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Zara Larsson says all the pop girlies are 'very supportive and loving'

Zara Larsson says she has never had a bad experience working with her female peers in the pop world.

BANG Premier · Dec 17, 2025

Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard directs new music video for late Beatles legend

Finn Wolfhard worked with George Harrison's son on a new music video for the late Beatle's solo song Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth).

BANG Premier · Dec 17, 2025

“I’ve been doing 20-minute guitar solos for a long time. There’s a whole other world out there”: A bright spark of modern prog brought in big prog names to make an album that’s not prog – and he’s not sorry

His debut solo album forces the concept of music without boundaries back on itself. He believes it brought the best out of his guests too

Louder · Dec 17, 2025

Our favourite songs of 2025, from Addison Rae’s ‘Headphones On’ to Chappell Roan’s ‘The Subway’

THE YEAR IN REVIEW: From the big-city yearning of Chappell Roan’s breakup ballad to Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s wonderful collaboration ‘Rein Me In’, The Independent’s culture team pick their favourite songs of the past 12 months

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

Ronan Keating to reunite with Boyzone for 90s-fuelled New Year’s Eve special

The Irish star will be joined by a star-studded line-up of guests for an evening of music to see in the new year.

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025

Boy band legends to reunite for 90s-fuelled BBC New Year’s Eve special

The evening will also feature a broadcast of London’s firework display

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

Joe Ely, a Texas songwriter whose legacy touched rock and punk, dies age 78

Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock, roadhouse blues, led to collaborations with Bruce Springsteen and the Clash, has died

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025

Goodbye, 2025! Check out 7 of our favourite test tracks of the year

2025 signs off in style

What Hi-Fi? · Dec 16, 2025

“Within an hour, he got back to me going, ‘This is amazing. I’d love to come and play it.’ A week later he was in my house”: How Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien got hooked on one of the world’s most unconventional guitars

The Circle Guitar is an electro-mechanical guitar that’s been praised by the likes of the Radiohead guitarist, Phish’s Mike Gordon, and Muse’s Matt Bellamy

Guitar World · Dec 16, 2025

“She's one of the world's great musicians. She was Prince's right-hand woman for years”: How Wendy Melvoin’s bass playing became the “secret weapon” on Sombr’s 12 to 12, which began life on a Korg Triton

“It doesn't matter what bass Wendy plays because it's just always going to sound like Wendy”

MusicRadar · Dec 16, 2025