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"It’s a lot more complicated in many ways than Bohemian Rhapsody": Queen's most celebrated song marks its 50th anniversary today, but Roger Taylor and Brian May say that several songs they released in the years beforehand were arguably even more ambitious

The pair have been speaking on a new YouTube series dedicated to Bohemian Rhapsody

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"Artists have always been resourceful – we've always found ways to survive and create. OnlyFans is just the latest chapter in that story”: Emerging artist Loveday on why she’s releasing an uncensored version of her new video on OnlyFans

London-based musician says “it’s about reclaiming platforms that have been stigmatised”

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“Eddie definitely wasn’t functioning very well during the Van Halen reunion tour in 2004. It was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had in my life”: Sammy Hagar’s regrets about his final tour with the band – and his true feelings about David Lee Roth

“Not keeping Van Halen together – that was a failure to me"

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SampleRadar: 196 free spooky samples

Usher in spooky season with 196 free Halloween-themed samples that go bump in the night

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"I make Blood Orange music with the hopes that it will solely be listened to in headphones": Blood Orange teams up with AIAIAI to redesign the Tracks and TMA-2 Wireless headphones

The limited edition releases arrive on 30 October

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“Even when I played the whole album for the label, I was like, ‘Guys, this one is kind of stupid’”: Billie Eilish was so embarrassed by one song on her latest album that she almost ditched it, but then it became a huge hit

She felt it was too upbeat

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“It made me want to write a song that, if it ever got back to the people going through those troubles, might just help them a little bit”: The intricate genius and powerful subtext behind a Beatles acoustic gem

At the very heart of the White Album, this tender Beatles masterpiece pulled from the classical music tradition and empathised with the American civil rights movement

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“It’s the heart of my studio”: The story of the Akai MPC, from the MPC60 to the MPC Live III

Few pieces of production gear are as influential as Akai’s MPC series. We trace the MPC's journey through its phoenix-like birth from the ashes of the LinnDrum 9000 to the latest apex-hitting incarnation

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“One of the songs is a cover song but I actually wrote it, so it’s kind of like a cover, kind of like my song”: Are Megadeth set to include a version of Metallica's Ride The Lightning on their final album?

Dave Mustaine hinted at it earlier this year, and a new tracklisting has added fuel to the fire

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“When I hear myself sing that line, it sounds like I’m saying ‘hate'. So, that’s not good. I’m sorry, Lindsey. I’m calling him later”: Stevie Nicks seemingly confirms that she and Lindsey Buckingham are back on speaking terms

The pair appeared on the Song Exploder podcast to discuss their song Frozen Love

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“This guitar is simply too iconic and cool not to be released more widely”: Gibson celebrates the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ Wonderwall by releasing the most talked-about electric guitar of 2025 – finally, Noel's Les Paul is now available for all

Following that super-limited run of 25 Murphy Lab replicas, the Ebony P-90-equipped Les Paul Standard Noel Gallagher played on the Oasis reunion tour has been added to the Gibson lineup

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“I said, ‘Oh, man, we’re gonna kick some ass on a Pink Floyd record!’ I’m not really a Pink Floyd guy. I never understood why they got so big. I think they were boring most of the time”: The hard-hitting drummer who substituted for Nick Mason in the ’80s

Carmine Appice says that Mason's drumming sounds like hitting a pillow

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“The thing I’m most excited about is it comes fully armed with my signature Seymour Duncan Damocles Blackout pickups”: Jackson and Corey Beaulieu ante up with the Trivium guitarist's new über-metal next-gen King V

Available with six or seven-strings, designed for crushing high-gain playing, and with that super-cool serrated V body shape, the Jackson x Beaulieu Pro Series collab is a total metal guitar

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Composer John Williams is reportedly coming out of retirement to pick up the baton on Steven Spielberg’s forthcoming 'UFO movie'

So says the Juilliard president at an event on Monday night

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“Somehow all of these songs mean more to people now than they did when they were first released": Britpop becomes the latest genre to get a classical makeover, courtesy of Blur's Alex James

Reef singer Gary Stringer, Saffron from Republica and good old Phil Daniels are also attached to the project

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“I didn’t write any of these chords or anything – this just came straight from a sample”: Bon Iver and Jim-E Stack break down the making of Day One

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon also reveals the vintage instrument behind the song's bassline, which he says is his "favourite synth ever"

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“My dad would say the best solos are the ones you can hum and sing. It’s fun to have shreddiness, but at the end of the day the melody has to come first”: Wolfgang Van Halen on the art of soloing – and why he’s still inspired by Smells Like Teen Spirit

“I think there was one moment on this album where I used the whammy bar"

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“I actually auditioned with True Colors for America’s Got Talent when I was 13": Chappell Roan to induct Cyndi Lauper into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame in November

The Pink Pony Club singer is a long-time fan

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“Promises a lot and mostly delivers – although it’s not without a few teething issues”: Roland TR-1000 Rhythm Creator review

Roland’s flagship drum machine is its first in 40 years to offer analogue sounds – but that’s only part of the story

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"I had to learn so many songs so quickly, and I don’t think I ever really did learn them properly”: Paul Rodgers opens up about his time fronting Queen, and why he decided to leave

He also says he’s likely to perform with Bad Company when they're inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame next month

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“People would ask me, ‘What's it like to replace Keith Moon?’ I said, ‘I didn't replace Keith Moon – I replaced Kenney Jones!’”: How a legendary drummer followed in the footsteps of two other legendary drummers in The Who

“I saw The Who live with Kenney – and he was absolutely fantastic"

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“Not only did I get it back, not one thing had been taken out of the car and all my songwriting books were there untouched": Raye has found her lost musical jottings, paving the way for her second album

Where the hell are my notebooks? Your notebooks are coming

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"This synth remains one of the rarest and most revered instruments in music history": Korg launches Collection 6 with PS-3300 and Trinity emulations

Collection 6 also features SGX-2, an acoustic piano instrument based on the SGX-2 Premium Piano Engine from Korg's Kronos and Nautilus workstations

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“Occasionally I've been worried that I've poisoned myself but it's always turned out fine”: We speak to the artist who has just made an album from dangerous plants

Oram Award-winning electronic artist Helen Anahita Wilson tells us how she generated the music for her new album from poisonous plants and hallucinogens

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"It is not about ticking boxes. It is about rewriting the rules": UK Music launches 'Five Ps' to inspire "cultural shift" towards a more diverse and inclusive music industry

The new framework is designed to help the music industry create enduring change.

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