Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News on Music

Vinyl records and music streaming both hit landmark highs – but the one growing faster in revenue may surprise you

Total music revenue in the US grew by 3 per cent last year

What Hi-Fi?

Buena Vista Social Club review – exuberant yet dramatically thin Broadway musical

The 1997 album that later became a hit documentary now reaches the stage in a play with thrilling music performances but a lacking script

The Guardian - US

"The band thanks Frank for his friendship, creativity, and sturdy presence": Guns N' Roses announce departure of long-serving drummer Frank Ferrer

Frank Farrer has been behind the Guns N' Roses kit for 19 years

Metal Hammer

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Guns N’ Roses split with drummer Frank Ferrer after 19 years

The New York-born musician was the longest serving drummer in the band’s history

The Independent UK

Guns N’ Roses announce ‘amicable’ exit of long-time drummer Frank Ferrer

Ferrer, 58, joined the rockers in June 2006.

Evening Standard

Global Music Business Raked In $29.6B In 2024: Report

The global music industry raked in a record $29.6 billion last year as online streaming propelled revenues to their highest level since records began in the 1990s, new figures showed on Wednesday.

International Business Times

The Latin Grammys get closer to cinema with the new best music for visual media category

The Latin Grammys are getting closer to cinema and television with the new best music for visual media category

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

The Dare falls to the ground after no one catches him in disastrous crowd-surfing attempt

The Charli XCX producer, real name Harrison Patrick Smith, was performing in Bristol, England

The Independent UK

Maná talks historic new tour, unseating Bruce Springsteen and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Mexican pop-rock giants Maná will embark on a huge North American tour this fall

The Independent UK

FKA twigs review – a stunning surprise-filled spectacle

Featuring whips, chains, swords and dragons, this versatile three-act extravaganza showcases the singer’s unique catalogue of abstract pop

The Guardian - UK

“I don’t think I got the intro right until halfway into the tour. It felt so odd to my fingers”: Joe Satriani reveals the Eddie Van Halen guitar parts he found most difficult to play

Satch also discusses his years-long search for the quintessential Van Halen tone

Guitar World

“Mick Jagger called Prince and asked him to come back, but he said no”: What really happened at Prince’s infamous show supporting the Stones in 1981? Guitarist Dez Dickerson sets the record straight

The former Revolution guitarist insists the shows weren't as disastrous as some say, and reveals he persuaded Prince to return to the stage

Guitar World

Joey Molland obituary

Guitarist in the band Badfinger who made the much-covered track Without You and played on John Lennon’s album Imagine

The Guardian - UK

“I'm really proud of that, because I literally invented that chord”: George Harrison’s songwriting brilliance deconstructed in his own words

The quiet one’s songwriting gifts fully flourished during the latter half of the Beatles’ reign, and we’ve collected his own insights into his craft

MusicRadar

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

MusicRadar

“I hate the sound of Auto-Tune when it just turns a voice into every other voice”: Brian Eno on his love-hate relationship with the popular pitch correction plugin

In a recent radio appearance, Eno shared his thoughts on vocal production tools and revealed the piece of gear that he says launched his career

The Independent UK

The Doobie Brothers in 2025: A tour, a new album and a date with Songwriters Hall of Fame

Just cue up the first song from the new album by The Doobie Brothers and you’ll hear something unusual: harmony, in a new way

The Guardian - UK

‘Saying you’re in a jangle-pop band is a red flag’: the Tubs talk speed, squalor and their glorious second album

As they embark on a UK tour, the band’s frontman recounts how terrible dates, struggles with OCD and a family tragedy all fed into their new record

Guitar World

“It’s got this Pink Floyd-ish tone that’s really open. I used it with Michael McDonald at the Hollywood Bowl”: Created by the Ibanez Custom Shop in L.A., Thundercat’s double-neck bass guitar has a 6-string on top and an 8-string on the bottom

It’s impossible not to notice Thundercat onstage, especially when sporting a custom-made double-neck bass

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Metal Hammer

"It was a middle finger to everyone who’d told us we wouldn’t do anything." A track-by-track guide to Bullet For My Valentine's The Poison

Frontman Matt Tuck shares the stories behind the songs on Bullet's groundbreaking debut

Guitar World

“More tone shaping at your fingertips”: The Xotic AC Booster has long been a secret weapon stompbox for session players and pros – and now it’s been upgraded for the first time

The original has been used by the likes of Mike McCready, Tim Pierce and Paul Gilbert, and now the AC Booster V2 promises to be even more versatile

Guitar World

“It's a dummy solo I laid down – I was supposed to put down a real one later. But I never got time”: Ozzy Osbourne's Diary of a Madman is a landmark guitar album, but some of its final parts made Randy Rhoads “cringe”

Ever humble, the late guitar legend told GW in a 1982 interview that he felt many of his contributions to the album “lack feeling”

Guitar World

“I played Brian Setzer’s personal guitars – the pickups give you more dynamic control. I thought, ‘I have to recreate this!’” How TV Jones revived That Great Gretsch Sound – despite being an underdog in the pickup world

One persona’s small-shop attitude and one-to-one service secured his company’s place in a challenging market, and helped revitalize the Gretsch brand

MusicRadar

Did an LA charity auction just reveal Radiohead's next world tour?

An inside entity giving away upcoming Radiohead tour tickets to a (hastily edited) LA charity listing would appear to have given the band's game away

MusicRadar

FXPansion’s market-leading drum library is onboard

The Guardian - UK

‘We said yes to everything!’ John Reis on his blistering punk career, from Hot Snakes to Rocket from the Crypt

He went from San Diego’s DIY scene to mega-budget albums and Top of the Pops. Now, grieving late bandmate Rick Froberg, he explains why he’s still punk’s hardest worker

1 … 448 449 450 451

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bullet for My Valentine

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.