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‘She really is everything!’: how Doechii became a rap icon – and bagged a Grammy

Blending technical brilliance with emotional depth, the 26-year-old beat big names like Eminem to the best rap album award. Collaborators and fans explain her appeal

The Guardian - UK

Sir Elton John has ‘new respect for sight-impaired people’ after vision issue

The musician is releasing a new album with Brandi Carlile.

Evening Standard

“If you’re on stage with Steve Vai, you have to find a way through all the emotions to enjoy the moment”: How Lari Basilio became one of today’s foremost instrumental virtuosos – sharing stages with Joe Satriani, John Petrucci and Lee Sklar along the way

The Ibanez signature artist explains why she makes instrumental music but hardly ever listens to any, where Brazilian music fits in her inspiration, what she loves about her signature pedal and how to develop skills without even knowing it

Guitar World

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“It was 5:30am when the phone rang – it was Dime. ‘We’re mastering the album, and I need to re-cut a part this morning. Can you get a Les Paul and a Korg G3 to me by 9am?’” How Dimebag Darrell’s Floods outro was re-recorded at (literally) the last minute

When Dimebag first tracked the outro to the Pantera classic, it was out of tune. It was only when it was due to be handed over to the label that he realized he’d forgotten to re-record it

Guitar World

Travis frontman shares update with fans after ‘gnarly’ onstage injury

Fran Healy was taken to hospital after the incident at a concert in Seattle, Washington

The Independent UK

“We’ve got one song with Serj from System Of A Down and we just finished a second Babymetal collab”: Polyphia are making a “heavy” new album stacked with special guests

Expect big riffs and even bigger names on the next Polyphia album

Metal Hammer

“We were making a new hybrid music, we were something different”: How futurepop brought the sound of tomorrow to the dawn of a new century

Balancing the euphoria of synth-pop with the harder edges of EBM, futurepop was the sound of a distinct moment - yet its sonic footprint withstood the test of time

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"This song is for everyone who's ever felt defeated but chose to fight another day": Watch the video for Bryan Adams' muscular new single Roll With The Punches

Roll With The Punches is the title track from Adams' 16th album, out later this year

Louder

Elton John reveals why he was sobbing at the piano in moving footage

British singer-songwriter is releasing a new album with US artist Brandi Carlile

The Independent UK

Xhosa Cole: On a Modern Genius (Vol 1) review – young sax master unleashes his trunk of Monk

The Birmingham-born jazz star pays tribute to a master of modern music, with tap-dance rhythms and Heidi Vogel’s vocals adding pep to proceedings

The Guardian - UK

‘We took them back to the good times: when it started’ – the inside story of Becoming Led Zeppelin

INTERVIEW: Stevie Chick talks to the filmmakers who persuaded the hard rock giants to revisit their early days and open their archives

The Independent UK

"Behind those dark glasses and unsmiling visage, he presented an inscrutable presence." Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge remembered

Prog writer Sid Smith pays tribute to the former Soft Machine founder and keyboard player Mike Ratledge, who sadly died after a short illness, aged 81

Louder

Olly Alexander flails on his debut solo album Polari, while Inhaler find their sound on Open Wide

On his first solo album, Alexander explores fascinating themes but struggles to find much of substance of say, while Dublin rock band Inhaler make great strides on their confident third record

The Independent UK

Sharon Van Etten and The Attachment Theory’s self-titled record is an early Album of the Year contender

5/5 Sensitively produced by Marta Salogni, the result is both seductive and hypnotic – it’s as though Van Etten has taken a creative stage dive and found herself held aloft by supportive bandmates

The Independent UK

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“Most is more than familiar… but there’s a sense of excitement in having this chemistry back in place”: Dream Theater’s Parasomnia largely lives up to the hype

It’s back to the future as Mike Portnoy returns to the prog metal giants – bringing a little of their old magic with him

Evening Standard

Jamaican PM hails ‘timeless’ Bob Marley on what would have been 80th birthday

He made the tribute as part of celebrations for what would have been the singer’s 80th birthday.

Evening Standard

Kendrick Lamar says his Super Bowl show will be about ‘storytelling’

The rapper’s performance will come after he won five awards at last weekend’s Grammy Awards.

Louder

"It doesn't wholly demystify them, but it reveals the human brilliance at their heart": Becoming Led Zeppelin strips away the mystique to present the birth of a legend

Rare footage and the voice of John Bonham – Becoming Led Zeppelin is cracks opens the door into an unseen world

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The Independent UK

Kendrick Lamar teases theme behind his Super Bowl halftime show

The Grammy and Pulitzer-winning rapper says ‘storytelling’ will be at the heart of his performance

Evening Standard

Mumford And Sons announce ‘intimate’ 2025 world tour with exclusive London show

It comes after the band announced their first album in seven years, Rushmere

Top News

Music Mogul Irv Gotti, Founder Of Murder Inc., Dies

Renowned music mogul Irv Gotti, founder of Murder Inc. Records, passes away at 54. His legacy as a visionary in the music industry will endure.

Guitar World

“Watching her on the biggest stage in the world, with the biggest star in the world, blazing solos faster than anybody that I'd ever seen”: Nita Strauss on the guitarist that inspired her to pursue a career in music

When this shredder played alongside Michael Jackson at his iconic 1993 Super Bowl performance, it lit the fire in a young Nita Strauss to follow in her footsteps

WhatToWatch

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show setlist: my best guess at what songs he'll perform

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show has fans very excited, especially with SZA joining him. Here is my best guess as to their setlist.

MusicRadar

“I love it when people change my songs and make them their own. He flipped the lyrics round to sing ‘I saw the whole of the moon’”: Mike Scott says he enjoyed Prince’s cover of The Waterboys’ biggest hit, but did he really write it about him?

A previous interview gives us the answer

Metal Hammer

“Tom Morello is going to play with the drummer from Tool and they’re going to have Billy Corgan with them”: Sharon Osbourne spills details on running order for Black Sabbath’s farewell show

“You’re going to see one icon playing with another icon, doing a Sabbath song and one or two of their own songs, and people playing with each other that you never thought you’d see”

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