Speaking to Pasadena Star-News, he said: ‘What I’m actually doing is not going out on January 1 and coming back on December 31. I’ll still tour, but not as extensively like I have been for the last 50 years. I mean, I have grandchildren now and I’m 70 years old and I don’t want to be found dead in a hotel room somewhere.

I’m going to do it at a more leisurely pace and do some shows in Vegas … but I’ll never stop.

‘The whole lifestyle I have lived, it has all come down to the fact that there are people who want to hear me and as long as they want to hear me, I’m there.’

In another interview, Osbourne revealed that he no longer drinks or takes drugs, where he opened up about his drink and drug taking past. While promoting Ozzfest, an event he is due to headline on New Year’s Eve in California, Osbourne said: ‘I don’t drink alcohol anymore…I don’t smoke tobacco. I don’t use drug, I’m doing good right now. I now think, ‘how did I think going into a bar and getting smashed and doing all that cocaine was fun?’

He continued: ‘I have come to think that if right now you had a gun, a bag of cocaine and a gallon of booze and you said ‘Take your pick’, I’d pick up the gun. It’s not worth it. I don’t believe in making New Year’s resolutions, so I won’t be making one this year, I just hope that God keeps me alive.’

The prince of darkness will go on a UK and Ireland tour this February. He will play six shows over the course of 11 days stopping in, Nottingham, Manchester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Glasgow, Birmingham and London. You can have a look for tickets here.

Friday 1st February 2019 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

Sunday 3rd – Manchester Arena, Manchester

Tuesday 5th – Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Thursday 7th – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow

Saturday 9th – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham

Monday 11th – The 02, London

The firm looks after high profile songwriters, including Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, Zach De La Rocha and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machiene, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, and the late Tom Petty. Although, Spotify have struck deals with major record labels, Wixen had accused Spotify of failing to address the claims of its songwriters and publishers.

The companies released a joint statement, which read ‘Wixen Music Publishing and Spotify USA have agreed to a final dismissal of the lawsuit filed by Wixen Music Publishing late last year. The conclusion of that litigation is a part of a broader business partnership between the parties, which fairly and reasonably resolves the legal claims asserted by Wixen Music Publishing relating to past licensing of Wixen’s catalogue and establishes a mutually-advantageous relationship for the future.’

On Thursday, Beyoncé fans were excited to see that two new projects – ‘Have Your Way’ and ‘Back up, Rewind’. These two tracks had appeared on Spotify but have since then been removed, with leaks reportedly comprising of unreleased demos and old songs. However, Queen B wasn’t the only one affected by this as R&B singer SZA put on Instagram to help try and clear up the confusion: ‘These are random scratches from 2015. Def not new new. But … creative? And scary?.’ It is still unknown who is responsible for the leak.

Following Brexit, a recent report has flagged up about the potential difficulty that UK users may have with streaming sites such as Spotify.  The Independent reports, ‘Portability’ regulations in place since April mean that streaming services cannot discriminate between a user at home in the UK or travelling throughout the rest of Europe. However, government documents about the potential impact of a no-deal Brexit suggests that the arrangement would ‘cease to apply.’

The Independent continued: ‘This means online content service providers will not be required or able to offer cross-border access to UK consumers under the EU Regulation. UK consumers may see restrictions to their online content services when they temporarily visit the EU.’

Meanwhile, Neil Young has launched a new launched a new subscription service and an app that collates material from his career. The Neil Young archives includes a complete back catalogue of audio and visual content. Subscribers can pay either $1.99 per month or $19.99 for a full year, to access new content that has not yet been released.

Avicii’s parents released a statement shortly after his death that seemed to confirm that their son committed suicide. They said: ‘He could not go on any longer. He wanted to find peace.’ The 28 year old’s parents have since re-organised his official website as an open-source memory board, and presumably approved the donation of his Steinway piano to a Stockholm museum.

Tim Bergling was very charitable during his professional success and in 2011 he founded House For Hunger, eventually donated $1 million via ticket sales to Feeding America. He also gave €1 million to Swedish charity Radiohjalpen and $60,000 to the FEED Foundation. RED was also a charity that Avicii worked close with, who raised awareness for fight the spread of, and increase the care options for those living with HIV and AIDS. Avicii found that when he started making money he didn’t need it, saying back in 2013 interview: ‘I discovered when I started making money that I didn’t really need it.’

