Scroll down for some news on AC/DC's rescheduled tour dates, new music from Kanye West, De La Soul and Pixie Geldof and news on the next series of The X Factor.
Roger Daltrey 'may not ever' release solo album or biography
Rolling Stone magazine
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The Who's Roger Daltrey says he's working on a solo music project and a biography, but doesn't know if either of them will ever be released.
"I'll only release it if it's a good book. I don't care how long it takes," he told Rolling Stone, in an interview that also touched on forthcoming legends festival Desert Trip and supporting The Beatles in Blackpool.
"I won't sign a publishing deal," Daltrey continued. "People sign a publishing deal and they have to put it out because they've taken the money... I don't care about the money, I want a good book."
He also said he had "five great tracks" and was "looking for another five" for his solo project - which could be a soul album - adding, "I don't want anything mediocre on it".
However whether it ever sees the light of day remains to be seen.
"There's no record business. How do you get the money to make the records? I don't know," he said.
"I'm certainly not going to pay money to give my music away free. I can't afford to do that. I've got other things I could waste the money on."
AC/DC announce rescheduled US gigs with Axl Rose
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AC/DC have announced their rescheduled US tour dates with Axl Rose in place of singer Brian Johnson.
Rose stepped in after Johnson was forced to pull out due to the threat of total hearing loss, forcing the band to cancel a total of ten American tour dates.
The Guns N'Roses frontman has travelled around Europe with the band and now the Rock or Bust tour is set to resume in Greensboro, N.C on 27 August and finish in Philadelphia on 20 September.
"This band has got a ton of energy and you’re going to see a fusion of all that terrific chemistry that we have felt ever since rehearsals in Lisbon," said guitarist Angus Young.
As part of BBC's Music's Get Playing initiative, Midge Ure is on a road trip across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to discover the UK's best part-time band.
The former Ultravox frontman has been talking about why he loves music.
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UK's Best Part-Time Band starts Friday 3 June on BBC Four.
OneRepublic have confirmed a track purporting to be a collaboration between them and producer Calvin Harris is in fact a "fake".
The band's Ryan Tedder tweeted "It ain't me singing", adding that he would "gladly" collaborate in future.
Calvin continued the love in by adding "big up Ryan", swiftly followed by the 'person raising both hands in celebration' emoji (its official title, according to the internet).
Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee has revealed his band missed their own afterparty for their farewell gig on New Year's Eve at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
In an interview with Billboard, ahead of a one-night-only screening of The End concert movie on 14 June, Lee said: "We had a super, super crazy afterparty, but none of the other guys came to it.
"It was interesting. I asked around, like, 'Hey, where are the guys at?' and they're like, 'Oh, they left.' 'Whoa! OK...' Very disappointed, but in the same breath I kinda knew that was gonna happen, so I was prepared for it, y'know?"
The Crue have all gone their own ways since their final gig with Nikki Sixx on the road with his band Sixx:A.M and Lee working on his own music.
Rapper Loyle Carner on using music and cookery to help ADHD
Up-and-coming rapper Loyle Carner's been chatting about sweary lyrics, writing poetry and his new cookery project - which he's set up to inspire kids with ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
He told 6 Music's Craig Charles, who is manning the decks for Lauren Laverne this week, that ADHD is "not something to be fixed, it's something to be embraced."
"If you can channel it in the right way, like I do with music, or with cooking it can be a blessing and not a curse," he said.
"I didn't use to follow recipes, I just used to do it and it was kind of the kinetic energy of it that used to chill me out. When I came home from school I'd cook for an hour and a half and I thought if it worked for me, it could possibly work for other children in the same situation."
Listen to the interview below, or listen back to the full show.
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New Kanye West and Big Sean music teased
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Some new music from Kanye West and Big Sean has been teased in the form of a couple of snapchat videos of the artists in the studio.
They have worked together in the past, most recently on Sean's Dark Sky Paradise album.
The band, who released their second album I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It earlier this year, revealed the news in a mysterious press release, according to Gigwise.
