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Tiny Changes, the charity set up in memory of Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison, has launched a new mental health fund.Hutchison died by suicide in May 2018, having suffered from depression. The following year, the late musician’s family – his brother and Frightened Rabbit drummer Grant, brother Neil and his parents – announced Tiny Changes.

Alissic has shared her new single ‘Piano’, with a video co-directed by husband and Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes.

Mind and race equality think tank The Runnymede Trust partner with Sony Music UK to deliver important new findings.Sony Music UK and Mind’s ‘Young People and Racial Trauma’ will investigate the best mental health interventions for young people affected by racism.

Ariana Grande has announced that she’ll be giving up to $5million (£3.6million) away in free therapy in conjunction with World Mental Health Day.Posting on Instagram yesterday (October 10), Grande revealed that she has teamed up with mental health platform Better Help for the giveaway, which she says is “only one small gesture”.“I acknowledge that there are very real barriers when it comes to accessing mental health resources,” she wrote, “and while this is only one small gesture (and a much

Demi Lovato has honoured their late friend in a heartfelt new track titled ‘Unforgettable (Tommy’s Song)’.Lovato shared the tribute on Saturday (October 9) in an emotional post, dedicating it to model Thomas Trussell III, who passed away in 2019 as a result of drug overdose.They wrote: “Two years ago I lost someone who meant so much to me. His name was Tommy and he was such a beautiful, special man.

Olivia Rodrigo has spoken about the “life-changing” impact therapy has had on her in a new interview.The chart-topping teen pop star was asked about her experiences with therapy during an interview with CBS Sunday Morning.“I hadn’t really started going until I was 16 and that was a really big, life-changing moment and I’ve learned so much about myself,” she said.Asked if it was something she decided that she needed to do for herself, she replied: “Yeah, it was.

mental health charities and musicians have spoken to NME about the pressures still facing young people as the UK exits lockdown, and the importance of reaching out for help.England lifted nearly all of its COVID-19 restrictions on July 19 this year, paving the way for live music and festivals to return to the country as the vaccination rollout continues.When a number of mental health charities spoke to NME back in March to mark one year since the first coronavirus lockdown was announced, they

Arlo Parks has responded to a new report from UNICEF which examines the mental health of children and young people in the UK and across the world.The State of the World’s Children 2021 has been published by UNICEF this morning (October 5) and notes how the coronavirus pandemic has “raised concerns about the mental health of a generation of children”.“But the pandemic may represent the tip of a mental health iceberg – an iceberg we have ignored for far too long,” the report continues.

Ashnikko releases two new singles, the genre-blending artist has spoken to NME about mental health, as well as contributing to the Lady Gaga remix album ‘Dawn of Chromatica. Watch our video interview with Ashnikko above.‘Panic Attacks in Paradise’ and ‘Maggots’ follow Ashnikko’s debut mixtape ‘Demidevil’, which was released in January of this year.

Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has opened up about his mental health, experience in rehab and “consequence culture” – after pleading guilty to assault last year.Meighan parted ways with the Leicester group in July 2020 shortly before being charged with assaulting his partner Vikki Ager, who he then married this summer.

Remi Wolf, on the cusp of releasing her debut album ‘Juno’, has opened up about her mental health issues and how the music industry could better help artists with their mental health issues.Speaking to NME for The Big Read, Wolf candidly spoke about her rising fame, which she described as a “weird, unnatural experience”.“I’m taking it all on and it’s a very weird, unnatural experience – I need support,” she said.

Tori Amos has spoken to NME about how creating new album ‘Ocean To Ocean’ helped her “write herself out of hell” of the mental health issues brought on by the pandemic.Announced earlier today (September 20), Amos’s 16th album ‘Ocean To Ocean’ is a record that helped to pull the classically trained artist out of what she calls a “tough place mentally”.

Mike Patton has announced that he’s cancelled his forthcoming Faith No More and Mr. Bungle tour dates, citing metal health reasons.The singer revealed via a statement posted by Ipecac Recordings that some pre-existing “issues” he’s been suffering from were “exacerbated by the pandemic” and they are now proving a challenge for him.“Sorry to report that due to mental health reasons, I cannot continue with the currently scheduled Faith No More and Mr.

Prodigy frontman, who passed away in March 2019 at the age of 49, is the subject of the new artwork by the street artist Akse, who is working in partnership with the music and mental wellbeing festival Headstock.Akse’s mural was funded by a Headstock-led Crowdfunder campaign that raised over £10,650, and is also raising awareness for this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day tomorrow (September 10) and the mental health text support service, Shout 85258.The Flint mural’s Hackney location – on the

Avicii has been honoured with a Google Doodle ahead of what would have been his 32nd birthday.The animation, which you can view below, overlays colorful sketches of a young boy strumming a guitar as a child, making beats on his laptop as a preteen, and DJing a small gathering as a teenager.From there, a pair of hands outline the shape of a heart and a sketch of the DJ/producer (real name Tim Bergling) can be seen getting lost in the music while traveling the world and performing live for

Charli XCX has opened up about starting therapy during the coronavirus pandemic, saying that it has “been really helpful” for her.The pop star is currently preparing to release her new single ‘Good Ones’ on September 2, but made the most of her unexpected downtime during the last 18 months to speak to a professional therapist.“I started therapy at the beginning of the pandemic,” she told Refinery29.

