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The Pogues producer Steve Lillywhite: ‘Fairytale of New York is like a fine wine, it grows on you!’

FIRST PERSON: As a recording of the first live performance of the immortal Christmas song is released, the legendary producer and ex-husband of Kirsty MacColl reflects on what makes it so special. As told to Roisin O’Connor

The Independent UK

“To think that Jamerson could compose this entire bassline spontaneously and still be locked into the groove is astounding. That's his genius”: How Motown hit-maker James Jamerson funked up a Christmas classic on this 1968 holiday gem

The Temptations' funky cover of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer captured Jamerson at his peak powers, before personal problems began to take their toll

Guitar World

“Al Di Meola would call Yamaha and other companies, and say, ‘I think you need to pay attention to what’s going on here’”: Paul Reed Smith remembers his attempts to build guitars for other brands before starting his own company

Before launching PRS, Smith had another plan, and some high-profile backers

Guitar World

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President aren’t an industry plant band, says the lead singer of President: “People find it hard to accept that something can just explode organically”

The masked band’s sudden ascension has raised a few eyebrows, but Mr President insists he isn’t backed by a “huge corporate machine”

Metal Hammer

"He was saying that it was overwhelming for him. He was very vulnerable." Ghost mainman Tobias Forge reveals the surprising conversation he had with a member of Black Sabbath at the metal legends' final show

Tobias Forge got to speak with all four members of Sabbath at Back To The Beginning, but it was one conversation that stuck with him

Metal Hammer

Swifties are worse than Taylor herself: What happens when the fandom outshines the star?

Love her music, fear her fans: Are Tay-Tay’s followers more of a talking point than the pop star herself?

Evening Standard

“I knew the Silver Sky would take years to take its place in the world. And I say this cautiously, but it feels like it’s become pretty widely accepted”: How John Mayer and Paul Reed Smith made the Silver Sky

John Mayer talks GW through his acclaimed PRS Silver Sky, while its maker – Paul Reed Smith – reveals the science that went into the guitar’s development

Guitar World

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Raul Malo obituary

Singer and songwriter whose hits with his band the Mavericks included the gloriously cheerful Dance the Night Away

The Guardian - UK

“She doesn’t play anything, she doesn’t play keyboard or piano. She doesn’t understand music, she doesn’t know chord changes and music theory…”: The ongoing argument over who did what on All I Want For Christmas Is You

And Mariah’s Christmas classic is basically a demo

MusicRadar

"I'm genuinely amazed and blown away": Steven Wilson's The Overview voted Best Album of 2025 by Classic Rock magazine

The full Top 50 is now online

Louder

‘Happy by Pharrell is exceedingly annoying – but I love it’: DJ Roger Sanchez’s honest playlist

The DJ does Journey at karaoke and gets the party started with Daft Punk. But which Stevie Wonder track would he like played at his funeral?

The Guardian - UK

“It’s taken its time, but finally one of rock music’s most iconic instruments has been launched as a signature run”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a follow-up to the internet-breaking Bad Monkey story

It's pedal mania this week, with new drops from Strymon, JHS Pedals, and DigiTech – but a long-awaited replica of Tom Morello's legendary Rage Against the Machine guitar steals the spotlight

Guitar World

“An artist I have admired for such a long time”: Now that they’ve crossed everyone from Bloodywood to Five Finger Death Punch off the bucket list, Babymetal want to make a song with Amy Lee from Evanescence

The J-metal superstars and the Evanescence singer have both taken part in some big collaborations this year

Metal Hammer

Vote for the best metal song of 2025

From Ghost and Sleep Token to Electric Callboy, Lorna Shore, Babymetal and beyond, 2025 has offered up plenty of great metal tunes. But which songs rule the roost?

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International Business Times UK

Abraham Quintanilla Cause of Death: Selena y Los Dinos Founder and Legacy Guardian Dies, Son Confirms

Abraham Quintanilla Jr, father of Tejano star Selena and Los Dinos founder, has died at 86. Cause of death remains unknown as he leaves a legacy preserving his daughter's memory.

The Independent UK

Selena’s father Abraham Quintanilla dies aged 86

Selena, known as the ‘Queen of Tejano Music’, was murdered in 1995 at the age of 23

Guitar World

“Robert said, ‘Would you be prepared to play bass?’ And I thought, ‘Four strings, six strings... what could be the problem?’”: Greg Lake started out as a guitarist – before being convinced by Robert Fripp to switch to bass when joining King Crimson

Lake went on to form Emerson, Lake & Palmer – ELP – with keyboardist Keith Emerson and drummer Carl Palmer, creating one of rock’s first super-groups

Metal Hammer

“We’ll see”: We asked Steve Harris if Iron Maiden will do their own blockbuster retirement show like Black Sabbath, and he didn’t rule it out

Will Iron Maiden bow out with an event as huge as this summer’s Back To The Beginning? Their founding bassist knows that people want it to happen

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Latin Times

Abraham Quintanilla Jr., Father of Selena Quintanilla, Dies at 86, Family Confirms

Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr., father of late Tejano music icon Selena Quintanilla, has died at the age of 86, his family announced Saturday. His son, musician and producer A.B. Quintanilla III, share the heartbreaking update on Instagram.

Guitar World

“Keith said, ‘Are you sure you want to be the meat in this sandwich?’ I walked out convinced I’d never see them again”: How John Mayer and Bob Dylan producer Don Was first ended up working with the Rolling Stones

He’d been in the room mere minutes before finding himself at the center of a passionate Glimmer Twins debate

MusicRadar

“I wrote the song in about 15 minutes, then I went home because I realized there was no point in working the rest of the day”: The quickly-written Death Cab for Cutie masterpiece that became a generational meditation on loss

I Will Follow You into the Dark would shatter millions of millennial hearts, eventually becoming Death Cab's biggest song

International Business Times UK

Miley Cyrus, Maxx Morando Wedding Is Going 'To Be A Nightmare' Amid Feuds: Report

Miley Cyrus fears her wedding to Maxx Morando could become a 'nightmare' as explosive feuds between Billy Ray, Tish and Trace threaten the big day.

Marie Claire

Taylor Swift’s Powerful Speech in ‘The End of an Era’ Is Going Viral

MusicRadar

“They had no monitors, but when you listen to the recordings it’s so damn good. It was stunning how good The Beatles were live”: Aerosmith’s Joe Perry on The Beatles and the Stones – and why rock stars were not supposed to last beyond 30

"They turned the world upside down!”

The Guardian - UK

Tim Dowling: my band is set to play live on the radio. What could possibly go wrong?

Rehearsals for a live broadcast at short notice reduce us to silence then swearing. This does not bode well

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