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‘You have to have a skirt rip moment!’ How to win Eurovision

Is it all about having a great gimmick – or touching hearts? Ahead of this year’s song contest, Eurovision hitmakers from Bucks Fizz to Käärijä reveal the tricks of the trade, from free saunas and milkmaids to writing your tune in half an hour

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“I was really delving into the nuance of why a guitar sounds the way it does”: One of The Edge's personal Strats is up for auction for a good cause

The Edge Strat is expected to sell for $75,000, benefiting Venice Family Clinic's mission to fund critical healthcare services in LA

Guitar World

Slimane sings for the love of France in war-torn Eurovision contest

After big flops the past two years, France is betting on the well-known Slimane and his song Mon Amour (My Love) bringing everyone together in one of Eurovision's most politicised contests ever.

Radio France Internationale

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“He doesn’t like the sound of new strings. The ones on the guitar for the new album were two years old”: Mdou Moctar prefers old guitar strings – and the Roland Cube is his favorite amp for a very good reason

The gear (or lack of) behind Mdou Moctar's searing signature sound on Funeral For Justice, which fuses Saharan rock music with Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen flair

Guitar World

Kacey Musgraves review – sweet and salty country-pop magic

The Texan star transfixes with her crystal clear voice and flawless band, balancing airy verses on the healing beauty of nature with a dash of darkness

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift Nods to Travis Kelce in New Eras Tour Setlist

She even did the Chiefs' "swag surf!"

Marie Claire

Elbow review – a charged night of insatiable yearning and rollicking laments

Beaming, big-hearted and benevolent, Guy Garvey charms with stately songs of heartbreak, unafraid of uneven time signatures and heavy-metal thud

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Cool new proggy sounds you really must hear from Richard Henshall, Evergrey, Reliqa, Rendezvous Point and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Great prog you really should check out from Circuline, Grice, Shumaun and more..

Louder

Olly Alexander: 'Last Place at Eurovision? I've thought about it...'

Olly Alexander is carrying UK hopes at Eurovision in Malmö tomorrow night, and is feeling the pressure

Evening Standard

Eurovision 2024: the 5 acts to watch out for in the Grand Final

Fancy a flutter ahead of the big final? These are our frontrunners...

Evening Standard

Soul singer and producer Jordan Rakei curates your Friday night playlist

Producer and songwriter Jordan Rakei has been handed the keys to Abbey Road Studios and he is planning to play with everything. To mark the release of his fifth studio album he selects your Friday listening

Evening Standard

“These huge machines, created centuries ago, were tackling the same challenges of synthesis and sampling and sound reproduction that we struggle with today": Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood is bringing church organ music to the modular masses

But, says the thinking fan's rock star, “I think a lot about Never Mind the Bollocks"

MusicRadar

"With the discovery of Tupac, Death Row found the voice of a generation." A beginner's guide to Death Row Records in five essential albums

Hip hop's most notorious label, Death Row Records also served up some of the most influential albums of modern times

Louder

Guitar triads are one of the ultimate keys to unlocking the fretboard – here’s how you can use the CAGED system to master them

Dr Molly Miller breaks down the three-note formula behind triads and explains how you can use them anywhere across the fretboard

Guitar World

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“There’s a power in making decisions, even understanding I’ll still make mistakes. At least I’m taking responsibility for my own life”: Chelsea Wolfe’s addiction battle informed her most intimate album yet

With a new sobriety, a new sound, a new label and a new approach to mixing, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She marks a new beginning for the experimental singer-songwriter

Evening Standard

Eurovision 2024: The grand final running order and how to watch

Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Israel, Greece, Estonia, Switzerland, Georgia and Armenia are a few of the countries who have made it to the Eurovision final

Guitar World

“James really absorbed the dual-harmony thing and took it to heart. He made it his but it was originally Cliff’s”: Kirk Hammett on Joe Satriani’s influence and Metallica’s ’84 masterpiece Ride the Lightning

Master of Puppets gets all the attention, but it was Ride the Lightning that made the metal legends sound heavier, more epic, and musically more audacious

Louder

Peter Jones guests on new John Holden track 13. Listen here...

UK prog solo artist John Holden will release new album Proximity & Chance in May

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‘Full of secrets and promises’: Dusty Springfield’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

Sixty years after her debut album, we rate the pop singer’s best tracks, from a song recorded in a stairwell to a Pet Shop Boys collaboration

Guitar World

“Before there was Muff, there was boost”: Electro-Harmonix has reimagined the 1968 effect that launched the brand as a tone-shaping powerhouse – and it could become your pedalboard’s secret weapon

The LPB-3 Linear Power Booster is loaded with features, and could radically change your guitar sound for the better

Louder

"It’s a responsibility but also a privilege to share this same kind of consciousness with new generations of people." The fantastic return of Banco del Mutuo Soccorso

The story of the Italian prog legends Banco del Mutuo Soccorso return after 25 years with new album Transiberiana

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift kicks off European Eras Tour in Paris with setlist and outfit changes

The singer, 34, kicked off her 51-date European tour on Thursday night as anticipation grows ahead of the superstar’s arrival in the UK

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Supreme Court Allows Music Producer To Seek Decade-Long Damages

Supreme Court ruling favors music producer in copyright case over Flo Rida song sample, setting precedent for unlimited damages in infringement cases.

Louder

“Because Dad did his album I thought, ‘Do I really want to put this out there?’” Despite Rick’s legendary work, Oliver Wakeman includes one wife of Henry VIII in his new solo record

Celtic-themed Anam Cara – featuring guests Troy Donockley, Hayley Griffiths and Scott Higham – came about after a nudge from his record label and a question from his son

The Guardian - UK

Wadada Leo Smith and Amina Claudine Myers review – an elegiac homage to New York’s green lung

In their album Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens the two musical soulmates impressionistically reflect on John Lennon, Albert Ayler and more

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