His $17.5 million home in LA was sold and done so off-market. His mother and Father (Anki Liden and Klas Bergling) will inherit his accumulated wealth of 231 million Swedish Krone rounds out to roughly $25 million. In 2017 Avicii stopped touring and doing live performances after being diagnosed with pancreatitis from excessive drinking. He was forced to have an emergency appendectomy and have his gallbladder removed.

In his True Stories’ documentary, Avicii spoke about how he felt pressured to perform when he didn’t even want to. He even predicted he would die young after playing 813 shows in eight years. In the documentary he is seen talking to his pals and admitted: ‘ I have said, like, I am going to die. I have said it so many times. And so I don’t want to hear that I should even entertain the thought of doing another gig.’ DJ Pete Tog said Avicii’s death was a wake up call to the music industry after his struggle was revealed in his documentary.

Tim Bergling died on April 20th 2018, and made a lasting mark on the electronic music scene. Avicii created classic hits such as ‘The Nights’ ‘Levels’ and ‘Addicted To You’.

The line-up so far is Stereophonics will play on Thursday 11th, Kylie Minogue on Friday 12th and Rod Stewart will play on Saturday 13th July 2019. Stereophonics being a headline act follows the success of their gold-certified album ‘Scream Above The Sounds’ which includes major hits such as ‘Caught By The Wind’ ‘All In One Night’ and ‘Taken A Tumble’.

Promoted by Jaguar Lytham Festival director Peter Taylor said: ‘We are thrilled to be bringing Stereophonics to Lytham Festival. They are one of the biggest British bands of the last 20 years and we can’t wait to see them bring their sensational live show to the Lancashire coast.

‘They have penned some of the best British rock hits in the last two decades and we know the Lytham Festival audience is going to go to absolutely love this.’

He continued to speak about other headliners: ‘As Kylie was announced for Glastonbury we saw an immediate spike in sales for her Lytham show and we are now very close to selling out.’

After their debut album ‘World Gets Around’ was released 20 years ago, Stereophonics’ released their 10th studio album ‘Scream Above The Sounds’. The band consists of founding members Kelly Jones and Richard Jones, along with Adam Zindani and Jamie Morrison. Tony Kirkhan, long-term keyboardist joins the band for live shows.

Tickets for Lytham Festival 2019 are on sale now. For a five day pass, which gains you entry to all five concerts across the five days is priced at £249. A single day pass for Stereophoics on Thursday 11th July 2019 is priced at £47.50 not including booking fee. There are also other packages available such as the Lounge Package which includes a VIP area with ‘the best view in the house’ and this is priced at £300. The festival will run from 10th July until the 14th of July and you can purchase tickets here.

The line-up can be seen below:

Wednesday 10th July 2019 – Human League

Thursday 11th July – Stereophonics

Friday 12th July – Kylie Minogue

Saturday 13th July – Rod Stewart

Sunday 14th July – Proms

She will kick off her Europe tour in London next August, before returning a month later for dates in Birmingham, Glasgow, Sheffield and Dublin. Currently there are no Manchester shows included in the dates however, Grande confirmed that special plans were underway for her return.

On an Instagram post she wrote: ‘Manchester is not on the this initial list because we are planning a special show. We need a bit more time getting things together before we can announce that date but we are of course coming and we love you.’

This year has been a great year of music for Ariana Grande, returning for a fantastic song ‘No Tears Left To Cry’ and a number of other songs. Including a big collaboration with Nicki Minaj releasing a song called ‘Bed’. As well her songs, she has also had a huge success with her new album ‘Sweetener’ so to take it on tour will be a huge success.

At just 25 years old, Ariana has delivered three platinum selling albums and has got more that 18 billion streams in addition to winning four Grammy Award nominations. She also landed herself eight hits in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and was also named Billboard’s WOTY 2018.

Tickets are on sale now but many of them have sold out rather quickly, but some seating tickets are still available and you can check their availability here.

August 17: The O2 Arena – London
August 23: Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands
August 27: AccorHotels Arena – Paris, France
August 30: Sportpaleis Antwerpen – Antwerpen, Belgium
September 1: Lanxess Arena – Köln, Germany
September 3: Stadthalle – Vienna, Austria
September 5: Barclaycard Arena – Hamburg, Germany
September 8: O2 arena – Czech Republic
September 9: Tauron Arena – Kraków, Poland
September 14: Arena Birmingham – Birmingham, United Kingdom
September 17: The SSE Hydro – Glasgow, United Kingdom
September 19: FlyDSA Arena – Sheffield, United Kingdom
September 22: 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland
October 1: Royal Arena – Copenhagen, Denmark
October 3: Telenor Arena – Oslo, Norway
October 5: Hartwall Arena – HKI, Finland
October 7: Ericsson Globe – Stockholm, Sweden
October 10: Mercedes-Benz-Arena – Berlin, Germany
October 13: Hallenstadion – Zürich, Switzerland

‘The new songs just have that sort of darkness that Roxy Music did so well… I’ve always been obsessed with Roxy Music – it’s all I listen to actually. I don’t know why they’ve always been a favourite.’ Manson tole NME about work on their next album.

