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“Icontend that I was the first person to actually have a Super Fuzz Big Muff – before the rest of the boys”: How Courtney Love created the grunge classic that was released during her darkest hour

Hole’s song Violet came out just a week after Kurt Cobain’s suicide

MusicRadar

The 10 best doom and stoner metal albums of 2025

2025 might have been the year we said goodbye to Black Sabbath, but these 10 albums prove their influence still looms large

Metal Hammer

Of all the test tracks I used in 2025, this is the one I played the most – and you should hear it too

My trusty companion throughout a turbulent year

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In Memoriam: A tribute to the musicians we lost in 2025

Musicians who travelled up to the great gig in the sky in 2025 include Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, Ace Frehley, Sly Stone, Marianne Faithfull and many more

Louder

“The rest of the world didn't know that the world's greatest guitarist was playing a weekend gig at this place in Chelmsford”: The Aristocrats' Bryan Beller recalls the moment he met Guthrie Govan and formed a new kind of supergroup

As per Aristocrats lore, the power trio formed right after an impromptu jam at NAMM 2011

Guitar World

The hill I will die on: That stone-cold classic you love isn’t a party starter – it’s a party destroyer

Cameo’s Candy is one of the all-time great funk records, but after a six-minute dance formation everyone is heading for the door, says author Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Lily Allen’s live return, Charli xcx’s Wuthering Heights and Simon Rattle’s Janáček: music to listen out for in 2026

Raye, Deftones and Yungblud do UK tours, Jill Scott returns for more neo-soul, and classical world gears up to celebrate György Kurtág at 100

The Guardian - UK

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Trump news at a glance: president’s Kennedy Center name change is a sour note for these artists

More musical acts pull out of performances after Trump slaps his name on the building – key US politics stories from 30 December at a glance

The Guardian - US

Oasis reunion and Taylor Swift vinyls fuel boom year for UK music industry

BPI figures show music lovers listened to equivalent of 210.3m albums by UK artists in 2025 in 11th consecutive year of growth

The Guardian - UK

Sabrina Carpenter's Recent TikTok Posts Make It Clear How She Feels About Her Ex, Barry Keoghan

The singer reposted two videos with the message, “It’s been a tough year, but at least I didn’t get back with my ex.”

Marie Claire

As A Music Fan, There Were 7 Movies I Loved in 2025, And 3 That Fell Flat

This list should be played loud!

Cinemablend

“Ozzy Osbourne opened with I Don’t Know in front of 80,000 people, who went nuts. If you ever want to play bigger places, you need to have records that sound like you’re playing in big places”: The story of Rats and Ghost’s ascent to arenas

One year after their singer was sued by his ex-bandmates, Ghost regrouped and released a song which catapulted them to the next level

Metal Hammer

Ex-KISS member Vinnie Vincent lashes out at fans ‘whining’ about $225 price of his new single

The rocker defended himself by saying, ‘I’ve created an elite product for elite taste’

The Independent UK

More musicians drop out of Kennedy Center shows after Trump name change

The Cookers on Monday pulled out of a New Year’s Eve jazz gig at the controversially renamed ‘Trump-Kennedy’ center

The Guardian - US

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The Independent UK

More musicians cancel Kennedy Center concerts following addition of Trump's name to building

More artists have canceled performances at the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump's name was added to the facility

Guitar World

“I saw a recent video on YouTube on the 10 precursors to heavy metal, and Schizoid Man wasn’t among them. That’s absurd”: Robert Fripp explains how King Crimson paved the way for heavy metal

Robert Fripp says the band doesn't get enough credit for its hard-hitting groundwork

MusicRadar

“When Ronnie sang about Neil Young in that song, that was kind of a joke lyric about him. We loved Neil Young!”: The true story of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama

"Neil wanted to play the song with us!"

Guitar World

“I’ve worked with Lee Sklar. I got to see Anthony Jackson play. I had Pino Palladino on my first album. I’ve been able to absorb that bass-playing mojo”: How the bass guitar became a crucial part of Sheryl Crow’s songwriting process

Already a Grammy-winning, global pop star, Sheryl Crow geeks out on bass for all the right reasons

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Evening Standard

Albums of the Year 2025: who made our top ten?

This was a tough call, but here are the best albums of the year…

International Business Times UK

KATSEYE Teases 'Internet Girl' on X, Sparking Pre–New Year Release Buzz

Find out how a KATSEYE X post has reignited anticipation for an 'Internet Girl' release before year's end.

Metal Hammer

“We’re always going to be responsible for making some of the most fun music that bassists and guitarists and drummers will ever want to play”: Dave Mustaine doesn’t know what he’ll do with himself after Megadeth call it quits

What will MegaDave get up to after retiring? Turns out, not even he’s sure

International Business Times UK

Justin Bieber Credits Faith for Identity Reset Amid Renewed Focus on His Diddy Era

Justin Bieber says faith helped restore his identity as renewed attention turns to his early music industry relationships and past pressures.

Louder

He hung out with Hendrix, got shock treatment with Ronnie Wood, shared girlfriends with Keith Moon, and was friends and rivals with Clapton and Page: Jeff Beck’s wild times

Sharing the stage with Page, giving Hendrix a slide, being mistaken for Jagger – these were some of Jeff Beck’s most memorable friendships

Metal Hammer

“We knew we’d done something great, but we didn’t know we’d written a defining album for that era”: How 747 (Strangers In The Night) made Saxon unexpected stars of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Inspired by a widespread blackout in the 1960s, the Yorkshire band switched from their usual “street fighting and girls” lyrics and reached new heights

Guitar World

“I was like, ‘It’s time to do your solos.’ He goes, ‘OK, I’m gonna call up my guitar teacher, have him do the solos and then have him teach me’”: Dave Mustaine on the ill-fated guitar appointment that led Megadeth to Jeff Young

The thrash icons thought they’d found Chris Poland’s replacement, only for a bizarre moment in the studio to force a change

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