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Olivia Dean sweeps the board at 2026 Brit awards, winning four including artist, song and album of the year

The 26-year-old dominates in Manchester, landing the night’s biggest prizes as Rosé, Wolf Alice and Mark Ronson also take top honours

The Guardian - UK

"You make money touring and you give your music away for free, which is why tickets cost so much." Twisted Sister's Jay Jay French on making a living in music

Twisted Sister guitarist is the latest musician to speak on the difficulties facing artists in the "criminal" music business

Metal Hammer

When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas canceled this year

Organizers say this year’s event is postponed to give it ‘the care it deserves’

The Independent UK

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Olivia Dean and Sam Fender win song of the year as Brit Awards begin

The song Rein Me In, which features on Fender’s album People Watching, beat the likes of Raye, Lola Young and Calvin Harris to the gong.

Evening Standard

Michael Jackson's Ex-Pals Allege He 'Drugged, Raped, and Sexually Assaulted' Them in New Lawsuit: Report

The Michael Jackson estate is embroiled in a new legal battle as former associates allege historical abuse, reigniting public debate over the late singer's legacy.

International Business Times UK

Raye: This Tour May Contain New Music at the O2 review – she's got that serious star quality

5/5 The singer-songwriter is “in her dramatic era” and it’s a non-stop pleasure to witness

Evening Standard

“I felt I deserved a songwriting credit because it was a No. 1 hit. They sold millions of records and I only got $200!” Flea’s bittersweet hip-hop recording experience

In 1989, as the Red Hot Chili Peppers enjoyed their first big hit, Flea was hopping around MTV in the video for Young MC’s Bust A Move

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“It’s like a no-holds-barred riff throwdown between nu-metal and grunge. It. Does. Not. Let. Up.”: February 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks

Two generations of virtuosos – Steve Vai and Matteo Mancuso – join forces, Midwest Emo GOATs American Football return, Anna Calvi works wonders with her Telecaster, Mateus Asato gives us long-awaited instrumental bliss, and Angine de Poitrine deliver, uh, “Dada-Pythago-Cubist Mantra-rock” – all this and much, much more

Guitar World

From Amarillo to Stockport: 15 of Neil Sedaka’s greatest songs, and their extraordinary stories

From being a writer for hire in the 1950s to his solo pop stardom and emphatic 1970s comeback, the late musician’s catalogue is stuffed with stunning, surprising songcraft

The Guardian - UK

Hard work, romance and bell hooks: how Olivia Dean became British pop’s newest megastar

After a Grammy and a global breakthrough, the 26-year-old singer could sweep the board at next week’s Brits. Her closest collaborators explain her massive appeal

The Guardian - UK

“I said, ‘Oh, Joni, that’s gonna sound terrible. You need an amp, man! You need some tubes vibrating. You need some air! She goes, ‘Would you just try it?’”: Robben Ford reveals how Joni Mitchell helped him nail his guitar tone on a ’70s classic

Ford has fond memories of touring and recording with the “wonderful” Mitchell, who has a producer knows exactly how she wants a guitar to sound – and how to get the tone

MusicRadar

“It’s about time this unsung guitar great received the recognition he deserves”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a firm-first from my favorite pedal brand

New drops from Gibson, Ernie Ball Music Man, JHS Pedals and more

Guitar World

“I wasn’t just unable to write, I started avoiding the studio altogether”: Apparat tells us how he regained his creative demon to make his first album in seven years

Producer and composer Apparat reveals the creative process behind the making of his latest record and first in seven years, A Hum of Maybe

MusicRadar

Neil Sedaka, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do singer and pop song hitmaker, dies aged 86

Musician died after being taken to hospital in Los Angeles, with his family remembering him as a ‘true rock and roll legend’ and ‘inspiration to millions’

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The Independent UK

Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and '70s, dies at age 86

Neil Sedaka, the million-selling singer and songwriter, has died

International Business Times UK

Radiohead Demands ICE Remove Post Featuring Their Song Let Down: 'Go F*** Yourselves'

Radiohead demands the removal of their song from an ICE social media post, highlighting a growing trend of artists opposing the use of their music in political campaigns.

AAP

Britpop still reigns supreme with free Pulp concert

Pulp, fronted by the charismatic Jarvis Cocker, had the crowd dancing ecstatically at a free concert for more than 10,000 people.

Guitar World

“Scott Gorham and Phil Lynott were taken aback that I wouldn’t party with them. I stayed in my room at the hotel. I got to the studio on time. I was trying to make a point”: Brian Robertson knows what Thin Lizzy lost when he left

Half of the classic-era twin guitar attack discusses how the iconic sound was built, his relationships with his bandmates after he left, his forensic approach to modding Kirk Hammett Les Pauls to look like Peter Green’s Greeny, and why he couldn’t play the real thing

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Latin Times

Bruno Mars Took 10 Years to Release a New Album: The Result is Food for the Latin Soul

Boricua artist Bruno Mars' new album 'The Romantic' is his first in a decade. To create its nine songs, he looked to the 70's, particularly to the Latin music of that era, with cha-cha-cha, Carlos Santana-inspired riffs, and a bolero with mariachi sounds.

Evening Standard

Sorry at the Outernet: Glimpsed real greatness

3/5 North London’s artrockers Sorry deal with a difficult venue for a patchy gig which sometimes finds the magic of their records

Metal Hammer

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

Sepultura, Lamb Of God and Arch Enemy are among the best new metal songs this week.

The Guardian - UK

RPO/Edusei/Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha review – the makings of a classic Strauss

South African soprano Rangwanasha proved she is the real deal in a performance of Strauss’s Four Last Songs that’s let down by the RPO’s oddly pinched, poorly tuned backing

MusicRadar

“He was like, ‘Yeah, we just layered, like, 10 different guitars to get that guitar tone.’ I was like, ‘Oh, that's pretty amazing’”: How a warped sample and some Anderson .Paak magic helped Ravyn Lenae to create Love Me Not, her viral hit

“When I first heard it it reminded me of the feeling I got when I heard Hey Ya!, or when I heard Crazy, by Gnarls Barkley,” she says

The Guardian - UK

The Hallé Presents … Jonny Greenwood review – everything in its right place, almost

The Radiohead guitarist joined the orchestra for the premiere of his rather formless Violin Concerto – but other repertoire was gripping, and showed off a world-class string section

The Guardian - UK

Bruno Mars: The Romantic review – you’re better off listening to the songs he’s blatantly imitating

(Atlantic)Harking back to Oye Como Va, Move On Up and other 20th-century classics, Mars’s homages are beautifully performed but bereft of new ideas

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