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Grammy 2026 nominations in full: Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter lead nominees

Winners will be announced February 1, 2026

The Independent UK

“I love John McLaughlin’s stuff, all those great Mahavishnu Orchestra records. There’s so much there musically. I just admire real musicians”: Journey guitarist Neal Schon on the band’s wild early days and the players who inspire him

"I had my jazz guys, I had my blues guys, my fusion guys"

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“I sent him some songs… he recorded something and sent it to me. And it was… well, it made me cry”: Charli XCX on how a phrase John Cale once used about the Velvet Underground’s music led to their new Wuthering Heights collaboration

House was released on Monday 10 November

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Lily Allen's West End Girl concert tickets sell out instantly as fans beg for 'more dates'

Fans said trying to get tickets was an ‘impossible task’ and called out resale sites for seemingly buying up tickets

Evening Standard

“I think that’s what grabbed people – the fact that there were real moments of humanity in it. And the melody was catchy, the rhythm and my vocal was hypnotic”: The story of Cyndi Lauper’s first No.1. hit – later recorded by Miles Davis

She delved deep into her personal life to create four minutes of pop brilliance

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“It’s so hard when you come in to bands like Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers where the fans actually care who the bass player is”: How Oteil Burbridge set about replacing Phil Lesh to become Dead & Company’s new singing bass hero

Burbridge played with The Allman Brothers and Tedeschi Trucks Band before joining Dead & Company alongside guitarist John Mayer

Guitar World

Eurovision hero Sam Ryder takes on role as Jesus Christ Superstar

The Space Man singer said he was honoured to take lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera, due to open at the London Palladium next summer

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“If I could ever even get close to the feel or touch of that performance, I could die a happy man”: He’s inspired by Buddy Guy, played EVH in a Van Halen tribute band and made his name in GA-20 – say hello to Pat Faherty's new power trio

Canyon Lights gives Faherty the opportunity to draw from all corners of his musical vocabulary but ask him what he wants as a player and he'll tell you it's all about Buddy Guy, 1970, and that touch and feel...

Guitar World

“I was getting to the end. I was like, dude, honestly, if this doesn’t work out, I’m going to do something else”: Will Ramos was ready to quit music before joining Lorna Shore

“I was like, ‘I need to start thinking about real jobs,’” the deathcore singer reveals in a new Metal Hammer interview

Metal Hammer

Get an exclusive coloured vinyl version of the new Big Big Train album Woodcut, only through Prog

Big Big Train will release their latest album, Woodcut, a narrative concept album, in February

Louder

“Son House rolled his eyes back and tossed his head – he seemed to go into a trance, snapping and slamming the strings”: Rory Block left home as a teenager then met and impressed her blues heroes

She refined her skills with help from Skip James, John Hurt and Fred McDowell, wound up with a signature Martin guitar, and with advice from Maria Maulder, fought self-doubt to deliver new album Heavy on the Blues

Guitar World

Grammy nominations 2026 - live: Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and Doechii nominated for Song of the Year

British breakthroughs Olivia Dean and Lola Young are nominated in the Best New Artist category, while Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga could be vying for Album of the Year

The Independent UK

"It was something that hit you like a flash of light, so you write a song about it": The story of the magical Saxon classic inspired by heavy metal music, heavy metal fans and... Toto?

Saxon were cruising the New Wave of British Heavy Metal... and their signature tune celebrated it

Metal Hammer

“We wrote the biggest-selling single that Rod ever had, and it took us an hour to put it down. It ended up selling millions all around the world”: When Rod Stewart and drummer Carmine Appice created a controversial disco-era smash hit

It all started when Rod said, "I want something like Miss You by the Stones"

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The Independent UK

Maroon 5 confirmed as latest headliners for BST Hyde Park 2026

Group joins Garth Brooks, Pitbull and Lewis Capaldi for Hyde Park concerts next summer

The Independent UK

The 2026 Grammy Award nominations are about be announced. Here's what to know

The 2026 Grammy Award nominations are nearly here

Louder

Building the Beast: Iron Maiden's Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson on battles, breakthroughs and the birth of a legend – only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Ace Frehley, Ian Gillan, Judas Priest, Wolfgang Van Halen, Whiskey Myers, The Cramps, Stephen Dale Petit, Massive Wagons, Solstice, Steve Morse and more

The Independent UK

Going their Separate Ways: Journey announces farewell tour as band breaks up

Classic rock band is hitting the road for final time in February 2026

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Evening Standard

Lewis Capaldi, Kasabian and Richard Ashcroft revealed as TRNSMT 2026 headliners

Some 150,000 fans are expected at the Glasgow festival from Friday June 19 next year.

Guitar World

“It's a testament to just how good beginners have it these days that I can’t find all that much to fault”: Cort G200SE review

It might be built for beginners, but the G200SE’s quality and playability show that budget guitars are getting seriously good

Evening Standard

Charli XCX teases ‘elegant and brutal’ new Wuthering Heights song with John Cale

The singer announced earlier this year that she was writing an album for Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of the novel by Emily Bronte.

Louder

“It’s been an incredible ride”: Journey announce the dates for their epic Final Frontier farewell tour

The band will play 60 North American dates between February and July

International Business Times UK

Reba McEntire's 'Diva Behaviour' Sparks Feud With Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson: Report

Country legend Reba McEntire is reportedly clashing with Miranda Lambert and Lainey Wilson over control issues surrounding their hit single Trailblazer, with insiders claiming the collaboration has soured behind the scenes despite smiles in public.

Guitar World

“That’s all I had for weeks… People started banging on the wall – ‘Don’t play that anymore!’” Tom Petty wanted to turn a catchy riff into a much-needed hit. He didn't stop playing it until he did

Under pressure to follow up his multi-platinum breakthrough, Damn the Torpedoes, with another best-selling album, Petty wanted a lead single “that had a little lick from the beginning”. That lick proved to be a stubborn one

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“To quote Prince, ‘If the first words out of an artist’s mouth when they hit the stage aren’t heard, you’re a horrible engineer’”: Drake’s live sound engineer on why he had to be at the top of his game from first song to last on his recent European tour

“I cater my mix to whatever the music is, so it’s a very dynamic show,” says Demetrius Moore

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