Richard Ashcroft (formerly of The Verve) is releasing a new solo album, Natural Rebel, on October 19 via Ashcroft’s own label, RPA, and BMG. Previously he shared a video for the album’s first single, ...

Most know Richard Ashcroft from The Verve and his band’s biggest hit, “Bitter Sweet Symphony”. While orchestral arrangements have become common in Ashcroft’s songs, you can also hear the influence of ...

Richard Ashcroft, formerly of The Verve, is releasing a new solo album, Lovin’ You, on October 10 via Virgin. Now he has shared the album’s title track. Listen below, followed by Ashcroft’s upcoming ...

Richard Ashcroft has announced the new album Lovin' You. The former Verve frontman drops his seventh solo studio album on October 3. It will be his first LP of all new material since 2018's Natural ...

The bittersweet part of The Verve’s “Bitter Sweet Symphony” remains how the Wigan band imploded following its blockbuster third album, Urban Hymns. Singer Richard Ashcroft and his group had recorded ...

The story of The Verve‘s 1997 single “Bitter Sweet Symphony” is maybe more fascinating than the song itself. The song was built around a sample of The Andrew Oldham Orchestra‘s loungey instrumental ...

A video of a concertgoer Shazaming an Oasis song at one of the band’s shows has gone viral, and the musician who sang it has responded himself. Richard Ashcroft, formerly of The Verve, was performing ...

Richard Ashcroft is always dressed for the occasion. When he appears on my screen from his home in the U.K., he’s wearing a leather jacket with a sheen to it and the requisite shades covering a third ...

Oasis are reviving the Britpop era with shows at Wembley this weekend — and there couldn’t be a more fitting support act than Richard Ashcroft. Having broken into the music scene during a similar ...

LAST YEAR, former Verve singer-guitarist Richard Ashcroft made his first solo album, "Alone With Everybody," and had his first child, a son born to ex-Spiritualized keyboardist Kate Radley. He also ...

The initial incident unfolded Friday in Cardiff, Wales, as Richard Ashcroft opened for Oasis before the band's first show in 16 years. That’s life. Former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft took to ...