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System Of A Down add second UK date to European tour with Queens Of The Stone Age and Acid Bath

The alt-metal band will play a second show at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 15

Metal Hammer

“Right before he died I was reminded of what I’d noticed all those years ago – that the notes he didn’t play were more important than the notes he did play”: A salute from one great bass player to another

Glenn Hughes pays tribute to the late, great Andy Fraser of Free

MusicRadar

“We’re definitely still a progressive band. Listen to the detail in what we do and the musicianship behind it – it all comes from that legacy”: When Soen’s songs got shorter but not shallower on Memorial

They were dismissed by many as a one-off supergroup. But vocalist Joel Ekelöf insisted the spirit of Genesis and Peter Gabriel were embedded in his band’s concise sixth album

Louder

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Biffy Clyro: ‘Every day, we were on the cusp of losing it’

INTERVIEW: After grappling with tough questions about the band’s future, the tight-knit trio are back with their 10th album, ‘Futique’. They speak with Mark Beaumont about overcoming their ‘existential crisis’, the quicksand of online discourse, and why frontman Simon Neil would rather ‘eat s***’ than choose between Starmer or Farage

The Independent UK

Chrissie Hynde and k.d. lang hook up for smoky version of soul classic Me And Mrs Jones

Me And Mrs Jones comes from the Pretenders' singer's upcoming album of duets with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Debbie Harry, Shirley Manson and more

Louder

SBS resists calls to join EU boycott of Eurovision 2026 if Israel allowed to compete

Israeli media had reported nation had been asked to step aside or compete under a neutral symbol due to controversies over Gaza war

The Guardian - AU

"You only get one shot to do this correctly and I think we nailed it": Joe Bonamassa announces all-star tribute to B.B. King

B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 features Buddy Guy, Slash, Keb' Mo', Larkin Poe, Jimmie Vaughan, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi and many more

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Heart add more dates to Royal Flush tour

Lucinda Williams will join Heart for a run of shows next year

Louder

OPINION - Music journalism has lost its edge – or has it?

Music journalism has lost its edge, wrote Kelefa Sanneh in the New Yorker recently, causing a huge stir online amongst critics and music fans. Was the age of witty and brutal music journalism dead, they wondered? Are we doomed to fawning, ever-positive album and live show reviews for evermore?

Evening Standard

“He was the sun which all planets rotated around”: Joe Bonamassa announces all-star album celebrating life of BB King on the King of the Blues’ 100th birthday

BB King’s Blues Summit 100 is out Feb 6 and features guest spots from Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, George Benson, Eric Gales and more

MusicRadar

’Everyone Went’: DJ Mark Ronson Played With Diddy In The ‘90s, And The Experience ‘Deeply Unnerved’ Him

More accounts from inside Diddy's parties.

Cinemablend

“B.B.’s only wish was, ‘Do what you can to keep the blues alive.’ Hopefully this album gives a B12 shot to his legacy”: Joe Bonamassa announces a landmark B.B. King tribute album with a jaw-dropping roster of collaborators

B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 features Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, George Benson, Slash, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Larkin Poe, and Warren Haynes

Guitar World

“It can never be a bad thing to know your triads and inversions!” Rush’s Alex Lifeson was a master of first-inversion chords – here are 5 voicings you can use in your playing today

Don't be intimidated by the terminology. First-inversion chords is the fancy name for slash chords and they can add some range and spice to your songwriting

Guitar World

“As soon as we played that, I screamed. I could tell right away that it was a smash”: Nile Rodgers breaks down how he and David Bowie made Let’s Dance

The song was in a very different form when Bowie originally wrote it

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“I’m not trying to copy the classics”: The VP-1 Dark Fang is a space-age Super Guitar that introduces a wild new fretboard capable of ‘outward string bending’

Inspired by the Indian sitar and Chinese pipa, the The VP-1 Dark Fang looks to facilitate an entirely new way of playing the guitar

MusicRadar

“There’s just one catch. The kid with the PC in the bedroom can’t play his instrument”: Back in 1999, Prince offered his opinion on the new generation of DAW-based musicians and producers

“If they didn’t take the time to learn their instrument and their scales and to actually speak the language of music then they can’t play… all they can do is watch,” he argued

Guitar World

“I was playing a U2 song, and I hear drums behind me. I turn around and it was him. He and I jammed without speaking for 30 minutes”: Ozzy Osbourne collaborator Andrew Watt on the pop star who helped kickstart his production career

Watt is now a first-call producer for the biggest names in music, including the Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, Elton John, Iggy Pop and Lady Gaga

The Guardian - US

Coachella 2026: Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G set to headline

Other acts for North America’s largest music festival include the Strokes, Young Thug, Addison Rae, the xx, Nine Inch Noize and FKA twigs

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“There was no middle eight, and ‘sail away’ was after every line – it drove me crazy, but there was something there”: The making of Enya's Orinoco Flow, the unexpected No. 1 hit that created a New Age superstar

In memory of Enya's longtime producer Nicky Ryan, we take a backwards glance at the ethereal earworm that launched her career

Metal Hammer

Soen announce new studio album, Reliance, will be released in January

Swedish prog metallers Soen share the powerfully emotive Primal, the first new music from their upcoming album Reliance

International Business Times UK

Ariana Grande Fans Fume As Ticketmaster UK Crashes During Eternal Sunshine Tour Presale

Ticketmaster UK crashed during Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine presale, leaving fans stuck in queues, locked out and worried about rising resale prices.

MusicRadar

“A unique, talented, and innovative musician who leaves a rich back catalogue of Eastern-influenced electronica as his legacy”: Tributes paid to Blancmange's Stephen Luscombe, who has died

“Stephen along with Neil Arthur made one of the most seminal electro tracks, Living On The Ceiling," said Boy George

The Guardian - UK

Spain first of Eurovision ‘big five’ to say it will boycott event if Israel participates

Head of state broadcaster says it is ‘impossible to look the other way’ over Israel’s actions in Gaza

International Business Times UK

James Bourne Leaves McFly Tour - Why Did the Busted Star Quit 24 Hours Before the Tour Kicks Off?

Busted Singer James Bourne to Miss Band's Tour with McFly Due to Health Issues

Guitar World

“I will never forget it as long as I live. I got to play Blackbird with him”: Paul Mescal had to learn guitar left-handed to play Paul McCartney in the upcoming Beatles biopic – but also got to jam with him

Mescal is set to star alongside Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison in the highly-anticipated four-part Beatles biopic

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