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Electronic supremos Daft Punk are rumoured to have ended their long-running terms with EMI and shifted to Sony's Columbia label to release their long-awaited (untitled) 4th album.Although not strictly have gone away, this is another big thumbs up for the #yearofthecomeback. Bar working on...

After last year's fairly electro-filled lineup (Tiesto, SHM, Afrojack etc), and bar the 'resurrection' of Tupac, this year's lineup of Coachella seems to have returned to its more 'rockier' roots! Organisers of the world-famous festival announced the initial lineup earlier today, with Red Hot...

Those who have been fans of Eve since her Scorpion days will rejoice at today's announcement that she's finally set to release her 4th studio LP, 'Lip Lock'.The new album, her first since 2002's Eve-olution, has been in the making for almost as long...

D&B Hackney quartet Rudimental have today (22nd January) announced their first UK headline tour in support of their upcoming debut, due in the spring.Since topping the charts in May 2012 with 'Feel The Love' (a track that Radio 1's Zane Lowe mentioned as The...

The name Artful Dodger will always bring smiles aplenty to those who were garage-heads back in the day.Well, as you may or may not know, Pete and Mark split from being the production powerhouses that they were - Pete went under the guise of...

Breaking news within the HMV saga continues, with Hilco (the restructuring specialist who also owns HMV Canada) announced as taking immediate control of HMV and their £200m debt (acquired from HMV's lenders RBS & Lloyds).Although Hilco don't actually OWN HMV just yet, the deal...

Born In Sound has learnt this morning that concert promoter Live Nation has secured the Olympic Park to host their next wave of summer festivals. AEG recently secured the contract to stage summer events in Hyde Park for the 5 years so this seems like...

Today Barack Obama was sworn in for his second term in the White House, and naturally HOVA and Beyonce were the celeb guests of choice. Beyonce sung an unsurprisingly stunning version of the National Anthem at the inauguration, watched by her mogul husband close-by.I...

Many people are still feeling the pain of HMV's bankruptcy; for those who remember life pre-downloads, walking in to a record store was always a highlight for music and non-music fans alike.Well, after last week's demise, there could be some good news on the...

London rapper Ty, known for his Mercury-nominated LP 'Upwards' as well as collaborations aplenty with the likes of blog-favourite Eska, has just been announced as indie label Tru Thoughts' new signing.Ty (real name Ben Chijoke) has been absent from the airwaves for a while...