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Britney Spears arrested: A timeline of events since her conservatorship ended

The pop superstar has led a largely private life after her conservatorship ended in 2021, but public drama has come anyway

The Independent UK · Mar 5

Jaw-Dropping 911 Call Records From Britney Spears’ Mansion Surface As She’s Arrested

911 call records from Britney Spears' mansion amplifies concerns about her well-being amid DUI arrest.

Bored Panda · Mar 5

"If you’re getting compared to bands like Genesis, who’s going to complain?” Why UK prog rockers Ghost Of The Machine's 'difficult' second album, Empires Must Fall, wasn't so difficult after all

Rising prog rock sextet Ghost Of The Machine received rightful acclainm for their Scissorgames debut. Can they match it with second album, Empires Must Fall?

Louder · Mar 5

“I’m sure there are players that don’t have an interest in playing dynamically and just want to be on or off… that’s cool, and there’s a lot of pickups that do that. But not mine”: How Mark Morton and Gibson reinvented the Les Paul for modern metal

The Lamb Of God guitarist walks us through the evolution of his signature Les Paul Modern Quilt and explains why passive humbuckers beat active every time

MusicRadar · Mar 5

Fontaines D.C., Lambrini Girls, Geese, Kneecap, Billy Bragg and more donate vinyl to Records For Palestine online raffle to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians

Thirty record labels and more than 200 artists donate records for online draw

Louder · Mar 5

“I was asked to sit in with Buddy Guy. John handed me his 1930s National and smiled while I struggled to get anything out of it”: Joe Bonamassa leads tributes for musical troubadour John Hammond, who has died aged 83

The prolific blues great once had Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton both sit in with his band

Guitar World · Mar 5

Squeeze: Trixies review – finally completed first album proves teenage dreams are hard to beat

Squeeze’s first new album in nearly a decade is based on material written when they were teenagers. It’s endearing but callow

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5

“Oops, She Did It Again”: Britney Spears Arrested In California

Britney Spears was arrested by Patrol officers following a late-night traffic stop.

Bored Panda · Mar 5

“He played it to Motown, and they said, 'No way is Beck getting this song, it's too good’”: Dissecting the musical magic of Superstition, the song Stevie Wonder just couldn’t let go

Exploring the mechanics of the song which was taken to mega-success by Stevie Wonder - much to Jeff Beck's frustration

MusicRadar · Mar 5

“Rick Rubin heard something. He had to convince those guys – they were kind of tentative. But Aerosmith was up for anything”: Joe Perry on how Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. united rock and rap – and the secret role the Beastie Boys played

Walk This Way was a seminal moment that gave an iconic track a second lease of life as it crossed genres and became one of 1986's most explosive pop-cultural moments

Guitar World · Mar 5