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‘We did Disneyland on mind-altering substances’: Primus frontman Les Claypool on being rock’s great joker – and why Metallica rejected him

After going platinum in the 90s and writing the South Park theme, bassist extraordinaire Claypool discusses the AI-themed concept album he’s made with Sean Ono Lennon

The Guardian - UK

“It’s a song that I love, because I didn’t compromise when I wrote it at all. I wrote exactly what I felt, and put a melody to it that was perfect for the words”: The making of Lana Del Rey’s classic sleeper hit

“I felt happy and started writing about how sad and gorgeous the summertime felt to me”

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Is D4vd Still Selling Merch Despite Teen Murder Investigation? Holiday Deals Show Up on Artist's Website

Amid the investigation into teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez's murder, online sleuths noticed a holiday sale still live on suspect D4vd's merch site.

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“I thought, ‘Enough. I don’t know that I need this kind of thing’”: In the early 90s, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor was at war with his label – so he did the most extreme thing he could

Between NIN’s Pretty Hate Machine and The Downward Spiral came Trent Reznor’s most extreme artistic statement

Metal Hammer

Grammys 2026: Sabrina Carpenter Matches Taylor Swift's 'Album of the Year' Record

Sabrina Carpenter matches Taylor Swift's rare Album of the Year record at the 2026 Grammys. See all the 'Big Four' nominations, including nods for Kendrick Lamar , Lady Gaga , and Bad Bunny.

International Business Times UK

“I went to the label and said, ‘This song sucks. This is not the song I wrote.’ They said it sounded fine. I did not agree”: When a songwriter went to war with her producer and record company over the track that became a ’90s anthem

An idiosyncratic and insanely catchy rock-pop classic

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“Rock'n'roll is a volatile thing... this is not an accounting office”: the story of Rated R, Queens Of The Stone Age’s strange, brilliant breakthrough record

The tale of Josh Homme & co.’s excellent second album, which turns 25 this month, and how metal icon Rob Halford came to make a cameo on it.

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Watch newly unearthed live footage of Limp Bizkit playing an unreleased song back in 1997

The track, called Breaking My Back or Strain by fans, was played at shows in the Three Dollar Bill Y’all era but never officially came out

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‘We said yes to everything!’ John Reis on his blistering punk career, from Hot Snakes to Rocket from the Crypt

He went from San Diego’s DIY scene to mega-budget albums and Top of the Pops. Now, grieving late bandmate Rick Froberg, he explains why he’s still punk’s hardest worker

The Guardian - UK

The Long Wave: The Lamar v Drake beef has gone legal – what does it say about today’s hip-hop industry?

In this week’s newsletter: Lawyers are now involved in the most explosive rap feud of the century. A look at the potential cultural and commercial impact, and how hip-hop became big business

The Guardian - UK

Drake claims UMG and Spotify ‘artificially inflated’ Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us

Feud escalates as rapper’s lawyers file two petitions alleging Universal Music Group and streaming giant conspired while also accusing them of defamation

The Guardian - US

“Everybody was trying to make money off us, and we were oblivious. I thought everybody understood what we were doing. We weren’t trying to be Nirvana”: Page Hamilton on Helmet’s 1994 classic Betty – the unsung curveball the critics tried to kill

After the claustrophobic intensity of Meantime, Hamilton opened up the doors and chased down different sounds on album number three. No one was ready for Betty

Guitar World

Every Helmet album ranked from the worst to the best

New York's Helmet have been kicking up a racket since 1989. We assess, rate and rank their catalogue to identify which noise-rock album is their defining work

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Woman Drops Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Music Mogul Jimmy Iovine

Unidentified woman drops sexual assault lawsuit against Jimmy Iovine, co-founder of Interscope Records. Case dismissed with prejudice, details remain unclear.

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Music mogul Jimmy Iovine accused of sexual abuse and harassment

Representative for Iovine says they are ‘shocked and baffled’ by allegations made in summons in New York

The Independent UK

NFL players follow musical passion to create songs featured on Madden 24 video game

Several NFL players have momentarily traded their cleats for a recording studio microphone

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“Don’t show up at my shows or you’ll get ****ed”: Fred Durst once threatened a nu metal band for turning down a record deal

Nu metal band Taproot turned down Limp Bizkit’s label Interscope while looking for a record deal – and frontman Fred Durst wasn’t very happy about it

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Your essential guide to every The Pretty Reckless album

Taylor Momsen's band have four highly-regarded albums in their discography: here's everything you need to know

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Dr. Dre celebrates 'Chronic' anniversary with re-release

Dr. Dre will celebrate the 30th anniversary of “The Chronic” with a re-release of his debut studio album

The Guardian - US

Marilyn Manson faces more sex abuse allegations

Lawsuit filed in New York accuses musician of ‘childhood and adult sexual abuse’, among other allegations, in mid-1990s

Evening Standard

Madonna and 50 Cent — a short history of their feud

The rapper has been hitting out at the Queen of Pop‘s often-bizarre social-media presence

Los Angeles Times

You think Jaboukie Young-White’s stand-up is funny? Check out his filthy new single

Two weeks ago, Jaboukie Young-White, the 28-year-old “Daily Show” comedian, actor and FBI antagonist, released a virtuosically filthy club track, “BBC.” Rest assured, the title’s acronym isn’t an ode to British television. But his debut single (for Interscope Records, no less) is a genuinely adept slice of early ‘90s Chicago…

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10 years ago, Chief Keef launched drill music into the mainstream

The Chicago upstart went viral before the industry knew how to measure it — and an entire subgenre of rap blossomed from his brilliance.

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