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Rod Stewart cancels all 2026 tour dates after undergoing heart surgery

The 81-year-old singer will take four weeks off to recover after undergoing a coronary stent procedure

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Thunder frontman Danny Bowes announces Under Pressure spoken word tour – and it's going to be entirely unscripted

Danny Bowes, who suffered a serious stroke in 2022, has been unable to sing since the incident

Louder · Aug 12

Rival Sons' frontman Jay Buchanan announces solo acoustic tour. "I'll be running lean and mean out to see my country and telling some stories"

Jay Buchanan's Storyteller tour will take place ahead of Rival Sons' upcoming US dates

Louder · Aug 12

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Rod Stewart cancels upcoming tour dates after undergoing heart surgery

After undergoing a routine coronary stent procedure, Rod Stewart has abandoned his current touring schedule

Louder · Aug 12

Rod Stewart cancels remainder of US tour after heart operation

The 81-year-old singer has cancelled the remainder of his 2026 US tour

Evening Standard · Aug 12

Itsy Bitsy singer Brian Hyland to perform in Downing St for diagnosis campaign

He will perform alongside singer and campaigner Ashleigh Harley to raise awareness of young people who fail to get diagnosed by the NHS.

Evening Standard · Aug 11

Taylor Swift to become youngest inductee to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

At 36, Taylor Swift is set to be the youngest writer to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

BANG Premier · Aug 11

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Sir Rod Stewart cancels tour after heart surgery

Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled his tour after undergoing heart surgery to have a stent fitted.

BANG Premier · Aug 11

Rihanna shares photos with her three children in front of Barbados childhood home

The 38-year-old – born Robyn Rihanna Fenty – was raised in Saint Michael, Barbados.

Evening Standard · Aug 11

Travis Barker Is Way More Anti-The Voice Than I Would Have Guessed. What Son Landon Said

I was not expecting that.

Cinemablend · Aug 11

“Everybody used to say how great Clapton was, but I remember saying to Eric, ‘You try playing that one riff for eight minutes!’”: How rock legends Status Quo stole a riff from The Doors and built an entire career out of it

"That song is where the Quo twelve-bar boogie shuffle came from"

MusicRadar · Aug 11

Taylor Swift becomes the youngest musician to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Taylor Swift and Lyle Lovett are set to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Independent UK · Aug 11

Why do PRS Guitars have a 25-inch scale length? Paul Reed Smith explains

The iconic guitar builder sought to differentiate himself from the likes of Fender and Gibson… and overhauled the specs of his early designs to do so

Guitar World · Aug 11

“I haven't really listened to Rush music… I never stumbled into the catalogue”: Anika Nilles on her preparation for Rush’s 50 Something tour

Plus Geddy Lee describes a spooky experience meeting Neil Peart… as a bird

MusicRadar · Aug 11

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The Economic Times · Aug 11

Quote of the Day by David Bowie: 'Once you lose that sense of wonder at being alive, you're pretty much...'- Powerful life lessons on wonder, curiosity and why staying fascinated by life can help us keep growing through everything by the singer of the iconic 1977 song 'Heroes'

Quote of the Day by David Bowie: David Bowie's quote highlights the importance of retaining a sense of wonder throughout life. Childhood curiosity can fade into adult routine and familiarity. Wonder encourages continuous learning and discovery, which enriches our experiences. Bowie's career demonstrated constant reinvention and openness to new artistic…

Guitar World · Aug 11

MXR revives Dimebag Darrell’s favorite rack unit in pedal form – and Zakk Wylde’s already used it live with Pantera

Dimebag used the original Flanger/Doubler rack unit as an always-on tone thickener

MusicRadar · Aug 11

“This short and highly strung man in cowboy boots lit a hand-rolled smoke in a little room, asking me to play something”: How did Angine de Poitrine get so very weird? Khn’s maverick but brilliant guitar teacher might explain a lot

Forcing students to practise, encouraging improv, getting them to cover Zappa for their parents... This is what a guitar hero looks like

BANG Premier · Aug 11

Rockers The Reytons are challenging girl group FLO for No.1 this week

The Reytons are neck-and-neck with FLO for this week's No.1

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The Independent UK · Aug 11

YouTube star Ms. Rachel is releasing her first album featuring fan-favorite songs and childhood classics

The couple originally launched their immensely popular YouTube channel in 2019, with her husband known online as ‘Mr. Aron’

BANG Premier · Aug 11

Ed Sheeran admits he thought he'd be a one-hit wonder

Ed Sheeran didn't think he'd go on to write multiple hits when he first played the US off the back off his debut hit The A Team.

MusicRadar · Aug 11

"Every time I played it, I got phone call after phone call. I thought I'd get howls of protest, but that wasn't the case. Listeners were actually moved by it": The story of William Orbit’s rework of Adagio for Strings and its chart-smashing trance remix

How Samuel Barber's tear-jerking orchestral classic was transformed into an unlikely dancefloor hit at the turn of the millennium

Guitar World · Aug 11

“Once I got one of those pedals, it was just like, ‘That’s the sound.’ It feels like your amp is about toexplode”: Meet Friko, the Chicago indie darlings with guitar tones rigged to blow

Pairing one-off pedals with lunchbox amps, Korgan Robb and Niko Kapeta's second album is a masterclass in atmosphere

MusicRadar · Aug 11

“Oh, it was a nightmare. I was becoming physically sick just thinking of going to the studio each night. I used to love working with the band. By that point, I dreaded it”: The Beatles’ most trusted engineer on their studio tensions

MusicRadar spoke to the legendary late Geoff Emerick back in 2014, when he told us in frank detail about their late 60s’ studio struggles

Guitar World · Aug 11

Peter Frampton met one of his favorite new guitar players at George Lucas’s birthday party: “It was weird looking out and seeing Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg looking back at us”

They both played guitar solos in front of Han Solo. Then, they joined forces on Frampton’s new album

MusicRadar · Aug 11

“I’m still disappointed when people hear the chorus line as ‘got to’ rather than ‘get to’”: How One rescued Achtung Baby and saved U2

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