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How Jimmie Rodgers changed the face of popular music – and built a song franchise in the process

Nearly 100 years ago, Jimmie Rodgers wired a connection between the blues and country music with a guitar, some jokes and a yodel

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Sabrina Carpenter Was Worried Releasing "Espresso" as a Summer Song Might Be a Mistake

"I had literally no idea that anyone would like it, but I liked it, and that was kind of all that mattered to me in that moment, and something I try to remember over and over again," she says of releasing the song when she did in spite of her…

Marie Claire

"It's adrenaline-filled and balls-to-the-wall": Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes have recorded a song with Robbie Williams

Former Take That star Robbie Williams has confirmed the unlikely collaboration

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Wayne Osmond, Founding Member Of The Osmonds, Dies At 73

Learn about the life and musical contributions of Wayne Osmond, a founding member of The Osmonds, who passed away at 73 after a stroke.

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Wayne Osmond, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds, is dead at 73

Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, has died

The Independent UK

Wayne Osmond, member of the singing Osmond family, dies aged 73

Singer died at hospital after ‘massive stroke’, making him first of hugely successful US pop group to die

The Guardian - US

Europe’s best music festivals in 2025 that are all within a four-hour flight from London

Fancy a sunnier alternative to Glastonbury? Check out these options from Norway to Malta, via Spain and France

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“We’re gonna be doing stuff we’ve never, ever done before”: Bruce Dickinson promises Iron Maiden’s 2025 tour will have a “setlist for the ages”

Bruce Dickinson wants us to expect big things from Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives tour this year

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30 essential acoustic guitar chords, with charts

Massively expand your musical vocabulary and songwriting options with these beautiful acoustic guitar chords

MusicRadar

“Pop culture is inspiring Britons of all ages to rediscover the joy of music”: New study names the electric guitar as the UK’s most popular instrument of 2024 – and it’s because of a Netflix show from 2 years ago

Gear4Music crunched the numbers to see which instrument came out on top last year, and it has some interesting theories to explain the results

Guitar World

Forget all your troubles, forget all your cares: Petula Clark’s 20 best songs – ranked!

Sixty years after Downtown made her the second British woman to top the US charts, we rate the best of Clark’s exhilarating, perfectly enunciated pop

The Guardian - UK

Watch Rush, Chris Cornell, Dave Grohl, Heart, Tom Morello, John Fogerty, Chuck D and more jamming on Robert Johnson's blues classic Crossroads in 2013

That time Public Enemy's Chuck D and Run DMC's Daryl McDaniels fronted the ultimate rock supergroup

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“The top-selling artist acoustics were Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and my guitar, which is insane”: How Orianthi shook up the industry with her signature gear, what she learned from Santana and Joe Bonamassa, and why she’s returning to Alice Cooper’s band

With a completely new rig for the Alice Cooper tour, the Aussie virtuoso explains how her approach will differ from Nita Strauss, why she’s donating the PRS guitars she’s playing on the road – and what to expect from her forthcoming Epiphone signature model

Guitar World

"It’s a common misconception among the unconverted that the Grateful Dead’s music was characterised by aimless noodling, rather than by deftly deployed fretboard know-how": 5 songs guitarists need to hear by the Grateful Dead

Best of 2024: Newcomers can dig in for a long strange trip here

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Ex-Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg is making a solo album

The now-Suicidal Tendencies member says he’s been working on his own music since his early 20s

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“The world my kid is going into is insane. I can’t write positive lyrics”: How In Flames defied the haters and the apocalypse to make A Sense Of Purpose

The end of the world? That was just inspiration for In Flames’ ninth album, A Sense Of Purpose

Guitar World

“Samsung wanted to buy my Les Paul. I didn’t want to sell it, so I threw out a stupid price and they said yes. I wish I hadn’t”: Billy Morrison tells the tale of two Les Pauls – one the bargain of the century, the other the one that got away

The Billy Idol guitarist shares his guitar-buying tips and undying love for Gibson guitars and Friedman heads – plus why he can’t be bothered to open his pedal tray…

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“People like The Stones, or later on The Kinks. They all really liked us and thought that we had something special": The Liverbirds on life as Britain’s first female rock band

The Liverbirds on life as Britain's first female rock band

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Christina Aguilera Says "No One Deserves an Explanation" in Instagram Post Amid Speculation About Her Appearance

The 44-year-old Grammy winner reflected on ignoring judgement from haters and the importance of self-acceptance after facing Ozempic use rumors in 2024.

The Guardian - AU

US rapper Ice Spice faces fan backlash over ‘disrespectful’ five-minute appearance at Brisbane gig

Fans at the New Year’s Eve Wildlands festival, which cost up to $242 a ticket, were disappointed after the headline act was 25 minutes late for her 30-minute set

The Guardian - AU

Thousands swarm to free Robbie Williams gig at maxed out Fed Square in Melbourne

Fans started gathering from 8.30am and by late afternoon the crowd had swelled to fill the outdoor space, which has a capacity of about 8,000

The Guardian - AU

Chad Morgan, Australian country music star, dies aged 91

Known for his comedy songs such as The Sheik of Scrubby Creek and his toothy smile, Morgan died on 1 January

The Guardian - AU

Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury 2025, claiming festival is ‘under corporate control’ of BBC

The 79-year-old musician says the BBC ‘wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in’

The Guardian - US

Phish review – spiraling jams and communal bliss at Madison Square Garden

Unsinkable Vermont four-piece ring in the new year with a dazzling mix of improvisation, spectacle and fan devotion

The Guardian - UK

Richard Perry obituary

Acclaimed American record producer who worked with the Beatles, Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand and Rod Stewart

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