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Jazz fans, take note: this audiophile record label's full hi-res catalogue is now available on Qobuz

And there's an exclusive vinyl competition, too

What Hi-Fi?

“I will be honored to do the honors!”: Lucy Dacus is offering to marry fans on her upcoming tour

Singer-songwriter is now an official wedding celebrant

MusicRadar

Picture boycott of Oasis tour grows as huge agency refuses to cover inside Wembley show

Getty Images has confirmed it will not be covering the tour from inside the stadium in the face of harsh restrictions imposed by the band and its management

Evening Standard

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Dame Cleo Laine obituary

Celebrated singer with an agile contralto voice who, with her husband John Dankworth, helped bring new audiences to jazz

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift New Album on the Way? Swifties Think a Mysterious Countdown Ends With TS12 Drop

Taylor Swift's new album could be on the way. What is this mysterious countdown Swifties are talking about?

International Business Times UK

"Politicians are not people - they are pernicious, corrupting anomalies, and music reminds people globally that we are not reflected by them": Moby explains why he's teamed up with a Russian teenager on a lush new ambient track

“Politicians just make things worse”, says the producer

MusicRadar

“My computer blew up on me, but I didn't want to leave the studio without having done anything that day”: How a crashed PC led to the creation of Hide and Seek, the robotic a cappella that introduced millions to the power of vocal processing

Sparked by a tech malfunction at the end of a late-night studio session, Hide and Seek was featured in hit TV shows and sampled by Jason Derulo, becoming Heap's best-loved song. Two decades on, we recount its unlikely story

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Oasis superfans travel over 6,500 miles to see band play at Wembley

Fans have flown in from Singapore, Italy, France, and across the UK to see Oasis at Wembley Stadium tonight

Evening Standard

Reneé Rapp Is Coming To The UK And Europe: 'Bite Me Tour' Dates, Venues and Ticket Info

Rising pop star Reneé Rapp is taking her 'Bite Me Tour' to the UK in 2026, with dates released on Friday morning.

International Business Times UK

“Page must be mental giving away such a terrific guitar as this”: 50 years ago, Jimmy Page gave a guitar away for free in a magazine competition – now it's expected to fetch over $67,000 at auction

The 1957 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 was originally bought by Page in Nashville, back in 1972

Guitar World

“The revised big board du jour”: Seal, a self-confessed guitar pedal fanatic, shares the secrets of his pedalboard – and it's filled with surprise boutique stompboxes

While the Kiss from a Rose hitmaker tends to prefer amp modelers for touring, he has a penchant for collecting and experimenting with different pedals when he's in the studio

Guitar World

Laufey Shares What Music Shaped Her—and What's on Her Playlist Now

With her new album 'A Matter of Time' coming soon, the singer-songwriter opens up about her musical preferences for the 'Marie Claire' series "Listen Up."

Marie Claire

Festival promoter brands Royal Albert Hall levy scheme ‘ludicrous’

Industry veteran John Giddings claims levy means ‘charging the general public’ and insists artists should instead be doing more to support the venues they started out in

The Independent UK

“I’m not a collector. I get guitars, but I give them away. Guitars are like human beings – if you don’t play them, they get sick”: Why John McLaughlin still regrets giving up some vintage guitars – including a '67 Strat gifted to Jeff Beck

Plus: why he loves his latest PRS

MusicRadar

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Louder

Cool new proggy sounds from Jo Quail, Steeleye Span, Chimpan A and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

Great new prog you must hear from Between The Buried And Me, The Vintage Caravan, Aisles and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Metal Hammer

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

Sabaton, Hatebreed and Helloween are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

MusicRadar

"The guys need a drummer for their album, which will be recorded in September with Rick Rubin producing": Zak Starkey reveals that he once turned down the chance to join Black Sabbath

The drummer has shared a letter that was sent to him by Sharon Osbourne in 2013

The Guardian - UK

Westside Cowboy’s ramshackle Americana – plus the week’s best new tracks

The Manchester band have coined the ungainly term ‘Britainicana’ for their sound – but their mix of punky vigour and country classicism rattles along at high speed

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Evening Standard

Paul McCartney describes Spinal Tap song as ‘literature’ in first sequel trailer

The film is a follow-up to 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap.

The Guardian - UK

Cleo Laine, Britain's most successful jazz singer, dies aged 97

Versatile singer straddled jazz, classical, pop and musical theatre with four-octave range, and collaborated for decades with husband, John Dankworth

Guitar World

“I’m so sorry I couldn’t spend more time with you on the weekend”: Jake E. Lee shares the last text message he received from Ozzy Osbourne

The Prince of Darkness, who passed away this week, reached out to his former guitarist after the historic Back to Beginning farewell show

Evening Standard

Denise Welch’s savage five-word response to Taylor Swift and son Matty Healy's 'tricky' split

The 1975 frontman, 36, and Midnights singer, 35, briefly dated in 2023

Evening Standard

Herbie Hancock at the Barbican review: unpredictable, entertaining and ageless

4/5 The jazz legend is still throwing his famous curve balls at 85 years old

Guitar World

“The story is nuts. I was sat in the control room when our receptionist rang through and said, ‘Bob Dylan’s on the phone’”: How Eurythmics legend Dave Stewart became friends with his hero – after what he thought was a prank call

Stewart was alone in the studio when he received a call from what he thought was prankster

Guitar World

“I asked Olivia, ‘I’d love to play one of George’s guitars.’ She just said, ‘Of course – which one?’” How a Gypsy jazz guitarist came to play George Harrison’s iconic Beatles guitars on a new tribute album

Recorded in Harrison’s home studio using his most famous instruments, Robin Nolan’s Gypsy jazz covers reimagine the quiet Beatle’s best moments – andfinally completes Harrison’s ‘lost’ song…

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