It read: “The show will form part of a series of concerts that will be toured worldwide, with expanded visuals and a brand new set list including songs that have never been played live.
"The 1975’s constantly evolving performance will fuse art and technology to create a unique live experience.”
Oooh. Fans have to sign up to their mailing list for more info, but in the meantime you can catch up on their recent performance at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Exeter below:
Nile Rodgers is heading to the UK for BBC music Day
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Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers is one of this year's BBC Music Day ambassadors and is on his way over to the UK for this Friday's celebrations.
But his celebrity and all-round awesomeness doesn't make him immune to to the usual strict US airport security measures.
Nile will attend the finale of BBC Music Day at the Eden Project in Cornwall where Duran Duran are headlining the bill.
Zedd trails new documentary True Colors
Billboard magazine
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DJ and producer Zedd has shared the trailer for a new documentary detailing the making of his album True Colors, which will premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival tomorrow.
As well as clips of huge live shows, the film features interviews with members of Zedd's family, including his brother and dad, and renowned executives like Jimmy Iovine from Interscope Records.
Zedd will apparently treat viewers to an acoustic performance with unnamed "special guests" after the screening. The original album featured Troye Sivan and Selena Gomez, while a new version of the title track released earlier this year featured Kesha.
Music must run in the blood of the Geldof family - Bob's daughter Pixie has just unveiled two new songs on YouTube.
Her stuff is pretty downbeat and moody. Check out her breathy vocals on So Strong and Escape Route, her double A-side first single.
Her debut album I'm Yours is due on 16 September and here's what Pixie has to say on it:
"I'm Yours represents every single human I've ever loved in my life. Songs of love in every form, platonically, family, in romance. I'm a part of these people's lives and I'm theirs in any capacity they need me."
After his debut album 99.9% was widely praised by critics last month, producer Kaytranada's premiered a new remix of Rihanna's Kiss It Better.
Zane Lowe gave the dance remake a spin on his Beats 1 show, where the Canadian producer told him:
"I really love the song. I really wanted to remix it... it's hard to explain how it works. I just think about it then boom."
He also revealed a new mixtape titled0.01% is on the horizon. His debut album featured guest appearances from Vic Mensa, AlunaGeorge, Craig David and more.
Marks & Spencer's music switch-off 'could save thousands'
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Marks & Spencer is apparently set to save tens of thousands of pounds a year in performance fees after making the decision to switch off background music in stores.
It's in response to feedback from customers and staff, and the music-free policy will be implemented over the next few weeks at 300 branches across the UK.
M&S first introduced in-store music in 2006.
Music licensing company PRS for Music told the Press Association the retailers could save around £1,600 a year per 10,000 metres of shop floor space.
De La Soul premiere new collaboration with Snoop Dogg
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Ahead of some UK festival appearances this month, De La Soul have released a track from their forthcoming new album, And The Anonymous Nobody (due in August). It's called Pain and it features a verse from Snoop Dogg.
Just right for a sunny day, so let's hope the weather plays ball when De La Soul perform at Wild Life Festival in Brighton and The Parklife Weekender in Manchester next weekend.
Rappers 50 Cent and Meek Mill defend Troy Ave over TI gig shooting
Billboard magazine
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Fellow rappers 50 Cent and Meek Mill have leapt to the defence of Roland Collins aka Troy Ave, who has been charged over the fatal shooting of a man and wounding of three other people ahead of a TI gig in New York last week.
The Brooklyn-based MC, who was also wounded in the leg, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges after a video surfaced appearing to show him firing a gun at the venue.
His bodyguard, 33-year-old Ronald McPhatter, died after the shooting.
50 Cent said Collins had been acting in self-defence.
Meek Mill wrote on Instagram "The laws they made ain't designed to protect us!" adding "Because if that was a cop Tryna protect his life the police force gone stand behind them 100%."
Biffy Clyro and Tame Impala help Jools go out with a bang
Biffy Clyro, James Blake, Tame Impala and Michael Kiwanuka were among the performers on last night's Later with... Jools Holland, as it broadcast its final live show of the series.
