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Sam Ryder on track for No 1 single after fierce Wham! chart battle

Eurovision star was praised after getting his new single to the No 2 spot on the UK Christmas singles chart

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2023

"People were crowdsurfing in the lotus position." Dharma are a Taiwan-based Buddhist collective that play death metal and have a nun in their ranks. Chances are, you've never met another band like them

Meet Dharma: the Taiwanese/Canadian metal band bringing Buddhist energy to the pit

Metal Hammer · Dec 24, 2023

Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria responds to Wham! scoring Christmas No 1 over The Pogues

‘Fairytale of New York’ placed sixth in the UK singles chart for Christmas, while Wham! broke a record after ‘Last Christmas’ took 39 years to get to No 1

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2023

“Do seven versions of one piece border on overkill? Resolutely and resoundingly no”: Magma’s Une Histoire De Mekanïk - 50 Years Of Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh

Anniversary box set may not be cheap, but it’s immensely satisfying

Louder · Dec 24, 2023

"The way that Control sounds is an accident because we didn’t know what we were doing": why Jam and Lewis recorded Janet Jackson’s breakthrough album ‘wrong’, and why it’s all Prince’s fault

Best of 2023: Because learning from the best beats reading manual, every time

MusicRadar · Dec 24, 2023

‘Jon Bon Jovi said, ‘I put your CD on and it blew away ours.’ I guess it should piss me off. Like, where’s my cheque?” the story of Black ’N Blue, the band Gene Simmons tried and failed to turn into superstars

Gene Simmons worked with them, Bon Jovi borrowed their producer and they appeared on the b-side of a Madonna single – Black ’N Blue are one of 80s hard rock’s great near-misses

Louder · Dec 24, 2023

"I said, 'I wish Sting was here', and they said 'He is, he’s here on holiday!'": Mark Knopfler, George Martin and more on 10 years, 70 albums, massive hit singles, a hurricane and a volcano – the incredible story of AIR Studios Montserrat

Best of 2023: The Police, Dire Straits, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Duran Duran are just a few of the AAA names who enjoyed the most idyllic of recording studios, but it didn't end well for this particular AIR

MusicRadar · Dec 24, 2023

Music: Kitty Empire’s 10 best albums of 2023

It was a year of avant-rap, sex-positive R&B, polyrhythmic jazz and hyper-punk pop – plus Lana Del Rey’s glossy meditations on death and loss

The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2023

Watch Mark Tremonti perform O Holy Night at Christmas Special concert

Creed and Alter Bridge star Mark Tremonti releases pro-shot footage of track from Christmas show in Florida

Metal Hammer · Dec 24, 2023

Viral TikToks Show A Baby And Cat Reacting To Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Movie, And I Can’t Stop Watching Them

Now that you can rent Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour at home, TikToks are going viral of cats and babies watching it, and I can't get enough of it.

Cinemablend · Dec 23, 2023