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I’m no Ed Sheeran fan, but he’s right: when it comes to musical plagiarism, guilt is in the ear of the listener

Musical history is littered with cases like the failed $100m suit against the singer, and they risk stifling pop music, says music journalist Simon Price

The Guardian - UK

“They were stuck down a blues-soul blind alley, but these songs are fuelled by a cartoonish punky energy”: Atomic Rooster’s Atomic Rooster, remastered and expanded

The proto-prog trio’s crunching 80s revamp revisited, with extras and a live set

Louder

10 brilliant songs that prove Johnny Marr is one of the most influential guitarists of his generation

It's true, just ask Radiohead, Blur, Fontaines D.C., Red Hot Chili Peppers and more...

Louder

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UK PM Starmer Says Kneecap Should Not Perform Glastonbury

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday said it was not "appropriate" for Irish group Kneecap to perform at Glastonbury, one of the country's biggest and most famous music festivals.

International Business Times

Linkin Park fans in Switzerland left heartbroken by last-minute cancellation

Linkin Park cancelled show in Bern due to "medical issue" and so far there's been no update

Metal Hammer

Kneecap’s Glastonbury performance not ‘appropriate’, says Keir Starmer

UK prime minister criticises band’s inclusion in festival lineup after Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh allegedly displayed flag supporting Hezbollah

The Guardian - UK

Kneecap's Glastonbury performance is 'not appropriate' says Starmer

Liam Og O hAnnaidh, 27, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in November last year

Evening Standard

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‘They weren’t interested’: Pulp’s Candida Doyle on Glastonbury Festival

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Jarvis Cocker-fronted band’s classic headline slot in 1995, which saw them stand in for The Stone Roses.

Evening Standard

Grammy-winner Billy Strings announces during show that his ‘beautiful’ mother died just hours earlier

The bluegrass singer-songwriter announced his mother’s death onstage in Kentucky

The Independent UK

The Maccabees at The Dome: 'so much heart and humanity'

5/5 Having walked away at the peak of their powers, The Maccabees are back together and ready to own the summer

Evening Standard

“Perhaps the strangest recording session of the era”: Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp, Sandy Denny, Phil Collins and the novelty single no one talks about

In 1975 some of the biggest names in prog became the backing band for comedian Charlie Drake to record the Gabriel-penned song You’ll Never Know. It was an utter flop

Louder

“When I asked him what he thought of what I was doing, glam rock, he said, ‘Yeah, it’s great, but it’s just rock ’n’ roll with lipstick on!’”: How David Bowie and John Lennon bonded to create a funky No.1 hit that slammed celebrity culture

“We spent hours and hours discussing fame," Bowie said

MusicRadar

“He could take a rock tune like Fleetwood Mac's Black Magic Woman and transform it by adding a hint of salsa clave rhythm”: Remembering Peter Green and Carlos Santana’s supernatural jam at the 1998 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Awards

Green wrote the tune. Santana made it his own. But on the night the music biz came together to honor Santana and his band, they shared the song, giving a performance for the ages

Guitar World

“This wasn’t a guy who got better every six months or every week; this was a guy who got better every 60 seconds”: Randy Rhoads became a legend with Ozzy Osbourne, but his incredible playing was evident long before then

Kelly Garni, Rhoads’ brother in arms in Quiet Riot, recalls the guitarist’s early days – and how he developed his iconic tone, in spite of his unorthodox gear

Guitar World

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"It was like I had died and gone to heaven. It was a really emotional moment”: Jimmy Page and the Robinson brothers tell the story of Live At The Greek

A short film is up now on Youtube

The Independent UK

Dua Lipa’s electrifying Wembley debut is a striking reminder of how far she’s come as a performer

5/5 It’s hard to believe the pop star’s onstage prowess was ever the subject of online ridicule

The Independent UK

Patrick Walden death: Pete Doherty pays tribute after Babyshambles guitarist dies aged 46

‘The best guitarist of my generation,’ wrote one fan in tribute to the musician

Louder

“Their version was very Middle America”: The Kinks could never fully get on board with Van Halen’s cover of You Really Got Me and here's why

The band’s famously chilled out frontman Ray Davies had a hard time accepting that people thought Eddie Van Halen & co. wrote his timeless classic

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The Independent UK

Bassist Carol Kaye tells AP she's declining Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, 'Permanently'

Legendary bassist Carol Kaye says she wants no part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Evening Standard

Dua Lipa surprises fans with Jamiroquai frontman during London show

Amid a flurry of costume changes and confetti canons, the singer powered through tracks from her latest album at Wembley Stadium.

Evening Standard

An Englishman in Newport – Sting wows Isle of Wight Festival

Other bands taking to the Main Stage on Friday included Lottery Winners, Amy Macdonald, The Corrs and Faithless.

The Independent UK

R. Kelly claims prison officials plotted to kill him. Judge denies his release

A judge has denied singer R. Kelly’s request for furlough from prison after the convicted sex offender accused federal prison officials of plotting to murder him

The Independent UK

Keke Palmer's 'Just Keke' album channels public relationship drama into reclamation

Keke Palmer is giving her take on her 2023 public breakup with her ex Darius Jackson on her new album, ‘Just Keke

MusicRadar

“Although it might not feel natural, when you translate what he does for guitar, it sounds different”: Adrian Smith on how Steve Harris is the secret to Iron Maiden’s triple-guitar attack – and the prog instincts driving their sonic evolution

When your principal songwriter and driving force is directing traffic on bass, is it any wonder the guitars took a different path in search of brave new worlds to explore?

The Independent UK

Sabrina Carpenter breaks album chart record knocking Ed Sheeran off top perch

Ed Sheeran held the record for the longest consecutive streak in the top five UK chart for his 2021 album =

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