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“It was two days after Chris Cornell passed. Steve said, ‘I know you lost your friend – it's too soon now, but the time will come where you think of him, and it'll be happy memories’”: Once just a hero and mentor, Steve Vai is now Pete Thorn's bandmate

“Here, I'd lost a close friend and collaborator; and a hero of mine, from the time I was 11 years old or so, took the time to console me,” the newly appointed SatchVai Band guitarist tells GW

Guitar World · Jan 29, 2025

Women received one in five Grammy nominations and wins over eight years – report

No women have won in some categories, including Producer of the Year (non-classical) and Songwriter of the Year (non-classical).

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

What really went on between Boyzone and Louis Walsh? Their relationship explained

There’s been plenty of bad blood over the years

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Def Leppard update fans about Vivian Campbell's health, share footage from show played without him

Vivian Campbell missed Def Leppard's recent show in Leon, Mexico, as he recuperated from a bone marrow transplant

Louder · Jan 28, 2025

Rush share unboxing video for new Rush 50 box set

Rush 50 celebrates the band's half-century in a variety of formats featuring seven previously unreleased tracks, out in March

Louder · Jan 28, 2025

‘It was carnage – in the best way!’ Manic Street Preachers, Sleaford Mods, KT Tunstall and more pick their favourite small gig venues

The drinks are thrown, the crowds are feral – and the bands are right in your face. On independent venue week, musicians talk about their most cherished concert sweatboxes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025

Lady Gaga on possibility of children: I would want them to be their own people

On Monday, the 38-year-old announced her next studio album – Mayhem.

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

“I always say, especially when working with a lot of male producers, I always say ‘it needs more…’”: FKA Twigs has a very specific way of describing the “feminine touch” she wants her music to have

“I want more, like ephemeral soft edges. More all-encompassing kind of beautifulness,” she explains

MusicRadar · Jan 28, 2025

John Sykes obituary

Guitarist and songwriter who worked with Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne ‘shocked’ as Birmingham votes to honour Black Sabbath

‘Proud Brummie’ singer excited as city decides he and band members should be given Freedom of Birmingham

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025