‘Of course Butch was once the president of the Roxy Music fan club in Madison, Wisconsin – so he’s also got this love and understanding of that kind of mood. It’s really the mood I’m after. We’ll see.’

She continued: ‘I always thought they were a very sort of modern-sounding band. Even now, you listen to these records and they’re really interesting sounds, there’s a sort of dangerous darkness about the sound that I really, really am aching for.’

Having sold over 17 million albums worldwide, Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig have been together for more than 25 years. After a seven year hiatus in 2005, the band released their fifth studio album ‘Not Your Kind of People’ in their own independently-run record label, STUNVOLUME. In 2015, Garbage celebrated their 20th anniversary of their debut album with their sold out ’20 Years Queer’ tour. Their most recent album ‘Strange Little Birds’ released in 2016 debuted at number one on Billboard’s Top Rock and Alternative Albums chart.

Earlier this year, Garbage reissued their sophomore album, ‘Version 2.0′ to celebrate its 20th anniversary, The band also marked the milestone with a series of full album performances back in September.Garbage will go on tour in the summer of 2019, and tickets will range from £30 for children and up to £50 for general admission. There is also an Orangery Summer BBQ Ticket available for £170 and you can purchase them here.

June 30, 2019 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria Hills Of Rock
July 2, 2019 – July 7 2019 – Albi, France Festival Pause Guitare
July 5, 2019 – Barcelona, Spain Festival Cruïlla
July 6, 2019 – Cognac, France Cognac Blues Passions Festival
July 11, 2019 – Aix-les-bains, France Musilac Festival
July 13, 2019 – London, Kew The Music
July 18, 2019 – Dublin, Iveagh Gardens

After the release of their sixth album ‘Family Tree’ the American rock band went on tour and played at Download Festival 2018 ahead of Guns N’ Roses. Black Stone Cherry then embarked on their first ever UK arena tour, which will wrap up in Leeds and London at the end of this week. Now that they are nearing the end of their UK winter tour with special guests The Cadillac Three and Monster Truck.  Their sixth album ‘Family Tree’, landed number seven on the Official UK Album Chart upon its release back in April 2018.

Going back to 2007 when they came to the UK for the first time, John Young, the bands drummer spoke about their first time on British shores: ‘When we came to the UK for the very first time in 2007 we came across to the UK for the very first time, that was crazy; we were rolling around in a little van, to these little clubs and the promoters didn’t even know if we were meant to be playing. But that’s the point that we started seeing people freak out to the music.’

‘We came back in the summertime to open for Aerosmith in Hyde Park and that was when it started to take off. There’s so many magical memories from the UK; they’ve always been so welcoming to us, and we wouldn’t be able to do what we love if it weren’t for you guys.’

Reflecting on their past records Young speaks about all of Black Stone Cherry’s past records they have released: It’s crazy, thinking back about all these different records we’ve made in different places. Each one of them holds so much magic and memory for us, from the process of recording to touring them live. They’re all important in their own little ways

Upon their return to South Wales on July 14^thJuly 2019, general on sale tickets will be available at 10am from Friday 14^th December and you can purchase them here. However, you can access presale tickets from Planet Rock here. Tickets will be priced at an average £39.50 plus booking fees.

Swedish House Mafia, who reformed earlier this year, have been announced as the festivals first Sunday headliner. The Swedish house music group consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso formed way back in 2008 and then went their separate ways in 2013. However, now that they are back together they will certainly be one not to miss at Creamfields this year.

Speaking about their return Swedish House Mafia said: ‘The UK truly is our second home, whether it be at our very first Creamfields – or our last Milton Keynes Bowl, we want to bring it back to the festival. We’ve missed you guys and we can’t wait for festival season! See you at Creamfields.’

