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Tie-dye and dancing bears: Grammy weekend begins with Grateful Dead honored as Persons of the Year

The Grateful Dead kicked off Grammy weekend being honored as MusiCares Persons of the Year

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2025

“Part of a beautiful American tradition”: A music theory expert explains the country roots of Beyoncé’s Texas Hold ‘Em, and why it also owes a debt to the blues

The lead single from Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé’s Grammy-nominated country album, goes under the musical microscope

MusicRadar · Feb 1, 2025

“Maybe I’ll write out five or six chords, then discipline myself to write something only with those chords involved”: Why David Bowie’s restrictive songwriting strategies provide a lesson for us all

Sometimes imposing rules can force us out of our creative comfort zones. It's a tactic David Bowie used to birth some of his most celebrated songs.

MusicRadar · Feb 1, 2025

Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy on filming new docuseries Boyzone: No Matter What - 'It was like an extended counselling session!'

Boyzone's Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy on the Sky docuseries charting the inside story of the events that shaped the band...

WhatToWatch · Feb 1, 2025

“He said, ‘Put it away and get a proper guitar!’ So it went by the wayside”: Andy Fairweather Low had a guitar specially bought for him in America, then brought back across the Atlantic – but Eric Clapton wouldn't let him use it onstage

“I was drawn to it immediately,” the journeyman player says of the guitar in question. “It's got colors and knobs and bits of Lego”

Guitar World · Jan 31, 2025

Go inside the 67th Annual Grammy Awards tonight with new CBS special

Inside the 67th Annual Grammy Awards special gives exclusive interviews and rehearsal footage with Grammy nominees like Sabrina Carpenter

WhatToWatch · Jan 31, 2025

“We're gonna play something we thought was appropriate for the evening”: Watch Slash join the Black Crowes for a heartfelt Led Zeppelin cover at star-studded FireAid benefit concert

Unlike the surviving members of Nirvana, the Black Crowes were featured on the FireAid bill beforehand, but they had a surprise of their own up their sleeves

Guitar World · Jan 31, 2025

Central Cee’s debut album Can’t Rush Greatness tops UK chart

This is his second number one in the UK albums chart after his 23 mixtape secured the top spot in 2022.

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2025

Kendrick Lamar albums ranked in order of greatness as he headlines Super Bowl 2025

COUNTDOWN: As Kendrick Lamar’s much-anticipated performance at this year’s Super Bowl approaches, Kevin E G Perry rates the rapper’s albums to date

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025

You can’t always get what you want… The Rolling Stones just scrapped plans to play UK gigs in 2025

Someone just half-inched yer Hackney Diamonds… But could a Glasto appearance now be in the clear?

MusicRadar · Jan 31, 2025