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the death of her brother Benjamin last year.Benjamin – the son of Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough, and the grandson of Elvis Presley – died at the age of 27 after taking his own life.Posting on her Instagram page at the time, Riley shared a series of photos of her brother. “Mornings are the hardest,” she wrote in the caption.

Mental health and meditation app Calm and Universal Music Group have teamed up for a new ‘Sleep Remix Series’.The release, which arrives on World Sleep Day this Friday (March 19), features specially created remixes of huge pop songs from Universal artists, designed to help listeners fall to sleep.The remixes, which last 60 minutes each and are specially composed to assist sleeping, are based on tracks from Ariana Grande, Kacey Musgraves, Katy Perry, Post Malone and more.See the full tracklisting

coronavirus lockdown and fears over the Brexit deal’s insufficient support for touring musicians is taking an unprecedented toll on the mental health of musicians in the UK.New research conducted by the charity Help Musicians, who surveyed over 700 musicians across the UK for the study, found that 87 per cent of respondents said their mental health had deteriorated over the past year.59 per cent of musicians said that their worries about the impact of Brexit on the music industry had compounded

Gerard Way and Julien Baker took part in a special charity livestream event yesterday (March 2) that focused on mental health and music – you can watch the panel discussion below.Organised by Sound Mind Live, the online event sought to bring together “artists in solidarity to promote community support around mental health issues and raise awareness for critical mental health resources during this time of need”.Way and Baker were joined on the Dr.

Baby Queen has shared a powerful new single ‘These Drugs’ – you can watch the video for it below.The track is the NME 100 star’s second of 2021 and follows last month’s ‘Raw Thoughts’ and last year’s ‘Medicine’ EP, which was her debut EP.The video sees Baby Queen – aka Bella Latham – singing honestly about a powerful subject matter in various different bathrooms as she cries: “I don’t wanna do drugs anymore/ If you saw me through the eyes of a bathroom stall/ Your skin would crawl“.“I wrote this

Judas And The Black Messiah.Stanfield, who portrays FBI informant William O’Neal in the film, said he found playing the role of the bad guy so mentally and physically taxing that he ended up seeking help.The actor highlighted a cut scene where he has to poison Black Panther leader Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) as an example.

The Specials and Dub Pistols’ Barry Ashworth have partnered with mental health organisation Tonic Music to launch a new programme for music industry workers, Tonic Rider.The programme aims to provide guides, mental health first aid training to grassroots venues and in-person support stands. Tonic Rider was piloted at the 100 Club in London and the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth.

Royal Blood have shared the video for new single and album title track ‘Typhoons’, a song that they say is about “being lost in your own thoughts”.

The Pretty Reckless, has recalled her final conversation with the late Chris Cornell in a new interview.Speaking to Los Angeles radio station 95.5 KLOS, Momsen explained that she was one of the last people to see Cornell alive.

Clairo has shared a vulnerable new song addressing depression and mental health, titled ‘Just For Today’.The introspective new track features Clairo – real name Claire Cottrill – singing and playing guitar, and also getting briefly interrupted by her puppy Joanie.The singer posted a screen recording of an audio file yesterday (January 26) on Instagram TV.

Dub Pistols have shared a cover of New Order‘s 1983 classic ‘Blue Monday’ in collaboration with Canadian artist Dubmatix and dub producer Gaudi.The track, as well as a dub version of the original, is released today on Blue Monday itself, the third Monday of January that is supposedly the most depressing day of the year.

Black Midi‘s Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin has confirmed that he’s been taking some time off from the band recently due to mental health issues.The London four-piece shared their guitarist’s short statement on his mental health in a post on their social media channels earlier this morning (January 15).Kwasniewski-Kelvin said in his statement: “I’ve been taking some time off from the band as I have been mentally unwell.“Because of this, I haven’t featured on forthcoming material.

Demi Lovato will open up about her 2018 overdose in a new YouTube documentary series.The first two episodes of Dancing With the Devil, directed by Michael D.

Dua Lipa has revealed how she handed control of her social media accounts to her management after becoming anxious about what people would say about her online.The singer, who has garnered over 58 million followers on Instagram and 6.9 million on Twitter, said she handed the accounts to her team when running them became too overwhelming for her anxiety levels.Speaking to British Vogue, she said: “I would get anxiety.

mental health issues in young musicians.‘Little Drummer Girl’ is the brainchild of drummer Charlotte and producer Kerr from The Echo Lab Music Studios in Scotland.As well as raising awareness of mental health issues, the song also aims to tackle gender disparity in festival line-ups and the music industry at large.“We’ve been inspired to keep an eye on all of our young students and bands, from hearing about the loss of Frightened Rabbit frontman, Scott Hutchison – whose band inspired me to enter

Little Mix to focus on her mental health.The singer announced her departure from the pop group earlier this week, revealing in a statement that “being in the band has really taken a toll on my mental health.

