Andy Malt

Three members of K-pop boy band EXO and SM Entertainment have been locked in a dispute since last year. Now both sides accuse the other of refusing to honour previously made financial agreements. SM sued last week, with the singers saying that they will launch their own countersuit

Symphonic Distribution hire; Warner Music x STYNGER; Dirty Hit dance label; Wireless livestream; TikTok x Adobe; WMG and Gaydio Pride float; Beyond The Music returns; Stefflon Don album launch; new releases from Katy Perry, Coldplay, Jamie XX, JPEGMAFIA, Joe Goddard, TSHA, Bad With Phones, 7ebra

Manners Manners team up with Bodega side project $100 Girlfriend for new single ‘Yr Well’, an ode to feeling like you rarely see queer people like you in the media. Featuring some classic 90s jangly guitar, it’s also super catchy and comes from the band’s debut album which is out next month

Since 2022, the UK music industry has seen “significant improvements” in the diversity of its workforce, UK Music’s latest research shows. However, there is still more to be done, and the trade body is now calling on political parties to pledge support ahead of next month’s General Election

Set to release new LP ‘Party Album’ in October, Famous are back with new double A-side single ‘God Hold You/It Goes On Forever’. It showcases two very different sides of the band’s sound, both linked by their masterful control of chaotic elements to create something truly exciting

Interpol have apologised after it emerged that artwork used on a tour poster had copied work by artist Tony Sjöman without permission. The band are currently touring to mark the 20th anniversary of their ‘Antics’ Album. “The irony of it all is that I would have loved this commission”, says Sjöman

In recent times we’ve reported on vinyl records filled with urine and tears. Now comes a bathwater-filled LP, which doesn’t sound so bad until you realise that it’s the ‘Saltburn’ soundtrack and remember ‘that’ scene. This and more of the week’s funniest music news stories are here

Tom Kiehl has been confirmed as CEO of UK Music, following nine months as the organisation’s interim chief exec. With a General Election looming, he says he hopes to “turn this moment of considerable political change into a moment to achieve change for UK Music”

Former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty was booked to headline a festival in Australia. However, a month beforehand organisers withdrew their offer and demanded a $700,000 deposit be paid back. An Australian court says the dispute should now go to arbitration in the US

MIA launched new streetwear brand Ohmni this week. It’s quite pricey but does offer “up to 99.999%” protection from “electromagnetic waves”. Can you afford not to buy a brain-protecting durag and fertility-saving trousers? This and more of our favourite funny music news stories from this week here