It was Biffy's third appearance Later and they performed two tracks including Wolves of Winter...
Viewers were also introduced to Brooklyn-based punk-jazz trio Moon Hooch and Nashville singer-songwriter Lera Lynn, who wrote the soundtrack and starred in True Detective.
You can watch the show in full on iPlayer and the extended version is on BBC Two on Friday night. Check out Kiwanuka's performance of Black Man In A White World below.
New Metallica record 'will be done this summer'
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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has told a US music magazine the band's next album will be recorded by the summer, though it may not be out this year.
"We’re now coming towards the end of the musical creative process and we’re starting to look ahead and the process of how we’re gonna share this record with the universe", he told Metal Forces.
"The month of June is basically when we’re gonna sit down and figure what we’re gonna do with it all; what we’re gonna call it and what’s gonna be on it."
You can't beat an experienced pair of hands when trying to find the next big pop star - or at least that seems to be Simon Cowell's thinking for this year's series of The X Factor.
The 'new' judging panel has now been confirmed - with three of the show's former judges making a return to the ITV show alongside Simon - Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger.
Sharon was one of the original X Factor judges from 2004-2007, and again in 2013, while Louis has been on the show for a whopping 12 series.
Nicole (2012-2013) was so keen she even pulled out of a Broadway production of Cats to do it (to be replaced by Leona Lewis), while host Dermot O'Leary is also back to replace Caroline Flack and Olly Murs.
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Bjork calls out music industry sexism
Bjorkhas addressed sexism in the music industry at the launch of a new exhibition in Australia.
"I've been really lucky," she said of her success and DIY ethos. "The fact that I'm a woman and I can do that, it's kind of unique really."
"I have been hitting walls. Also, I think what's really macho is for example the music journalists in the world, it's really like a boys' club.
"They like music that is … a lot of it is for boys."
The new exhibition Bjork Digital is a new virtual reality project.
Roger Daltrey 'may not ever' release solo album or biography
Rolling Stone magazine
The Who's Roger Daltrey says he's working on a solo music project and a biography, but doesn't know if either of them will ever be released.
"I'll only release it if it's a good book. I don't care how long it takes," he told Rolling Stone, in an interview that also touched on forthcoming legends festival Desert Trip and supporting The Beatles in Blackpool.
"I won't sign a publishing deal," Daltrey continued. "People sign a publishing deal and they have to put it out because they've taken the money... I don't care about the money, I want a good book."
He also said he had "five great tracks" and was "looking for another five" for his solo project - which could be a soul album - adding, "I don't want anything mediocre on it".
However whether it ever sees the light of day remains to be seen.
"There's no record business. How do you get the money to make the records? I don't know," he said.
"I'm certainly not going to pay money to give my music away free. I can't afford to do that. I've got other things I could waste the money on."
AC/DC announce rescheduled US gigs with Axl Rose
AC/DC have announced their rescheduled US tour dates with Axl Rose in place of singer Brian Johnson.
Rose stepped in after Johnson was forced to pull out due to the threat of total hearing loss, forcing the band to cancel a total of ten American tour dates.
The Guns N'Roses frontman has travelled around Europe with the band and now the Rock or Bust tour is set to resume in Greensboro, N.C on 27 August and finish in Philadelphia on 20 September.
"This band has got a ton of energy and you’re going to see a fusion of all that terrific chemistry that we have felt ever since rehearsals in Lisbon," said guitarist Angus Young.
Full details on the band's website.
Midge Ure 'can't imagine a world without music'
As part of BBC's Music's Get Playing initiative, Midge Ure is on a road trip across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to discover the UK's best part-time band.
The former Ultravox frontman has been talking about why he loves music.
Video content
UK's Best Part-Time Band starts Friday 3 June on BBC Four.
Learn more about BBC Music's Get Playing.
OneRepublic confirm Calvin Harris track is 'fake'
OneRepublic have confirmed a track purporting to be a collaboration between them and producer Calvin Harris is in fact a "fake".
The band's Ryan Tedder tweeted "It ain't me singing", adding that he would "gladly" collaborate in future.
