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"She needs to be a permanent crew member!" No-one was ever going to upstage Liam and Noel Gallagher on Oasis' return to their spiritual homeland, but the Sign Language interpreter at their Dublin shows has gone viral for her fabulous rock 'n' roll swagger

A star is born

Louder · Aug 18, 2025

The Jam drummer Rick Buckler left more than £1 million to his family

Following his death in February at the age of 69, documents have revealed The Jam drummer Rick Buckler left more than £1 million to his family. F

BANG Premier · Aug 18, 2025

Michael Franti ‘vehemently denies’ sexual abuse and grooming allegations after Victoria Canal statement

Canal said an older artist who helped launch her career groomed and abused her when she was 19

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025

Ricky Martin to Make History as First Artist to Receive the "Latin Icon Award" at MTV VMAs 2025

The global superstar will become the first artist ever honored with the Latin Icon Award at the MTV Video Music Awards 2025. Ricky Martin will be part of the MTV Video Music Awards 2025 airing live in September 7.

Latin Times · Aug 18, 2025

“I’m doing what I love doing the most: Being in front of an audience. A live audience, not a television audience”: Chubby Checker’s unusual reason for skipping his Hall Of Fame induction

It’s to show he’s “alive and well”, apparently

MusicRadar · Aug 18, 2025

WoO.1 is a pocket-sized sampler designed for endless on-the-go looping

New brand Wunderkammer is set to launch the pint-sized looper and sampler via Kickstarter imminently

MusicRadar · Aug 18, 2025

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 18, 2025

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Ricky Warwick, Deep Purple, Paradise Lost and more

Louder · Aug 18, 2025

“It started off sounding a bit like Prince. I wanted to hear something in my mix so I cut the snare and it changed the whole mood of the track": How George Michael accidentally created the ‘80s smash that inspired Taylor Swift on The Life of a Showgirl

“It ended up, in my mind, being the most original-sounding thing on the album,” he later said

MusicRadar · Aug 18, 2025

‘It’s like having a button that makes the audience go nuts’: Deep Purple on Smoke on the Water

‘We went to see Frank Zappa at Montreux casino. But someone fired a flare gun into the ceiling and – whoosh! The whole building went up in flames’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2025

"I downloaded it two years ago and it changed my life - it's one of my favourite synths": Rudimental reveal their favourite plugins for drum 'n' bass production

Rudimental's Piers Aggett and Kesi Dryden appear on the Tape Notes podcast to discuss the software that's shaped their soulful, radio-friendly DnB

MusicRadar · Aug 18, 2025