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Source close to Rolling Stones disputes Melania producer’s claim Mick Jagger ‘gave his blessing’ to use song

Spokesperson for Rolling Stones tells Guardian band did not liaise with Marc Beckman and his team on use of Gimme Shelter in first lady documentary

The Guardian - UK

“The guys from Guns N’ Roses split down the middle politically. There was a song we wanted to use, and one of the guys said, ‘You got it. Go.’ And the other one was basically like, ‘There’s just no way’”: Melania producer discusses music rights issues

Marc Beckman says that they were also denied permission to use songs by Prince and Grace Jones

MusicRadar

Trump asks Board of Peace members about Guns n Roses during photo op

This is what Donald Trump asked world leaders whilst standing on stage for a photo opportunity at his inaugural Board of Peace meeting.

The Independent UK

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Matt Sorum believes Velvet Revolver 'could have been as big as Guns N' Roses'

Matt Sorum is convinced his band Velvet Revolver "could have been as big" as Guns N' Roses but it "didn’t last long enough" because the " the wheels came off".

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"It's not big, it's not clever, but it is a lot of twelve-bar fun with that Keith Richards' twist": Faster Pussycat's debut is a middle-finger-in-the-air collection of songs about sex, drugs and rock'n'roll

Faster Pussycat capture all the sleaze of Sunset Strip on rowdy self-titled debut

Louder

"It was an intense place to be for a gay man in that world." Faith No More's Roddy Bottum on hair metal

Queer icon Roddy Bottom of Faith No More recalls the "ugly" side of hair metal

Metal Hammer

"This is far and away the best live version of Paradise City I've ever seen": Rare footage of Guns N' Roses playing live in 1987 surfaces online

The footage of Paradise City was shot on the same night Guns N' Roses filmed the Welcome To The Jungle video

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“We didn’t expect to be Bon Jovi. We didn’t go into this band wanting to own 15 houses and have 17 supermodels on speed dial”: The 90s alt-rock superstars who lost half their audience and angered Axl Rose by making the most antagonistic album “in history”

How Faith No More made ‘the least commercial follow-up to a hit record in history’

Metal Hammer

"I preferred the Chili Peppers' cover to what Guns N' Roses did, but I was really happy about the royalty cheques": Stooges guitarist James Williamson looks back at the proto-punk ass-kicker David Bowie didn't understand

Stooges guitarist James Williamson looks back at this proto-punk ass kicker that opened many a show circa ’73

Louder

"We were a gang. I'd get into fights in bars defending them. But I had my dream taken away": With Guns N' Roses, Steven Adler went close to the edge more than anyone - but then it all came crashing down

Of all those involved with Guns N' Roses, drummer Steven Adler was the one who most lived up to their Most Dangerous Band In The World reputation

Metal Hammer

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 1-7 includes Harry Styles and Shakira

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Feb. 1-7 include singer-songwriter and actor Harry Stiles, singer Shakira and TV chef Ina Garten

The Independent UK

"It wasn't as big as Guns N' Roses - but it could have been. It just didn't last long enough." A member of one of rock's most celebrated supergroups says things could have got even bigger if the wheels hadn't fallen off

This band of rock icons were a big deal in the 2000s - but could they have been even bigger?

Metal Hammer

“Its sound kicks the ass of amps three times its size”: Slash’s latest Magnatone Lil’ Viper 8-watt combo can go toe-to-toe with the big boys

NAMM 2026: Slash teams up with Magnatone once more to create a tiny 8-watt amp with plenty of bite

MusicRadar

"Whoosh! A big flame goes right up under me. My arm, my hand, burnt down to the bone. Hair's gone." Inside the night Metallica's James Hetfield caught fire - and Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose caused a riot

A look back at one of the most chaotic gigs in the history of rock 'n' roll

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“The SG that I had at the Ozzy gig, that guitar needed a louder pickup but I still wanted that true-to-life guitar sound that I like”: Slash and Seymour Duncan dial up the raunch with the Guns N’ Roses legend’s signature 3.0 humbuckers

NAMM 2026: Hand-wired in Santa Barbara, they're not just for Les Pauls or SGs. Slash has one in his BC Rich Mockingbird – and they'd work a treat in a hotrodded S-style

Louder

"He was trying to get his life off the ground, and he's handed this $100,000 check." The story of the unknown musician who helped Axl Rose write a Guns N' Roses classic

Axl Rose's integrity stunned an old friend who played a part in Guns N' Roses' early days

Louder

"Rich brought a spontaneity to the record that I can't describe, but it's the best s*** he's ever done": The Black Crowes announce new album - listen to the first two tracks now

A Pound Of Feathers is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Happiness Bastards - The singles Profane Prophecy and Pharmacy Chronicles are out now

MusicRadar

“It used to be, like, 25 minutes long!”: How Axl Rose took inspiration from Elton John to create a classic Guns N’ Roses ballad that was years in the making

Rose called it “a song about not wanting to be in a state of unrequited love”

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“If you lived in LA, in the trenches, you could relate to it. And knowing Axl, I could relate to exactly where it was coming from”: The electrifying early Guns N’ Roses song written in a basement that signposted how huge they would become

One of the all-time great album openers

Louder

Iron Maiden, Metallica, Rush, Bon Jovi and more: 26 things we're looking forward to in 2026

Over the next twelve months, rock will keep rolling smoothly forward - here are 26 ways its wheels will remain lubricated

MusicRadar

“It had a swing and a weird swagger to it that can’t really be duplicated. Kind of like lightning in a bottle”: Ex-Guns N’ Roses drummer Josh Freese says that nobody can play those classic GN’R songs like OG drummer Steven Adler did

Plus: “I don't have anything bad to say about Axl!"

Guitar World

Slash and Bruno Mars jam Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit – as Yungblud, Brandi Carlile and more feature during billionaire’s star-studded Christmas party

A legion of music greats paid homage to some of rock’s greatest songs at a glitzy private event

Louder

Rap superstars Public Enemy and Ice Cube to support Guns N' Roses on 2026 US tour

Hip hop legends to join hard rock giants on 2026 world tour

Metal Hammer

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Guns N' Roses, Poppy and Alter Bridge are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Guitar World

“I never heard from John. He sold the guitar once he got out of rehab. And that was that – I never saw it again”: The incredible story of the Les Paul that Dave Navarro bought for his Guns N’ Roses audition – and ended up giving to John Frusciante

We ask Navarro about the Gibson that featured on the cover of GW's March ’96 issue, and it opens up a whole lot of memories for the former Jane’s Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist

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