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Revenue from vinyl sales grows by 14% – report

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s Global Music Report 2026 singled out the rise of British singer Olivia Dean.

Evening Standard

“It’s not the kind of music I want to make anymore”: Grace Bowers explains why she doesn’t want to be known as a blues guitarist

The wunderkind reveals she's currently crafting more rock- and punk-oriented music

Guitar World

“I won’t go through treatment. I’ve lived the life of 10 men and will die with dignity”: The Wildhearts frontman Ginger Wildheart reveals cancer diagnosis

The 61-year-old vows to continue touring and writing new music during the time he has left

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Dion Baez Reflects on His Path to Becoming SoundCloud VP of Community: 'I Was in the Right Place at the Right Time' - INTERVIEW

Before serving as SoundCloud's global platform architect and its vice president of community, Baez wore many hats at major tech companies.

Latin Times

“Is NOT going to happen... Nil response. I speak with many close to her, including fam, but have not had a single syllable back in over two decades”: William Orbit has written a sequel to Ray Of Light but he says Madonna hasn’t responded

But “zero hard feelings” says the producer

MusicRadar

“My life was going down the toilet. I was trying to stay out of everybody’s way, just to finish what I’d started." The story behind the troubled birth of Foo Fighters' second album, The Colour And The Shape

Despite countless setbacks and obstacles, Dave Grohl emerged from Kurt Cobain's shadow with a clutch of songs that primed Foo Fighters for stadiums

Louder

“The boldest evolution yet”: Gretsch makes a play for the best bang-for-your-buck single-cut with the Premier Jet

Bolstered by new humbuckers, more refined playability and some serious electronic versatility, could this Electromatic be the new budget single-cut to beat?

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Like Nuno Bettencourt, Mark Morton isn’t afraid to use a classic dirt pedal in an unorthodox fashion – here he reveals the secret behind his crushing Lamb Of God rhythm tone

Take one classic overdrive pedal, and use it in a way that suggests you forgot it was was ever an overdrive pedal in the first place

MusicRadar

“I said, ‘Hey, you guys want to jam on some Isley Brothers?’ Nobody laughed”: Les Claypool remembers his audition for Metallica

Now he’s made a concept album with Sean Lennon

MusicRadar

“I just wasn’t ready to spend $250,000 on a guitar at that stage in my life and my career”: Butch Walker turned down the opportunity to buy the Greeny Les Paul before Kirk Hammett bought it

The singer-songwriter has since come to regret the decision, even if his bank balance thanks him for it

Guitar World

“I was told to pack for three months, learn four albums' worth of material and be ready to leave in three days!” How bassist Eva Gardner landed the gig with Pink

The daughter of Creation bassist Kim Gardner, Eva Gardner was also a member of The Mars Volta

Guitar World

The BTS comeback album is almost here – and you best believe I’m slipping back into my K-pop obsessive era

I used to be embarrassed by my teenage fandom of the Korean boyband. Now I look back at that version of myself with so much softness

The Guardian - AU

Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB review: Stunningly-priced direct drive stability from a quintessential brand

The AT-LP120XUSB is more than a budget-friendly, DJ-friendly record player; it’s a great shout for solid performance at the entry level

Louder

“I try to avoid rehearsals at all costs now. It’s the only way I can survive”: I’m a drummer. You guitarists have made me hate being in bands

Your noodling, new toys, bad cables, and blasé attitude to learning songs is turning me into a rehearsal-hating retiree. But there’s hope for you yet…

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“This may be the best album Peter’s ever made”: Peter Frampton announces first album in 16 years – and it features an all-star cast

Carry the Light was co-written with Frampton’s son and features guest spots from Tom Morello, H.E.R. and Sheryl Crow

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Ellie Goulding's WWF sonic logo gave me all the feels in only 3 seconds

Evocative and immersive, this is how a sonic identity should be.

Louder

"It’s a celebration of where we began, and a meeting point between who we were then and who we are now." Placebo announce reimagined version of 1996 debut album, plus 30th anniversary arena tour

Placebo Re:created is described by the band as a "director’s cut" of their groundbreaking debut album

MusicRadar

“Slacker my ass! I never had any slack. I was working a $4-an-hour job trying to stay alive”: How one song turned the self-confessed “worst rapper in the world” into an alt-rock icon

“I knew my folk music would take off if I put hip-hop beats behind it”

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“We played a song or two, and I said, ‘Hey, you guys want to jam on some Isley Brothers?’ Nobody laughed”: Les Claypool looks back on his disastrous Metallica audition

Following the death of the sorely missed Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and co. auditioned the bassist of the then-emerging band Primus

The Independent UK

Louis Tomlinson admits One Direction’s biggest hit song was ‘corny’

The pop star says he always disliked performing ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ live

Metal Hammer

"We had friends film us and then went to bed. Imagine our surprise the next morning: we woke up and it was already viral." How one powerful video turned a group of outcasts who'd escaped war into Ukraine's biggest metal band

After fleeing war and needing a hit to keep their career going, Jinjer struck gold with a simple live video that set the internet alight

Evening Standard

Louis Tomlinson calls One Direction number one ‘a little corny’ and uncool

The 34-year-old also spoke about his love for their song Story Of My Life.

Evening Standard

Alfie Boe releases single paying tribute to late Stone Roses bassist Mani

It comes after Mani, who also played in Primal Scream, died in November last year.

Evening Standard

‘Good old Mani played it right': Alfie Boe pays tribute to Stone Roses bassist in new single

‘Good old Mani played it right,’ sings Alfie Boe in his new single, Face Myself

The Independent UK

Labrinth is disillusioned with the music industry. Clearly, he’s not alone

Artists including Diplo, Dove Cameron, Natasha Bedingfield and Victoria Canal have backed the producer’s call for ‘meaningful interactions’ over ‘fake’ people

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