myself to not be so consumed by it or allow the noise to jade this day for me. I hear that there’s a lot of positivity from my family and friends and everybody around, so I’m really excited about that. But yeah, I’ve just been in my moment of stillness and trying my best to be present and have gratitude for where I am right now, and how far I’ve come personally.”
The ‘Wild Side’ singer also gushed about getting to work with her idol, singer-songwriter James Blake, 35, on the track ‘Tantrums’, and how she felt able to “let my guard down” in his company.
She said: “Honestly, I’ve always been such a huge fan of James. I reached out to him and asked if he wanted to collaborate. I think working with him really allowed me to let my guard down—it was very freeing. It wasn’t about checking off a box but making something for the love of the music and for the love of the art, with no expectations. And he was so down. He’s honestly one of the best human beings that I’ve come across, not only in the industry, but in life. He believed in the record just as much as I did. And there was just equal reciprocation, and he was down to get it right—we went through a lot of versions, but he didn’t make me feel like I was doing too much. He supported and encouraged my ideas. I’m really appreciative for that, for him making the process a little bit more peaceful in spite of everything else.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tom Morello has recorded a track with his 13-year-old son because the teen is a “shredding prodigy”.
The Rage Against the Machine rocker has teamed up with Roman to record ‘Soldier In The Army Of Love’ for his new solo album and he revealed the youngster became a guitar whizz after spending the COVID-19 lockdowns learning to play the instrument.
Tom told NME: “[The song is] a collaboration with my 13-year-old son, Roman. During the pandemic, while the rest of us were baking bread and trying to learn a language, he was practising guitar for eight hours a day.
“I’ve been relegated to being the rhythm guitar player in my family as I have a shredding prodigy now who’s really giving me a run for my money.”
He added of his decision to work on a track with Roman: “One day I was walking by his room and these huge drop-D riffs were coming out of there and I said ‘What’s that’ and he said ‘Oh, I’ve just been working on some riffs, do you think these go well together?’
“I was like ‘Son. Those go very well together and we’re about to write our first song together.”
He said of the song: “It’s got huge Morello riffs from multi-generations and a shredding guitar solo where you have to guess which one of us played.”
Tom went on to reveal he’s “so proud” of Roman’s musical ability because he’s been putting in hours of practice to improve his skills, calling his hard work “inspiring”.
‘Soldier In The Army Of Love’ is set for release on June 28 and features on Tom’s upcoming solo album. He’s yet to reveal any further details about the record, which will be his first ever full-length solo record following previous side projects including The Nightwatchman.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sir Paul McCartney is bringing his ‘Got Back Tour’ to the UK this December.
The Beatles legend promised to perform shows in his homeland when he last played this side of the pond at Glastonbury, in 2022.
And he will bring his long-running jaunt – which began in 2022 – to London and Manchester later this year and has vowed to bring the “party”.
Fans of the 81-year-old music legend can expect “hours of the greatest moments from the last 60 years of music – dozens of songs from Paul’s solo, Wings and of course Beatles catalogues that have formed the soundtracks of our lives.”
He said: “I’m excited to be ending my year and 2024 tour dates in the UK.
“It’s always such a special feeling to play shows on our home soil. It’s going to be an amazing end to the year. Let’s get set to party. I can’t wait to see you.”
It will mark the first time the ‘Hey Jude’ hitmaker has performed in the British capital since 2018, when he was at The O2, whilst his last Manchester show was in 2011 at the Manchester Evening News Arena.
The UK shows will bring the ‘Got Back Tour’ 2024 to its conclusion.
After two nights at Manchester’s new Co-op Live arena on December 14 and 15, Macca will play two consecutive nights at The O2 on December 18 and 19.
Tickets go on sale from Friday (21.06.24) at 10am.
The UK tour news comes after McCartney recently revealed he is playing five shows in South America this October.
The ‘Let it Be’ hitmaker is heading to Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, and Peru, between October 1 and 27.
An announcement on his website read: “Paul will bring his acclaimed ‘Got Back’ tour to South America later this year! Fulfilling his promise to ‘get back’, Paul will return to Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru. His first show of 2024 will take place on 1st October in Montevideo.”
Meanwhile, the ‘Blackbird’ hitmaker recently become the UK’s first billionaire musician.
Macca has seen his wealth double from £50 million to take the top spot once again in this year’s Sunday Times Rich List.
It’s all thanks to his 2023 ‘Got Back’ tour, the increase in value of his back catalogue, the re-release of two Beatles compilation albums, and Beyonce covering ‘Blackbird’ on her new album ‘Cowboy Carter.
He previously took the top spot in 2022, when his fortune was estimated at £865 million, and 2023 when he had £950 million.