Calvin continued the love in by adding "big up Ryan", swiftly followed by the 'person raising both hands in celebration' emoji (its official title, according to the internet).
Watch this space...
Motley Crue missed their own tour afterparty
Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee has revealed his band missed their own afterparty for their farewell gig on New Year's Eve at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
In an interview with Billboard, ahead of a one-night-only screening of The End concert movie on 14 June, Lee said: "We had a super, super crazy afterparty, but none of the other guys came to it.
"It was interesting. I asked around, like, 'Hey, where are the guys at?' and they're like, 'Oh, they left.' 'Whoa! OK...' Very disappointed, but in the same breath I kinda knew that was gonna happen, so I was prepared for it, y'know?"
The Crue have all gone their own ways since their final gig with Nikki Sixx on the road with his band Sixx:A.M and Lee working on his own music.
Read more
Rapper Loyle Carner on using music and cookery to help ADHD
Up-and-coming rapper Loyle Carner's been chatting about sweary lyrics, writing poetry and his new cookery project - which he's set up to inspire kids with ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
He told 6 Music's Craig Charles, who is manning the decks for Lauren Laverne this week, that ADHD is "not something to be fixed, it's something to be embraced."
"If you can channel it in the right way, like I do with music, or with cooking it can be a blessing and not a curse," he said.
"I didn't use to follow recipes, I just used to do it and it was kind of the kinetic energy of it that used to chill me out. When I came home from school I'd cook for an hour and a half and I thought if it worked for me, it could possibly work for other children in the same situation."
Listen to the interview below, or listen back to the full show.
Video content
New Kanye West and Big Sean music teased
Some new music from Kanye West and Big Sean has been teased in the form of a couple of snapchat videos of the artists in the studio.
They have worked together in the past, most recently on Sean's Dark Sky Paradise album.
Head over to Fact magazine to hear the snippets, posted by Kanye's 'fashion associate'.
Sadly we can't post them here as they're, y'know, a bit sweary...
The 1975 announce 'biggest' gig in secret location
The 1975 have announced the "biggest UK headline show" of their career in December - but, for now a least, they’re keeping its location a secret.
The band, who released their second album I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It earlier this year, revealed the news in a mysterious press release, according to Gigwise.
It read: “The show will form part of a series of concerts that will be toured worldwide, with expanded visuals and a brand new set list including songs that have never been played live.
"The 1975’s constantly evolving performance will fuse art and technology to create a unique live experience.”
Oooh. Fans have to sign up to their mailing list for more info, but in the meantime you can catch up on their recent performance at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Exeter below:
Nile Rodgers is heading to the UK for BBC music Day
Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers is one of this year's BBC Music Day ambassadors and is on his way over to the UK for this Friday's celebrations.
But his celebrity and all-round awesomeness doesn't make him immune to to the usual strict US airport security measures.
Nile will attend the finale of BBC Music Day at the Eden Project in Cornwall where Duran Duran are headlining the bill.
Zedd trails new documentary True Colors
Billboard magazine
DJ and producer Zedd has shared the trailer for a new documentary detailing the making of his album True Colors, which will premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival tomorrow.
As well as clips of huge live shows, the film features interviews with members of Zedd's family, including his brother and dad, and renowned executives like Jimmy Iovine from Interscope Records.
Zedd will apparently treat viewers to an acoustic performance with unnamed "special guests" after the screening. The original album featured Troye Sivan and Selena Gomez, while a new version of the title track released earlier this year featured Kesha.
Watch the trailer and read more
Pixie Geldof unveils new music
Music must run in the blood of the Geldof family - Bob's daughter Pixie has just unveiled two new songs on YouTube.
Her stuff is pretty downbeat and moody. Check out her breathy vocals on So Strong and Escape Route, her double A-side first single.
Her debut album I'm Yours is due on 16 September and here's what Pixie has to say on it:
"I'm Yours represents every single human I've ever loved in my life. Songs of love in every form, platonically, family, in romance. I'm a part of these people's lives and I'm theirs in any capacity they need me."
