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Beyoncé's Genre-Bending Album 'Cowboy Carter' Redefines Music Labels

Explore Beyoncé's groundbreaking 'Act II: Cowboy Carter' album, a genre-defying masterpiece showcasing her artistry and influence.

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“John Lydon once made a stab at poaching Flea for Public Image. At which point Flea keeled over and passed out”: Anthony Kiedis takes a nostalgic look back at Flea’s finest hour from Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Flea’s reputation as a killer bass player almost saw him lured away from the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Guitar World

“Bono always wanted me to play that part with a pick, but I get a different reaction from playing bass with my fingers. There’s nothing quite like that contact of pulling the wires”: Adam Clayton on the U2 sound

Whether he’s playing steady eighth-notes or a rocking counter melody, U2’s Adam Clayton seems to have the perfect tone for every song

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'There’s so much music to be discovered simply by retuning your guitar': Try these 9 alternate guitar tunings to inspire your playing today – including the saddest tuning of all time

Open the door to new creative possibilities with these varied tunings

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'Schooled in jazz, Andy Summers’ unique style and signature voice is founded on his use of interesting chords': Here are 7 to learn from classic Police songs

The shapes behind Walking On The Moon, Roxanne, Message In A Bottle and Every Breath You Take

MusicRadar

We put together the ultimate Led Zeppelin IV covers album

Led Zeppelin IV reimagined by Van Halen, Heart, A Perfect Circle and more

Louder

I've been playing guitar for over 20 years and these are my five key tips that will make it a lot easier for you

Save some time, effort and have more fun with your guitar playing with this advice

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He was a hip-hop legend. Now, abuse allegations engulf Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Lawsuits and federal raids marred his anticipated comeback, with one of America’s biggest music powerhouses falling to inquiries of sex-trafficking and sexual abuse

The Guardian - US

“Half streamlined, half baroque, it wasn’t for everybody – but it hits the spot now”: Gentle Giant’s The Missing Piece gets the Steven Wilson varnish

Side one gravitates to the new era of 1977, but side two reverts to prog. It’s a reminder of how unique the band always were

Louder

‘It’s cool’: why Beyoncé is kicking down the doors of country music

Beyoncé’s new album Cowboy Carter takes her into a genre that is ‘typically a white thing’

The Guardian - UK

The angst, the sensitivity… and the songs: how gen Z got hooked on Nirvana

For a new generation of musicians, the grunge band and their frontman Kurt Cobain have provided a blueprint for a more inclusive style of stardom

The Guardian - UK

“A unique world of realism, which in piano terms makes this a Holy Grail”: Synthogy Ivory 3 German D review

One of the most highly regarded piano libraries around gets an update. Does it strike a chord?

MusicRadar

"My dad said, 'Turn off the demo, just play me it on acoustic guitar and sing it'": Inhaler's Eli Hewson on the advice he got from his dad, Bono

The Inhaler frontman also recalls the famous faces who visited the family home when he was a kid

Louder

"Underneath his masterful lyricism, he does use some great chords": Try these 4 Bob Dylan guitar chords from his classic songs

Inspirational voicings from a master

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“The record company said, ‘You are completely out of your mind!’ Which I was!”: Scorpions’ hit song Rock You Like A Hurricane originally had a different title, and it was definitely NSFW

Ex-Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell reveals the title he originally had in mind for their 1984 classic Rock You Like A Hurricane

MusicRadar

"That guitar chord Andy came up with was just mind-blowing”: How The Police taught the ultimate lesson of less-is-more on Walking On The Moon… but reportedly without the flanger pedal we all assumed

"It wasn’t really the sort of music that benefited from additional players, it was a locked unit with the brilliant interplay between the three of us"

Metal Hammer

“Nightwish can nail anything they turn their hand to”: Nightwish’s cover of Symphony Of Destruction by Megadeth may be obscure, but it’s an ingeniously out-of-character triumph

In 2004, symphonic metal masters Nightwish covered Megadeth’s gritty thrash anthem, and the result was shockingly excellent

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Lizzo Seemingly Tells the Music Industry "I Quit" in Emotional Instagram Post

The singer says she's "tired of putting up with being dragged."

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"When I saw No Doubt perform, it was like the sunbeams came down and the angels sang." 9 songs that changed my life, by New Years Day's Ash Costello

From Queen and No Doubt to AFI and Nine Inch Nails, these are the songs that built Ash Costello

Evening Standard

Rebecca Ferguson: Nile Rodgers took me under his wing when I was losing hope

The singer described the co-founder of disco band Chic as ‘a fascinating person to be around’.

The Guardian - UK

Wall-to-wall bouzouki? Greece plans quota of local music to be played in hotel lobbies and other public spaces

Tourist and creative industries react angrily to ‘curb on freedom of expression’

Creative Bloq

5 ways Taylor Swift is brilliant at branding

From Easter eggs to an ever-changing aesthetic, here’s how Taylor Swift wins at branding.

Guitar World

“I’d never buy one from the ’70s because I’ve always felt that there’s no such thing as a good guitar from that decade”: Robby Krieger on what makes his 1968 Gibson Barney Kessel special

In 1983, the Doors guitarist and rock legend posed on the cover of Guitar World with a 1968 Gibson Barney Kessell. Krieger reveals the story behind his fellow cover star – and why it isn’t an SG

Guitar World

The smallest, the simplest, the best? Why the MXR Phase 90 remains a pedalboard classic, beloved by EVH and Gilmour enthusiasts the world over

Famously used by Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour and Steve Hackett, this single-knobbed phaser pedal has never been out of style, with a chewy psychedelic sound that can't be beat

Louder

“One doesn’t so much listen as feel it deep in the bones… their stark inventiveness and originality remain outstanding”: Van der Graaf Generator’s Still Life and Vital reissues

1976 studio album and 1978 live double album return from era of new momentum for Peter Hammill and co

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