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Blur drummer loses court battle for £200 million in unpaid songwriter royalties

David Rowntree claims that PRS pays ‘black box’ royalties, also known as unidentified royalties, to producers, but not to songwriters

The Independent UK · Jun 29

Blur drummer loses bid to continue £200m royalty legal battle

David Rowntree claims that PRS pays ‘black box’ royalties, also known as unidentified royalties, to publishers, but not to songwriters.

Evening Standard · Jun 29

“We discovered pretty early on that we were not going to succeed by trying to emulate the likes of Bob Dylan. There are some very strange things on ZZ Top records”: Billy Gibbons on ZZ’s blues roots, ’80s mega-hits and their unique “sense of weird”

“In Texas there’s still a little of that gunslinger mentality in the air”

MusicRadar · Jun 29

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Bad Bunny review – Puerto Rican star’s London show is celebratory, unifying and simply phenomenal

5/5 The Grammy-winning musician lights up London with a triumphant celebration of Puerto Rico alongside a 16-person salsa band, Salma Hayek, and Blur and Gorillaz star Damon Albarn

The Independent UK · Jun 29

Fleetwood Mac and ZZ Top come to the audiophile’s format of choice – but you’d better hurry

Two landmark albums have landed on reel-to-reel tape

What Hi-Fi? · Jun 29

“It took me 10 or 11 takes to get the timing on the intro right. Jimi easily could have just done it”: The life and times of Dave Mason, the former Traffic guitarist who made a habit of playing on iconic tracks

The Traffic guitarist’s best work of the ’60s and ’70s was magical, but the stop/start nature of his career held him off household-name status

Guitar World · Jun 29

“He would show up in a station wagon full of Les Pauls, Teles and Strats. I bought probably 20 pieces from him over the years”: The classic (and unlikely) gear behind the Eagles’ Hotel California

What Joe Walsh and Don Felder needed was Les Pauls and Teles, and lots of them – and Felder in particular made use of a Texan horse trader who also stocked some thoroughbred guitars

Guitar World · Jun 29

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“I get into arguments with fans all the time about this. Everybody’s like, ‘Oh, it’s just a leftover Stone Sour song.’ No, I wrote that for Slipknot!” How Slipknot made the greatest metal ballad of the 21st century

Inspired by Corey Taylor’s divorce and redefined after the death of Paul Gray, Snuff shows The Nine at their most beautifully vulnerable

Metal Hammer · Jun 29

Lauryn Hill honoured with living legend icon gong at BET Awards

The ceremony featured a tribute performance from stars including SZA, Lizzo and Queen Latifah.

Evening Standard · Jun 29

"It was darker than other bands but it really got me to let go of the old and embrace the new." The late 80s alt-metal album that Korn guitarist Head says accidentally invented nu metal

The alt-metal classic that came out of nowhere and changed everything

Metal Hammer · Jun 29

Post your questions for Ezra Collective at Love Supreme festival

The Guardian is partnering with Love Supreme this year, where we will have a live Q&A with the UK jazz heroes – leave us your questions for them

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29

"A nurse came in and said, 'You should stay another night or two because you almost died yesterday.'" How a near-death experience inspired the making of Failure's Location Lost

Failure's seventh album Location Lost was shaped by frontman Ken Andrews’ long road back to full health

Louder · Jun 29

Lizzo was ''really sad' after new album's 'soul-crushing' chart performance

Pop star Lizzo has confessed she felt "stressed and really sad" after her new album Bitch failed to crack the top charts in both the US and the UK.

BANG Premier · Jun 29

Did Ed Sheeran Just Hint He's Singing at Taylor Swift's Wedding? Surprise Wedding Crash Fuels Fresh Speculation

Ed Sheeran and Martin Garrix surprised a couple by crashing their Chicago wedding, sparking speculation about Sheeran performing at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.

International Business Times UK · Jun 29

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BANG Premier · Jun 29

Stevie Nicks 'expected to perform' at Taylor Swift's wedding

Fleetwood Mac legend Stevie Nicks is "expected to perform" at Taylor Swift's wedding to Travis Kelce over America's Independence Day weekend (04-05.07.26)

Louder · Jun 29

"Give The People What They Want proves that The Kinks were still alive and kicking as the 80s began." Ray Davies successfully trades music-hall whimsy for slabs of radio-ready arena rock

The Kinks' 19th studio album explored the band's harder edges and saw the reintroduction of an old friend

Evening Standard · Jun 29

Fatboy Slim shares love for grassroots music scene at ‘intimate’ venue

The Brighton-based DJ, real name Norman Cook, brought the party to a sell-out gig at a 60-person capacity venue.

The Independent UK · Jun 28

Treasury should return tax on £1 gig ticket contributions, say industry bosses

It comes after the Government secured more than £1 million through VAT on contributions on tickets bought by concert attendees since last year.

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BANG Premier · Jun 28

Noah Kahan begs fans not to poop their pants at his concerts

Noah Kahan has urged fans to use the toilet at his shows after a concertgoer allegedly pooped on the floor during his show at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Friday (26.06.26).

Bored Panda · Jun 28

“Trying Not To Fall Down And Break A Hip”: Madonna’s Time Square Performance Sparks Hilarious Reactions

“She looks like an old lady trying not to fall down and break a hip,” wrote one user.

BANG Premier · Jun 28

Taylor Swift booed and cheered as she gave surprise video tribute at Alan Jackson's farewell gig

Taylor Swift honoured Alan Jackson during a surprise virtual appearance at his farewell concert at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Saturday (27.06.26).

The Independent UK · Jun 28

Singer Aaron Lewis shocked as unreleased album used as packing paper for Taylor Swift merch

Aaron Lewis reshared a Taylor Swift fan's unboxing video showing his shredded album covers being used as packaging for her merchandise

Louder · Jun 28

"He only became a heavy metal guy after he’d spent time touring with Deep Purple and started in Rainbow." What happened when Ronnie James Dio met Ritchie Blackmore

Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore recruited a largely unknown vocalist to sing on his new project. The rest, as they say, is history

Metal Hammer · Jun 28

"The lyrics are like this crazy, mystical bum that lives in a cave and says, ‘Oh, I wanna reach the whales!’ Why do people want to hear this?" 13 rock and metal musicians hating on their own songs

Lemmy, James Hetfield, Amy Lee, Slipknot’s Clown and more open up the haterade on their own songs

International Business Times UK · Jun 28

Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban Divorce: Singer Reportedly Desperate to Repair Rift With Daughters and 'Brick Wall' Ex

Keith Urban is reportedly trying to mend his relationship with Nicole Kidman and daughters Sunday and Faith after their Nashville divorce, amid claims of distance and tightly managed co-parenting.

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