Little Mix after nine years.The singer, who last month announced she was taking an extended break from the group due to “private medical reasons”, has now formally left the group.Little Mix shared the news on Twitter today (December 14), citing health reasons for Nelson’s exit.“After an amazing 9 years together Jesy has made the decision to leave Little Mix.

coronavirus pandemic.One Industry One Voice (OIOV), the coalition of UK events associations and businesses, has shared a list of all the organisations on offer to help to those experiencing stress and mental health issues ahead of the festive season.“As other industries now begin to return to work, restrictions upon capacities and social distancing [mean] a large number of live events are no longer viable, and the people who organise and deliver them remain out of work,” OIOV said in a

Paul McCartney has said that The Beatles most likely suffered from mental health issues, but they were reluctant to discuss it at the height of their fame.In a new interview with The Sunday Times, McCartney said he and his bandmates – Ringo Starr and the late John Lennon and George Harrison – were more likely to make fun of their issues in order to hide them.When asked if the group experienced mental health issues, he said: “Yes, I think so.

Billy Corgan has said he can relate to the emotions Chris Cornell must have felt before taking his own life in 2017.The musician, who last week released ‘CYR‘ with his band The Smashing Pumpkins, opened up in a new interview about feelings of worthlessness in the past.Asked my radio broadcaster Howard Stern earlier this week if Cornell’s death “triggered anything inside of you”, Corgan responded: “Oh, yeah…I’ve stood in front of that mirror a thousand times – just like he did” [quotes via

Sam Fender has launched a petition calling on all UK councils to drop phone charges for helplines for the most vulnerable members of society.It comes after the Newcastle musician learned recently that four of the seven councils that serve his local community impose 40p per minute call charges.Taking to Twitter, he said: “To me this makes absolutely no sense, it’s completely scandalous.

Dua Lipa has called for support for people who are having problems with their mental health during the coronavirus pandemic.The pop star, who made the comments during her acceptance speech last night (November 30) for the Music Award at the 2020 Attitude Awards, pressed on the importance of reaching out to those in need.In particular, Dua highlighted the impact the pandemic has had on the LGBTQIA+ community, adding that some charities and organisations are “reporting an increase in suicides”.She

Yungblud has shared his experiences of mental illness, revealing he had his first suicidal thoughts at aged 13.Speaking to the Guardian in a new interview, the singer spoke of feeling “totally alone” in a room full of people.“I had a lot of friends but in a room full of people I would feel totally alone,” Dominic Harrison said. “I had my first suicidal thoughts at 13.”He continued: “If you know Yungblud, the music is secondary, I don’t give a shit about hit records.

Lil Baby urged fans to “protect your mental health” at the AMAs 2020 tonight (November 22).The Atlanta rapper gave the live debut of his hit single ‘Emotionally Scarred’ at the Los Angeles awards ceremony.

Billie Eilish has dissected her track ‘Everything I Wanted’ for the latest edition of Song Exploder – listen below.The standalone single was released in November 2019, marking the first new material from Eilish since the arrival of her acclaimed debut album ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’.A year on from its release, the pop star sat down alongside her brother and collaborator Finneas to discuss the dream that inspired the song, its creation and how it almost didn’t get made.“We were

Sinéad O’Connor has revealed that she is entering a one year treatment program for trauma and addiction, beginning next week.Taking to Twitter in a lengthy thread, O’Connor said that she would be pushing her tour dates back from next year to 2022 so she can start recovery.“Message for folks who have tickets for next year’s shows,” she wrote, “those shows are being postponed until 2022 so that I may go into a one year trauma and addiction treatment program because I had a very traumatic six years

Mental health charity Student Minds have shared advice for those who might be struggling to cope while at university during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Last month, the NUS warned of a rise in student anxiety due to university COVID restrictions – following reports of thousands of UK university students forced into isolation and quarantine due to a rise in cases across the UK.

DaBaby has paid tribute to his older brother after he took his own life.Glen Johnson died on Tuesday (November 3) from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Charlotte, North Carolina, TMZ reports.The father of four’s death is said to have occurred hours after he posted a video of himself in a car with a gun, appearing visibly upset as he discussed how his life had turned out.Reacting to the news, DaBaby took to his Instagram page to change his bio to “LONG LIVE MY BROTHER”, alongside a black heart