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Music industry career sessions coming to Fleetwood and Knott End

Sessions to help residents into music industry - all you need to know

Blackpool Symphony Orchestra is ready for a spooky concert

Last Night of the Proms with Blackpool Orchestra returns to the Grand

Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter KT Tunstall has been announced as the latest star to join the line-up for a major free concert at Blackpool Opera House

Music star set for Opera House gig backing City of Culture bid

Blackpool Opera House will host a free, star-studded live concert on Sunday 26 July as part of the town's campaign to become UK City of Culture 2029.

Free Blackpool Opera House City of Culture gig - all you need to know

Tony Hadley on stage

1980s music legend back with festive tour

Thornton man Terry Wainwright was going through this late mother Sylvia's personal belongings at her home in Knott End awhen he made the discovery of "one of the most incredible pieces of rock memorabilia seen in many years." It included personal letters with one note signed by Brian Jones, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

Rare Rolling Stones letters found hidden in drawer on Fylde coast

Oneodio's new wireless DJ headphones are impressive enough for serious users - and audio lovers - alike

OneOdio Studio Max 2 review: low-latency wireless DJ headphones

Ellis Hollows, a talented percussionist and Kirkham Grammar School pupil, has been selected to join the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYO) for 2026

Percussionist selected to join the National Youth Orchestra of GB

What if Midge Ure had joined Queen, or Courtney Love hadn't been fired from Faith No More? Here are six near hits/near misses in music history that could have changed the fate of your favourite band.

The near misses who could have changed your favourite band's history

Slipknot have reportedly sold a majority stake of there music catalogue to a global investment firm.

Slipknot sell music catalogue for an estimated $120 million

Myles Smith, sombr, Olivia Dean and Sabrina Carpenter are all in the top tens across streaming services this week - but who is heading into this week's UK Top 40 chart looking strongest?

Who could be in the UK Top 40 Chart this weekend based on streams?

Fearne Cotton has teamed up with Samsung to go back to her chart show roots.

David Bowie named among top icons to have predicted the future

Who are the 13 richest UK musicians under the age of 30, according to Heat Online's recent rich list?

Who are the 13 richest UK musicians under the age of 30?

A change to Billboard's Recurrent Rule has seen a purge of some of the chart's biggest hits, including Lady Gaga, Teddy Swims and more.

What is Billboard's new ruling, and how will it affect musicians?

Who are your last-minute favourites ahead of this evening's Mercury Prize ceremony, taking place in Newcastle - the first time the event has left London since starting in 1992?

Who are the favourites to win the Mercury Prize this evening?

Voting will open soon for 2025 Choir of the Year's People's Choice Award.

Public urged to vote for the Choir of the Year's People's Choice Award
Members of the public are being urged to vote for the best singing talent from across the county as part of this year's Lancashire Choir of the Year competition.
Aimee Seddon

RAYE was nominated for the award in 2023, losing to Ezra Collective, but still benefited from the attention the shortlisting of her album gave her.

What is the 'Mercury Bump' and who are this year's favourites?

A lot has happened since Oasis announced their reunion almost 12 months ago to the day. So what are some of the music world's biggest moments between the announcement and the current day?

Everything that has happened in music since Oasis announced reunion

Several Lancashire wedding specialists have been recognised at the 8th English Wedding Awards 2025.

Lancashire wedding specialists celebrated at English Wedding Awards

The beaches, food, music, culture - Jamaica has it all but it is the people who will make you want to return.

Jamaica: Sunny isle which gave us rum and reggae sees surge in tourism

From championing bootlegs to clamping down on music shared on P2P systems, here's how Metallica, despite trying to do the right thing for the music industry, became public enemy number 1 with music fans.

How Metallica nearly alienated itself from the digital revolution

Who from the English-speaking world of music has been helping those non-English speakers pick up the subtle nuances of the language, and who has made it completely complicated?

What musicians are helping non-English speakers learn the language?

RAYE is set to be awarded the inaugural Ivors Academy Award in October 2025 after her continued campaigning for equitable treatment between musicians and labels.

RAYE to be awarded inaugural Ivors Academy Honour

Their bands have also featured at Expo 2020 Dubai and the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Ad Feature Europe’s hottest event music platform expands across the Middle East

Long before Spotify gave you the world of music at your fingertips, music fans used some 'less-than-legitimate' ways to download music back at the turn of the millennium.

Five nefarious ways we downloaded music before streaming services

A theft from a vehicle part of the Cowboy Carter tour saw numerous items stolen - including hard drives featuring unreleased music from the superstar.

