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Sonny Rollins, towering jazz innovator known as 'Saxophone Colossus,' dies at 95

Sonny Rollins, the fiercely inventive tenor saxophonist whose decades-spanning career helped define modern jazz and earned him the nickname "Saxophone Colossus," died Monday at his home in upstate New York, according to a statement posted to his social media accounts. He was 95.

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Sonny Rollins, saxophone 'colossus' dies at 95

Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone kept him on the cutting edge of jazz for more than 50 years, has died.

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Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dead at 95

Sonny Rollins, the legendary tenor saxophonist known for his bold tone and constant experimentation, has died at 95

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Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95

One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was a genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltrane and others

The Guardian - AU

Meeting Elvis was 'pinch yourself' moment for McCartney

Paul McCartney has reflected on the time when he and his Beatles bandmates, spent an evening with Elvis Presley at his LA home.

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"A true working-class hero whose success never erased his authenticity or connection to ordinary people." Ozzy Osbourne honoured in the US House of Representatives for his "rebellious independence, creative freedom, and unapologetic individuality"

Congresswoman Victoria Spartz pays tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne and his family

Metal Hammer

Kid Rock delivers unusual Memorial Day speech from inside Pentagon as friendship with Pete Hegseth comes into spotlight

Kid Rock delivered an unusual Memorial Day message from inside the Pentagon this week, appearing behind an official Defence Department podium in sunglasses, a hoodie and a thick chain as he paid tribute to fallen US service members.

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“There was a big commotion – alarms going off and fire engines circling – so I went straight to the closet, looked at my four Les Pauls…” The time Billy Squier had to pick one guitar to save from a burning building

Squier had an almighty decision to make when he had to evacuate his building with just one guitar under his arm

Guitar World

"We'd blown all the momentum that we had and all the credibility." The Police's journey to superstardom wasn't the smooth ride you might imagine

How The Police's debut album Outlandos d’Amour helped pushed 'new wave' into the mainstream

Louder

“When we went to record it, the record company said, ‘Man, they won’t play that, it’s too long.’ But we said, ‘We don’t care!’”: How the young Lynyrd Skynyrd turned a simple love song into a southern rock epic

"Ronnie said, 'Just go till I tell you to quit!'"

MusicRadar

Plus-ones: Taylor Swift’s decision to limit her wedding guest list could be a lesson to us all

Deciding who can come along to your big day is always a sensitive issue. But Tay-Tay may have known what she was doing when she banned a singleton from bringing a friend

The Guardian - UK

Are Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton Still Together? Inside the Couple's Unstoppable Romance

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani continue to thrive in their marriage, dismissing divorce rumours. Shelton recently attended Stefani's Las Vegas concert and expressed support for her.

International Business Times UK

Sir Paul McCartney says meeting Elvis Presley was a ‘pinch yourself’ moment

The former Beatles star, 83, famously met the singer, nicknamed The King, in 1965.

Evening Standard

"It's important for the legacy of Chris Cornell. It is doing right by our partner and friend." Kim Thayil says the surviving members of Soundgarden are putting the finishing touches to unreleased material featuring the late vocalist

The Soundgarden guitarist says some of the demos have been around for 15 years

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Has Drake Ended Taylor Swift's Billboard Streak? Rapper Makes History With Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Album Takeover

Drake has made Billboard 200 history by holding the top three album spots in the same week, but the achievement also reignites rivalry with Taylor Swift, who shares the sxolo No. 1 album record and recently broke opening-week records.

Guitar World

“Kirk Hammett gave me one of his Greenies. I’ve been having fun with that”: Alex Lifeson is taking a Metallica signature guitar on the road with him for Rush’s reunion

The gift from Kirk Hammett is about to make prog history

Marie Claire

Lizzo Has Shut Down Accusations That She ‘Shaded’ Taylor Swift

The Guardian - UK

‘Bowie compared us to T Rex. Couldn’t get any better’: the Mekons on how they made Where Were You?

‘It’s about loneliness, really. It was the total opposite of that “It’s Friday night, let’s have sex” macho mentality that was in most rock music at the time’

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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: May 25, 2026

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Darkness, Foo Fighters, The Warning and more

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"It's a song that we have not played for many, many years. No, it's not Alexander The Great..." Watch Iron Maiden dust off Seventh Son classic for the first time in 38 years at Greece show on fan-shot video

The band kicked off their 2026 Run For Your Lives dates at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens this weekend

Louder

"Bob Mould throttles his Stratocaster like he caught it breaking into his house." A reunited Sugar roll back the years with a deafening, joyous return to London

Sugar make their first UK appearances in more than 30 years – and suddenly it feels like 1994 again

Guitar World

“I couldn’t tell who it was. When he turned around, I went, ’Oh my God! That’s Jimmy Page!’” The words of encouragement a Led Zeppelin legend gave Gus G after he joined Ozzy Osbourne’s band

One minute you're getting your makeup on for a photo shoot with your new boss, the next your sitting down with Jimmy Page

Louder

"I’ve suffered from panic disorders my entire life. I thought I was just losing my mind." How Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong wrote a game-changing three-minute classic in a basement surrounded by pizza boxes

Basket Case was not an overnight success –far from it

The Guardian - UK

Sugar review – Bob Mould’s reunited band still in a sweet spot between noise and melody

After three unlikely Top 10 albums in the 90s, the trio are back – and on the basis of this rapid-fire set, you hope they’ll stick around

MusicRadar

“I began writing a song in my head about the drudgery of being an astronaut. An entire verse fell out of my mind and onto the page”: The classic song that transformed Elton John into a global superstar

“Unfortunately, people identify it with David Bowie’s Space Oddity”

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