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“I didn’t know the solo was that iconic beforehand! It was only when I started seeing all the comments that I realized”: Shane Fontayne isn't “a Jimmy Page kind of player” – but he had to play the Stairway to Heaven solo… in front of Jimmy Page

As a member of the Kennedy Center house band, Fontayne – best known for his tenures with Bruce Springsteen and Lone Justice – played lead guitar on Heart's legendary cover of the none-more-iconic eight-minute epic

Guitar World

“Bruce goes, ‘Man, you’ve got a lot of twang.’ I said, ‘Too much?’ And he said, ‘Ah, you know…’” Joining Bruce Springsteen's post-E Street Band group, Shane Fontayne had the unenviable task of filling the shoes of Stevie Van Zandt and Nils Lofgren

Springsteen had seen Fontayne perform with Lone Justice on Saturday Night Live years before, and was impressed. When the time came to put together a new band, Fontayne was one of his first calls

Guitar World

"Michael, come out and sing one with me please." Watch American icons Bruce Springsteen and Michael Stipe collaborate on a cover of Patti Smith's Because The Night and perform R.E.M. deep cut Bad Day together back in 2004

The all-star Vote For Change tour might not have made much impact upon the result of the 2004 US presidential election, but it did throw up some heavyweight collaborations

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Oscars 2026: who might be up for next year’s main awards?

After an unusual season that saw Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison win out, an early look at who might be on the ballots next year

The Guardian - US

‘Pallister had a cracking voice, but Parker, Keane and Irwin were hating it. All of the other lads were shuffling to the back, so I took the pressure off them’: Lee Sharpe recalls recording Man United's No.1 single

Manchester United hit the top of the pop charts in 1994 with their Come On You Reds single

FourFourTwo

I’ve just discovered how many classic seventh records exist and it’s blown my mind

Are you aware of how many incredible seventh records there are? Introducing the magnificent seven...

Louder

Super Bowl halftime show: The 10 greatest performances, from Rihanna to Bruce Springsteen

Kendrick Lamar is headlining the coveted halftime show in New Orleans this weekend

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Ranking the 10 Best Super Bowl Halftime Shows of All Time

From Beyoncé to Bruce Springsteen to Bruno Mars, whose halftime show is deserving of GOAT status?

Sports Illustrated

The Waterboys’ Mike Scott: ‘I love Prince’s version of The Whole of the Moon. And Graham Norton’s’

Ahead of his new Dennis-Hopper-themed album, Scott answers your questions on jamming with Dylan, the magic of Ireland and why he’s had more than 80 bandmates

The Guardian - UK

In defence of seeing Taylor Swift live ... when you’re in your 50s

Some say it’s embarrassing. But as a ‘Swiftie dad’ attending the Eras tour, I felt the same rush as seeing Oasis in 1994, says author Sarfraz Manzoor

The Guardian - UK

Signed Sir Paul McCartney book part of record-breaking charity auction

Julien’s Auctions says it was the most successful event in the history of the organisation’s partnership with MusiCares.

Evening Standard

10 huge hits given away from one artist to another

From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had classics going spare and shopped them elsewhere.

Louder

From YMCA to MAGA: why Trump plays Village People at his rallies

It was a bizarre sight watching a huge gay 1970s disco hit being performed at Donald Trump’s 2025 pre-inauguration rally. Many prominent artists from Beyoncé to Bruce Springsteen prohibit Trump from using their music. So why do Village People – a band synonymous with the 1970s gay liberation movement –…

The Conversation

‘I’d dress as Judy Garland and scare my parents’: Rufus Wainwright’s honest playlist

The singer-songwriter rises to Bruce Springsteen and loves the Eurythmics. But why has he had to rebrand as Wainwright?

The Guardian - UK

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Watch Jay Weinberg drum Slipknot songs for the first time since parting ways with the nu metal icons in 2023

The now-Suicidal Tendencies drummer played two Slipknot songs during a recent clinic in Paris

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Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead iHeart Radio Music Awards nominations

Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen are leading the iHeart Radio Music Awards nominations with 10 honours each.

What Hi-Fi?

3 must-watch new music and concert documentaries on Disney+ (and one that is coming soon)

In case you missed them in the final weeks of last year

Guitar World

Guitars signed by Paul McCartney, Slash, Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Olivia Rodrigo and many more to be auctioned off in support of leading music charity

Over 60 one-of-a-kind items donated or signed by music stars are up for auction, with proceeds going to MusiCares, whose vital work includes supporting musicians impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles

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"He said, 'The last thing I want is you guys going on David Letterman and the freakin’ drummer’s singing." How Mastodon left sludge metal behind for cosmic prog metal on Oblivion

A drunken fist-fight, childhood tragedy and an all-star producer all helped Mastodon channel their melodic tendencies on Oblivion

Fortune

As Los Angeles burns, the view from the top of the hill, with Upfront Ventures’ Mark Suster

Fortune spoke to L.A.-based investor Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures, for one on-the-ground account of how the wildfires have affected Pacific Palisades.

MusicRadar

"It really didn’t occur to us that this could be the end of our world": Renowned producer Bob Clearmountain's home studio destroyed by LA wildfires

Wicked producer Greg Wells has also lost his "state-of-the-art" Atmos studio and family home as a result of the fires

MusicRadar

“To the end he had that edge of deep authenticity in his voice I could only wonder at”: Springsteen, and others, pay tribute to Sam Moore

The soul man departs, aged 89

Louder

"These eighteen months have been the hardest thing I've ever been through in my life": Jesse Malin on the spinal stroke that left him paralysed from the waist down and the long road to recovery

One spring day in 2023, Jesse Malin suddenly fell to the floor, and his life effectively fell apart

The Guardian - UK

Sam Moore obituary

American singer and half of the duo Sam & Dave best known for their 1967 hit Soul Man

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Soul Man singer Sam Moore dies aged 89

Music star Sam Moore has passed away in Florida aged 89.

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