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Not Over Taylor Swift? Matty Healy Reposts Cryptic 'Love Gone Cold' Message Despite Being Engaged

Matty Healy reposted a screenshot with a line fans think is linked to Taylor Swift, but fans insist the post referenced his own music.

International Business Times UK

“I feel despondent about the world of humans.” Queen legend Brian May reveals the fears that keep him awake at night

Brian May is concerned about our future

Louder

“2026 is going to be in the record books as one of the most exciting years for Fender”: Fender has announced its new CEO – what does it mean for the future of the iconic guitar brand? We met Edward ‘Bud’ Cole to find out

Fender’s new CEO pioneered the firm’s most talked-about projects. Now he’s taking his innovative Fender Japan ethos global

Guitar World

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BTS Before and After Military Service Photos: Changes that Fans Are Excited to See in 2026 Comeback Tour

Now fully discharged from military service, BTS are gearing up for their March 2026 album and world tour, with fans spotting subtle physical changes that signal a new era.

International Business Times UK

Victory Amps reimagines the $5k+ MK Overdrive as a compact 50-watt lunchbox head – offering the “heart and soul” of its “ultimate guitar amplifier” at a fraction of the price

It's smaller, lighter and a heck of a lot cheaper but the MKX still has three channels, two reverbs, dual master volumes, effects loop, power scaling and more

MusicRadar

"We'd like to discuss a chart position." How a secret $70,000 cash payment to Italian gangsters secured a British rock band their first US hit single

A flashback to an era when payola ruled the US music industry

Louder

Shaun Ryder forced to miss funeral of Stone Roses star after he ‘collapsed’ from illness

‘I had to throw everything I could down me, you know, every sort of painkiller and everything else, just to get through it,’ says Happy Mondays frontman

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“I lost a lot of hair when Lemmy blasted his bass. You’d see big bikers at the front of the house throwing up”: Watch Motörhead drummer react to fans’ stories about the heavy metal trailblazers

Mikkey Dee remembers life with Lemmy Kilmister while watching tributes from Motörhead super-fans

Metal Hammer

“It ain’t gonna sit well with people, but he might be better than George Harrison”: Why John Mayer might be better than a Beatle, according to producer Don Was

The famed producer has worked with Mayer on three studio albums, and has highlighted the overlooked aspects of his musicianship

Guitar World

“Clapton chose pure blues, and he hated it when the volume went up. He actually said to Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, ‘You’re too loud!’ Because he’s a purist”: ’60s icon Donovan salutes a golden generation of guitar heroes

He also claims that Page "begged" John Paul Jones to join Led Zeppelin

MusicRadar

“He said the first guitar was an accident of God. By the fifth one he said, ‘OK, you’re a guitar maker’”: Carlos Santana was one of Paul Reed Smith’s earliest champions – but he thought his first guitars were too good to be true

Smith looks back on his early partnership with Santana in Guitar Center CEO's new 'Inside the Noise with Gabe Dalporto' podcast

Guitar World

Olivia Rodrigo's Cryptic Site Update Sparks Fan Theories — Merch Drop, Third Album, or Surprise New Single?

Olivia Rodrigo teases fans with a cryptic site update, sparking theories of merch, a surprise single, or her third album drop.

International Business Times UK

"The band started that album cycle as ones to watch and emerged as one of rock’s new leaders." Every Halestorm album ranked from worst to best

We rate the back catalogue of one of modern rock's very best bands

Metal Hammer

Noel Gallagher says it would be an ‘honour’ to write next James Bond theme song

Gallagher, 58, has been touring the world with Oasis after reuniting with his brother Liam.

Evening Standard

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Shaun Ryder sparks awkward moment with Good Morning Britain comment on BBC Breakfast

The Happy Mondays frontman appeared on the BBC sofa alongside bandmate Bez to mark the 35th anniversary of their landmark album Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches

Evening Standard

Shaun Ryder says he missed funeral of Stone Roses’ Mani due to bout of pneumonia

Ryder said he was struck down with the illness days before Christmas.

Metal Hammer

Steve Harris reveals the song he wants to bring back to Iron Maiden’s setlist: “It’s difficult to do a set from any part of our career and not miss things out”

The second European leg of the band’s 50th-anniversary tour kicks off in the spring

International Business Times UK

BTS Upcoming Album: Which Artists Are We Expecting for Collabs? Here's What We Know

BTS announce their fifth studio album and world tour, reuniting all seven members after military service and sparking global fan anticipation.

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Kendrick Lamar Joins BTS Album, Calls Yoongi 'My Bro,' Fans Go Wild

Viral rumour claims Kendrick Lamar will feature on BTS's March 2026 comeback album. Neither HYBE nor Lamar's camp has confirmed. ARMY debates whether the post is legitimate or a fan-generated edit.

Metal Hammer

“I hope they get sued. It’s a shameless ripoff. They should be slapped on the wrist for that”: How Tool attracted mainstream attention – and the ire of one of rock’s greatest frontmen

Sober, the seminal single from 1993’s Undertow, made Maynard James Keenan and co. a quick success story, but not everybody was a fan

Metal Hammer

"We weren't seen as enigmatic as some bands. I do feel that we were kind of under-appreciated": Ben Ward looks back on three decades in the Orange Goblin trenches

In late 2025, British heavy metal stalwarts Orange Goblin played their last ever shows, calling it a day after 30 years. Frontman Ben Ward explains why, and reflects on three decades of creating metal thunder

Louder

"I see them as the greatest ever rock'n'roll band. How can it be a bad thing to be compared to the best there is?" Airbourne on AC/DC, non-annoying Christmas songs, and why their new album had to be exactly right

Expect Airborne's usual full-on rock’n’roll as they arrive in the UK for a run of European dates

Louder

David Lee Roth announces extensive North American tour

Diamond Dave will cross the continent from April onwards

MusicRadar

"It isn’t just a collection of cool features; it’s a tool designed to make your recorded guitar sound better, right out of the box": Gretsch Limited Edition Abbey Road RS201 Studiomatic review

Gretsch packs the legendary studio magic of Abbey Road into a guitar that's also pleasantly playable, and competitively priced

The Independent UK

A new Grammy category honors album covers, and the artists that make them

Five albums are nominated for best album cover at the 68th Grammy Awards

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