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Hot Chocolate co‑founder and You Sexy Thing co‑writer dead at 78

Tony Wilson, the bassist, songwriter and co‑founder of Hot Chocolate, has died at the age of 78. His...
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Download Festival lineup revealed with Limp Bizkit and more as headliners

Download Festival has confirmed Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park as its 2026 headliners. The legendary trio...

Linkin Park’s One More Light ‘too sad to play’

Linkin Park won’t perform One More Light live because it’s "too sad to play”. The title track of the...

Linkin Park release new single Up From The Bottom

Linkin Park have released their new single 'Up From The Bottom'. The new track follows the release of...

Mike Shinoda didn’t want the new Linkin Park singer to make them sound like a cover band

Mike Shinoda didn't want Linkin Park to sound like "a cover band" after Chester Bennington's death. The 47-year-old guitarist...

Linkin Park’s Emily Armstrong celebrates ‘monumental impact’ Chester Bennington had on her vocals

New Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong has hailed the late Chester Bennington as a huge inspiration. The former Dead...

Linkin Park to drop new single this week

Linkin Park are set to drop a new single this week. The next single from their eighth album...

‘This is intended to be a new chapter’: Mike Shinoda defends Linkin Park’s new vocalist Emily Armstrong amid criticism

Linkin Park founder Mike Shinoda has stressed that the band's new singer Emily Armstrong is not trying to replace late original frontman...

Chester Bennington’s mom upset by Linkin Park plans

Chester Bennington's mother feels "betrayed" by Linkin Park's new line-up. The group recently revealed they were back together but...

Chester Bennington’s son blasts Linkin Park founder for replacing dad with Emily Armstrong

Chester Bennington's son Jaime Bennington has blasted Linkin Park founder Mike Shinoda for replacing his late father with singer Emily Armstrong.

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