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“I would come into the studio with my guitar and notepad and people didn’t want to listen to me. They tried to just give me songs – and I hated that”: Avril Lavigne’s fight to create the smash hit that would inspire Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish

It also kick-started the career of production team The Matrix

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“If we see something like the DigiTech Bad Monkey overdrive trending, it’s like, ‘Okay, who opened their mouth?’ And it’s usually JHS’s Josh Scott”: From the amp modeling revolution to the demand for dirt, these are the trends driving the used gear market

Joel Handley of Reverb gives us a peek into used gear’s trends, past, present and what the future might hold

Guitar World

“I met my biological father as an adult through a DNA test. I was surprised to find that he’d been infatuated with the guitar his entire life as well”: From childhood abandonment to country stardom, here is the incredible story of Rockie Lynne

The late blooming country star discusses his custom guitar range, what musicians can learn from motorcycling, and how he wound up with a perfect copy of Peter Frampton’s rig

Guitar World

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“I don’t want to talk about it anymore, if that’s all right. I feel like the dust hasn’t settled”: The devastating personal pain behind one of Radiohead’s most affecting songs

The melancholy masterpiece was a highlight of the group’s last album to date, and was accompanied by a surreal Paul Thomas Anderson-directed video

MusicRadar

"The drums were recorded on a massive concrete staircase in an old Victorian brewery": Out of step with Britpop, one of the Levellers' biggest hits was inspired by Led Zeppelin

During the post-grunge era, the Levellers were derided as obsolete crusties, but one of their biggest hits was influenced by classic 70s rock

Louder

2025 marked romantic pinnacle for heartbreak songstress Taylor Swift

The superstar announced her engagement to Travis Kelce in August.

Evening Standard

‘He seemed creatively unstoppable’: A new Bowie documentary reassesses one of his most maligned periods

IN FOCUS: A new Channel 4 documentary aims to provide a fresh perspective on the most critically and commercially tumultuous period of Bowie’s career, and reflect on how this led to his swansong, ‘Blackstar’. Roisin O’Connor speaks with director Jonathan Stiasny

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“What came out of a tragedy gave birth to something that was hugely positive in my life.” How the legendary Chris Cornell channelled his grief over a dear friend's death into making one of the 90s' most underrated classics

Members of Soundgarden and a fledgling Pearl Jam came together in 1990 to record a tribute to their late friend and emerged with a grunge classic

Metal Hammer

What happened next: the Oasis comeback – and how it transformed a hill in Manchester

When the band played their homecoming shows, the city council attempted to discourage ticketless fans from an area that became known as ‘Gallagher Hill’. But, realistically, nothing could keep them away ...

The Guardian - UK

“I’m fascinated to know what people think!” Brian May gifts Queen fans never-before-heard "work in progress" version of Christmas song Not For Sale (Polar Bear)

Brian May teases 2026 re-issue of Queen's second album with broadcast of unreleased song dating back to 1969

Louder

Mariah Carey awarded payout after ‘All I Want For Christmas’ lawsuit is dismissed

The singer had been sued for copyright infringement by Andy Stone, who performs as Vince Vance

The Independent UK

Travis Kelce Calls Taylor Swift the "Love of My Life" in a Letter She Shared in Her Eras Tour Docuseries

"That night too in KC was the beginning of me meeting the love of my life,” Kelce wrote.

Marie Claire

"We played it for our label and management and they told us it would end our career": The story of the glam metal classic inspired by an unfaithful exotic dancer

Poison topped the US charts in late 1988 with a power ballad that singer Bret Michaels poured his broken heart into

Louder

Kensington Palace teases 'special duet' on piano ahead of Kate's Christmas carol concert

‘Catherine and Charlotte?’ one fan questioned

Evening Standard

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Mick Abrahams dead: Jethro Tull star dies aged 82 as band shares heartbreaking tribute

Abrahams, who was a founding member of Jethro Tull and a guitarist in Blodwyn Pig, died after years of ‘worsening ill health’

The Independent UK

How Christian artists are winning over listeners and entering pop's mainstream

Christian music is growing in popularity while other genres struggle to grow new listenership

Louder

After 50 years, Pink Floyd have released an official music video for one of their greatest and best-loved songs

Watch the official music video for Pink Floyd classic Wish You Were Here

International Business Times UK

'Charitable Christmas Spree': Taylor Swift Donates Millions to Several Organisations

Taylor Swift quietly donates millions after her 36th birthday, with gifts to Feeding America, the American Heart Association, MusiCares, and smaller personal causes revealed by charities, not by Swift herself.

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Louder

“It’s one of our few songs I listen to all the way through without cringing or wondering, ‘What were we thinking?’” Canadian band scored their biggest hit after being pushed out of their comfort zone

Written in an English market town with a producer who worked them hard, their 1981 track became the third most-played single in the US that year

MusicRadar

“I wanted to call it Taylor’s Version. I lobbied very much to the record company”: John Fogerty has 'done a Taylor Swift' and re-recorded 20 of his greatest songs, note-for-note

Get ready for The Creedence Clearwater Revival revival...

International Business Times UK

Is Taylor Swift Hinting at TS13 in End of an Era Doc? Swifties Decode the Ultimate 'Biggest Album To Date' Clue

Swifties think Taylor Swift teased TS13 in the final moments of her End of an Era doc, thanks to a subtle clue about her biggest album yet.

MusicRadar

"There is no getting around the fact that he repeats the phrase 'simply having a wonderful Christmastime' 17 times": A music professor breaks down the theory behind Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmastime

Our resident music professor takes on McCarney's divisive festive classic

Metal Hammer

"He became a father figure to me at a time when I might have ended up in the morgue": Lemmy's personal assistant looks back at six years on the road with the Motörhead legend

Dan Hawcroft spent 24 hours a day with Lemmy and Motöhead for 11 months of each year – and he's got the scars to prove it

MusicRadar

“The greatest rock ballad of all time!”: The classic song that set a record by holding the number two spot in the US for 10 weeks without ever hitting the top

But at least the album made it to the top

Guitar World

“We know for a fact that not all ’Bursts were great-sounding, but the surviving examples we played lived up to the legend”: I spent an evening with 7 original Gibson Les Paul ’Bursts from 1958 to 1960 – here's what I learned

There were two ’58s, an ex-Mick Taylor ’59; the exquisite ‘Minnesota’ ’59 ’Burst, and ‘Grainger’, too –but did a 1960 ’Burst made to ’59 spec steal the show?

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