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Ed Sheeran: Azizam review – a cross-cultural Persian experiment … which sounds incredibly English

After a couple of earthy, rootsy albums, Sheeran emphatically returns to pop with another of his indelible hooks, surrounded by Middle Eastern instrumentation

The Guardian - UK

Lynyrd Skynyrd announce live album recorded at Gary Rossington's star-studded final show

Watch the video for Tuesday's Gone featuring Jelly Roll, from Lynyrd Skynyrd's Celebrating 50 Years - Live At The Ryman

Louder

“How could it possibly hang together? But it does, brilliantly”: Steven Wilson has remixed Chicago II in Dolby ATMOS

Steven Wilson has completed a Dolby ATMOS remix of Chicago’s groundbreaking 1970 album Chicago II, with Blu-ray and vinyl editions to be launched in April and May respectively

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“When he got in front of the microphone, he sang his balls off. I’d never seen him happier”: How David Bowie stared down death itself for his final left-turn

Bowie foresaw how the world would react to his end - and artfully deconstructed his own myth with a last great masterwork

MusicRadar

“A classical guitar for the modern era”: Harley Benton unveils the Custom LineNashville Nylon BK, and its latest nylon-string electro-acoustic hybrid is a super-affordable thinline that's designed to welcome electric players

Nylon-string electro acoustics have been having a moment ever since Polyphia released Playing God, but at just $270 this might be the most affordable one we've seen yet

MusicRadar

Kanye West 'splits' from Bianca Censori as he claims she tried to get him 'committed' during unhinged outburst

The rapper didn’t hold back in searingly honest lyrics about his relationship with the Australian

Evening Standard

“A new drummer affects everyone in Dream Theater. We all play off the time keeper”:John Myung on how the return of Mike Portnoy has changed the band – and his bass playing

Parasomnia is Dream Theater's first new album with drummer Mike Portnoy for 16 years

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“Prince just grabbed ideas out of the air and left you wondering: ‘Where did you get that?”: Chaka Khan says that she’ll be releasing a new album of songs that she recorded with Prince and Larry Graham

After covering I Feel For You in 1984, she released an album on Prince’s record label in 1998

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"I've seen people younger than him in wheelchairs on stage, he probably doesn't want people to see him that way." Ritchie Blackmore's wife Candice Night says the guitarist had a heart attack 18 months ago, won't be onstage in Europe any time soon

Blackmore appears on Candice Night's forthcoming solo album, Sea Glass

Louder

Johnny Marr honoured with huge Record Store Day accolade

The transatlantic accolade follows Sir Elton John who was the inaugural recipient in 2017

The Independent UK

Joni Mitchell described it as ‘fly fishing’ and Jeff Beck was a master of the craft – learn how to use volume swells like guitar legends Eddie Van Halen, Allan Holdsworth and Larry Carlton

Volume down, pick, volume up... violining offers loads of potential as this lesson proves

Guitar World

“Every single song a single, every single a hit, every hit a direct hit in the face of the man”: The Hives big up their new Mike D-co-produced record

Josh Homme also appears on album, due in August with a tour to follow

MusicRadar

A brief history of dance music – from basements to beaches, dancefloors have mirrored social change

When US rock'n'roll arrived in the UK in the mid-1950s, there were few places for British teenagers to dance to this exciting new genre. But by the early 1960s, dance venues specifically aimed at teenagers began to open in towns and cities.

The Conversation

First look images: Radiohead's Thom Yorke transforms Hamlet into electrifying rock theatre

Rehearsal photos reveal cast performing radical 'Hail to the Thief' choreography for Shakespeare reimagining

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“I’ve played this music to myself and often close friends for years now.” Bruce Springsteen is almost ready to share Tracks II: The Lost Albums, featuring seven records and 82 previously unreleased songs, 74 never-before-heard

Bruce Springsteen: “I often read about myself in the 1990s as having some 'lost period'. Not really. I was working the whole time.”

The Guardian - UK

Bruce Springsteen to release seven ‘lost’ albums in June

Spanning 1983 to 2018, Tracks II: The Lost Albums will feature a collection of 83 songs that New Jersey musician says he has played ‘to myself and close friends for years’

The Guardian - UK

Chaka Khan on Prince, poetry and wild, wonderful nights: ‘No one’s done anything but craziness at 4am’

The singer answers your questions about her drum skills, friendship with Joni Mitchell and more – and reveals unheard music with both Prince and Sia

Guitar World

“I was working with David Gilmour and I said, ‘I can't work out how to play this.’ He couldn't either’”: Phil Manzanera tried to relearn one of his classic riffs after it was sampled by Kanye West and Jay-Z – and even the Pink Floyd hero couldn’t help him

The Roxy Music legend was ultimately saved by a younger player, who helped him get to grips once again with the iconic hook

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The Independent UK

Kanye West appears to confirm Bianca Censori left him after disturbing social media rants

Rapper is infamous for spewing hateful messages on X and Instagram

Guitar World

“I freaked out when I saw it on stage. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s it. That’s the guitar I worked on’”: The incredible untold story of the mystery Martin that was specially commissioned in 1973 – and went viral with John Mayer 50 years later

Mayer's viral performance with Sheryl Crow in 2023 sent the guitar world into a frenzy when he took to the stage wielding on unidentified small-bodied 12-string acoustic – now its astonishing history has finally come to light

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"Our manager gave us each $1000 and put us on the plane, economy class. We later found out we had received $250,000 for the show: he kept it all." The true story behind Black Sabbath's biggest show ever

On April 6, 1974, Black Sabbath performed for 250,000 rock fans at the first California Jam festival. It was a gig that would live long in the memory for all involved, for reasons both good and bad

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“Good For Her”: Bianca Censori Dumped Kanye, Tried To Have Him Committed, Leaked Song Reveals

Kanye, who rapped about Bianca having a panic attack and leaving him, compared his relationship to Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ romance with Cassie Ventura. The post “Good For Her”: Bianca Censori Dumped Kanye, Tried To Have Him Committed, Leaked Song Reveals first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

Bruce Springsteen to release 7 albums of unreleased songs, 'Track ll: The Lost Albums'

Bruce Springsteen knows what his fans want

Marie Claire

Kourtney Kardashian's Son Reign Responds to Rumors That Justin Bieber Is His Real Dad

He appeared on Scooter Jackson's Instagram Live.

Evening Standard

Johnny Marr plaque unveiled in Manchester as musician named Record Store Legend

The award recognises Marr’s continuing commitment to championing independent record stores.

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