Kaytranada gives Rihanna the remix treatment
After his debut album 99.9% was widely praised by critics last month, producer Kaytranada's premiered a new remix of Rihanna's Kiss It Better.
Zane Lowe gave the dance remake a spin on his Beats 1 show, where the Canadian producer told him:
"I really love the song. I really wanted to remix it... it's hard to explain how it works. I just think about it then boom."
He also revealed a new mixtape titled0.01% is on the horizon. His debut album featured guest appearances from Vic Mensa, AlunaGeorge, Craig David and more.
Listen to the track and read more
Marks & Spencer's music switch-off 'could save thousands'
Marks & Spencer is apparently set to save tens of thousands of pounds a year in performance fees after making the decision to switch off background music in stores.
It's in response to feedback from customers and staff, and the music-free policy will be implemented over the next few weeks at 300 branches across the UK.
M&S first introduced in-store music in 2006.
Music licensing company PRS for Music told the Press Association the retailers could save around £1,600 a year per 10,000 metres of shop floor space.
De La Soul premiere new collaboration with Snoop Dogg
Ahead of some UK festival appearances this month, De La Soul have released a track from their forthcoming new album, And The Anonymous Nobody (due in August). It's called Pain and it features a verse from Snoop Dogg.
Just right for a sunny day, so let's hope the weather plays ball when De La Soul perform at Wild Life Festival in Brighton and The Parklife Weekender in Manchester next weekend.
Pain also has its own interactive lyric video game, perfect for playing during your elevenses.
Rappers 50 Cent and Meek Mill defend Troy Ave over TI gig shooting
Billboard magazine
Fellow rappers 50 Cent and Meek Mill have leapt to the defence of Roland Collins aka Troy Ave, who has been charged over the fatal shooting of a man and wounding of three other people ahead of a TI gig in New York last week.
The Brooklyn-based MC, who was also wounded in the leg, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges after a video surfaced appearing to show him firing a gun at the venue.
His bodyguard, 33-year-old Ronald McPhatter, died after the shooting.
50 Cent said Collins had been acting in self-defence.
Meek Mill wrote on Instagram "The laws they made ain't designed to protect us!" adding "Because if that was a cop Tryna protect his life the police force gone stand behind them 100%."
Read more
Biffy Clyro and Tame Impala help Jools go out with a bang
Biffy Clyro, James Blake, Tame Impala and Michael Kiwanuka were among the performers on last night's Later with... Jools Holland, as it broadcast its final live show of the series.
It was Biffy's third appearance Later and they performed two tracks including Wolves of Winter...
Viewers were also introduced to Brooklyn-based punk-jazz trio Moon Hooch and Nashville singer-songwriter Lera Lynn, who wrote the soundtrack and starred in True Detective.
You can watch the show in full on iPlayer and the extended version is on BBC Two on Friday night. Check out Kiwanuka's performance of Black Man In A White World below.
New Metallica record 'will be done this summer'
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has told a US music magazine the band's next album will be recorded by the summer, though it may not be out this year.
"We’re now coming towards the end of the musical creative process and we’re starting to look ahead and the process of how we’re gonna share this record with the universe", he told Metal Forces.
"The month of June is basically when we’re gonna sit down and figure what we’re gonna do with it all; what we’re gonna call it and what’s gonna be on it."
Read more
Old faces returning as X Factor judges
You can't beat an experienced pair of hands when trying to find the next big pop star - or at least that seems to be Simon Cowell's thinking for this year's series of The X Factor.
The 'new' judging panel has now been confirmed - with three of the show's former judges making a return to the ITV show alongside Simon - Sharon Osbourne, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger.
Sharon was one of the original X Factor judges from 2004-2007, and again in 2013, while Louis has been on the show for a whopping 12 series.
Nicole (2012-2013) was so keen she even pulled out of a Broadway production of Cats to do it (to be replaced by Leona Lewis), while host Dermot O'Leary is also back to replace Caroline Flack and Olly Murs.
There have been some very varied reactions on Twitter...
Judges' auditions begin next Friday 10 June at Leicester City's King Power Stadium.
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