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Fans dub Taylor Swift’s 34th birthday the most millennial party ever

‘Honestly, I love this 2012 world she lives in’

The Independent UK

Cher hits back at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snub: ‘I wouldn’t be in it now if they gave me a million dollars’

Cher said: ‘They can just go you-know-what themselves.’

The Independent UK

Do guitar solos matter? Kirk Hammett says non-musicians won’t remember your solos – but “they are gonna helluva remember a great melody and they’re really gonna remember a great song”

As Metallica's lead guitarist, Hammett has written and performed some of metal's most iconic guitar solos but maintains that the majority of people will forget them

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Nicki Minaj rejects Kanye West collaboration plea as new album delayed further

Minaj commented: ‘Regarding Kanye: that train has left the station, OK?’

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan’s wife admits ‘it’s very hard to feel sad’ after singer’s death

The Pogues singer is being mourned by the music world after he died from pneumonia on 30 November, aged 65

The Independent UK

“The fact that my name is also Kramer is a happy coincidence”: an amateur luthier has created a tribute to Eddie Van Halen’s striped 5150 tour guitar that replaces the paint stripes with solid wood

A hobbyist woodworker from Boulder, CO is auctioning off this one-of-a-kind tribute to EVH’s 1986 Kramer

Guitar World

"We went to this crazy burlesque show, took off our shirts, and put these nipple tassels on. I've got the photos to prove it!": Green Day reveal how recording 'Saviors' in London threw up some new life experiences

For Green Day, recording their forthcoming album 'Saviors' in London wasn't all work, work, work

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Devastating displays of double-neck tapping and Joe Bonamassa’s Christmas single: here are this week’s essential guitar tracks

Catch up with the best guitar tracks from the past 7 days with fresh cuts from Joe Bonamassa, Joanne Shaw Taylor, J Mascis, Felix Martin and more

Guitar World

Justin Timberlake Alludes To Britney Spears’ Memoir Before Performing “Cry Me a River”

“No disrespect,” Timberlake said, before singing: “But aren’t we all just entertainers?”

Marie Claire

"Musicians hear chemistry"

From Carole King's "It's Too Late" to Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty," these four men helped create those hits

Salon

Funny Little Boxes Skeleton Key

Here lies a Holy Grail, an op-amp distortion that promises Queens Of The Stone Age guitar tones from one compact stompbox. Is it too good to be true?

MusicRadar

Kanye West fans outraged as scandal-plagued rapper delays yet another album release

Now known as ‘Ye’, the rapper hosted a listening party for his latest effort, which featured typing sounds before the record suddenly cut out

The Independent UK

Justin Timberlake appears to hint at Britney Spears’ memoir during performance of Cry Me A River

Timberlake and Spears dated from 1998 to 2002

The Independent UK

“I hate to say it, but non-musicians – who are the majority of the listening world – are not going to remember guitar solos”: Kirk Hammett says it doesn’t matter how good or flashy a solo is – most people are going to forget them anyway

According to the Metallica maestro, the average music listener doesn't share a guitar player's enthusiasm for a ripping solo

Guitar World

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Issue 404 of Future Music is out now

Gear of the Year 2023. Plus: Vince Clarke, Danny Daze, Live 12 guide, Daniel Avery, Fantastic Twins, Cubase 13 & much more!

The Guardian - UK

Nicki Minaj blocks release of Kanye West collaboration, postponing his new album

New Body, which dates back to 2018, was expected to be released on Friday on West’s album Vultures, with West instead announcing first footwear project ‘since liberation from Adidas’

The Guardian - UK

Tom Jones review – powerful voice, bold artistry … and still getting knickers thrown at him

The 83-year-old savours every second of this show, singing soulfully in his full-bodied baritone about maturity and mortality to a roaring crowd

The Guardian - UK

The 50 best albums of 2023, No 6 – Lana Del Rey: Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

The singer-songwriter continues to map out a turbulent, symbol-strewn emotional landscape in sumptuous, sometimes jagged ballads

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Paloma Faith Spreads Holiday Cheer with Personalized Christmas Gifts

Join Paloma Faith this Christmas as she brings joy to her fans by personally signing pictures, demonstrating true holiday spirit of love and generosity.

Metal Hammer

Watch fan-filmed footage of Metallica’s first-ever Saudi Arabia show

Metallica played their debut Saudi Arabia show on December 14 – watch video footage and read the setlist here

Metal Hammer

Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan teases new music and a documentary about the band: “Look Outside Your Window is definitely arriving next year. You have my word.”

Slipknot’s co-founder and percussionist has teased new music, a movie and the release date of lost album Look Outside Your Window in an interview

The Guardian - UK

‘I used to sing in front of In-N-Out Burger’: Victoria Monét’s long road to pop stardom

The singer thought she had made it in 2010, until her band was abruptly dropped. Now she’s an in-demand songwriter with seven Grammy nominations for her debut solo album – what went right?

Guitar World

“I’d not played for 17 years. I put all my guitars in the loft and never touched them. I didn’t think I knew how to play anymore”: When Happy Mondays split, Mark Day gave up guitar – and was surprised to find he could still play when he returned

Happy Mondays were one of the architects of the Manchester scene that gave birth to Oasis. Armed with basic gear, most of which he can’t remember, their genre-splicing guitarist is finally proud of the influential music he helped create

MusicRadar

“This is so exciting for all involved”: Here’s what happened when Vulfpeck’s Jack Stratton sat down to try and recreate Stevie Wonder’s I Wish Rhodes electric piano sound in his DAW

“This is the straight-up funkiest footage on Earth,” says the Vulfmon as he watches a clip of Stevie playing

Evening Standard

The best (and the worst) Christmas singles of 2023: from Jorja Smith to Jason Derulo

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