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“They were sprawled out in their birthday suits, bottles all over the place... it was a scene!”: Rob Halford remembers the chaotic time Ozzy Osbourne visited Judas Priest in the studio

Wherever the Prince Of Darkness went, anarchy wasn’t far behind

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"It was a time of turmoil. Writers had it in for us: 'Oh my God, haven’t you died yet? Don’t you know, grunge is here!'" The story behind the underrated Iron Maiden classic that helped keep them alive in the 90s

Iron Maiden looked in real trouble after Bruce Dickinson left. They regrouped, brought in a new singer and produced some of their darkest material

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“My friend told me I couldn’t even play a 6-string bass – so I had to learn it to prove him wrong!” Meet 7-string bass wizard Dylan Desmond, whose accidental two-handed tapping powers doom’s most adventurous low-end

Inspired by Michael Hedges, the Bell Witch doom merchant splits his signal between guitar and bass amps, and fills up the entire frequency spectrum. He reveals the surprise influences that inspired his latest effort with Stygian Bough

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“The time has come to properly address my illnesses and deal with them”: Biffy Clyro bassist James Johnston steps back from band to address mental health and addiction issues

The band's founding bassist will take some time away to receive professional help when the Scottish alt-rock giants go on tour next year

Guitar World

“The modelling offers sumptuous guitar tones with plenty of variety”: Blackstar Beam Solo review

Blackstar may be late to the guitar headphone amp party, but its offering has some seriously good sounds

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“Back in the old days we all had those ‘magic’ guitars or amps you had to bring into the studio. But over time I’ve realised it doesn’t really matter as much as I used to think”: Kiss star Tommy Thayer doesn’t know what gear he used on his new EP

"We thought it would be fun to record again"

MusicRadar

How Taylor Swift's 95 Weeks Atop Charts Built $1.6B Fortune Only The Beatles Can Match

Taylor Swift's 95 weeks atop the Billboard 200 made her the first musician billionaire from music alone. Only The Beatles' 132-week record stands between her and chart immortality.

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"I had abreakdown. But what we get with this album is a breakthrough": Heartbroken and stricken with cancer, Stephen Dale Petit built his masterpiece, Be The Love

Stephen Dale Petit's Be The Love is an album that burns with the urgency and creativity of a man on borrowed time

Louder

Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' Reaches Record-Breaking 20 Weeks Atop Billboard Hot 100

Mariah Carey's Christmas song 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' broke the record for the longest stint as number one on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

International Business Times UK

"You only get in trouble if you steal people’s melodies and words, as Led Zeppelin did": The story of the classic "inspired" by John Lee Hooker that paid for Foghat's drummer's Lamborghini

"Of course Slow Ride is about sex,” says Foghat drummer Roger Earl. "All rock'n'roll songs are about sex, aren’t they?"

Louder

Ariana Grande Allegedly 'Close to Cancelling' 2026 Eternal Sunshine Tour Amid Ongoing Health Concerns

Health concerns and intense Wicked backlash put Ariana Grande's 2026 Eternal Sunshine Tour at risk of cancellation, as she hints the 41-date run may be her 'one last hurrah' for a long time.

International Business Times UK

Pete Doherty’s Babyshambles joined by Carl Barat and Bill Bailey at London gig

The band were playing the last night of their Dandy Hooligan reunion tour at the Koko venue in Camden.

Evening Standard

"The fuse has been lit and the desire is there." Trent Reznor is prioritizing writing a new Nine Inch Nails album over any other projects

Keep your fingers crossed for new NIN music in 2026

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"I have been living with mental health problems which have led to addiction issues that I have concealed for a long time." Biffy Clyro's James Johnston is taking a step back from the band to address issues that have led to "significant problems"

"There is light at the end of the tunnel"

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"25,000 of them didn't have a clue who I was. 15,000 of them thought I was a poser." Yungblud looks back on his life-changing "David and Goliath" moment at Black Sabbath's final show

"All I tried to do was just tell my hero that I loved him"

MusicRadar

“People think it’s a power ballad, but it isn’t. The production is sparse. It doesn’t need power chords or big orchestrations: all the power is in Marie’s voice”: Roxette’s It Must Have Been Love isn’t what you thought it was, says the man who wrote it

And did you know that, long before it appeared in Pretty Woman, it was released as a Christmas song?

The Independent UK

It’s not just you, Christmas music is starting to play earlier

New data shows that people are getting into the festive spirit earlier than ever this year, and also playing more Christmas music

Guitar World

“I’m very grateful to have it and be its current custodian”: The surprising Cinderella story of the vintage Nocaster that connects a glam metal star to Keith Urban

Urban says the guitar – which was previously unowned by a Cinderella guitarist – is unlike any other in his collection

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"I'm packing all my stuff and Courtney's like, 'Amy Lee wants to meet you.' We never expected any of this to happen." From getting arrested at BLM protests to hanging with Evanescence and Limp Bizkit icons, the story of rising metalcore stars Dying Wish

Dying Wish are one of the hottest bands in metalcore right now - and if you disagree, take it up with Courtney LaPlante, Amy Lee and Fred Durst

MusicRadar

“It’s certainly Mariah as you’ve never heard her before”: Carey’s mid-'90s grunge album to finally get a release next year?

It’s set to drop in second half of 2026, according to The Sun

International Business Times UK

Gavin Newsom's Office Claps Back at Nicki Minaj With Elite Level Shade

Rising stars Tyla and Kim Petras distance themselves from Nicki Minaj as her right-wing pivot and feud with Governor Gavin Newsom spark industry-wide backlash.

MusicRadar

“It’s faster, more spunky. It’s a great version of the song”: Steve Lillywhite on what he did to brush up a new live version of Fairytale Of New York

Christmas classic is “like a fine wine” says producer

Evening Standard

How much money do stars make from Christmas songs in 2025? From Mariah Carey to Wham!

For some artists the festive season is incredibly lucrative as Christmas songs fill the airwaves

Guitar World

“It’s insane. He died aged 25, only guitar players remember him, and yet he was the sound of the Pretenders”: Chrissie Hynde pays tribute to the underrated guitar hero who defined the Pretenders

The guitarist died just a few years after the band’s debut album, but his imprint on their sound can still be felt today

International Business Times UK

Cyrus Patriarch Slams Back: Billy Ray Demands $7,500 After Jayme Lee's Paternity Bombshell

Billy Ray Cyrus seeks $7,564 in legal fees from Jayme Lee after her dismissed lawsuit claiming Miley Cyrus paternity, calling allegations false.

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