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Blue hope to record with Robbie Williams

After he wrote their latest single Flowers, Blue are hoping to get into the recording studio with Robbie Williams.

BANG Premier · Apr 19

“She said, ‘Do you know anybody who plays keyboards?’ I lied and said, ‘Yeah – me!’” Hawkwind’s Magnus Martin isn’t actually a member of Hawkwind. He just never stopped turning up

The guitarist has been a fixture in Dave Brock’s band for nearly a decade, but his history with the space rockers goes much further back. Now he’s released his debut solo album too

Louder · Apr 19

The hottest tech product of 2026 might just be... the iPod?

The comeback of Apple's greatest product is more than just nostalgia.

Creative Bloq · Apr 19

‘Labels protect us’: Olivia Nervo wants reproductive coercion to be a standalone offence – she is not alone

Grammy-winning songwriter says she was deceived into pregnancy, and that cases like hers fall between the cracks

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18

"We get so many requests from people wanting to use our tracks but we normally say no. This is only the second time we have given permission”: How Madonna created a dancefloor classic - with a sample that other artists could only dream of using

An intoxicating mash-up of ’70s disco, ’80s electropop and 2000s club music

MusicRadar · Apr 18

“When I was growing up, there was peer pressure on you to conform to be a certain way. And as an English boy at the time, you’re encouraged not to show your emotion”: How the young Robert Smith created one of The Cure’s definitive songs

The band’s first song to pass one billion streams on Spotify

MusicRadar · Apr 18

“When the session was over, Mickie said, ‘Nope, Peter can’t be in your band. There’s only going to be one star, and that’s you’”: Suzi Quatro reveals Peter Frampton nearly joined her band – but was rejected by her producer

In 1972, Quatro released her first single after she moved to England – and there are a couple of familiar names in the credits

Guitar World · Apr 18

Why are Gen Alpha spending $30+ on records they could stream for free?

And what does that mean for creativity as a whole?

Creative Bloq · Apr 18

“I was on a summer break from music college. Suddenly, I had a DM asking if I would be interested in a gig with Little Mix”: From Raye to Zara Larsson, how session pro Liv Thompson learned to nail pop’s biggest gigs

Having performed everywhere from SNL to the Grammys, Thompson knows a thing or two about the bass and its role in pop

Guitar World · Apr 18

Controversial opinion: there’s more to collecting vinyl records than audio quality

When pressings go “mono” e mano, there’s usually only one winner

What Hi-Fi? · Apr 18