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Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley to perform at band’s blockbuster Knebworth festival in July, playing songs from The X Factor, Virtual XI and The Best Of The Beast

The vocalist, who fronted the heavy metal titans from 1994 to 1999, will headline the Friday night of the two-day event

Metal Hammer

"We talked a lot about Neil – about his view on music and drumming." New Rush drummer Anika Nilles looks back on her first rehearsal with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson

Anika Nilles, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are interviewed in the new issue of Classic Rock

Louder

BBC says Scott Mills axed from Eurovision Song Contest coverage after sacking as Sara Cox ‘to replace’ him

BBC spokesperson says DJ is no longer contracted to any upcoming projects with the corporation

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"Parents come up to me and instead of going, ‘Oh you’re not a good role model because you talk about sex’, they say the opposite!" How Halestorm's breakthrough anthem smashed some silly taboos in rock 'n' roll

Believe it or not, a lot of modern mainstream rock had become a little prudish by around 2009. Halestorm helped change that

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“If I can’t run, I’ll walk. If I can’t walk, I’ll crawl”: Céline Dion to return to the stage this autumn

Singer has been fighting ‘stiff person’ syndrome for years

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Eurovision to launch first ever Asian song contest this year

Bangkok in Thailand will be the final’s first host city with confirmed participants including Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nepal, South Korea and Vietnam.

Evening Standard

“He had a knife to my groin. I was petrified. He went for my guitar”: Mikael Åkerfeldt on nearly losing his prized PRS on the way to record a landmark Opeth album – and why he doesn’t deserve a signature model (even though he’s got one)

The Opeth mastermind on being robbed as they made Blackwater Park, what he hated about Kurt Cobain’s ’53 Martin D-18 and loved about Hank Williams’ ’40s D-18, the ’90s band he still adores and the ’70s guitarist he still worships

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Montreux Jazz Festival reveals spectacular 60th edition programme

RAYE returns for a landmark third consecutive show, while legends including Deep Purple and The Roots will also grace the festival’s stages

The Independent UK

When will Kanye West perform at Wireless? Rapper's London return after health battle and antisemitism apology

The 48-year-old rapper sparked global outcry with his antisemitic posts and by wearing swastika and ‘White Lives Matter’ T-shirts

Evening Standard

“After mine was stolen, I didn’t have time to go to the factory, so they just handed me this 10-string”: The 10-string oddity that became one of Joe Perry’s most iconic guitars – even though he hardly played it in Aerosmith

Perry and B.C. Rich go way back. The Aerosmith guitarist looks back on the most outlandish guitar the brand ever made him, the ’70s Bich 10 Supreme

Guitar World

“I'm, like, sobbing… in tears, because it was so… I mean, he's a poet”: Flea talks collabs and a new Chili Peppers album

He admits he cried when he heard Nick Cave’s vocal on his solo album

MusicRadar

"There's no denying that Gong has changed me." Kavus Torabi on the new adventures of psychedelic rock, jazz, space-rock and more collective Gong

Since being handed the role of Gong gatekeeper by late founder Daevid Allen, Kavus Torabi has guided the band through a trilogy of albums

Louder

"You can borrow the luggage of the past, you can amalgamate it with things that you've conceived could be in the future, and you can set it in the now." How David Bowie conquered time to write the song that gave him an audience

How a young David Bowie’s artistic manifesto was capturedin three and a half perfect minutes

Louder

Bruce Springsteen starts new tour in Minneapolis honoring city’s ICE protests

The Boss and the E Street Band are expected to perform the song as they kick off the ‘Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour’

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‘Extremely rare’ Bob Dylan draft lyrics discovered inside Allen Ginsberg book

A torn page bearing Dylan’s lyrics for the 1967 song I’m Not There is set to go under the hammer in April when it could fetch £40,000

Evening Standard

Guns N’ Roses guitar hopes to fetch £300,000 at music memorabilia auction

The Music Memorabilia Live Auction collection will go under the hammer at Propstore auction house in London next month.

The Independent UK

Guitar used by Slash of Guns N’ Roses during iconic tour set to fetch up to £300,000 at auction

The instrument is due to go under the hammer at Propstore auction house in London next month

Louder

Deep Purple announce US tour with Kansas and Jefferson Starship

Deep Purple's North American tour dates are the band's first on the continent since 2024's = 1 More Time Tour

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Céline Dion to return to performing after lengthy hiatus due to illness

Titanic singer will perform 10 shows in Paris in September, after six-year break due to stiff-person syndrome

The Independent UK

Celine Dion announces first concerts since stiff-person syndrome diagnosis with Paris residency

Celine Dion will return to the stage this fall with her first series of concerts since revealing her diagnosis with stiff-person syndrome, announcing a five-week limited engagement in Paris

Evening Standard

Celine Dion announces return to stage with 10 concerts in Paris

The French-Canadian singer said she ‘cannot wait’ to see her fans again.

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift sued over ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ by actual showgirl

Swift is being sued for trademark infringement by Maren Wade, who owns the 'Confessions of a Showgirl' franchise

The Guardian - UK

Chip Taylor obituary

Songwriter and musician best known for the enduring hit Wild Thing, made famous by the Troggs and Jimi Hendrix

Guitar World

“I can't walk away, so I've come back to do the thing I know how to do best, which is play”: Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival announces 2026 lineup

Now in its seventh edition, the festival is set to take place in Austin, Texas – and features Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, and John Mayer, while Trey Anastasio, Tommy Emmanuel, Julian Lage and Pete Townshend are all making their Crossroads debut

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“Purple Haze felt impossible at first, but it was such an accomplishment once I got it”: Courtney Barnett on leftie legends, and embracing the Olympic White Stratocaster

The Aussie songwriter discusses how her pedalboard changes off stage, asking Waxahatchee to guest, and being inspired by Cobain, Hendrix, and McCartney

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