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“It's an intimidating field to step into as someone who doesn’t - cannot - read music”: Harry Styles reinterprets a Simon and Garfunkel classic plus his back catalogue with help from Jules Buckley Orchestra and Gospel House Choir

Singer is halfway through curating the Meltdown Festival

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Harry Styles at Meltdown Festival review: A once-in-a-lifetime night for Styles and his fans

5/5 Harry Styles cemented his position as the crown prince of pop with a “career highlight” Meltdown concert, performing alongside the Jules Buckley Orchestra

Evening Standard

Your new favourite pop star was raised on Debussy and Choping

Chopin and Debussy were her childhood muses, but Sarah Kinsley has unleashed her inner pop-star wild thing

Evening Standard

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“In musical hierarchies, there was Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and I was like, ‘Where am I?’” Ed O’Brien opens up on his guitar insecurities in Radiohead

The Radiohead guitarist speaks about dealing with depression in a band and finding solace in the familial bond with his bandmates

Guitar World

When Prince George and Princess Charlotte joined a royal concert, their reactions became half the fun

While global stars performed at the Coronation Concert, Prince George and Princess Charlotte's spontaneous reactions captivated viewers. Their visible enjoyment, singing along and waving flags, offered a relatable, human element to the historic event. These unguarded moments became the most enduring images, highlighting the power of individual connection within grand…

The Times of India

“It changes how I work – it delivers the best sound, simplifies setup, offers a sonic palette that spans decades and improves everything”: The new MU-1 mic makes the much-loved ribbon-and-condenser recording trick way more accessible, says JZ Microphones

It promises to combine a classic dual-mic studio technique into one product

MusicRadar

Harry Styles gets standing ovation after ‘stunning’ Simon & Garfunkel cover

Performing with a full orchestra at Meltdown festival, pop star says it feels strange to be ‘in the middle of your own career highlight’, calling it ‘an incredibly special week for me’

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Grammy-winning singer Talay Riley died from ‘sharp force’ trauma, inquest hears

Singer-songwriter Talay Riley was pronounced dead on 5 June at a property in East London

The Independent UK

New charity launches in honour of former Big Big Train frontman David Longdon on what would have been his 61st birthday

The David Longdon Foundation will support young musicians, as well as fund music therapy for those in need

Louder

“If it wasn’t us, it would’ve just been someone else, because there are so many great female-fronted bands”: Linkin Park react to becoming first band with female singer to headline Download festival

The nu metal hit-makers, now co-fronted by Emily Armstrong, closed the Donington weekender on Sunday

Metal Hammer

‘Addiction is proof there is a devil. Recovery is proof there is a God’: Irish rockers Bleech 9:3 on struggle, sobriety and their stunning debut

After two friends sponsored each other in Alcoholics Anonymous, they started making music. As they gear up for a summer of 40 festivals, the band tell their harrowing yet uplifting story

The Guardian - UK

Flo full of praise for ‘inspiring’ songwriters: ‘They make the world go round’

The trio have been awarded with the Ascap Vanguard Award, recognising the group’s influence in shaping the future of music.

Evening Standard

Was Neal Schon the godfather of ’80s glam metal? Tracing the surprising origins of Mötley Crüe’s seminal Looks That Kill riff

We time-travel back to the era of zebra stripes and ripped jeans to investigate the mystery of Crüe’s Looks That Kill and the riff that changed the world

Guitar World

The 10 greatest final albums in heavy metal history

These masterpieces by Black Sabbath, Motörhead and White Zombie made sure their careers ended on flawless form

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"John orders 12 bottles of champagne. I thought he was going to treat everybody in the club, but he turned to me and said, 'Go on, drink it – that's yours.'" What happened when John Bonham was best man at Tony Iommi's wedding

Led Zeppelin's famously revelrous drummer John Bonham was Best Man at Tony Iommi's wedding in 1973

International Business Times UK

'The Audacity!': Jelly Roll Slammed After Split From Wife Bunnie XO Who Helped Raise His Kids and Forgave His Infidelity

Jelly Roll faces severe public criticism after filing for divorce from Bunnie XO, the wife who helped raise his children and forgave his past infidelity.

Louder

"I'd listen to Great Balls Of Fire on repeat for hours at a time." For Jim Jones, rock'n'roll is way more than just music, it's something other-worldly, something sacred

Now signed to The Black Crowes' Silver Arrow Records, the Jim Jones All Stars are fervently preaching the gospel of rock’n’roll

International Business Times UK

The Grammy Winner NPR Didn't Want? Alessia Cara Turns Tiny Desk Rejection Into Viral 'Giant Desk' Performance

Alessia Cara says NPR's Tiny Desk turned her down multiple times, prompting her to create the viral six-song 'Giant Desk' performance

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Jimi Hendrix was here: An interactive London map

Hotels, hangouts, crash pads, recording studios, sweaty gigs, swanky nightclubs… and where it all ended in tragedy: Jimi Hendrix was here

Metal Hammer

"I thought it was the lamest song I ever wrote in my life. It took me six months before I worked up the nerve to show the guys." The story of the Van Halen classic written to mock punk and embraced by the punk rockers

Producer Ted Templeman says Van Halen's Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love is his favourite song from all those he's worked on

Louder

"It was construed as being about a sex worker." The story behind Blondie's misunderstood debut single, released on this day 50 years ago

"I don't think there's a song on the first record without a reference to someone getting shot, stabbed, degraded, or insulted"

The Independent UK

New Wham! documentary to explore legacy of historic tour of China

The film has drawn on restored, newly digitised and never-before-seen archive footage, alongside interviews with those who experienced the tour first-hand

International Business Times UK

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Wedding: 'Massive Stage' Fuels MSG Ceremony Buzz As Zohran Mamdani Names The Date

Taylor Swift is reportedly building a 'massive stage' in Pennsylvania for a July 4 weekend wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden, just as New York City's mayor appears to confirm her wedding date in a live briefing.

Louder

"We're splitting up. We're washed up, finished." Why making In Rainbows almost destroyed Radiohead, with even their management suggesting they should break up

"It had stopped being fun"

Louder

"By the time you get to the end, it's like, Okay, that's a classic." Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan recalls the first time he heard Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit

The night that Butch Vig played Billy Corgan an unreleased cassette of Nirvana's Nevermind album

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