Beyoncé the victim of a theft - including numerous unreleased tracks

Jools Holland performing at the Prostate Cancer UK Presents: Raise The Roof concert at Royal Albert Hall in June 2022

Jools Holland performs in Blackpool tonight & there's still tickets!
The music and TV legend Jools Holland OBE is performing in Blackpool tonight and below is everything you need to know.
Aimee Seddon

Actor Craig Kelly is from Lytham and is the older brother of Dean Lennox Kelly. He played the role of Luke Strong in Coronation Street, danced with Strictly and was Vince Tyler in the Channel 4 television series Queer as Folk

17 famous people you might not realise were born or live in Lytham

Sir Ian McKellen, pictured here in December, rocked out on stage with the Scissor Sisters at Glastonbury 2025.

Lancashire's Sir Ian Mckellen performs at Glastonbury 2025

Lancashire school pupil performs at Glastonbury Festival alongside Olivia Rodrigo, Neil Young & the 1975

Lancashire school pupil performs at Glastonbury Festival

Lytham St Annes Shanty Crew performing a live rehearsal outside the RNLI centre on St Annes Promenade

Shanty crew amuse beach-goers with boozy songs during stunning sunset

Inside Fortress Festival 2025. Hero image: 1349. Inset: Screengrabs from the video report including fans and (lower) Katherine Shepard aka Sylvaine. All photos credit Lucinda Herbert

Fortress Festival: Weekend of sun, sea and metal is a dream come true

Who should have picked up an invite to record a song, which went on to become a smash hit for the artist it wasn't intended for?

13 pop classics & the artists who were originally set to perform them

RM and V are the latest K-Pop idols to have completed their mandatory military service - but are there exemptions for K-Pop acts?

K-Pop stars set to re-join BTS after completing military service

The Revoe Chippy on Central Drive, 1998

20 best loved chippies which fed us in the 1990s

The new open air market at Bonney Street in 1986

19 memories of bustling markets from the 1980s and 1990s

What are the most coveted musical DVD releases that users of online marketplace Discogs are after?

The 15 most wanted music DVDs according to Discogs in May 2025

2023 Eurovision contestant Mae Muller has accused the contest organisers of not investing enough mental health support for those taking part in the finals.

'I was thrown to the lions during my Eurovision performance'

Kurt Cobain features twice in the list of the 13 most expensive musical items sold at auction - but was one of his guitars 'the' most expensive sold of all time?

13 of the most expensive musical instruments sold at auction

What have been the most covered songs between the years of 2000 and 2025 - and have you been known to croon along to them?

The 10 most covered songs in the 21st century named

Who are bookies suggesting will be the next musician in line for the great big screen biopic?

Who do bookies think will have the next musical biopic about them?

From Trent Reznor releasing a hip-hop album to Hanson covering a nu-metal act, here's some of the more memorable April Fools day jokes and pranks musicians have played on the public - and each other.

Music's Mischievous Moments: 13 epic pranks for April Fools Day 2025

Bastille have announced a series of arena shows in support of Youth Music's Rescue The Roots campaign.

Bastille announce nine date UK tour - locations and tickets

Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan are this year's Polar Music Prize recipients.

Explainer What is the Polar Music Prize, as Queen earn the prize in 2025?

Gwen Stefani found huge success with her solo career, but is she the most success female artist to go it alone?

Women in Music: 10 artists who found greater fame going solo

A case of different music ideologies or an oversaturation of a genre? What was said in the beef between NIN's Trent Reznor and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst?

Limp Bizkit v Nine Inch Nails: the battle of commercialism vs art

Could Central Cee walk away with Best Male Act and Song of the Year at the MOBO Awards this year?

MOBO Awards: final list of performers and nominees for 2025’s ceremony

From Bill Beaumont to Cheryl Fergison: 17 celebs from Lytham St Annes

Chappell Roan called for more help regarding artists who are struggling with mental health in the aggressive music industry.

Universal and MHA announce musician mental health fund

The late Chris Cornell and Soundgarden are one of 14 acts shortlisted for potential inclusion in the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

14 artists contending for 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions

Patti Smith will be performing her iconic 1975 album, Horses, in full across two nights in the UK in 2025.

Patti Smith announces two-night stint in the UK for 2025

Ricky Wilson and the Kaiser Chiefs are among the new names announced for Latitude Festival 2025

Air and Kaiser Chiefs among the latest Latitude 2025 acts

From Mac Miller to Amy Winehouse - here's the 10 artists we've lost that are still high earners through streaming outlets.

The 10 artist who are still high earners in 2025 after their deaths

Is there a formula to win the Record of the Year GRAMMY? Experts believe they've figured out what's required for the best shot at earning the awards.

Explainer Experts think they've cracked the formula how to win a GRAMMY

How much is it costing unsigned UK musicians to 'make it' in 2025?

How much money it really takes to make it in UK music

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