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"This record shouldn’t, strictly speaking, be possible at all”: Here's Autechre – reinterpreted on acoustic guitar

Shane Parish is releasing a whole covers album

MusicRadar

R&B Xmas Ball review – Toni Braxton melts hearts and Boyz II Men blow minds on trip back to the 90s

With additional sets from Dru Hill and Joe, this revue is a little too nostalgic and lacks the advertised festive spirit – but the vocal prowess on show is undeniable

The Guardian - UK

The 50 best albums of 2025

Topped by Rosalía’s multilingual, ultra-ambitious Lux, here are the best albums of the year as voted for by 30 Guardian music writers

The Guardian - UK

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“He broke my heart, but at the same time, I was like, ‘Okay, well, I would love to have a Fender Jazz Bass’”: Bootsy Collins' first Fender Jazz Bass has just been sold at auction – and shot past its estimate

James Brown bought the bass sometime in 1970 for his young protégé, William Earl Collins, better known as Bootsy Collins, and it would go on to be played by another one of his bassists, Fred Thomas

Guitar World

“I had this look of shock on my face. The whole audience got quiet: ‘Did somebody die?!’”: This is what it’s like finding out you’re Grammy-nominated halfway through your own concert, as explained by Halestorm

The hard rockers took home the Grammy Award For Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance with their single Love Bites (So Do I) in 2013

Metal Hammer

"I just wanted to apologise for selling your guitar." How an act of kindness in the darkest of hours bonded Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante and Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro forever

How drugs, guitars, and a life-changing act of charity brought two of alternative rock's greatest musicians together

Louder

“I got bored with Miles Davis. He was like, ‘Robben, play that just like the record.’ And I didn’t join Miles Davis to do that”: Robben Ford explains his dalliance with Davis, Joni Mitchell’s fuzz tips – and how Jeff Beck got him back on the Strat

Ford on two moments when Joni Mitchell was right and he was wrong, why his late 80s stint with Davis didn't work out and his go-to Dumble alternative

Guitar World

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Lennon was clutching the tape of the final mix from this session as he and Yoko left for the Dakota: The story of John Lennon’s final creative act

The lyrics to this left-field song would prove tragically prophetic

MusicRadar

“I wanted to make it a truly unforgettable, unmissable week – a run of shows to dream about”: Robert Smith announces line up for his first run of Teenage Cancer Trust concerts

Elbow, Garbage and My Bloody Valentine all headline

MusicRadar

“I thought we’d follow the Sex Pistols model – one album and out. We were this disgusting-sounding metal band, I never thought that it could last”: How Laid To Rest, against all odds, gave Lamb Of God an actual career

The opening track of 2004’s Ashes Of The Wake helped lift the band from heavy metal underdogs to generation-defining superstars

Metal Hammer

Japanese hip hop group XG’s Cocona comes out as transmasculine non-binary

‘I was born and perceived as female but that label never represented who I truly am,’ rapper says

The Independent UK

Indignant Elton John responds to fans who claimed to spot issue with his kitchen

Singer-songwriter had earlier posted a TikTok from his kitchen, in which he was jokingly haunted by his festive hit ‘Step Into Christmas’

The Independent UK

Black Pink's Rosé Solo Tour: 'Variety Hitmaker' Win Sparks Buzz About a Possible Global Solo Concert Announced 'Soon'

Rosé becomes the first K-pop female soloist to win Variety's Global Hitmaker award, and her hint about touring 'soon' has sparked mounting expectations of a global solo concert. Here's what her momentum, awards, and industry moves reveal.

International Business Times UK

"It's too indebted to US FM rock to find its own feet and the production is so polite it takes any edge off": Jimmy Barnes strives for solo success on For The Working Class Man

Freed from Cold Chisel, Australian national treasure Jimmy Barnes called in the big guns for his attempted US breakthrough

Louder

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“It’s me giving the finger to those who say an album shouldn’t be more than 40 minutes, just because people don’t have time to listen. It’s for an audience that’s trying to heal”: Riverside’s Mariusz Duda unchains himself from Lunatic Soul

After releasing The World Under Unsun, he’s defiantly making himself listen to more records and read more books. He ponders how much change is to come, and how much time he has left for it

Tom’s Guide

5 top new shows I'd stream this week on Disney Plus, Netflix and more (Dec. 8-14)

This week’s TV lineup is packed with drama, thrills and laughs, including Taylor Swift's "The End of an Era" and "Percy Jackson and the Olympians."

Louder

"When I finished, I lay on the floor covered in sweat and exhausted - I just had no more left to offer": Jimmy Barnes picks six songs that changed his career

Aussie legend and Cold Chisel frontman Jimmy Barnes talks about the six tracks that shaped his life as a musician

International Business Times UK

'She's Always Gonna Keep the Show Going': Miley Cyrus Shares Health Update on Godmother Dolly Parton Amid Health Crisis

Miley Cyrus shares a positive health update on godmother Dolly Parton, confirming she is recovering and determined to 'keep the show going' after postponing major shows.

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Evening Standard

Wolf Alice and Elbow among bands slated for Teenage Cancer Trust gigs in 2026

The Cure’s Robert Smith is curator of the concert series at the Royal Albert Hall.

The Independent UK

Robert Smith’s ‘legendary’ lineup revealed for Teenage Cancer Trust shows

The headliners include Wolf Alice, Elbow, Mogwai and Garbage

Evening Standard

Brandi Carlile reveals plans for Christmas song with Elton John

The US singer has received 11 Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards and has been nominated for an Oscar

Louder

Former Free and Faces bassist Tetsu Yamauchi dead at 79

Tetsu Yamauchi replaced Andy Fraser in Free and Ronnie Lane in the Faces

Cinemablend

Someone Asked If The Jonas Brothers Are Doing Camp Rock 3 Due To ‘Debt,’ And Joe Jonas Didn't Hold Back

The band is returning to their Disney roots once more!

Cinemablend

Apparently Three Best Picture Winners Were Financed Using Money (Allegedly) Scammed From A Rock Music Legend

Zaentz might not dance, but he knew how to win Oscars.

Louder

Violet Grohl channels Queens Of The Stone Age on debut single, receives love and praise from offspring of other superstar rockers

Dave Grohl's eldest daughter Violet shares debut single Thum

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