Following The Signs are back with a point to prove. The Cork-formed nu-metalcore five-piece have released their new single “Stuck In Place,” taken from their EP ‘Evolve,’ both out now. It’s the most focused and ambitious work they’ve put their name to, and the single delivers the volatile blend of crushing metalcore, nu-metal groove, and progressive elements they’ve been sharpening since 2018.
‘Evolve’ expands on themes of societal pressure, survival, and rebellion across five tracks, with “Call To Rise” serving as a rallying cry for those living under oppression, whether imposed by individuals, systems, or governments. Punishing riffs, towering breakdowns, and searing vocals are balanced by atmospheric moments that give the record genuine dynamic range. This isn’t a group content to stay in one lane.
Following The Signs have been building their international profile steadily, with recent live performances in Warsaw and Kraków playing to their largest audiences yet. The response outside Ireland confirms what the Cork scene has known for a while: this is a group with real reach, delivering sonic aggression alongside a message that travels.
‘Evolve’ is out now. Following The Signs are Alan Jevens on vocals, Noel Crowley and Vincent Renoux on guitars, Rory Taylor on bass, and Chris Hanlon on drums.
If “Pinky Up” announced KATSEYE’s arrival at Coachella, “Touch” confirmed they had no intention of letting the moment slip. This is a group with a fanbase that mobilises fast and a live show that justifies every bit of the attention. The Sahara tent was their room on Friday night, and they knew exactly what to do with it.
Sabrina Carpenter headlined the Coachella main stage on Friday April 10th, and “Espresso” did exactly what it always does, lodged itself immediately and refused to leave. The live video crossed one million views within hours of going up on the official Coachella channel, with “House Tour” close behind. Those are headliner numbers by any reasonable measure, and Carpenter carried the weight of that slot with genuine ease. This is an artist who spent 2025 becoming one of the biggest names in pop, and Coachella 2026 is the kind of moment that cements it.
Teddy Swims brought his full voice to the Coachella main stage on April 10th, and “Mr. Know It All” was the vehicle. The live video is up now on the official Coachella channel, and it captures exactly what makes Swims such a compelling live performer: a raw, unguarded soul voice that doesn’t need production tricks to fill a space that size. Main stage Coachella is a serious platform, and Swims handled it like he belonged there completely.
KATSEYE hit the Sahara Stage at Coachella on Friday April 10th and the numbers say everything: Their performance of “Pinky Up” one of the fastest-moving clips from the entire weekend. That’s not a fluke. It’s a fanbase showing up with real intent for a group that has spent the past year building momentum on a genuinely global scale. The Sahara tent was the right room for this, high energy, tightly choreographed, and built for exactly the kind of pop spectacle KATSEYE deliver without breaking a sweat.
The xx took the Coachella main stage on Friday April 10th and reminded everyone within earshot why they’ve always occupied a category entirely their own. Their performance of “I Dare You” is now streaming via the official Coachella YouTube channel, and it’s the kind of live footage that holds up well beyond the festival moment itself. Sparse, controlled, and emotionally loaded, the track lands with the quiet intensity that has defined this band since their 2009 debut, and the desert amphitheatre setting only amplifies it.
Alan Jackson is going home to say goodbye. The country music legend has announced “Last Call: One More For The Road — The Finale,” a star-studded farewell concert set for June 27, 2026 at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. Tickets go on general sale April 15. The lineup joining Jackson on stage includes Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Jon Pardi, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, and Lee Ann Womack.
Jackson wrapped his final road show in Milwaukee in 2025, telling the crowd he had one last thing left to do. “I just felt like I had to end it all where it all started,” he said. “That’s in Nashville, Tennessee. Music City.” The farewell is the close of a touring career that began 40 years ago when Jackson and his wife drove to Nashville with a U-Haul trailer chasing a dream that turned into one of the most successful runs in country music history, more than 75 million records sold, dozens of number ones, and a catalog that defined neotraditional country for an entire generation.
The decision to step away is personal and health-driven. Jackson revealed in 2021 that he has Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a chronic neuropathy condition that affects balance and mobility. He’s also been clear about wanting to spend more time with family, including a growing number of grandchildren. “I don’t want to be away like I had to be in my younger days,” he said when he announced the farewell tour in 2024. For Jackson, this isn’t about leaving music. It’s about choosing what comes next.
The June 27 show at Nissan Stadium will be the punctuation mark on a career built entirely on Jackson’s own terms. He never chased crossover trends, never reinvented himself for new audiences, and never needed to. The music held. The fans stayed. And now, the man who drove into Nashville four decades ago with nothing but ambition gets to leave it on a stage surrounded by the genre he helped shape.
John Nolan, the British stage and screen actor whose six-decade career bridged the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Nolan cinematic universe, died Saturday at the age of 87. The Stratford-Upon-Avon Herald first reported his passing. No cause of death was disclosed.