Deadmau5 will headline Friday night at Creamfields, he is a Canadian electronic music producer, DJ and musician. Deadmau5 produces a different variety of house styles within the progressive house genre and sometimes other forms of electronic music. First appearing at Creamfields back in 2008, he has since then been a regular at the festival and is always a fan favourite. In his shows he always uses a strong visual element which provides an extra hit to the senses on top of his exquisite performance.  Until Friday Barclaycard customers can get 10% back on every presale ticket that is purchased.

More acts are yet to be announced, but can be expected in the coming weeks and months. The festival which has been running for the past 20 years now, attracts more than 70,000 people per day and has seen the biggest names in the electronic dance and music scene. The likes of Tiesto, The Chainsmokers, Sigma and Annie Mac have all performed at the festival in the last few years and these headliners are going to be just as good.

Creamfields will return to Daresbury, Cheshire on Thursday 22 August until Sunday 25^th August 2019. With huge acts such as Deadmau5 and Swedish House Mafia set to headline this will be sure to be an unforgettable show. General tickets will be on sale from Friday the 14^th December at 9am and you can purchase them here.

The now 72-year has had a career spanning over the course of five decades which all started with ‘I Got You Babe’ as part of husband/wife duo Sonny and Cher. Cher said: ‘I am very excited to bring this show to the UK. It was the first country to Embrace Sonny and Cher, and its where we created and had out first success with ‘Believe’. It is really my second home.’

The pop icon since the start of her career has won countless awards including Grammy, Emmy and Oscar as well as selling more than 100 million records worldwide. From hit songs from ‘believe’ ‘If I can Turn Back Time’ and ‘I Found Someone’ making her the most successful recording artist of all time. You can listen to her hit song below.

Earlier this year, Cher also appeared in Mamma Mia 2 and released her own cover of ABBA’s ‘Fernando’. She has also released a new album, Dancing queen which is full of covers by the Swedish pop group. On tour we can expect to hear classic hits as well as songs from her new album which was released earlier this year.

Yesterday on the O2’s Official Twitter account Cher teased the tour. On the post there was a sparkle of stars that spelled out Cher’s name to the sound of ‘Do You Believe’. While the tweet read ‘8am 11 December 2019. All shall be revealed.’

Cher will be in the UK from the 20^th October until the 30^th and will be playing across six venues. The Here We Go Again tour marks her first UK tour dates in more than 14 years, so it is safe to say that fans have been waiting for this for a long time. Pre-sale tickets are available on Ticketmaster from Thursday 13^th December at 10am. Whereas, general tickets will go on sale Friday 14^th December at 10am and you can purchase them here.

You can see Cher on tour at these dates in 2019 here:

20/10/2019 – The O2 – London
24/10 – Manchester Arena – Manchester
26/10 –Birmingham Arena – Birmingham
28/10 – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow
30/10 – First Direct Arena – Leeds

Forest Live is an annual major live music series managed by the Forestry Commission and is held in seven beautiful forest locations across the country. Income in which is generated from the ticket sales helps look after the nations forests sustainably, for people to enjoy wildlife to thrive. The Forest Live is known for its informal and relaxed atmosphere which is accompanied by a beautiful forest backdrop.

Jess Glynne said: ‘I do hope you can join me in the Summer as part of Forest Live. I am really looking forward to performing in these unique woodland locations around the country.’

Glynne has been an artist who has been in the charts since 2014 with her release of ‘Rather Be’ with Clean bandit and her album ‘I Cry When I laugh’ has held its place in the charts for 138 weeks and counting. She has also been on the UK’s Top 10 for 39 weeks running, 2.5 billion Spotify streams, a sold out UK arena tour and a number of award nominations including Brit and MTV.  You can listen to Jess Glynnes latest release ‘Thursday’ down below.

Since the release of her first album she has also got her chart-topping studio album ‘Always In Between’ which went straight into the number one spot. ‘I’ll Be There’ secured Glynne the seventh top spot and gave her the record for the most number one singles by a female solo artist. Next year Jess Glynne will also be on tour supporting the Spice Girls.

Other artists performing alongside Jess Glynne as a part of the Forest Live event are Jack Savoretti, Paul Weller and Tears for Fears. Glynne will be playing five spectacular shows next year and you can purchase tickets here.

Dates for Forest Live 2019:

22/06/2019 – Thetford Forest – Suffolk
23/06 – Delamere Forest – Northwich
28/06 – Sherwood Pines Forest – Nottinghamshire
29/06 – Dalby Forest – North Yorkshire
05/07 – Cannock Chase Forest – Staffordshire