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Blur's Damon Albarn Didn't Want To Do Second Wembley Stadium Show

Damon Albarn wanted to cancel Blur's second Wembley Stadium comeback show - because he was “not into going onstage”.The 'Parklife' hitmakers - comprising Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon and Alex James - got back...

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Damon Albarn Mocks Coachella Crowd For Not Singing Along To Girls And Boys

Damon Albarn informed the apathetic crowd that Blur will never play Coachella again.The Britpop legends were performing 90s tune 'Girls and Boys' at the California music festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on...

Liam Gallagher

Liam Gallagher Bashes Blur And Says Their Music Is ‘For Posh Brats’

Liam Gallagher has hit out at longtime rivals Blur and declared their music is “for posh brats”.The 51-year-old former Oasis star responded to the Britpop group's frontman Damon Albarn, 56, who revealed several Americans have...

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Blur To Release Documentary And Concert Film

Blur are to release both a concert film and a documentary charting their 2023 reunion.The 'Parklife' hitmakers - comprising Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon and Alex James - got back together for their first...

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa Brands Britpop Stars ‘Obnoxious’ For ‘90s Antics

Dua Lipa has branded Britpop stars “obnoxious” for some of their behaviour in the Nineties.When she was asked for her thoughts on rants by the likes of Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn against female artists...

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Damon Albarn Slams The Rolling Stones: 'They're Getting Worse!'

Damon Albarn has accused The Rolling Stones of "objectifying" Sydney Sweeney in their latest music video.The 26-year-old actress appears in a skimpy leather outfit in the back of a car as younger versions of the...

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Damon Albarn Is Hacked Off With The Rolling Stones And Their New Album Hackney Diamonds

Damon Albarn has put The Rolling Stones on blast slamming their album 'Hackney Diamonds', accusing them of objectifying Sydney Sweeney and getting "worse" at staying themselves.The Blur frontman has taken a swipe at the legendary...

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'It’S Too Much For Me': Damon Albarn Says Blur Is Going On Hiatus Again

Damon Albarn says it's time for Blur to "wrap up" again after a fleeting reunion.The 'Song 2' hitmakers - also comprising Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree - reunited to release their first album...

Gorillaz

Damon Albarn's 'Super Power' Is His Writing And Creativity, Says Gorillaz Bassist Seye Adelekan

Gorillaz bassist Seye Adelekan has praised Damon Albarn for never wanting to stand still creatively.The musician has toured with Damon and Jamie Hewlett's band since 2017 and says the 55-year-old singer’s “super power” is always...

Noonoonuri Becomes Warner Music Central Europe's First Ai-enhanced Signing

Warner Music Central Europe have signed their first Artificial Intelligence-enhanced act. The digital character Noonoonuri has released her debut single, ‘Dominoes’ - which is based on a real singing voice but amended to give her...

Noel Gallagher

'That's What Riled Me': Noel Gallagher's Adele Feud Was Sparked By Assistant Visit

Noel Gallagher got annoyed when Adele sent an assistant to visit him.The former Oasis rocker recently branded the 'Hello' hitmaker's music as "offensive" and compared her to the late singer Cilla Black and has now...

Kate Bush

Ba-blow-shka!: Kate Bush Allegedly Sampled Her Own Farts

Kate Bush allegedly recorded her farts on her hits.The 'Wuthering Heights' hitmaker used a Fairlight synthesizer to sample the sound of her flatulence.Donal Lunny, a producer and session musician on Kate's albums, recalled in an...

Hozier

Hozier Would Strike Over Ai Concerns In Music

Hozier would "absolutely" strike if action was taken over the use of AI in music.In the film industry, writers and actors have been marching on the picket lines over concerns about the rise in AI,...

Noel Gallagher

Belittle By Belittle: Noel Gallagher Calls Rival Sibling Liam Gallagher The 'Tambourine Player' In Oasis

Noel Gallagher has referred to his rival brother Liam Gallagher as the "tambourine player" in Oasis.The siblings have been at war ever since the legendary Britpop group parted ways following a backstage bust-up between guitarist...

Damon Albarn

Damon Albarn: 'We're Gonna Need More Drugs To Get Through Absurd Ai'

Damon Albarn has quipped that "we’re gonna need better drugs" to get through an age of AI.The 55-year-old Blur frontman has slammed AI versions of the 'Parklife' group's songs sung in the vocal likeness of...

