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Barry Manilow Reveals Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Postpones Shows

Legendary musician Barry Manilow announces early-stage lung cancer, reschedules tour dates, and shares an update on recovery.

International Business Times UK

South Korean pop group BTS return with first album in five years and world tour

The full-length album will be released on March 20.

Evening Standard

“All the grin-inducing firepower of the full-flight 5150 in a stripped-down model”: EVH 5150 Iconic Series 15W EL34 Head review

The bombastic benchmark ofthe ‘brown’ sound has been channelled through a single-ended EL34 power section and hybrid preamp, with significant volume and price savings

Guitar World

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‘I’ve got a fearlessness to being laid bare’: how Yungblud became Britain’s biggest rock star

In 2025 the Doncaster-born singer-songwriter has earned two UK No 1s, three Grammy nominations and the respect of rock’s greats – and he says it’s all down to putting fans first

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Barry Manilow Posts Grinning Selfie on Instagram Two Weeks After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Music icon Barry Manilow shared an optimistic update on his current health status two weeks after revealing he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

International Business Times UK

Huey Morgan joins Virgin Radio after bemoaning ‘limitations’ at BBC

The 57-year-old left the BBC in December after 18 years.

Evening Standard

“An immersive emotional ride, showing that music makes us feel whole again”: Airbag’s Dysphoria Live

Over 20 years in, Oslo trio deliver their first official live album – and it was worth the wait

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Stranger Things Star Joe Keery's Song Hits #1 on US Spotify After Ending Taylor Swift's 78-Day Reign

Joe Keery's 'End of Beginning' hit #1 on US Spotify for the first time, ending Taylor Swift's 78-day global chart reign.

International Business Times UK

Billy Joel Crashes Florida Party for First Performance Since Cancelling All 2025 Shows

Billy Joel surprised fans with a two-song set at a Florida village celebration on 3 January 2026, his first performance since his NPH diagnosis.

International Business Times UK

’I inexplicably detest Mr Brightside’: John Simm’s honest playlist

The actor first realised what music was when he heard Yellow Submarine and knows a lot of Paul Simon lyrics, but what would he put on at a party?

The Guardian - UK

“If you lived in LA, in the trenches, you could relate to it. And knowing Axl, I could relate to exactly where it was coming from”: The electrifying early Guns N’ Roses song written in a basement that signposted how huge they would become

One of the all-time great album openers

Louder

“They combine emotional intensity with rapidly evolving progressive chops”: EBB’s The Mirror

Scottish collective’s impressive second album demonstrates why their profile is exploding

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"I'll never forget it. It still brings goosebumps." System Of A Down's Daron Malakian on being asked to fill in for injured James Hetfield on Metallica's Summer Sanitarium tour in 2000

System Of A Down had yet to make their breakthrough – but guitarist Malakian was thrust onto the stage with metal royalty

Metal Hammer

Ronan Keating says Boyzone tour would be ‘incredibly unhealthy’

The 48-year-old discussed Boyzone’s upcoming concerts in June.

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Bowie: The Final Act review – the critic who made the star cry is stunned by his own disrespect

Released two days before his death, Bowie’s last album Blackstar was a redemptive masterstroke. But his career was stuffed with failures – and this documentary refuses to gloss over the most painful parts

The Independent UK

Billy Joel surprises fans with showstopping first performance since rare brain disorder diagnosis

‘Piano Man’ legend was diagnosed with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus in May

Guitar World

“Having grown up playing road hockey, I felt I had to hit the bass as hard as I could. Mr Carter taught me to refine my sound”: What Brandi Disterheft learned from her studies with bass legend Ron Carter

The New York jazzer lifts the lid on her early lessons with the world’s most recorded bassist

Metal Hammer

“With strange chords and enigmatic lyrics, it fed the metal mainstream with some of its most prog-friendly material in years”: In the desperate moments before grunge, this British band offered an ambitious alternative direction

Anomaly-chasing quartet’s challenging response to funk metal came out of their love for Rush, Phil Collins and being odd

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Bowie: The Final Act – 10 years after his death, the rock god gets a rapturous resurrection

Packed with incredible scenes, this heartbreaking anniversary documentary can’t help but offer up a huge serving of nostalgic bliss

Louder

“I was living on my own. Things had gone off the rails a bit, drinking too much”: It was in a weird time signature and their old singer struggled to play it, but this huge hit helped turn a 70s prog band into 80s pop stars

Turn It On Again would be a huge turning point for Genesis

Louder

“If anything makes me regret not pursuing more of an artistic career, it’s looking at Brian Eno”: Still, BJ Cole didn’t do too badly with David Gilmour, The Orb, Bill Nelson, Scott Walker and others

He set out to confound expectations of pedal steel with post-country band Cochise. Thanks to Captain Beefheart, Love and Hank Marvin, the session hero is pleased to reflect that he got away with it

The Independent UK

Mika: ‘Scrutiny over my sexuality was kind of brutal’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The Beirut-born pop star is back with his first English-language album in six years, the dazzling ‘Hyperlove’. He opens up to Roisin O’Connor about the lasting influence of his late mother, Joannie, his lambasting by music critics when he broke through in 2007, and why his pursuit…

Metal Hammer

"They did okay without me." Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith looks back on his unsuccessful 1991 audition for one of the biggest bands in the world

"It sounded good. And they're a great bunch of guys. But it didn't work out"

Cinemablend

I Binge-Watched Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Docuseries, And There's One Thing I Wish They Would Have Mentioned

She had a big reputation for this...

Louder

"To watch one of my idols work on something that I had written was one of the greatest honours of my life. " Watch Yungblud team up with Smashing Pumpkins for a reworking of 2025 single Zombie

Another day, another cross-generational collaboration for Yungblud

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