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Musicians’ Union welcomes government ban on inflated gig ticket resales

The union said the move to ban resales for profit would help to maintain the relationship between artists and their fans.

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025

“You only get one shot to do this correctly. And I think we nailed it”: Joe Bonamassa once called Eric Clapton his favorite guitar player of all time. Now, the two blues greats are set to collaborate on a B.B. King classic

Bonamassa's star-studded tribute project to B.B. King – B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100 – is set to be released in February, with collaborators including Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, Larkin Poe and Jimmie Vaughan

Guitar World · Nov 19, 2025

UK electronic musicians aren't getting the royalties they deserve and underground scenes are subsidising mainstream producers, according to a new report

Analysis by Fair Play reveals that only ​​36% of UK electronic music performances result in the right person getting a royalty payment

MusicRadar · Nov 19, 2025

“I love to utilize unison bends, inspired by players like Ted Nugent, Pat Travers and Johnny Winter”: Jared James Nichols shows you how to build a guitar solo to a powerful climax

Ditch the pick and crank the amp for this Jared James Nichols masterclass in blues solo composition

Guitar World · Nov 19, 2025

“I’d heard about these fellows in England. There was quite a mystique...” John Fogerty walks Stephen Colbert through his iconic Acme Rickenbacker mods – which took inspiration from three British guitar greats

The Creedence Clearwater Revival legend was reunited with his Acme decades after he gave it away to a 12-year-old fan

Guitar World · Nov 19, 2025

Not Mariah again! New music playlists for the Christmas party season

Whether it’s vibe-setting dance and rap for house parties or soothing dream-pop for when you’re contemplating the clear-up, reach for these ready-made playlists

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

For Brandon Lake, crossing over means more opportunities to spread a Christian message

Christian music is gaining in popularity, and Brandon Lake is one reason why

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025

"Winona Ryder was confused. She wanted to know why we'd write a song about her. I told her: 'It has nothing to do with you.'" How a cult 90s rock band's song about a beaver sparked a surprise encounter with a Hollywood A-lister

When Primus wrote this weird art rock classic, they weren't expecting a visit from one of America's coolest actresses

Metal Hammer · Nov 19, 2025

"The music is perfectly in sync with the visuals!" Noel Fielding opens up on his love for Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here

Noel Fielding has created several paintings of Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett to help promote the upcoming reissue of Wish You Were Here

Louder · Nov 19, 2025

“I’ve always loved this kind of hard-clipping circuit as it’s really responsive to playing dynamics”: Great Eastern FX finds stash of super-rare NOS germanium diodes and makes a distortion inspired by MXR and DOD classics with a cocked-wah twist

Take three rare Soviet-era germanium diodes, add a band-pass filter, and there you have it, the recipe for a limited edition hard-clipping distortion like no other, the Distortion Filter D312A

MusicRadar · Nov 19, 2025