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2024 Aria awards: Troye Sivan wins album of the year as Royel Otis take home four gongs

Dance-pop star continues where he left off in 2023 at ceremony largely free of last year’s fervent political protest

The Guardian - AU

Easy to set up, great to play and beautiful to look at: Here’s why Arturia’s KeyLab Mk3 is the premium MIDI keyboard you need in your life

The latest generation of the much-loved controller is stuffed with upgrades

MusicRadar

Listen to the first Killswitch Engage song in five years, Forever Aligned

The metalcore mavens have also announced ninth album This Consequence, due next year

Metal Hammer

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Liam Payne funeral: Cheryl, One Direction bandmates and singer’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy attend service

Pop star, who died in Buenos Aires last month, rose to fame with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson as a member of the chart-topping boyband

The Independent UK

Mrs. Henry have crafted one of this year's most epic rock albums with the 38-track rock opera spectacular Keep On Rising

Keep On Rising is a three-part concept rock opera that fans of Kiss, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Meat Loaf and more will adore

Louder

Second Bee Gees drummer dies days after Colin Petersen

Dennis Bryon played with band between 1974 and 1980

The Independent UK

“The importance of scales cannot be understated”: How to easily grasp scale theory

How to get a handle on scale theory

MusicRadar

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Liam Payne's funeral will take place today with ex-One Direction bandmates set to pay respects

Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, died after falling from the balcony of his hotel in Buenos Aires

Evening Standard

Value of UK music industry hits record £7.6bn thanks to superstar tours

Live shows from acts including Coldplay, Elton John, Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran help drive revenues

The Guardian - UK

Morgan Wallen and Post Malone headline a very collaborative Country Music Association Awards

Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s collaboration “I Had Some Help” could make both men big winners at the Country Music Association Awards

The Independent UK

"If God gets in his way he'll burn the heavens down": Tommy Henriksen's track-by-track guide to Crossbone Skully's Evil World Machine

Evil World Machine is the debut album by Crossbone Skully, formed by Alice Cooper and Hollywood Vampires guitarist Tommy Henriksen

Louder

"We weren’t fiddling around and wondering what to do, we were going to nail this sucker": Steve Howe names the best record he's ever made

Yes guitarist Steve Howe picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance

Louder

“I don't have a vast collection of notable guitars, but I'm open to that idea”: Tom Morello’s ‘Arm the Homeless’ guitar is one of his most iconic instruments – and it could be revived as a signature run

Morello has already worked with Fender to produce a replica of his iconic Soul Power Strat – and a recreation of his ‘Arm the Homeless’ mod job could be next

Guitar World

“Everyone knows Take My Breath Away, the chart-topping ballad from Top Gun. But there’s a good chance you haven’t heard this seven-minute anthem”: David Gilmour's 10 greatest guitar guest appearances, from folk legend Roy Harper to Paul McCartney

There are occasions when your track needs something. It could be more cowbell. Or it could be the services of David Gilmour. Over the years, the former Pink Floyd man has dropped magic on a number of guest spots, but these are his finest

Guitar World

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The Independent UK

One Direction star Liam Payne’s funeral to take place

Singer’s former bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan are expected to attend

Guitar World

“The crowd got ugly – they were just being assholes, throwing mud at us the whole set, hitting us hard on our bodies and on our guitars”: Donita Sparks tells the story of L7’s infamous set at 1992’s Reading Festival

Sparks recalls dealing with lost equipment and a series of technical issues on stage – alongside a crowd that was throwing mud at the band – which ultimately led to her then-controversial response

Guitar World

“When Chicago hit the scene, it stuck out like nothing else”: Steve Vai lays down a smoking alternative solo for South California Purples in this rare fret-melting guest spot at Chicago’s Live at 55 show

Vai was joined by the likes of Judith Hill and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram to help mark 55 years Chicago Transit Authority

The Conversation

How The Cure went back to their gothic roots for their new number one album

At Shrewsbury train station, there is a poster advertising The Cure’s new album, Songs of a Lost World. The confident, monochrome minimalism of the art is at odds with the rambling Victorian brickwork, yet there is a kind of sympathy there also.

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"I wasn’t ready for a 13-minute song like Rime Of The Ancient Mariner." Members of Arch Enemy, Testament, Fozzy and Wargasm explain how Powerslave shaped modern metal

Forget Number Of The Beast - these bands say Powerslave is Iron Maiden's greatest achievement

MusicRadar

“I’d like to win these lyrics because I think it’s about a guy I know a little bit and I’d love to put that on my wall”: Billy Corgan enters auction of handwritten lyrics of Courtney Love’s song... about him

He’s in it to win it, he claims

Marie Claire

Cher Considered Suicide While Trapped in "Loveless Marriage" With Sonny Bono

"I saw how easy it would be to step over the edge."

Metal Hammer

Poppy announces 2025 North American tour

Poppy is taking her metalcore era to the US and Canada next year!

The Guardian - UK

Ed Sheeran, Fuse ODG: do they know they’re dead right about Band Aid? Africa needs more than a singalong

No wonder pop stars and others feel uneasy about the project. However well-intentioned, it now does more harm than good, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Independent UK

Country star Jamey Johnson arrested and charged with drug possession

The ‘In Color’ singer is facing a fine of up to $5,000