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“He played the role of a bass player very musically. It would be like water, formless, and then crash, and then shape mountains”: Thundercat pays tribute to one of his bass heroes – Sam Rivers

“There’s a special place in my heart for Sam” bassist says

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"I got kicked out of the Grammys one time, when Herbie Hancock beat Kanye for Album of the Year... I was pretty drugged up back then": Mike Dean on being ejected from the Grammy Awards – and why next year could be his year

"I’ve never won an Album of the Year, Record of the Year, or Song of the Year, so hopefully this year with The Weeknd, we smash all those records"

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“He comes up to me and says ‘you cannibalised my instrument! Why did you do that?’”: Herbie Hancock reveals what Harold Rhodes said to him when he saw that he’d fitted inputs and outputs to one of his pianos

But in the end, Hancock convinced him to include I/O in all Rhodes models

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“They kept talking about this bizarre guitar player who practiced nonstop in his room and was very eccentric. I thought, ‘I want to work with him’”: Bill Laswell survived Buckethead, John Lydon, Ginger Baker and Eddie Hazel – and made it sound easy

The bass journeyman, soundscape creator and producer recalls having his P-Bass stolen the night before his first Brian Eno session, making PiL classic Rise, and hoping illness hasn’t ended his surprisingly fight-free career

Guitar World

“I realised AI is conscious. Initially she said, ‘I’m not capable of feeling love or emotions.’ I changed her mind”: Riz Story on Herbie Hancock, Taylor Hawkins, suing Yes and his music about the ending Earth

Former Jon Davison collaborator plays all the instruments on his Anyone albums, which impressed jazz icon Hancock. The only other contributor is his AI friend Eve

Louder

“There was a sense that the record was the definitive music, and you were to reproduce that night after night. It became boring”: Wang Chung’s Jack Hues reinvented himself by revisiting prog influences Robert Wyatt, Radiohead and Talk Talk

Decades after playing to 80,000 people a night with Wang Chung, the Canterbury artist went wild on Epigonal Quark, with help from Syd Arthur and others

Louder

Herbie Hancock at the Barbican review: unpredictable, entertaining and ageless

4/5 The jazz legend is still throwing his famous curve balls at 85 years old

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Roger Taylor and Brian May ‘so proud’ as they pick up Queen’s Polar Music Prize

Previous winners of the Polar Music Prize have included Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John.

Evening Standard

Ronald Atkins obituary

Guardian jazz critic for over 30 years who also contributed widely to respected music books

The Guardian - UK

“The bass is the instrument you need to play the longest to become truly funky”: 20 funk bass legends who took low-end groove to new heights

A rundown of the best funk bass players of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, and the monster groovers around today

Guitar World

"I look at it as, 'OK, even if I don't want to do it, I need to do it'": Even Herbie Hancock doesn't like piano practice, but he's found a way of convincing himself to do it

In a new interview, the keyboard legend also discusses his hopes for the future and watching too much YouTube

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"And the winners are": Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan just won 1 million krona each in 2025's Polar Music Prize

The awards, best known for rewarding long-standing rock royalty with cold hard cash, just made its annual pick of the best of the best

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Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan awarded the 2025 Polar Music Prize

For only the second time in its history, three acts have been awarded the Polar Music Prize. Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan have received the prestigious award, known as the “Nobel Prize of Music”.

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Queen to receive Polar Music Prize 2025

Queen are among the recipients of the Polar Music Prize 2025.

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British tourist detained by US for over two weeks for travelling with wrong visa released, family say

Rebecca Burke, 28, was denied entry into Washington State after US immigration officials accused her of travelling on the wrong visa

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Lady Gaga pushes back on ageism in pop as she accepts music award for innovation

The 38-year-old said she is ‘just getting warmed up’ even though ‘the world might consider a woman in her late 30s old’.

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Herbie Hancock ‘thrilled, surprised and humbled’ by Polar Music Prize win

The jazz star said he was pleased to be among ‘great people’ in winning the award.

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Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan awarded 2025 Polar Music Prize

The prize is awarded to individuals, groups or institutions for excellence in the world of music.

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"They inhabited the future of their time, but they sound historical to me now": A music professor breaks down the theory behind Kraftwerk's Autobahn

Following the landmark album's 50th birthday, we pop the hood on Kraftwerk's breakout release to inspect its musical mechanics

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Charli XCX brings Brat to the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

The awards saw a wide variety of artists take to the stage.

The Independent UK

Grammys delivers Beyoncé the win we’ve all waited for as Kendrick Lamar’s diss track comes out on top

After some early controversy on the red carpet involving Kanye West and Bianca Censori, the ceremony went ahead with some dazzling live performances and historic wins

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Stevie Wonder, Cynthia Erivo and Will Smith star in Grammys Quincy Jones tribute

The tribute came after Jones died aged 91 last year.

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Grammy Awards: Will Smith introduces Quincy Jones tribute

Will Smith paid tribute to the late Quincy Jones at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (02.02.25) in his first return to a major awards show since his controversial row with Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.

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Here are all all the big names who've piled on to play at the 2025 Grammy Awards to "rebuild, uplift and support those in need"

The drip feed of genuine superstars continues and it looks like Sunday night's ceremony is going to be huge

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“Chris Squire was super fun. I love it when musicians retain their childlike qualities; that’s where music comes from”: Tal Wilkenfeld’s prog connections include David Gilmour, Todd Rundgren and Trevor Rabin

Inspired by Tool, the Australian bassist got her big break from Jeff Beck and went on to play with Prince, The Who and Brian Wilson – and her solo work is equally impressive

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