Sam Thompson was set to team up with ex-girlfriend Zara McDermott’s new partner Louis Tomlinson at the Soccer Aid fundraiser on Sunday night

John Stamos was by Beach Boys founding member Mike Love’s side when news of Brian Wilson’s death on Wednesday stunned the music world. ‘His face went blank,’ the actor recalls.

Do we need dance remixes of The Cure’s brilliantly depressing ‘Songs of a Lost World’? Turns out yes we do, with help from Four Tet, Mogwai, Orbital, Daniel Avery, and more.

As the artwork for Sabrina Carpenter’s upcoming album Man’s Best Friend sparks widespread debate, we revisit some of the most controversial album covers of all time

I can think of absolutely no comparison point for King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. They are a one of one. The Australian psych-rockers crank out an unholy amount of music, and they freely switch genres and moods from album to album. If you’re a devoted King Gizzard fan, then you must not have much time in your life for basically any other music at all. Nevertheless, they seem to get bigger and bigger with each new release, and all those albums are pretty good! Their undiminished creative flow is really something to witness, especially as it leads them to a freaky-ass experiment like their new orchestral album Phantom Island.

The Beach Boys mastermind has been the subject of pop scholarship and major boxed sets, but some corners of his oeuvre remain unreleased.

Central BID is proud to announce two exhibitions set to open in Birmingham celebrating the solo achievements and global awards of rock icon Ozzy Osbourne and the album art of the original Black Sabbath lineup – just in time for their historic homecoming concert at Villa Park. The free-to-enter exhibition at Birmingham Museum & Art

The Made in Chelsea star came face to face with his ex-girlfriend’s new partner at training but has now announced he is pulling out

Badly Drawn Boy has shared a story of how The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ once led to him making a track with The Fall’s Mark E. Smith.

The men are both on the same England team for Unicef, but tried to not to draw attention to themselves, although at one point, Louis was caught staring at Sam.