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Charli xcx confesses being a pop star can be 'stupid' and 'embarrassing'

Charli xcx has weighed up and the good and bad sides of being a pop star.

BANG Premier · Nov 23, 2025

“I wrote that for my mom. I never thought about releasing it, but she passed away last year”: Fresh off his stint with the Goo Goo Dolls, Sammy Boller has a new EP – featuring two-handed tapping and an 8-string borrowed from Tim Henson

The Detroit instrumentalist phenom's new solo EP comes straight from the heart, with wide-range dynamics and Boller's typically audacious style

Guitar World · Nov 23, 2025

“In America you had guys in bed sheets and placards with prayers on picketing the gigs. I said: ‘Who are they here for?’ And they said: ‘You!’”: The unholy AC/DC classic that riled the religious right – and marked the tragic end of an era

“In America you had guys in bed sheets and placards with prayers on picketing the gigs. I said: ‘Who are they here for?’ And they said: ‘You!’”: The unholy AC/DC classic that riled the religious right – and marked the tragic end of an era

Louder · Nov 23, 2025

Jellybean Johnson, Minneapolis Music Pioneer, 'The Time' Drummer and Prince Collaborator, Dead at 69

The music world mourns the passing of a legendary musician and producer who worked with Prince, Rihanna and more.

International Business Times UK · Nov 22, 2025

Taylor Swift's Dream Wedding Venue Confirmed And It's Not What You Think

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's dream wedding venue will provide the couple with as much privacy and security as they would require.

International Business Times UK · Nov 22, 2025

“I met Billy Cobham on a Campbell’s Soup jingle and doing an Avon jingle with Herbie Hancock. It was an amazing time”: A pre-fame Stanley Clarke took chance after chance at a 1974 session with Aretha Franklin – and helped define a soul classic

Clarke's early session career offered tantalizing glimpses of his technical prowess and innovations, and hints of how he would transform the low-end landscape with Return To Forever and his own solo albums

Guitar World · Nov 22, 2025

Lenny Kravitz had four dreadlocks ripped out of head by fan in Australia

Singer Lenny Kravitz revealed on his Instagram Stories on Saturday (22.11.25) that an overzealous fan pulled out four of the rocker's dreadlocks when he performed at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Friday (21.11.25) night.

BANG Premier · Nov 22, 2025

"This girl walked up to me and stopped like she’d seen a ghost. She said, 'You’re not dead.' And I said, ‘No, you’re right.'" The sad, messy story of Alice In Chains’ final album with Layne Staley - and the beginning of the end of an era

The grunge titans just about managed to hold it together for their self-titled 1995 third record but they knew something had to give

Metal Hammer · Nov 22, 2025

Brandi Carlile's daughter feared having no parents if Obergefell v. Hodges was overturned

Brandi Carlile revealed that her daughter Evangeline's fear of losing her parents if marriage equality were overturned in the US left her in tears.

BANG Premier · Nov 22, 2025

14 Nostalgic Hobbies Boomers Are Bringing Back in 2025

There’s something magical happening in 2025: Boomers are reviving classic hobbies with the same enthusiasm they once brought to Saturday morning cartoons, backyard barbecues, and their very first Walkman. Trends that once felt ancient or “retro” are suddenly cool again, and younger generations are discovering them with wide-eyed fascination. Everywhere…

Everybody Loves Your Money · Nov 22, 2025