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

Central Cee’s debut album Can’t Rush Greatness tops UK chart

This is his second number one in the UK albums chart after his 23 mixtape secured the top spot in 2022.

Evening Standard

Kendrick Lamar albums ranked in order of greatness as he headlines Super Bowl 2025

COUNTDOWN: As Kendrick Lamar’s much-anticipated performance at this year’s Super Bowl approaches, Kevin E G Perry rates the rapper’s albums to date

The Independent UK

You can’t always get what you want… The Rolling Stones just scrapped plans to play UK gigs in 2025

Someone just half-inched yer Hackney Diamonds… But could a Glasto appearance now be in the clear?

MusicRadar

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

Marianne Faithfull: the singer with an inimitable voice was a Romantic poet at heart

Marianne Faithfull, the London-born singer with an inimitable voice, has passed away at the age of 78. She was known for many things: she was a pop star, an actress and a muse. But she was probably best known for her voice.

The Conversation

“The thing came out good... the track is a monster!”: Joe Bonamassa and Sammy Hagar team up for surprise single Fortune Teller Blues

Bonamassa played the entire track with an Ovation acoustic through an overdriven amp

MusicRadar

"It's about going the extra mile in the pursuit of a greater flavour." New Delhi nu metal band Bloodywood just released a brilliant new music video celebrating Indian cuisine

The Indian viral sensations will release new album Nu Delhi in March - just in time for their UK tour.

Metal Hammer

‘There was a little bit of the devil in her’: Damon Albarn and Rufus Wainwright remember Marianne Faithfull

The Blur frontman remembers a boisterous songwriting session, while Wainright recalls a week of partying and conversations about ‘music, sex and the craziness of life’

The Guardian - UK

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

The Guide #176: Seas of smartphones and bulky backpacks: the worst things about going to gigs

This week, our inbox filled up with critics’ and readers’ least favourite things about live music, from the death of the cloakroom to two-day drum solos

The Guardian - UK

“I went to see her and I just didn’t get it. I still don’t get it”: producer Clive Langer on why he turned down Madonna, blew it with Grohl, but got majestic with Bowie

He said no to 'her Madge', but recording Bowie and Jagger more than made up for it

MusicRadar

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Epica, Jinjer and Bloodywood are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer

“If we can fill the performance with these incredible women singing Nirvana songs, then we’ll have achieved our own revolution”: Nirvana reunite unannounced at FireAid concert, with four guest frontwomen

But for Violet Grohl taking the place of Lorde, it was the same group of singer/guitarists the remaining Nirvana trio played with at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction performance in 2014

Guitar World

“They’re kind of stuck to 30 seconds of being amazing for social media”: Joe Satriani explains the difference between online virtuosos and Jimi Hendrix – and says society isn’t giving players the chance to fully express themselves

Satch says Hendrix was never played anything that sounded like an exercise– he “just sounded like music”

MusicRadar

“The song was an expression of my tempestuous private life. This stuff is real!”: The emotional ’80s ballad that’s just reached one billion streams

It was No 1 in 1984

MusicRadar

The Weeknd: Hurry Up Tomorrow review – a record that will floor you … and drive you up the wall

On a somewhat exhausting sixth album, Abel Tesfaye uses Brazilian funk, punishing house and lush 70s soul to press great songs into the service of rotten lyrics

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Louder

"We got any Led Zeppelin fans out there?" Watch pop superstar Pink absolutely smash a timeless Led Zeppelin classic at Los Angeles FireAid benefit show

Pink proves once again that she is one of pop music's great voices with a flawless take on a Led Zeppelin classic

The Guardian - US

2025 Grammys will celebrate music but also raise money for LA fire relief

With nominations led by Beyoncé and Charli xcx, the event will serve a dual-purpose by acknowledging the devastating wildfires in California

Evening Standard

Marianne Faithfull’s death is loss of the knowledge of a generation – Nick Cave

The actress and singer, who shot to fame in the 1960s, died on Thursday.

MusicRadar

“One night after the Albert Hall he said, ‘Put it away and get a proper guitar!’”: Andy Fairweather Low on playing with Eric Clapton and how Slowhand was unimpressed by his oddball Teisco

Low got the Teisco Spectrum V bug after seeing Ry Cooder with one. Eddie Van Halen loved them too. Clapton? Not so much...

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Marianne Faithfull was the ultimate counter-culture icon

Marianne Faithfull’s work proved she was no mere muse, she was a creative force worshipped by cool musicians in every era

Louder

“Sometimes his lyrics are so indistinct they may as well be wordless. Sometimes they are actually wordless”: Jonathan Hultén’s Eyes Of the Living Night is briliant and beautiful

After channeling Nick Drake and Bert Jansch on his first record, the Swedish guitarist’s pivot from extreme metal brings him to a Kate Bush-like world

Louder

Great new prog to enjoy from Ghost Of The Machine, Tiktaliika, Avawaves and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new proggy sounds from Bruit ≤, Nebula Nine and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week...

MusicRadar

"It’s got the looks, the feel, and - most importantly - the sound to rival its valve-powered namesake, all in a compact, road-ready package": Laney Lionheart Loudpedal

Laney broadens its pedal amp range with a nod to its modern classic - but how does it compare to the real deal?

Tom’s Guide

How to watch the Grammys 2025 — live stream awards and performances online without cable

Everything you need to watch a Grammys 2025 live stream from the Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, including start time, channels and more.

The Guardian - UK

Marianne Faithfull obituary

Singer who found pop fame and tabloid infamy in the 60s but returned to music in the 70s with Broken English, a statement of bloody-minded survival

Evening Standard

Rolling Stones 'scrap plans' for 2025 tour in UK and Europe despite weeks of rumours

The Stones were rumoured to be planning shows in London, Barcelona, Paris and Copenhagen this summer

1 … 464 465 466 467

People

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

Organisations

Red Hot Chili Peppers

200 stories

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.