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The Wanted’s Max George says ‘we don’t have too much time’ as he’s set for urgent heart surgery

The singer is to undergo surgery sooner than expected but could be home for Christmas

The Independent UK

Slipknot's Clown: "We probably have several albums in us right now. It’s looking great."

Slipknot percussionist Shawn Crahan talks new music, debut album anniversary tour and backstage donkeys

Metal Hammer

"I see reviews saying: 'The band were great.' Yeah, the 'band' is me": Joan Armatrading on her new music, riding an elevator with Leslie West and walking with Nelson Mandela

Singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading talks about inspirations, what her famous key was about, her popularity with freedom fighters and more

Louder

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Gary Marx co-founded the Sister Of Mercy: Now he's released a Slade-worshipping, Bowie-loving glam rock album - and he wears a papier-mâché elephant head

Co-founder of Sisters Of Mercy and Ghost Dance, influential goth guitarist Gary Marx has returned to his glam roots

Louder

Katie Melua feared breakdown would stop her making music

The Nine Million Bicycles singer said she had since learned to look after herself better and had found out what ‘small warning signs might be’.

Evening Standard

British star Dua Lipa reacts to Grammy nominations snub

The singer described 2024 as ‘the best year of my life’.

Evening Standard

Mariah Carey Cancels Her Christmas Concerts Due to Health Issues

The Queen of Christmas has reportedly been suffering health issues and had to cancel concerts in Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey.

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Soundgarden’s surviving members reunite for charity set – with the help of Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan

Operating under the ‘Nudedragons’ name for the first time in 14 years, Matt Cameron, Kim Thayil and Ben Shepherd performed six songs for the 2024 SMooCH benefit concert

Guitar World

“Well, yesterday was nuts”: Metallica pull out all the stops for All Within My Hands charity gig – bringing out oddball Danelectros, Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament and rareties

With the help of some special guests, Metallica played deep cuts, new covers, and a very interesting reimagining of one of their recent releases all in the name of charity

Guitar World

How to watch Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry 2024 online — TV channel, live streams, special guests

With Sheryl Crow, Kelsea Ballerini and Kate Hudson amongst the special guests, here's how to watch Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry 2024 online and from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide

Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary. 'I just wanted to sing'

Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock ‘n’ roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers — Brenda Lee

The Independent UK

“Major labels are scared – and they should be”: Kate Nash calls for government action to investigate how majors have grown rich at the expense of ordinary musicians

She says the UK grassroots scene is “almost at collapse”

MusicRadar

Christmas song lampooning Labour’s winter fuel cuts hits UK number one

A PARODY song lampooning Keir Starmer’s Labour Government for its cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment has hit number one in the UK charts ...

The National (Scotland)

The 10 best folk albums of 2024

Traditional songs in dub, Irish keening with touches of Yoko Ono and shape-note hymns with sound-processing were among the year’s records renewing an ever elusive genre

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System Of A Down announce first full tour since 2018

The nu-metal-but-not-really favourites will trek across South America in May

MusicRadar

“I think people are surprised that song was completely made in the box”: Producer Dan Nigro on the Olivia Rodrigo song that has just “one instrument that was recorded live”, and why bands are losing out to solo artists

"People are just less inclined in general to get together to make music, cause you don’t have to," he argues

Metal Hammer

Vote for the best metal album of 2024

Whether you've loved Judas Priest or Linkin Park, Poppy or Kerry King, we want to know what albums have excited you most in 2024

The Guardian - UK

‘That’s the Christmas No 1!’ How East 17 made festive favourite Stay Another Day

Brian Harvey said, ‘I’m not singing this shit!’ – and threw his headphones on the floor. It took two days to get the performance out of him

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London Contemporary Music festival review – anarchic and provocative, sublime and ridiculous

Cutting-edge composers and sound artists converge for a festival packed with curious works, from scatological panto scores to futurist noise opera, on the theme of tricksters

Guitar World

“There’s absolutely no-one like him. I will cherish this for the rest of my life”: Isaiah Sharkey names his favorite guitar player of all time – and reveals he’s bought one of his most iconic guitars

The revered session player has paid tribute to his favorite guitar player of all time, having recently purchased one of his personal Gibson Johnny Smith models

The Independent UK

Kane Brown 'gave everything' on his new album, 'The High Road.' The journey home meant experimenting

Kane Brown's fourth studio album, “The High Road,” is his favorite to date, the country superstar tells The Associated Press in an exclusive interview

Guitar World

“Mastodon have this tuning where the sixth string drops to B. Our singer would say, ‘No, I want it lower.’ As soon as I picked up a 7-string I wished I’d done it sooner”: Meet Obeyer, the chorus-soaked UK metallers hand-picked by Periphery

The British band hinges off rhythmic riffs, propulsive breakdowns, and lots of chorus – an effect guitarist Jamie Steadman wanted to bring back into fashion

Metal Hammer

“In our heavy metal world, he’s almost as important as Elvis Presley”: Blaze Bayley remembers fellow Iron Maiden alumnus Paul Di’Anno

Iron Maiden’s 90s singer pays tribute to his fallen predecessor, who died in October at the age of 66

Metal Hammer

"The most successful symphonic metal band in the world." Every Nightwish album ranked from worst to best

The biggest symphonic metal band of them all have had a glittering career so far. Here is every Nightwish studio full-length ranked

Guitar World

“I don’t think James would rip anything off from me, but the first time I heard that song, I was like, ‘That’s awfully close’”: Billy Corgan reckons this Metallica track sounds suspiciously similar to a Smashing Pumpkins deep cut

Corgan says Hetfield has “written some of the greatest, most amazing riffs” of all time, but one cut from 1997 sounds awfully familiar...

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