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“It’s possible to play a great solo without many notes if the rhythm is interesting”: How to funk up your blues solos

Taking cues from John Mayer, Jimi Hendrix and Nile Rodgers, this lesson offers three examples of phrases that add rhythm and movement to blues

Guitar World

Celine Dion ‘heartbroken’ by death of Beauty And The Beast singer Peabo Bryson

The French-Canadian singer remembered the two-time Grammy winner as ‘wonderful and generous’.

Evening Standard

"You have to go and live in London for seven years. You'll be rejected 99 times out of a hundred." Watch Robert Fripp give a hopeful young musician some unflinching truth in 1985

An insight into the place King Crimson's Robert Fripp calls the "centre of the universe"

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Peabo Bryson Dead at 75: 10 Photos of Veteran R&B Singer of 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Whole New World'

Legendary R&B singer Peabo Bryson, voice of Disney theme songs, has passed away at age 75 following a stroke, after a 50-year career, leaving a lasting impact on soul music and fans worldwide

International Business Times UK

Peabo Bryson's Cause of Death Revealed as Fans Remember the Voice of Love's Famous Songs

Peabo Bryson, renowned for his Disney ballads and romantic duets, has died at 75. His passing has sparked global tributes, celebrating his influence on film soundtracks and soul music.

International Business Times UK

10 bands who peaked with the first song on their first album

Some bands just get it right first time

Louder

Farnham gala sells out as fans slam 'outrageous' prices

A gala tribute concert for John Farnham has sold out as fans of the music legend voice their disappointment at ticket prices.

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Barry Manilow Shares Heartbreaking Health Update as Cancer Recovery Leaves Voice 'Unrecognisable'

Barry Manilow discusses his battle with lung cancer and pneumonia, revealing fears of death and the impact on his voice, while remaining determined to return to the stage.

International Business Times UK

Sir Paul McCartney to discuss The Boys Of Dungeon Lane at special live event

The Beatles star will reflect on how he made the album at ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane’ In Conversation with Paul McCartney Roundhouse live event.

Evening Standard

“It’s a genuinely unique instrument – and it always raises a smile”: Nigel Tufnel's “World on Fire” guitar, used during Spinal Tap's Live Earth performance, is headed to auction

An Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette at its core, the guitar features a working thermometer and a snow globe containing a figurine of former US Vice President Al Gore

Guitar World

Now Playing: cool yourself off with the 6 finest test tracks and albums to soundtrack the start of summer

From Boards of Canada to Angine de Poitrine

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“He only ever said one thing to me about sounding like anyone he’d played with before”: Rowan Robertson on the key piece of advice he received from Ronnie James Dio on how to faithfully play Tony Iommi’s riffs

Though Robertson was only 17 at the time he was hired for Ronnie James Dio's band, the legendary frontman had the utmost confidence in him

Guitar World

Olivia Rodrigo praises London as she reveals what she misses most about the city

The American singer is currently promoting her third studio album, You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love

Evening Standard

“I wrote this song as soon as I got home from the screening. Sometimes you just know, right?: Taylor Swift reunites with Jack Antonoff and goes back to country for Toy Story 5 song, I Knew It, I Knew You

Can it compete with Randy Newman and Sarah McLachlan's gut-wrenching effort from Toy Story 2, though?

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“Expect their already-soaring career to rocket even further after this”: Rising space rockers Slift aren’t just one of the scene’s best live bands – they’ve also made an immediate, dizzying master-stroke with new album Fantasia

The cosmonauts have shortened their songs for their fourth full-length, but they’re every bit as immersive and disorienting as before

The National (Scotland)

Belle and Sebastian release Scottish World Cup anthem – hear it in full

SCOTTISH pop group Belle and Sebastian have unveiled their offering for Scotland’s World Cup anthem ...

Evening Standard

Belle and Sebastian unveil offering for Scotland’s World Cup anthem

The Scottish pop group released the track – titled It Only Takes One Lion – on Tuesday.

MusicRadar

“Thanks for the geography lesson… I don't know what you have to be so proud of right now": Black Crowes booed at gig in Tampa, Florida

It started when section of crowd started chanting ‘U-S-A!’

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Bulgarian president touts Iron Maiden as “remarkably down-to-earth people” after meeting metal veterans at Sofia stadium show

We’re not sure whether Iliyana Yotova is a metalhead, but she seems to like Iron Maiden all the same

Louder

“It was like a crazy film about what happens to serious musicians if they take a step to the left”: Fame and fortune called when prog stalwarts Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin released a pop cover. Did they sell out?

Previously regarded as purveyors of complex art, their 1981 version of 60s weepie It’s My Party spent a month at No.1. The “intelligent pop” couple explain how it affected their later output

MusicRadar

“Tom got really angry with me. He said, ‘You’re one of the best songwriters I know. You don’t need my help. You don’t need anybody’s help!’”: How Tom Petty inspired Stevie Nicks to make a comeback – and why she felt misunderstood by Prince

A pep talk from Petty led to her solo album Trouble In Shangri-La

International Business Times UK

Taylor Swift Announces Return to Country Music Amid Travis Kelce Wedding Rumours

Taylor Swift is returning to her country roots with a new song written for Toy Story 5. The surprise release arrives amid continued public interest in her relationship with Travis Kelce.

MusicRadar

"We got so bored with it, we didn’t even play it, which was a mistake": it’s the song everyone wants to hear": The Bluetones on their “sideways tribute” to Jimi Hendrix

Slight Return reached Number Two in early 1996

Metal Hammer

Watch Metallica tear through Creeping Death and King Nothing during first concert of 2026 in Athens, Greece

The metal superstars are currently traipsing their way through European stadiums and will hit the UK towards the end of the month

Metal Hammer

"People heard it and found it deeply offensive because they didn’t have the brain capacity to realise what it’s about." The story behind Ghost's most famous song - and what it really means

The story behind Ghost's viral mega-hit, and what its lyrics mean, in Tobias Forge's own words

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