Blur

Blur Declare Wembley Shows Best Gigs Ever

Blur think their recent Wembley Stadium shows were their “best ever” gigs.The ‘Narcissist’ hitmakers have been performing together for over 30 years but don’t think anything they’ve done can compare to their two recent huge...

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Damon Albarn Felt 'Lost' Writing Blur's New Album

Damon Albarn felt "lost" while writing Blur's new album.The 55-year-old musician wrote 'The Ballad Of Darren' while touring with Gorillaz last year, and he admits that it was a difficult process.Speaking to BBC Radio 6...

Blur

Blur Here To Stay! Britpop Legends Insist The Band Is 'Something That None Of Us Can Ever Walk Away From'

Blur are open to more "interesting" concert opportunities after playing two sold-out nights at London's Wembley Stadium, vowing never to "walk away" from the band.The reunited Britpop legends - who headlined Glastonbury in 1998 and...

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Damon Albarn Predicts New Oasis Album And Tour

Damon Albarn is convinced Oasis are on the verge of a huge comeback with reunion shows and a new album.The Blur frontman has previously joked he's "put money" on his former Brit pop rivals...

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Damon Albarn 'Found Britpop Success Difficult To Deal With'

Damon Albarn "found it difficult" to cope with his Britpop success.The 55-year-old star enjoyed huge success as part of Blur during the Britpop era in the 1990s - when British bands dominated the musical landscape...

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Britpop Legend Damon Albarn Working On An Opera

Britpop legend Damon Albarn is working on an opera.The Blur and Gorillaz star has revealed he's putting 1807's 'The Magic Flute Part II' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the sequel to Mozart's 'Magic Flute', to...

Damon Albarn

Gorillaz Release New Single And Announce Virtual Shows

Gorillaz have released a new single called 'Skinny Ape' and announced two virtual shows to be held in New York and London.Damon Albarn's group have shared their new track 'Skinny Ape' - the fourth to...

Graham Coxon

Graham Coxon Was Terrified By ‘Unhinged’ Blur Fans

Graham Coxon didn’t sleep for months at the height of his fame in Blur because he was terrified by “unhinged” fans who made his life a “nightmare”.The guitarist shot to fame in the 1990s as...

Graham Coxon

Blur To Play Two Nights At Wembley Stadium Due To Phenomenal Demand

Blur have announced a second Wembley Stadium reunion gig "due to phenomenal demand".The Britpop legends recently announced a pair of reunion shows at London's Wembley Stadium on July 8, 2023, and Beauregard Festival in Hérouville-Saint-Clair,...

David Rowntree

Dave Rowntree Says Blur's 'Chemistry Cannot Be Manufactured'

Dave Rowntree believes Blur got "much better" after bassist Alex James joined the band.The Britpop legends have just announced a pair of reunion shows at London's Wembley Stadium and Beauregard Festival in Hérouville-Saint-Clair, Normandy next...

Blur

Blur To Reunite For One-off UK Headline Show Next Year

Blur are reuniting for their first headline show since 2015 at London's Wembley Stadium next year.The Britpop legends haven't toured together since their run in support of their comeback LP 'The Magic Whip', seven years...

Damon Albarn

Gorillaz Launch Vodka Collaboration With Smirnoff

Gorillaz have teamed up with Smirnoff to launch their own bottle of special edition vodka.Damon Albarn's band has created an exclusive limited edition Smirnoff x Gorillaz bottle featuring the group's characters as well as their...

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Damon Albarn Teases Billie Eilish Collaboration

Damon Albarn is planning to collaborate with Billie Eilish on new music.The Blur and Gorillaz legend - who has a great mutual respect for the 'Bad Guy' hitmaker - joined Billie during her headline set...

Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks Demanded Being Made Into An 'Honorary Gorilla'

Stevie Nicks demanded she be made into an "honorary Gorilla" if she was to feature on their album 'Cracker Island'.The Fleetwood Mac legend appears on the track 'Oil' on Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett's...

Graham Coxon

Graham Coxon Wanted Blur To 'Miss' Him

Graham Coxon wanted Blur and their fans to "miss" him when he departed the Britpop group.The guitarist entered rehab for alcoholism in 2001 and his communications with his bandmates broke down and they decided to...

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