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The Beats Pill is back, and it's designed to sound better, look nicer and last longer

The iconic wireless speaker is making its comeback, and its got all the improvements we might have hoped for.

What Hi-Fi? · Jun 25, 2024

“Most of the reactions have been one of surprise: ‘How could you make a Strandberg this affordable?’” Ola Strandberg brought headless guitars back from the dead. Now he wants to take them to the masses with his first sub-$1,000 electric

The Boden Essential makes the future-forward Boden ergonomics available to a wider demographic than ever before. Ola Strandberg walks us through its development

Guitar World · Jun 25, 2024

“This guy was just up on stage playing guitar behind his neck and now he’s barely even talking to me”: Junior Marvin saw Jimi Hendrix blow away the Beatles at a London club show – but says the guitar hero was too shy to speak to him

The Bob Marley and The Wailers guitarist says Hendrix was “like two different people” on and offstage

Guitar World · Jun 25, 2024

The lawsuit that could bring reggaetón to its knees

There is a landmark copyright case looming in the music world. In late May 2024, a federal court in California issued a decision to continue a litigation involving the lucrative reggaetón genre. This legal action could have a lasting negative impact on such a genre as more than 160 defendants…

The Conversation · Jun 25, 2024

Taylor Swift's claim she was blindsided by Scooter Braun in bitter music feud is questioned in new documentary

Bad Blood documentary claims the star played ‘victim’ in $300m music war

Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2024

Taylor Swift's tribute to London fans after 'surreal' run of shows as Travis Kelce 'proud' to be dating star

The singer, 34, took to Instagram to say she’ll ‘never forget’ her Wembley Stadium shows

Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2024

“The range of music I’ve had to play in the last year is so vast”: How Sophie Giuliani went from ballet dancer to Olivia Rodrigo’s guitarist – and what she learned from John Mayer

The Australian guitarist is now an LA native with a roll call of credits including Rodrigo, Empress Of and Mayer Hawthorne, and she runs her own masterclass out of Pickup Music

Guitar World · Jun 25, 2024

Camila Cabello Shares the Advice Taylor Swift Once Gave Her About Overcoming Self-Doubt

Not even gonna pretend I'm not crying.

Marie Claire · Jun 25, 2024

Korn have put their stamp of approval on a lofi album remixing their greatest hits – listen here

US producer Lonelyboy has released chilled-out versions of Freak On A Leash, Y’All Want A Single and more, and he’s wowed nu metal’s pioneers in the process

Metal Hammer · Jun 25, 2024

The biggest set clashes for Glastonbury 2024: from Avril Lavigne to Coldplay

The clashes are here, and they’re gnarly

Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2024