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New music for 2026: The top 10 bands and solo artists you need to hear

2026 CULTURE GUIDE: Riot grrrl rock is back, the Irish folk revival reigns supreme, and Gen Z’s answer to The Strokes has arrived. Our music editor Roisin O’Connor shares her expert tips for a 2026 of sonic joy

The Independent UK

“We started each day by doing yoga and breathing exercises. Then we took mushrooms and it got a little too psychedelic!” The prog duo who lost their label for being too weird, and decided to get even weirder

Rush, Yes and King Crimson inspired them to confound expectations and create a three-album arc of otherworldly spirituality – in an era when, they believe, there’s no way to win the music industry game

Louder

“He told me, ‘Come in closer, I’ll tell you the secret of playing electric guitar’”: How an art-punk icon ended up playing with one of the blues’ all-time greats

Pre-Television, Richard Lloyd rubbed shoulders with many guitar stars, and had a rather memorable encounter with John Lee Hooker backstage at one of Boston’s premier jazz venues

Guitar World

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“We have tried about 800 different types of solos and we cannot get it right”: Some of the world's greatest guitarists are all fighting it out to get their solo on this track

Johnny Franck of Bilmuri has issued a call-out for a solo – and some high-profile names have already submitted their entry

Guitar World

“Dom has one of the greatest voices in the history of music, and as grand as that may sound there is no hype in what I’m saying”: Billy Corgan heaps praise on Yungblud, who the Smashing Pumpkins have just collaborated with

“I truly believe when all is said and done, he will stand up there with the greats,” says Corgan

MusicRadar

Speed bursts are the path to Shred Heaven: boost your rock chops with 6 jaw-dropping examples (that won't break your fingers)

Learn how short and fast sequential patterns favoured by legends such as Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci and Zakk Wylde can be connected to create blazing solos

Guitar World

“War is senseless, it’s stupid, and in the end you could end up dead… but in some ways it is glorious”: From the Crimean War to the Stranger Things finale, the story of Iron Maiden’s The Trooper

It didn’t live up to prior singles’ chart success, it was banned when it came out, and it’s got the band booed onstage. But, The Trooper is a song that Iron Maiden have never left behind.

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“You notice I was loath to say John’s better… that ain’t gonna sit well with people”: Don Was explains why John Mayer “might” be better than George Harrison – and how they definitely have one thing in common

The producer of Sob Rock says Mayer is the best arranger he has ever worked with – and he has the late Beatle’s gift for creating guitar sounds that transform a song

MusicRadar

“It was a terrible record to make. The arrangement’s so weird. It’s not very musical”: The American anthem that hit No.1 and made a star of John ‘Cougar’ Mellencamp – with help from a Bowie sidekick and inspiration from a Phil Collins classic

His motto: “Write about something that matters to people, man!”

MusicRadar

“I turn and I'm, like, 'Hey.' It's Lars, it's Kirk, it's Jason Newsted. They're, like, 'What do you know?' I go, 'I don't know. Master of Puppets. OK. Count it in'”: Daron Malakian recalls the time he fronted Metallica

Tonight Matthew I’m going to be… James Hetfield

MusicRadar

How close listening to Chic and a selection of other artists can teach us about the integral relationship between the kick and bass

If you want to add more punch to your production, start at the foundation of your track, with the kick and bass

MusicRadar

Not Over Taylor Swift? Matty Healy Reposts Cryptic 'Love Gone Cold' Message Despite Being Engaged

Matty Healy reposted a screenshot with a line fans think is linked to Taylor Swift, but fans insist the post referenced his own music.

International Business Times UK

“I feel despondent about the world of humans.” Queen legend Brian May reveals the fears that keep him awake at night

Brian May is concerned about our future

Louder

“2026 is going to be in the record books as one of the most exciting years for Fender”: Fender has announced its new CEO – what does it mean for the future of the iconic guitar brand? We met Edward ‘Bud’ Cole to find out

Fender’s new CEO pioneered the firm’s most talked-about projects. Now he’s taking his innovative Fender Japan ethos global

Guitar World

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International Business Times UK

BTS Before and After Military Service Photos: Changes that Fans Are Excited to See in 2026 Comeback Tour

Now fully discharged from military service, BTS are gearing up for their March 2026 album and world tour, with fans spotting subtle physical changes that signal a new era.

MusicRadar

Victory Amps reimagines the $5k+ MK Overdrive as a compact 50-watt lunchbox head – offering the “heart and soul” of its “ultimate guitar amplifier” at a fraction of the price

It's smaller, lighter and a heck of a lot cheaper but the MKX still has three channels, two reverbs, dual master volumes, effects loop, power scaling and more

Louder

"We'd like to discuss a chart position." How a secret $70,000 cash payment to Italian gangsters secured a British rock band their first US hit single

A flashback to an era when payola ruled the US music industry

The Independent UK

Shaun Ryder forced to miss funeral of Stone Roses star after he ‘collapsed’ from illness

‘I had to throw everything I could down me, you know, every sort of painkiller and everything else, just to get through it,’ says Happy Mondays frontman

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Metal Hammer

“I lost a lot of hair when Lemmy blasted his bass. You’d see big bikers at the front of the house throwing up”: Watch Motörhead drummer react to fans’ stories about the heavy metal trailblazers

Mikkey Dee remembers life with Lemmy Kilmister while watching tributes from Motörhead super-fans

Guitar World

“It ain’t gonna sit well with people, but he might be better than George Harrison”: Why John Mayer might be better than a Beatle, according to producer Don Was

The famed producer has worked with Mayer on three studio albums, and has highlighted the overlooked aspects of his musicianship

MusicRadar

“Clapton chose pure blues, and he hated it when the volume went up. He actually said to Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, ‘You’re too loud!’ Because he’s a purist”: ’60s icon Donovan salutes a golden generation of guitar heroes

He also claims that Page "begged" John Paul Jones to join Led Zeppelin

Guitar World

“He said the first guitar was an accident of God. By the fifth one he said, ‘OK, you’re a guitar maker’”: Carlos Santana was one of Paul Reed Smith’s earliest champions – but he thought his first guitars were too good to be true

Smith looks back on his early partnership with Santana in Guitar Center CEO's new 'Inside the Noise with Gabe Dalporto' podcast

International Business Times UK

Olivia Rodrigo's Cryptic Site Update Sparks Fan Theories — Merch Drop, Third Album, or Surprise New Single?

Olivia Rodrigo teases fans with a cryptic site update, sparking theories of merch, a surprise single, or her third album drop.

Metal Hammer

"The band started that album cycle as ones to watch and emerged as one of rock’s new leaders." Every Halestorm album ranked from worst to best

We rate the back catalogue of one of modern rock's very best bands

Evening Standard

Noel Gallagher says it would be an ‘honour’ to write next James Bond theme song

Gallagher, 58, has been touring the world with Oasis after reuniting with his brother Liam.

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