Jane's Addiction settle Perry Farrell lawsuit Jane's Addiction have settled their lawsuit against former bandmate Perry Farrell. BANG Premier · Dec 28, 2025
The 10 best alt-metal and nu metal albums of 2025 Babymetal, Bloodywood and Sleep Token pulled influence from some esoteric places this year, and they lifted metal to new heights in the process Metal Hammer · Dec 28, 2025
Princesses needed 'no direction'' for Christmas duet Catherine, Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte "didn't need direction" for their piano duet because they were "so good" already. BANG Premier · Dec 28, 2025
“We all looked at each other and said, 'We gotta get out of here!’”: the story of the night a synth-pop sensation caused an LA riot featuring 200 police officers, helicopters, barricades, smashed windows and a queue that stretched on for 15 blocks The story of the night that these electro-pop pioneers from Essex caused such carnage they made the US national news Louder · Dec 28, 2025
“Lemmy was very forceful and pushy because he took a lot of speed. He got the job because he elbowed everybody else out the way!” How Hawkwind made Silver Machine, and gained the respect of Dave Brock’s bank manager It was only their second-ever single, but it made a massive impact – and Brock still doesn’t really know how it happened Louder · Dec 28, 2025
Charlie Puth sings for his baby Charlie Puth sings songs to his wife Brooke Sansone's bump to get their first child together - who is expected to be born in March - liking music. BANG Premier · Dec 27, 2025
The Four-Word Response Simon Cowell Would Have If His Son Gave A Bad Singing Audition Never would have expected anything less. Cinemablend · Dec 27, 2025
“We weren’t scared of grunge. We would see Dave Grohl wearing Sepultura t-shirts”: It was built on death metal – until three iconic bands helped turn this underground record company into the most influential metal label of the 90s “We weren’t scared of grunge. We would see Dave Grohl wearing Sepultura t-shirts”: It was built on death metal – until three iconic bands helped turn this underground record company into the most influential metal label of the 90s Metal Hammer · Dec 27, 2025
“I remember asking if there was another way of expressing whether God was ‘just a slob like one of us’ but he insisted that line would grab people’s attention”: How a catchy and idiosyncratic track became a ’90s classic covered by Prince "I knew that we were going to be hearing this for the rest of our lives” MusicRadar · Dec 27, 2025
StubHub sorry for "confusion" over Christian Christmas concert promoted with a picture of metal giants Lamb of God 'Behold The Lamb Of God' event in South Carolina featured picture of Randy Blythe's metal giants on ticketing website Metal Hammer · Dec 27, 2025
Princess Kate and Princess Charlotte’s “Nerve-wracking” Piano Duet was “Such a Surprise” For Composer Composer Erland Cooper said “it was a big surprise” Marie Claire · Dec 27, 2025
Golden is the KPop Demon Hunters chart topper, but What It Sounds Like is the real anthem to celebrate Year in Review 2025 | 'What It Sounds Like' is the real KPop Demon Hunters banger Total Film · Dec 27, 2025
“Without small venues, there is no starting line for musicians. It’s crucial to keep these places alive”: I’m a metal musician who tours the world, and this is why I refuse to let my local venue die As rising metalcore stars Heriot prepare for a sold-out show in their hometown, singer/guitarist Debbie Gough explains why local venues need to be protected Metal Hammer · Dec 27, 2025
“We hung out in his hotel room ’til 7 in the morning. He put on Donna Lee – I couldn’t believe it!” When Jimmy Haslip met Jaco Pastorius at Frank Zappa’s studio The Yellowjackets co-founder and then-bassist tells the story of his first encounter with bass royalty Guitar World · Dec 27, 2025
MusicRadar · Dec 27, 2025 “In the ’80s, everybody came out with a power ballad – and we had a great one. It was never a No.1 record, but it’s a song that defines that whole era”: How an incredibly unlucky band finally got a break with a soft rock classic But was that song really about a nun who sells dope to school kids?
RideApart · Dec 27, 2025 'They Wanted to Meet Willie': Willie Nelson Once Got a Ride From the Hells Angels to a Gig: Nelson's long-time harmonic player, Mickey Raphael, recalls the time that Willie Nelson got a ride to a concert venue with the notorious Hells Angels biker club.
FourFourTwo · Dec 27, 2025 'I once saw an Arsenal player stub out his cigarette as he ran onto the field' Ray Davies on his lifelong obsession with Arsenal, from the era of "boring, boring" era to the liquid football of Wenger The Kinks frontman on watching the Gunners with brother and bandmate Dave, and nearly missing a gig to see England’s World Cup win
MusicRadar · Dec 27, 2025 "The greatest pop record ever made. A record that never dates, because it lives outside time”: How The Beatles created Strawberry Fields Forever – the experimental masterpiece that John Lennon regarded as the best song he ever wrote for the band Lennon called it “psychoanalysis set to music”
MusicRadar · Dec 27, 2025 “I threw a party for John Lennon one night, and he sat there at the Moog for four hours making flying saucer sounds”: They set the boyband template, but also introduced the world to the synth People initially labelled them a fabricated band, but we’ve got the Monkees to thank for being pop's first ever synth players
Guitar World · Dec 27, 2025 “Teddy was a warm hearted and vital part of The Cure story”: Perry Bamonte, guitarist for The Cure, dies aged 65 Bamonte served two stints with the gothic rock institution, and can be heard on some of their biggest hits
MusicRadar · Dec 27, 2025 “When we went to record it, the record company said, ‘Man, they won’t play that, it’s too long.’ But we said, ‘We don’t care!’”: How the young Lynyrd Skynyrd turned a simple love song into a southern rock epic "Ronnie said, 'Just go till I tell you to quit!'"
Metal Hammer · Dec 27, 2025 “If we’re stuck with stories about Satan, it’ll mean that people will never understand us”: How Iron Maiden pushed metal to its most colossal, then pushed a bit further, to make Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Sick of being known as ‘the devil-worshipping band’, the heavy metal legends wrote a sweeping track about a Romantic poem. They had no idea it’d be 13 minutes long, though.
BANG Premier · Dec 27, 2025 Duncan James reveals secret to Blue's longevity Blue refuse to sit next to each other on planes, even though they still share a dressing room.
Louder · Dec 27, 2025 “It’s about trying to get into the middle of life – not the extreme left or right. It had to do with drinking”: Written in a church, inspired by excess and disliked by their guitarist, this dark Scorpions classic is still one of their strangest songs It drew on psychedelia and Debussy
Guitar World · Dec 27, 2025 “The fact that I played rhythm guitar on Cold Gin on stage alongside Ace will always seem surreal”: My time with the Spaceman – why Ace Frehley was one hero you had to meet As artist relations for Marshall and GW journo, Nick Bowcott got to be pretty close to the late Kiss co-founder. Here he recounts some fun times on Earth with the Spaceman