Born in Westminster on May 22, 1938, Nolan trained at the Drama Centre London and built his foundation in classical theater, performing with the Royal Court Company and the RSC before establishing a long television career in Britain. He played the title role in the 1970 BBC miniseries Daniel Deronda, starred across two seasons of the environmental drama Doomwatch, and earned recognition for his stage work under director Trevor Nunn at the National Theatre. He was, by all accounts, a theater man first.
His connection to his nephews Christopher and Jonathan Nolan brought him to a vastly wider audience. He appeared in Christopher’s debut feature Following in 1998, then as Wayne Enterprises board member Douglas Fredericks in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight Rises, and again in Dunkirk in 2017. On television, Jonathan cast him as the enigmatic former MI6 agent John Greer in Person of Interest, a role he played across 27 episodes from seasons two through five. His final screen credit was Dune: Prophecy in 2024.
Christopher paid tribute directly: “My uncle John was the first artist I knew, and he taught me more than anyone about the search for truth in acting and the joys of creative achievement. I miss him terribly.” His wife, actress Kim Hartman, described him as “a free spirit, who always knew what he wanted and acted on his own terms, the only truly original thinker I think I ever knew.” He is survived by Hartman, their children Tom and Miranda, and grandchildren Dylan and Kara.
Asha Bhosle died Sunday in Mumbai at the age of 92, following hospitalization for a pulmonary chest infection and exhaustion. Her son Anand confirmed her passing. She leaves behind a career spanning more than eight decades, over 12,000 recorded songs in more than 20 languages, and a voice that defined the sound of Indian cinema for generations. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized her in 2011 as the most recorded artist in music history.
Born Ashalata Dinanath Mangeshkar on September 8, 1933 in Goar, Maharashtra, Bhosle began singing at nine years old after the death of her father, classical singer and actor Deenanath Mangeshkar. She recorded her first film song for the Marathi film Majha Bal in 1943, at age ten. Where her older sister Lata Mangeshkar became synonymous with classical grace and virtuous heroines, Bhosle carved her own lane entirely, bringing bold, dynamic energy, sensuality, and remarkable range to characters and songs that no one else could touch. She worked fiercely to build a sound and style that stood apart, and she succeeded completely.
Her partnership with composer R.D. Burman, whom she married in 1980, stands as one of the most transformative creative relationships in Bollywood history. Together they produced decades of landmark recordings across cabaret, rock, ghazal, disco, and classical styles. “It is only Pancham who has uncovered my range as a singer,” she said of Burman in 2023. Their collaboration lasted until his death in 1994. She also worked with O.P. Nayyar, Sachin Dev Burman, Khayyam, and A.R. Rahman, among many others, earning two National Film Awards, seven Filmfare Awards for Best Female Playback Singer, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.
Bhosle’s reach extended well beyond Bollywood. She collaborated with Boy George, recorded with R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, teamed with the Kronos Quartet on a Grammy-nominated album of R.D. Burman compositions, and inspired Cornershop’s 1997 international hit “Brimful of Asha.” Her final recording, “The Shadowy Light” with Gorillaz, released earlier this year on their album ‘The Mountain,’ paired her voice with imagery of a soul crossing into the afterlife. In an Instagram message posted by the band, she reflected on what awaited her: “I shall become one of those sounds, which shall eventually become a musical note in a beautiful song which shall be heard by several generations for thousands of years.”
She performed live at Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena on her 90th birthday, singing and dancing for three hours. At a press conference before the show, she declared: “Mein iss film industry ki aakhri Mughal hoon.” I am the last Mughal of the film industry. She was right.
Limberlost have form when it comes to making noise, and “Give It to Me (Redux)” is the clearest statement yet of where this band is headed. A reimagined version of their 2023 European fan favourite, the new recording layers high-energy guitar riffs, thunderous drums, and the kind of dual vocal firepower that stops you mid-scroll. It’s bigger, sharper, and considerably harder hitting than its predecessor.
The band’s twin lead vocalists, Brittany Lauren and Sammie Gorham, are both classically trained opera singers, and that foundation gives Limberlost something most rock acts simply don’t have: genuine vocal range married to genuine rock grit. On “Give It to Me (Redux)” that combination does real work, cutting through a production that’s simultaneously cinematic and raw, bridging classic rock intensity with a contemporary alternative edge.
The lineup has grown considerably stronger with recent additions. Metal Hall of Fame bassist Steve Unger, known for his work with Metal Church and Autograph, brings veteran technical depth to the recordings and the live show. His son Devon Unger handles lead guitar, and the pair add a new dimension to what was already a formidable unit rounded out by Anthony Ciarochi on keys and founding drummer Mike Burt.
The band is managed by Paul Crosby, drummer of multi-platinum rock act Saliva, and the strategic backing shows. ‘Beautiful Scars’, their acclaimed album, produced three SMR Top 50 singles and two award-winning videos with over a million views each. A new EP, ‘Villain’, is due later this year.
