Noel Gallagher says he’s hit a “purple patch” in songwriting for new album

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Beyoncé, Noel Gallagher and The Who‘s Roger Daltry have donated clothes, amplifiers and other items to a charity auction.Teenage Cancer Trust‘s ‘Star Boot Sale’, which opened yesterday (April 23) and runs until May 6, sees a signed bag by Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child, Noel Gallagher’s Stan Smith Adidas trainers, Brian May of Queen‘s signed Vox amplifier and many more items listed to benefit the online charity auction and raffle.Cliff Richard has given away a shirt while The Who’s Roger Daltrey

Celebrities such as Brian May, Beyoncé, Noel Gallagher and Sir Cliff Richard have donated items to be auctioned off for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Queen guitarist Brian May has donated a signed amplifier for the auction, alongside a bag handed over and signed by Beyoncé and the rest of Destiny's Child.

Line of Duty's Vicky McClure, 37, has given the only dress ever worn by her character Kate Fleming to the charity auction. Other items up for grabs include a bag singed by Beyonce, 39, and her Destiny's Child bandmates as well as an amp boasting Queen guitarist Brian May's signature.

NME about what should and could happen next following the government’s streaming inquiry – calling for a fundamental “shift in the way that business is done” to make payments fairer for musicians.This week saw over 150 artists – including Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, Chris Martin, Noel Gallagher and Wolf Alice – sign an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to reform the streaming economy and “put the value of music back where it belongs – in the hands of music makers”.Pressure

Celebrity Gogglebox star Gyles Brandreth has shared the producers’ secret trick to relax participants ahead of filming. Producers reportedly help relax the cast and make them forget about the cameras - by providing takeaways.

Boris Johnson calling for a reform to the streaming economy – see it in full below.The letter, from the Musicians’ Union in association with the Ivors Academy and the #BrokenRecord campaign, says that the law around streaming revenues and royalty payments “has not kept up with the pace of technological change” in the music industry.

The Mountain Goats will release their next album, ‘Dark In Here’ on June 25.The record is set to feature new single ‘Mobile’, which hit streaming services today (April 20).The Mountain Goats recorded ‘Dark In Here’ at Alabama’s Muscle Shoals studios in a week’s break between the sessions for the group’s 2020 records, ‘Getting Into Knives’ and ‘Songs For Pierre Chuvin’.‘Dark In Here’ is available to pre-order now.Listen to ‘Mobile’, the first taste of the album, below:Per a press release, The

Paul Weller has reflected on the time he got to record a Beatles song with Paul McCartney as part of the supergroup The Smokin’ Mojo Filters.The band consisted of Weller, McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Ocean Colour Scene’s Steve Cradock, Young Disciples’ Carleen Anderson and The Style Council’s Steve White.The musicians came together in 1995 to record a track for charity record ‘The Help Album’, which raised money for War Child.

DARKSIDE, the duo of Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington, have announced details of a new studio album. Spiral is due on July 23 via Matador Records and is preceded by new song "The Limit," streaming below.

Happy Mondays‘ Bez has cast doubt over the band making any new music together, but revealed that frontman Shaun Ryder has recorded a track with Noel Gallagher.The maraca-shaking legend was speaking to NME for this week’s edition of Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells, when we asked him if fans should expect any new material from the baggy Manchester icons.“No.

Blossoms, Noel Gallagher and Carl Barât – put on popular late-night events across the UK, and have previously run new music stages at Isle Of Wight Festival, Leeds Festival and YNot.Now, This Feeling has partnered with ADA (part of Warner Music Group) to set up its new label – which has been inspired by the likes of Creation Records, Rough Trade and Fierce Panda.The venture will be headed up by This Feeling director Mikey Jonns alongside Fear PR’s Katie Gwyther, who’s worked for major artists

American Gods creator Neil Gaiman has said the show is “definitely not dead” despite being cancelled.News broke yesterday (March 30) that network Starz had axed the series just a week after the season three finale had aired.Responding to a fan’s tweet, Gaiman said: “It’s definitely not dead.

Britney Spears is sharing her reaction to the eye-opening documentary about her life in the spotlight and her controversial conservatorship.

Noel Gallagher has said he sometimes regrets not playing Oasis‘ final show, suggesting that “it would have been a mad gig”.The band broke up in 2009 following a backstage bust-up just minutes before they were due to go on stage and headline Paris’ Rock En Seine.Speaking in a new interview, Noel – who quit the band then and there and has been estranged from his brother and bandmate Liam ever since – said he believes the war of words would have continued on stage and turned into a “mad gig”.“We