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The UK ‘Got Back Tour’ dates:
Saturday 14th December – Co-op Live, Manchester, UK
Sunday 15th December – Co-op Live, Manchester, UK
Wednesday 18th December – The O2, London, UK
Thursday 19th December – The O2, London, UK

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OHMYGOSSIP — Darius Rucker has praised Beyoncé for putting “so many eyes” on country music with her LP ‘Cowboy Carter’.
The Hootie and the Blowfish frontman, 58, insists it was a massive deal that the ‘Single Lades’ hitmaker, 42, opened up the genre to even more people and proved that country music isn’t just for white people.
Appearing on ‘Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace’, he said: “I can’t express enough how big what she did was because she brought so many eyes to the genre.
“You know, one of the things I love about what Beyoncé did is when I started making country music and having hits, I’d have African American women and men come up to me and go ‘I love country music, it’s just I could never say it.’
“And she brought, I think, even more eyes to the genre and more people looking at it and more Black people going ‘Alright man, I like country music.’”
The Grammy winner became the first Black woman with a number-one country song in Billboard history with the hit ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ from the LP.
The musician previously argued that Beyoncé’s album is good for country music.
Darius – who pivoted to country music back in 2008 – told Us Weekly: “I’m happy for her. I’m happy for the genre.
“The eyes that she brought to country music went up, and that’s always a good thing when you have more people watching country music.”
Darius also hopes that other black musicians will follow the same path as Beyoncé.
He explained: “I hope what she’s done translate[s] even more than it already has to more people of colour getting a shot at country music.”
Luke Grimes also recently declared Beyoncé’s country music is “great” for the genre.
The 40-year-old star told The Independent: “It’s music. It’s not rocket science. People are trying to make sounds that make you have a better time. Why would you be mad at that?”
He subsequently hailed Beyonce as “one of the most talented people on Earth”, and the musician believes she’s already had a positive impact on the genre.
Luke explained: “She’s one of the most talented people on Earth, so hell yeah, if she likes country too, that’s great.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Queens of the Stone Age teased they have “some aces in some sleeves”, but first, they will take a “little break”.
The Josh Homme-fronted rock band headlined Download Festival last Friday (14.06.24), and following the release of their 2023 LP, ‘In Times New Roman…’ and ahead of their upcoming reissue of their 1998 self-titled debut album on vinyl, which boasts bonus tracks, Guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen and drummer Jon Theodore have spoken about the ‘No One Knows’ group’s future.
The former told NME of their plans after Download and the rest of their shows this year: “Sleep! I think we’re going to take a little break. I know we have some plans for next year that are loosely being talked about.”
Without stating if it’s release-related or performing, the sticksman said: “There are definitely some aces in some sleeves so to speak…”
Tory then hinted: “There is always music that we can get back to, but we’re also in the middle of this really long summer tour, and that’s what we want to make sure that we’re still excited about. Even at the end. So that takes all of our energy away from things like writing a new song or talking about making an animated movie about the behind-the-scenes of the making-of a documentary.”
Jon added: “We’ve been in sort of fifth or sixth gear. We have to get into neutral at some point and come up for air – see our families, rest our bodies, spend some time apart from one another. Because at this point it’s sort of this large, five-headed organism. It’s like the thing almost, so we need to free some of the surfaces to regrow. That way we can regroup and come back and do some more.”
QOTSA’s current stint on the road is due to end on October 6, when they play Mempho Music Festival in Memphis, Tennessee.

Source: IconInsider.com