American music data analysis company BuzzAngle have released their first annual report on music consumption, revealing that Twenty One Pilots’ album 'Blurryface' sold more units on vinyl in the States than any other album in 2016 - out-selling the likes of Radiohead, David Bowie, and Adele.
And what’s more, 'Vessel' also came in at #9.
Much to the delight of guests at Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's New Year's Eve party last week, Paul McCartney made a surprise appearance, joining The Killers on-stage to perform The Beatles' song 'Helter Skelter' together live.
Watch clips of the performance below...
After disappearing for the entirety of 2017, Ed Sheeran has announced that he will be releasing new music this coming Friday, January 6th at 5am GMT / midnight ET - which is 6pm for us in New Zealand - and that he’s continuing his tradition of naming albums after mathematical symbols.
Watch some video teasers from Ed below...
Ahead of the release of their upcoming new album 'I See You' (out on January 13th), The xx have released a video of them singing 'Say Something Loving' at a karaoke bar in Tokyo recently - during which, both Jamie and Romy sport some interesting headwear.
Watch The xx’s karaoke video below, as well as listen to the entirety of the new song...
Martin Garrix was in Myanmar over New Year’s playing AVA Festival, and during his DJ set he played a bit of a new song of his which features the distinct vocals of none other than Miss Dua Lipa.
“Are we both losing our minds?” she sings on the track, before the bass drops in classic Garrix fashion.
Listen to a snippet of the song below…
P.S. Read our latest Dua Lipa interview here.
Halsey recently performed renditions of her songs ’Colors’ and ‘Castle’ at the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Concert - accompanied by an orchestra and choir for the epic performance.
Via her Instagram, she revealed the meaning behind the number painted onto the leather jacket she wears during ‘Castle’, saying the following:
To celebrate the release of ‘La La Land’ into NZ cinemas - it’s out now, FYI - we’ve compiled a list of things that we currently appreciate about #1 dreamboat, Ryan Gosling (who also plays piano in the film).
But first, here’s some official info:
Laneway 2017 artist Aurora is wrapped in a cocoon by drones in her recently released music video for 'Winter Bird', which was made in conjunction with YouTube Music and the Carnegie Mellon University School of Art and Robotics Institute.
Watch the 'Winter Bird' music video below...
P.S. Click here to read our latest interview with Aurora.
Queen of Open Letters, Ariana Grande, has today spoken out against the objectification of females and "the kinds of moments that contribute to a women’s sense of fear and inadequacy," after a misogynistic encounter with a fan of her boyfriend, Mac Miller.
Christine And the Queens joined in on Top Of The Pops’ end-of-year festivities this week, performing her single 'Tilted’ on the Christmas 2016 special episode.
Watch the performance below...