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Sauna fiends, space dogs and Jesus Christ Superstar: it’s the 10 best Eurovision songs of 2025!

From an Estonian rap-dance celebrating Italian cliches to a Serbian power ballad sung by a karate-champ philologist, there’s something for everyone at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest

The Guardian - UK

Chad Smith just destroyed the Wu-Tang Clan in his latest drum tuition video

Taking to the studio for Drumeo, Smith has just given an old favourite a through beating up

MusicRadar

Eurovision organisers issue update on possible Celine Dion return

The Canadian singer won the 1988 contest with "Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi"

The Independent UK

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“I didn’t care if it succeeded or not. I just wanted to make fun of Bruce Springsteen”: Todd Rundgren reveals the real reason why he decided to produce Meat Loaf's off-kilter debut Bat Out of Hell

The Wagnerian rock record was initially rejected by many a record label – but would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time

Guitar World

5 new acts to see at Wilderness festival

Oxfordshire festival is the perfect place to discover your new favourite artist

The Independent UK

Slipknot wrote “a bunch” of new music during the pandemic – and guitarist Jim Root says they’re scrapping all of it

“We need to just kind of, like, maybe sweep all that shit under a rug and start fresh”

Metal Hammer

Eurovision organisers still hope Celine Dion might take to the stage

Dion, 57, previously won in Dublin 1988 with Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi.

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Gallagher brothers back grassroots music projects ahead of return to Manchester

Council chiefs predict 1.3 million tourists will flock to the city in ‘the summer of all summers’ for live music.

Evening Standard

“I used the snare drums I played on those early records, including the snare I played on Two Princes”: Why the Spin Doctors are still rocking with the same old gear they used in the ’90s

Also featured: a Strat that was in dust balls for a decade

MusicRadar

“She played it for us, and we were like, ‘Oh, my God’”: The last song Jill Sobule wrote before her death was entitled JD Vance Is A...

The social activist singer songwriter penned one last scathing future classic before tragically leaving us earlier this month

MusicRadar

“He mentioned how much he admired Pol Pot and Nicolae Ceaușescu for the way they could control the populace”: Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth was pen-pals with Norwegian black metal ringleader Euronymous

Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth was pen-pals with Norwegian black metal ringleader Euronymous

Metal Hammer

"We got escorted out of town the next day because the big lawnmower went into the swimming pool": Grunge may have burst the big-hair bubble, but it saved Heart

The Wilson sisters look back on hit records, death threats and a career like no other

Louder

“It’s related to Won’t Get Fooled Again – the other side of the coin. We won’t get fooled again? Yes we will! This is Cloud Cuckooland”: Roy Harper tried to retire in 2013, but returned with Man & Myth instead

When a new generation of acclaimed musicians discovered the folk-rock veteran’s music he gave up his attempt to bow out, but made sure his most recent album to date remained typically non-commercial and challenging to understand

Louder

Moon Unit Zappa on her childhood with dad Frank, groupies and guns: ‘I was primed for subservience’

INTERVIEW: Long before Elon Musk started giving his children weird names, the daughter of rock star Frank Zappa was dealing with being little Moon Unit. Now she’s written a book about ‘truly the worst experiences of my life’ as the eldest child of her erratic, unconventional parents. She talks to…

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R&B singer Cassie set to testify in Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial

The R&B singer Cassie is poised to testify in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial

Louder

"I'm going to die happy." Man who spent $12,495 to be Kiss icon Gene Simmons' roadie for a day has zero regrets

Dwayne Rosado and his son spent a day with Kiss star Gene Simmons and talked about sex, (a lack of) drugs and rock'n'roll

Evening Standard

Dutch hope to make Eurovision final after last year’s disqualification

They have placed their hopes for Tuesday’s semi-final in Basel, Switzerland, on 21-year-old singer Claude Kiambe.

Guitar World

“I gave the Nocaster to Stevie. I'd catch him playing it. Years later someone paid a million dollars or something for it”: Jimmie Vaughan on his three favorite guitars – and the story of the megabucks Fender he gave to his brother

The Texas blues maestro takes a trip down memory lane and pulls out three desert island six-strings

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Evening Standard

Rod Stewart goes on vocal rest following previous gig cancellations

Sir Rod had to cancel three shows earlier this year

WhatToWatch

How to watch the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 semi-final 2 online or on TV

Here's how you can watch the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals for 2025, which take place on Tuesday, May 13 and Thursday, May 15.

The Independent UK

Zach Bryan promises to remove and rerelease song after collaborator insults him over $350 million deal

Bryan and John Moreland collaborated on the song ‘Memphis: The Blues’

Evening Standard

Malta’s Eurovision star calls for free expression of artists after redoing song

Maltese singer Miriana Conte had to change her song while in the middle of recording her music video.

Louder

Punk legends the Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter add dates to North American tour

"Fingers crossed, no bottles or pigs' hooves"

Guitar World

“I was advised not to do the show. I had to tape myself into this giant bulletproof vest”: When Suzanne Vega was warned against headlining Glastonbury, she took drastic measures to ensure she made history

The folk guitar icon made history as the first female artist to headline the iconic festival – but she arrived on stage after receiving death threats

Guitar World

“How the gain sags and blooms is going to influence how you perform. When you track DI and change the tone, you lose the essence of the performance”: Connor Kaminski and Keyan on the secrets behind one of the year’s hottest guitar collaborations

With Jack Gardiner and Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood joining in, the duo's Kinetic EP might just be the most head-turning guitar collab of the year

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