Content warning: This article discusses attempted suicide.Lil Wayne has spoken in a new interview about his struggles with mental health as a child, opening up about how he attempted suicide at the age of 12.The revelation came in a candid interview with former NFL star and current Fox Sports analyst Emmanuel Acho, during an appearance Wayne – real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.

Lil Xan has opened up about his ongoing mental health struggles in a new interview.The Californian rapper – real name Nicholas Diego Leanos – spoke of dealing with “intense anxiety” during a conversation on CBS’ 60 Minutes this week. You can watch the video below.“It’ll jump out at the weirdest points in life,” Xan explained.

Game Of Thrones in a new interview.The actor played Jon Snow in the hit HBO fantasy series, starring in all eight of its seasons until it came to an end in 2019.“Things that have happened to me since Thrones ended, and that were happening during Thrones, were of a pretty traumatic nature and they did include alcohol,” he told the Times.Harington said he has now been sober for two-and-a-half years after going to rehab for help with “substances” and “behaviours”, which he clarified as “mainly

Game Of Thrones star Kit Harrington has opened up about his past addiction.In a new interview with The Times, Harrington spoke about his alcohol addiction issues both during the filming of Game Of Thrones and in the aftermath when he eventually sought help to get clean.He said: “Things that have happened to me since Thrones ended, and that were happening during Thrones, were of a pretty traumatic nature and they did include alcohol.”“You get to a place where you feel like you are a bad person,

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has opened up about the “mental health difficulties” he faced after the show came to an end.The actor checked into a mental health and wellness retreat after wrapping on the final season of Thrones in 2019 to seek treatment for “personal issues”.Appearing on Sirius XM’s The Jess Cagle Show this week, Harington spoke about the toll that working on the show had taken on his mental health.“I went through some mental health difficulties after Thrones, and during

Content Warning: References to alleged harassment, suicide and abuse made belowActivision Blizzard faces a lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing after accusations from employees that they’ve faced “constant sexual harassment, including groping, comments, and advances” in the workplace.After two years of investigation, the suit alleges that women at Activision Blizzard were paid less than men in the same role and promoted more slowly too.

Clairo has recalled writing the track ‘Just For Today’ and how it helped her deal with her mental health struggles during quarantine.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read interview, the singer-songwriter (real name Claire Cottrill) discussed her struggles with depression and anxiety and how working on music helped her through the coronavirus pandemic.Earlier this year, Clairo took to Instagram to share a home recording of ‘Just For Today’, which a finished version of can now be heard in her

Ariana Grande is giving away $1million (£723k) worth of therapy to fans, the pop star has announced today (June 29).The singer has partnered with mental health support organisation Better Help to help match people seeking therapy with a licensed therapist.Those who sign up for the offer will receive one month of therapy for free and will be given an option to renew through Better Help with a discount of 15 per cent for the second month.Grande announced the new partnership on her Instagram page

Christina Aguilera has penned a lengthy statement regarding Britney Spears and her controversial conservatorship, joining the calls from fans worldwide for it to end.Taking to Twitter, Aguilera revealed that she has spent recent days ruminating on what  Spears is currently going through, following the pop star’s emotional 24-minute testimony to a Los Angeles court last week.“It is unacceptable that any woman, or human, wanting to be in control of their own destiny might not be allowed to live

Britney Spears has taken to Instagram to make her first public statement since she addressed a Los Angeles court earlier this week about her “abusive” conservatorship.Spears spoke to Judge Brenda Penny at a LA Superior Court hearing remotely on Wednesday (June 23), delivering a 24-minute testimony in which she called for an end to her conservatorship.

Britney Spears has addressed a Los Angeles court in an open hearing today, and has publicly called for an end to her “abusive” conservatorship that sparked the #FreeBritney movement.Spears delivered an emotional testimony on Wednesday (June 23) to the Los Angeles County Superior Court in which she expressed how she felt controlled by the conservatorship, which was managed for 11 years by her father, Jamie Spears.

Dappy has helped save a man’s life after talking him out of jumping off London’s Tower Bridge.The former N-Dubz rapper was shooting a music video nearby when he saw a number of police cars and ambulances arrive in the area.

Paris Jackson has opened up about her past suicide attempts in a new interview with friend and fellow musician Willow Smith.In 2017, Jackson, who is the daughter of the late Michael Jackson, told Rolling Stone that she had tried to kill herself multiple times, with her last attempt being in 2013.Speaking to Smith during an episode of her Red Table Talk Facebook Watch show, Jackson discussed what it was that helped her to heal after suffering from years of trauma.“A lot of people do feel regret