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Music News Archives: 04/2026
Rockstar Energy withdraws sponsorship from Wireless Festival over Kanye West, sources confirm
Rockstar becomes the third sponsor to withdraw.
Former MP Sajid Javid calls on Home Secretary to ban Kanye West from the UK: “Disgraceful”
Javid now chairs a leading Holocaust memorial charity.
Diageo joins Pepsi in withdrawing from Wireless Festival over Kanye West headline slot
Diageo owns brands including Johnnie Walker.
Pepsi withdraws Wireless sponsorship amid backlash to Kanye West booking
Pepsi has confirmed the withdrawal with Far Out.
Rush admit initial doubts over new drummer Anika Nilles: “It wasn’t quite working”
“We were thinking that maybe we should continue with someone else.”
Busted’s James Bourne plans to undergo “major surgery that should extend my life”
Bourne has not disclosed his health problem.
The Fab Five? Klaus Voormann offered to replace Stuart Sutcliffe in The Beatles: “I thought they were great”
John Lennon had other ideas.
Keir Starmer piles pressure on Wireless over “deeply concerning” Kanye West booking
West is due to return to the UK in July.
Zach Bryan forced to cancel hometown stadium show due to storms: “If I had ANY say in this, things would be different”
“I’ve never canceled a show in my life”.
Ringo Starr reveals broccoli is his anti-ageing secret: “Peace and love and broccoli”
“All the good things about me, I blame broccoli for.”
Paul Simon tells Stephen Colbert his favourite American songwriters of all time: “He taught my whole generation”
“His stories were great, great stories…”