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Brit awards 2025 – full list of winners

The nominees and winners of every category at this year’s Brit awards, including Charli xcx’s five wins

The Guardian - UK

Wild, waspish and whip-smart, there are few rock stars as great as David Johansen

He looked the part – and sounded even better. And the frontman of New York Dolls, who has died aged 75, was deeper than many gave him credit for

The Guardian - UK

Soul singer Angie Stone dies in a car crash at 63

The star, who had been in the Sequence before solo hit Wish I Didn’t Miss You, has died from her injuries in Alabama

The Guardian - US

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Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” was killed early Saturday in a car crash

The Independent UK

New York Dolls frontman David Johansen dies aged 75

As part of the US band, Johansen played a part in creating punk rock, and influenced bands including The Smiths, the Sex Pistols and The Damned.

Evening Standard

The return of the Cruel Sea: ‘I’m not going to play the same old shit – much as I love it’

Back with their first studio album in 23 years, the band talk about addiction, turning their backs on America and how they got it together for their reunion

The Guardian - AU

“A lot of bands, it’s nepotism that gets them anywhere – go to the right party and make the right friends. For us, that wasn’t an option”: How Disturbed defied the odds to become nu metal superstars with The Sickness

Disturbed hit it out the park first time with debut album The Sickness

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“They were trashy. They seemed genuine”: New York Dolls singer David Johansen dead at 75

The Dolls’ debut album inspired many bands - from the Sex Pistols to Guns N’ Roses

MusicRadar

David Johansen, New York Dolls singer, dead at 75

The death of New York Dolls singer David Johansen has been confirmed by a spokesperson

Louder

On my radar: Richard Russell’s cultural highlights

The producer and head of XL Recordings on a spicy YouTube series, London’s most fascinating street and the musician who’s ahead of his time

The Guardian - UK

Jack White at The Troxy review: 'This is as good as it gets'

5/5 Jack White’s first of two nights at The Troxy proved a masterclass in visceral rock’n’roll thrills

Evening Standard

“We got pelted with glass bottles and dead rabbits. We stood our ground”: Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Machine Head’s Robb Flynn’s wild tour stories of bust-ups, injuries and urine-soaked tobacco

When Slipknot’s Corey Taylor met Machine Head’s Robb Flynn

Metal Hammer

“For the life of me I can’t think why we ended up taking our clothes off, but that’s how we recorded the track - prancing around naked!” Guitarist Tony Iommi recalls the madness of Black Sabbath

When Iommi's guitar went 'Boing!' a strange track was born

MusicRadar

“I’ve got Fenders of various ages and they all sound different. That’s not a Spinal Tap thing – they just do!” Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris on staying loyal to Fender, and the Gibson that sounded “horrible”

In his quest for the perfect tone Steve Harris has tried virtually every make of bass there is, but always comes back to one

Guitar World

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“Glitter Gel Pen lyrics are the drunk girl at the party who tells you that you look like an Angel in the bathroom”: How Taylor Swift’s songwriting skilfully makes the personal universal

Taylor Swift deftly divides her songwriting between three separate voices. Here's how to spot them…

The Independent UK

Daryl Hall says he will never perform with John Oates ever again

Hall won’t go for a reconciliation with his ‘Maneater’ and ‘Rich Girl’ music partner

Metal Hammer

“I wrote to Vincent Price. I didn’t expect a reply, but he knew who I was. He really got stuck into the role”: The twisted story of Alice Cooper’s shock rock classic Welcome To My Nightmare

How Alice Cooper made shock rock classic Welcome To My Nightmare – with help from a horror icon

Louder

“It has pissed me off over and over again through the years that most fans who are real fans don’t really get the record”: the story of the album that was meant to be Smashing Pumpkins' fantastic farewell until it all went wrong

Things were never straightforward for Corgan & co. throughout the 90s and the tale of what was meant to be their final record pretty much sums it up

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“Our manager overheard one of Pink Floyd say something about our keyboardist and he threatened to break their legs”: Andy Fairweather Low’s wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters and Tom Jones

From Hendrix’s backing vocalist to George Harrison and Roger Waters’ right hand man, Andy Fairweather Low is one of rock’s secret MVPs

Guitar World

“Ray Manzarek hated the sound of distorted guitar chords. He didn’t think they belonged in music”: X’s Under the Big Black Sun is a stone-cold L.A. punk classic, produced by a legendary figure who “didn’t really like punk rock” – here's how it was made

In X guitarist Billy Zoom's mind, the band could have been Eddie Cochran meets the Ramones, but they ended up being much more. A renaissance man with a love of Gretsch, Zoom takes us back to revisit the band's seminal 1982 album

The Guardian - AU

Grace Slick, female soldier pioneers, and a family’s search for the son swapped at birth

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

Evening Standard

Sam Fender scores biggest opening week for British album since Harry Styles

It comes as the singer prepares to perform at the Brit Awards this weekend.

Guitar World

“Exactly the kind of thing the Instagram algorithm won’t be injecting into your eyeballs every time you log on”: February 2025 Guitar World Editors’ Picks

A round-up of the best new guitar releases from the month of Feb, with new cuts from Sam Fender, Tash Sultana, Los Pirañas, and... Buddy Guy and Switchfoot?

The Independent UK

Sam Fender scores fastest-selling album by a British artist this century with ‘People Watching’

North Shields singer-songwriter has gone from strength to strength since releasing his debut album in 2019

Guitar World

“We’re guitar players. The reason we’re designing gear is we’re making things that we wish existed”: Tosin Abasi is pushing the boundaries of progressive music and guitar gear on multiple fronts – and he’s got no plans to slow down

The Animals As Leaders and Abasi Concepts mastermind on upcoming music, his favorite new players, switching from modelers to tube amps, and why he might not be ready to record a blues album just yet

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