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American Music Awards 2025: Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, Bruno Mars, and Bad Bunny Sweep the Nominations

The 2025 AMAs nominations feature Kendrick Lamar with 10, Post Malone with 8, and Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey with 7 each. The most prominent Latin artists are once again urban artists.

Latin Times

"Life moves at such a pace these days that we imagine there will be plenty of time to rekindle a friendship, and then suddenly one day it's too late." Queen's Brian May pays tribute to legendary producer Roy Thomas Baker

"Thank you, Roy for all the great work you did for us, and all the fun we had"

Louder

“Even standing with the guitars is tricky”: Ritchie Blackmore's health sparks concern after update from wife and musical partner Candice Night

Night reveals that the former Deep Purple guitarist has been warned not to fly due to his medical conditions – hindering potential touring plans beyond the States

Guitar World

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Lola Young, breakthrough hitmaker with Messy, tops Ivor Novello songwriting nominations

London singer-songwriter picks up three nominations, with her collaborator Conor Dickinson earning two alongside Ghetts and Raye

The Guardian - UK

Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Lola Young and Raye among nominees for The Ivors

The awards, which are judged by songwriters and composers, are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year.

Evening Standard

“A guitar with the same style and massive sound Eddie Van Halen created all at an affordable price”: EVH Gear reimagines the Wolfgang Standard as a high-performance shredder with a TOM bridge

Shipping in Gloss Block, Cream White and Sea Foam Pearl Metallic, this a stripped-down speedster for those who can’t be fussed with a Floyd

MusicRadar

5 lo-fi guitar chords to add to your progressions

These chord voices are so cool they're worth the stretch

Guitar World

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Carlos Santana Suffers Medical Emergency and Is Hospitalized Before Texas Concert

The Mexican-American artist felt ill and was taken to the hospital. Carlos Santana was evaluated, and doctors decided to release him into his care.

Latin Times

Babymetal’s new album, Metal Forth, has been delayed

Japan’s kawaii metal sensations have pushed their upcoming release back by two weeks

Metal Hammer

“They can steal pretty much everything. They haven’t figured out a way of stealing the live experience. And they still have to pay for that!” Adrian Belew on survival, orchestra music and Frank Zappa

Now touring with King Crimson offshoot Beat, the Bowie, Shatner and Hancock collaborator has long been confident that the future is secure on the road – which pleases him because he loves it

Louder

"I’ll let y’all know how rehab is. I hear it’s super fun": Drunk on stage - our pick of music’s most legendary under-the-influence performances

Because a little dutch courage before taking to the stage never did anyone any harm. Did it?… I said ‘Did it!?!’

MusicRadar

“The rest of the world didn't know that the world's greatest guitarist was playing a weekend gig at this place in Chelmsford”: The Aristocrats' Bryan Beller recalls the moment he met Guthrie Govan and formed a new kind of supergroup

As per Aristocrats lore, the power trio formed right after an impromptu jam at NAMM 2011

Guitar World

American Music Awards: Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with 10 nominations

Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey round out the top five artists with the most nominations

The Independent UK

“So I’m standing in the vocal booth one night and I felt Johnny’s presence. I am not a woo-woo, but I felt his presence pushing me": Sheryl Crow says it felt like Johnny Cash was with her when she recorded her vocals for their posthumous duet

Written by Crow, Redemption Day had been recorded by the Man In Black in 2003

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Evening Standard

Benson Boone hits out at critics for hating him for no ‘good reason’

The award-winning singer has been acclaimed by Sir Brian May and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

The Independent UK

Glastonbury 2025 resale live: Final tickets sell out in minutes leaving fans devastated

Statement from Glastonbury’s social media said all tickets in the Sunday resale had been sold within 20 minutes of queues opening

Louder

"A universe in which Karl Marx and Kylie Minogue happily co-exist, that accords Rush and The Clash equal favour, and where Morrissey and Marr meet Torvill and Dean." Manic Street Preachers announce "definitive history", 168 Songs Of Hatred And Failure

Music journalist Keith Cameron has written what Manic Street Preachers say is their definitive history

Louder

Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones have recorded 11 songs for a new Faces album, and there could be an official Faces documentary with "some rude bits" in the pipeline too

More than 50 years on since their last studio album, Faces are preparing to return with a new record in 2026

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The Guardian - UK

Clodagh Rodgers obituary

Singer from County Down who represented the UK at the Eurovision song contest in 1971

Evening Standard

Jess Glynne 'splits from her record label' in 'tough' career blow after low album sales

The Rather Be singer, 35, signed with EMI, which also represents Taylor Swift and Elton John, in November 2022

MusicRadar

“Chris, that’s not how it goes”: Chris Martin does his best Bruno Mars impression as Rosé joins Coldplay on stage to perform APT in South Korea

They enjoyed themselves so much they played it twice

MusicRadar

“OMG the cops are shutting us down!”: Lorde’s impromptu New York Washington Square Park gig just got axed by police

Surprise open air gigs are so hot right now. But best make sure you’ve filled in your forms first

Guitar World

“I didn’t use any amps. The pedal that saved me was the Boss Super Overdrive”: How Yves Jarvis made 2025’s most exciting experimental record so far with a $50 Explorer knockoff and an unbelievably weird tuning

Channeling Bowie and Sly Stone, and recorded entirely on Audacity, All Cylinders is an idiosyncratic masterpiece

Guitar World

“Chess was cussin' when I got to the session with Muddy. But when he heard me, he just sat there with his mouth open”: Leonard Chess wanted to cash in on the folk boom, and asked Muddy Waters to bring him an old acoustic bluesman. He brought him Buddy Guy

Knowing his Mississippi roots, Chess essentially wanted Waters to find for him his own Robert Johnson. Waters had other ideas

The National (Scotland)

Amy Macdonald announces free pop-up set ahead of major tour

SCOTTISH singer Amy Macdonald is to play a pop-up set in Glasgow as she confirms details of a major UK and European tour

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