Spotify Wrapped 2023: Top five songs from Dave to Miley Cyrus Here is Spotify’s top five most streamed songs in the UK The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023
Controversial star Morgan Wallen scoops most-streamed song on Apple Music for 2023 Apple released a list of their most popular songs of 2023 and Morgan Wallen managed to top the lot with his song, Last Night. iMore · Nov 29, 2023
“It’s the end of Sabbath, believe me”: The story of Black Sabbath’s abandoned 20th album After the release of 13, Black Sabbath promised one more album before their farewell tour. Schedule conflicts and health scares meant it never came to be. Metal Hammer · Nov 29, 2023
Not changing your amp settings when you leave your rehearsal space for the stage? You're doing EQ wrong It's called equalization for a reason: adjustments keep your sound consistent from venue to venue. These are the tweaks you need to keep in mind for top-quality guitar tone Guitar World · Nov 29, 2023
Is Prince's Purple Rain really the second-greatest guitar riff of all time? A new survey says 'yes' And Seven Nation Army is the only riff recorded after the '80s to make the top 20 MusicRadar · Nov 29, 2023
“They said they invited us to perform at that show. I never got a phone call. They just said that to sell tickets”: Despite reports, Ace Frehley says he hasn’t heard from Paul Stanley or Gene Simmons about joining Kiss’s last-ever gig The glam rock heroes will take to the stage for the last time ever later this week – but Frehley won't be there Guitar World · Nov 29, 2023
“I’m Annoyed She Keeps Doing This”: Swifties Have Had Enough Of Taylor Swift’s “Capitalist” Moves Taylor Swift is officially a billionaire, but Swifties are seeing more greed than ever from their favorite artist. Bored Panda · Nov 29, 2023
“My friend came to my taco stand, telling me Leslie West wanted to jam. I was like, ‘What kind of drugs are you on? I’ve never even played a club before’”: At 17, Peter Baron went from street food vendor to playing with a rock guitar icon overnight Peter Baron spent decades touring with Leslie West. He reveals what the Mountain guitar legend taught him (and vice-versa), and the one-of-a-kind guitar quirk West got from watching Porky Pig… Guitar World · Nov 29, 2023
Taylor Swift course to be offered by Harvard University English professor Stephanie L. Burt — a self-confessed Swiftie — will teach the course named 'Taylor Swift and Her World' next semester Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2023
10 essential live rock and metal albums from the ’90s The ’90s were a golden era for box office productions from Page & Plant and AC/DC, not to mention a certain era-defining acoustic set from Nirvana Guitar World · Nov 29, 2023
Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard reached out to James And The Cold Gun via Instagram and signed them: now they've supported Guns N' Roses "We wanted this band to be fairly simple, high energy, cathartic rock. We didn't overthink it": Introducing James And The Cold Gun Louder · Nov 29, 2023
Soundgarden dispute with Chris Cornell's estate is not over after all – and late frontman's last batch of songs remain shelved Don't hold your breath for those seven unreleased Chris Cornell songs, says Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron Metal Hammer · Nov 29, 2023
10 times metal musicians covered their own songs in other bands Ozzy Osbourne, Bruce Dickinson and Jason Newsted have all recreated metal classics with all-new lineups around them Metal Hammer · Nov 28, 2023
You Can Now Study "Taylor Swift and Her World" at Harvard University Sign me up! Marie Claire · Nov 28, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023 Penny Lane street sign back in Liverpool 47 years after drunken theft Former student of city who returned marker for road made famous by the Beatles says thieves were ‘worse for wear’
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 R&B singer Kiana Ledé is taking back control of her music and her life R&B singer Kiana Ledé is launching the international leg of her “Grudges” tour Tuesday in Auckland, New Zealand, and will include stops in Paris, London and Berlin
Marie Claire · Nov 28, 2023 Charli XCX is Engaged to The 1975's George Daniel, and She Totally Manifested It “I want to be wifed up,” she said in no uncertain terms in an interview earlier this year.
Metal Hammer · Nov 28, 2023 Evanescence’s Amy Lee: “50 Cent hates my guts” Rapper 50 Cent still has bad blood towards Evanescence after they beat him for a Best New Artist Grammy, according to their singer
MusicRadar · Nov 28, 2023 Old Blood Noise Endeavors launches the BL-52 Phase Repeater, a pedal that “lives between phaser and reverb” – and lets you pick specs with BL Series Custom Color The BL-52 Phase Repeater is another new sound straight from OBNE that comes straight out of left field, while the brand offers up four BL Series pedals for players to customise their look
MusicRadar · Nov 28, 2023 Surprise, surprise: Taylor Swift is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year, but which artists, songs and albums did you listen to most in 2023? Find out now with Apple Music Replay
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 Charli XCX announces engagement to The 1975’s drummer George Daniel ‘For life,’ singer writes in caption of engagement announcement
Cinemablend · Nov 28, 2023 ’It Was A Failure’: Seal Shares How Batman Forever Saved His Career Seal's iconic "Kiss From a Rose" was already a failure before it became a massive hit in Batman Forever.
Guitar World · Nov 28, 2023 “I showed the Strymon BigSky to Lana, and she was like, ‘Oh, we need that.’ I plugged into a 100-watt Marshall, and the riff came out in 10 seconds”: Lana Del Rey guitarist Blake Lee thrives on making his Strat sound like anything but a guitar The boundary-breaking guitarist – aka Blake Stranathan – had an unlikely route to session guitar success. He reveals how gear shaped his collaborations with one of the biggest singer-songwriters of our age, his theory on how “the less paint or lacquer on the guitar, the better it will sound” and…
Guitar World · Nov 28, 2023 Neil Young showcases his savage overdriven tones and channels Hendrix in the most menacing solo rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner you’ve ever heard Wielding his legendary 1953 Gibson Les Paul, Old Black, Young put his own spin on the US national anthem, nodding to a certain Woodstock performance along the way