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“People think it’s a power ballad, but it isn’t. The production is sparse. It doesn’t need power chords or big orchestrations: all the power is in Marie’s voice”: Roxette’s It Must Have Been Love isn’t what you thought it was, says the man who wrote it

And did you know that, long before it appeared in Pretty Woman, it was released as a Christmas song?

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It’s not just you, Christmas music is starting to play earlier

New data shows that people are getting into the festive spirit earlier than ever this year, and also playing more Christmas music

The Independent UK

“I’m very grateful to have it and be its current custodian”: The surprising Cinderella story of the vintage Nocaster that connects a glam metal star to Keith Urban

Urban says the guitar – which was previously unowned by a Cinderella guitarist – is unlike any other in his collection

Guitar World

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"I'm packing all my stuff and Courtney's like, 'Amy Lee wants to meet you.' We never expected any of this to happen." From getting arrested at BLM protests to hanging with Evanescence and Limp Bizkit icons, the story of rising metalcore stars Dying Wish

Dying Wish are one of the hottest bands in metalcore right now - and if you disagree, take it up with Courtney LaPlante, Amy Lee and Fred Durst

Metal Hammer

“It’s certainly Mariah as you’ve never heard her before”: Carey’s mid-'90s grunge album to finally get a release next year?

It’s set to drop in second half of 2026, according to The Sun

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Gavin Newsom's Office Claps Back at Nicki Minaj With Elite Level Shade

Rising stars Tyla and Kim Petras distance themselves from Nicki Minaj as her right-wing pivot and feud with Governor Gavin Newsom spark industry-wide backlash.

International Business Times UK

“It’s faster, more spunky. It’s a great version of the song”: Steve Lillywhite on what he did to brush up a new live version of Fairytale Of New York

Christmas classic is “like a fine wine” says producer

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How much money do stars make from Christmas songs in 2025? From Mariah Carey to Wham!

For some artists the festive season is incredibly lucrative as Christmas songs fill the airwaves

Evening Standard

“It’s insane. He died aged 25, only guitar players remember him, and yet he was the sound of the Pretenders”: Chrissie Hynde pays tribute to the underrated guitar hero who defined the Pretenders

The guitarist died just a few years after the band’s debut album, but his imprint on their sound can still be felt today

Guitar World

Cyrus Patriarch Slams Back: Billy Ray Demands $7,500 After Jayme Lee's Paternity Bombshell

Billy Ray Cyrus seeks $7,564 in legal fees from Jayme Lee after her dismissed lawsuit claiming Miley Cyrus paternity, calling allegations false.

International Business Times UK

‘Fans stole my underwear – and even my car aerial’: how Roxette made It Must Have Been Love

‘We had 2,000 people outside our hotel room in Buenos Aires singing our songs all night. David Coulthard later told me that all the Formula One drivers were staying there and were annoyed because they couldn’t sleep’

The Guardian - UK

“There’s still a ton happening behind the scenes”: Tommy Thayer says there is still more in store for Kiss

More shows, avatars, and new music? The band still has a bright future despite retiring from touring, Thayer says

Guitar World

Taylor Swift Refuses to Budge at No.1 — Showgirl's Nine-Week Run Stuns Charts

Taylor Swift secures a ninth week at No.1 on the Billboard 200, holding firm despite festive albums rise and underlining her chart dominance.

International Business Times UK

The 50 best albums of 2025: No 5 – Lady Gaga: Mayhem

Returning in high style to the operatic electroclash that first made her name, the zest and zip of these songs still sounds truly innovative

The Guardian - UK

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No, Justin Bieber is not going to work for Apple

But he does have a point about iMessage.

MusicRadar

KV331 Audio is giving away SynthMaster One for free until January 4

Usually priced at $49, SynthMaster One is an approachable wavetable synth with an intuitive workflow and some stellar filters

Guitar World

Pat Metheny called him “the best guitar player I’ve heard in maybe my entire life” and he recorded his last two albums in the same day – meet Pasquale Grasso, the guitarist taking jazz into the future

The hyper-talented jazz virtuoso on how he’s out to prove there’s life in the genre

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“It’s not as intimidating as what they want you to believe”: How the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club took on the Trump administration, and won

Federal Department had used one of their songs illegally

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“We got a list of about 40 songs. Internally, certainly, I scoff - that’s almost three hours. This is insanity. What are we gonna cut?": Taylor Swift's bass player Amos Heller says he couldn't believe the length of the proposed setlist on the Eras Tour

Plus, he reveals his unusual backstage practice location

The Independent UK

Eurovision confirms how many nations will compete in 2026 contest following numerous boycotts

Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain have all announced they will not be participating over protest to Israel’s involvement

Metal Hammer

"What will his legacy be? His guitar playing. He could bend just one note and tell a whole story. I can hear David Gilmour in his playing." Slipknot member Alessandro ‘V-Man’ Venturella pays tribute to Mastodon guitarist and his dear friend, Brent Hinds

V-Man once worked as Brent Hinds' guitar tech and became lifelong bros with the Mastodon man

The Independent UK

35 countries will compete in next year's Eurovision Song Contest after 5 countries announce boycott

Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest have announced a final list of 35 countries that will take part in the glitzy pop-music gala next year

Metal Hammer

"I really fought against that. It seems insane but back then, the idea of having screaming on the radio was an immediate no-go." How one classic millennial anthem brought some romance to the metal scene - and turned its makers into stars

One of the gretaest metalcore songs ever written turned this band into household names

Louder

“An op-art Blue Meanie with doves for ears and a planet for an eye? It’s more Marillion than Smiths”: The new wave band who dabbled with prog and inspired The Pineapple Thief, Oceansize and others

Prog writer Jo Kendall reckons they did, inspiring the likes of Oceansize along the way...

MusicRadar

“I wish I had a Bernie Taupin. But I’m not like that. I like to do it all myself, I’m a greedy bitch”: Freddie Mercury talks about songwriting in interview unearthed from 1985

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