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Semisonic objects to White House using their song 'Closing Time': 'You missed the point'

The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song “Closing Time” over a social media post that shows a shackled deportee

The Independent UK

James Taylor songs will fuel an upcoming stage musical, 'Fire & Rain'

Alicia Keys, Dolly Parton and Neil Diamond, step aside

The Independent UK

Ariana Grande teases new songs including a track named after popular London area

Grande also shared a video that revealed six new song titles.

Evening Standard

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“It could have been Jimi Hendrix, could have been all these other things, but weirdly enough, no”: Willow Smith reveals the unassuming album – and actor – that inspired her to pick up the guitar

The actor's sole studio album to date – which takes a very DIY and low-key approach – captured Smith's imagination, so much so that she decided to fully dive deep into all things guitars

Guitar World

Ariana Grande reveals new track Hampstead inspired by her time in London

Singer called Hampstead ‘fun’ and ‘delightful’ as she described living in the UK to film Wicked

Evening Standard

“That song is overplayed now": Blur's Graham Coxon has had enough of Parklife

Guitarist also claims he knows all the words to Bat Out Of Hell

MusicRadar

"My mother took me to see Saga when I was 15. It was fantastic!". A glimpse inside Yogi Lang's prog world

When German prog rockers RPWL released their album Crime Scene we grilled singer and keyboardist Yogi Lang on his prog loves

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Singer ‘died a hero’ running back into North Macedonia nightclub fire to rescue young fans

DNK singer Andrej Gjorgieski was described as being “good and humble” by his grieving manager

The Independent UK

“He was very frightened, mostly from the volume. My new amplifiers now go to infinity, and I think that idea was very scary to him”: Nigel Tufnel had plenty of volume when he jammed with Joe Satriani, but “couldn't fathom” what the guitar hero was doing

Given that this was a guitarist who had already broken new ground in amp volume, the intimidation Satriani felt was definitely understandable

Guitar World

“I had to teach Jeff Beck a tune. Which was sort of like, ‘Give me your guitar… Oops, now I have to play!’” Hans Zimmer on the time he unwittingly gave Jeff Beck a guitar lesson

The pair were working on a film score together when the composer found himself showing the world’s “most inventive” player a thing or two on the guitar

Guitar World

“It was just the C shape, moved up, and it’s literally just that - that’s the whole song”: How Lola Young took two acoustic guitar chords and turned them into Messy, her worldwide hit (with a little help from some classic Yamaha, Korg and Roland synths)

Listen out for the guitar part that sounds like The Backstreet Boys, too…

MusicRadar

Mark Wright describes birth of daughter as ‘the biggest achievement of my life’

Singer Olly Murs also spoke about having to leave his daughter Madison to go on tour shortly after her birth.

Evening Standard

“If you hated Tool fans, this is what you would do...”: Tool fans fire up a class-action lawsuit after the band played some songs twice

Their Tool In The Sand festival was to have been a crowning glory. Instead their setlist sparked fan fury, social media fallout and now, a growing legal threat

MusicRadar

“When the saxophone started we laughed and skipped it… The reason I dismissed them then is exactly why I like them now!” How doom and occult keyboardist Carl Westholm was converted by Van der Graaf Generator

Ex Candlemass and Avatarium member was won over by prog veterans’ Godbluff album – and it started with a photo of Mikael Åkerfeldt with Peter Hammill

Louder

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Playboi Carti: Music review – the most anticipated rap album this decade was worth the wait

Already staggeringly popular since its long-awaited release on Friday, the Atlantan rapper shows off his almost mystical level of vocal range on his jaded, narcotised third LP

MusicRadar

"I was literally on fire for 4 ½ songs, all the power cables melted, and the show was a bust!”: Journey forced to stop believin' as drum riser fire cuts short their gig in the middle of their biggest hit

Houston, we have a problem…

Louder

"We’d love for you to join us for these intimate performances in beautiful iconic theaters to celebrate 25 years of Yeah Yeah Yeahs." Yeah Yeah Yeahs announce special shows in the UK, US and Mexico

Yeah Yeah Yeahs reveal Hidden In Pieces tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary

MusicRadar

“My management and agent have always tried to cover my back on the road”: Neil Young just axed premium gig tickets following advice from The Cure’s Robert Smith

Smith’s anti-dynamic, pro-fans rant on “driven by greed” ticket pricing, has opened up Young’s heart of gold

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Louder

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Starring Witch Fever, Dinosaur Pile-Up, The Southern River Band and more!

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“It was that fusion of funk and rock. It gave birth to Michael Jackson doing his incredible stuff!”: Brian May on a killer Queen song that blew away the King of Pop - and Kirk Hammett!

“It was designed to be uniquely a dance track"

Guitar World

“I’m a huge, huge fan of both of them”: Peter Frampton called Grace Bowers his favorite new guitarist. Now they’ve collaborated on a Beatles classic with Trey Anastasio

The three guitarists delivered a masterclass in soloing on this 10-minute-plus rendition

MusicRadar

"Ableton is great for making tracks, Pro Tools is great for mixing. For me, Logic is great when you do both": Emma-Jean Thackray on the making of new album Weirdo

Born out of grief, Thackray’s new album Weirdo is her most heartfelt concept yet. Here, she delves into the record’s creation and how the process of putting it together helped her reclaim her sense of self

Guitar World

“If you’re coming up against an ambush, you want her in your battalion”: Jack White has gifted his signature Fender Triplecaster to his new favorite guitar player

The punk guitarist from Otoboke Beaver has been hailed as White’s favorite new player, and now she has a fresh guitar to work her magic on

Metal Hammer

"Everybody's gonna be playing Sabbath songs, it's gonna be pretty mindblowing." Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde says that Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning homecoming will be "special for everybody", but he hopes it won't be Ozzy's last show

Zakk Wylde is excited for Ozzy and Black Sabbath's final bow this summer, but would be up for another Ozzy tour

Louder

Fruupp vocalist, flautist and bassist Peter Farrelly has died, aged 76

Peter Farrelly fronted Northern Ireland proggers Fruupp throughout their six-year tenure in the 1970s

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