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“Lily arrived with the song titles, which is really unusual. She would come in and say, ‘I want to write a song called Dallas Major,’ and we’re like, ‘OK, let’s have some backstory”: The group songwriting sessions that yielded Lily Allen’s West End Girl

“It felt like days I had as a teenager in a band, writing live in the room,” says collaborator Violet Skies

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"One bloke was on Antiques Roadshow saying he was our first drummer. Absolute rubbish!" Steve Harris sets the record straight about Christmas Day, Paul Di'Anno and Iron Maiden's early years

As Iron Maiden’s driving force, Steve Harris has steered the band from pub gigs and demos to the stadiums and multi-million-selling albums

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Justin Bieber Says Music Industry 'Didn't Protect My Soul' in Christmas Eve Healing Post About Pain

Justin Bieber shared emotional Instagram posts on Christmas Eve revealing he 'grew in a system that rewarded my gift but didn't always protect my soul.'

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“It’s jokingly the worst rap album in history because there are no lyrics on it at all”: There’s a reason why André 3000 turned up at the 2025 Met Gala with a grand piano on his back

After the flutey New Blue Sun we now have 7 piano sketches

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“One of the first times I met Noel, I was round his house. He went, ‘This is what I played on Don’t Look Back in Anger.’ I was like, ‘What?’” Gem Archer on the Strat’s secret spot in Oasis history

Noel Gallagher largely stays loyal to his Gibson guitars for Oasis – but there was one notable exception

Guitar World

Justin Bieber Wants To Change The Music Industry After How It Treated Him: ‘It Didn’t Always Protect My Soul’

He did not hold back.

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“I became obsessed with doing the perfect album. I even had them working on Christmas Day!” Producer was perfect for Marillion the first time, a disaster the second time – and didn’t get a third time

He made the move from punk to prog in the early 80s, but it didn’t last

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"I’m still grieving the loss of him. I can’t really accept it because, like a lot of people, I don’t want to think about him not being here." Judas Priest legend Rob Halford on his love for Ozzy Osbourne, touring with Alice Cooper and what comes next

The Metal God opens up on his friendship with the Prince Of Darkness and a whole lot more

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“We were informed at the end of Jackson Browne’s set that we were no longer welcome”: Session veteran Tim Pierce opened for The Eagles at one of the biggest gigs in history – and was banned from the concert halfway through

During one of the biggest nights of his career, Pierce went to crafty measures to stay in a venue everyone else was getting kicked out of

Guitar World

“I would come into the studio with my guitar and notepad and people didn’t want to listen to me. They tried to just give me songs – and I hated that”: Avril Lavigne’s fight to create the smash hit that would inspire Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish

It also kick-started the career of production team The Matrix

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“If we see something like the DigiTech Bad Monkey overdrive trending, it’s like, ‘Okay, who opened their mouth?’ And it’s usually JHS’s Josh Scott”: From the amp modeling revolution to the demand for dirt, these are the trends driving the used gear market

Joel Handley of Reverb gives us a peek into used gear’s trends, past, present and what the future might hold

Guitar World

“I met my biological father as an adult through a DNA test. I was surprised to find that he’d been infatuated with the guitar his entire life as well”: From childhood abandonment to country stardom, here is the incredible story of Rockie Lynne

The late blooming country star discusses his custom guitar range, what musicians can learn from motorcycling, and how he wound up with a perfect copy of Peter Frampton’s rig

Guitar World

“I don’t want to talk about it anymore, if that’s all right. I feel like the dust hasn’t settled”: The devastating personal pain behind one of Radiohead’s most affecting songs

The melancholy masterpiece was a highlight of the group’s last album to date, and was accompanied by a surreal Paul Thomas Anderson-directed video

MusicRadar

"The drums were recorded on a massive concrete staircase in an old Victorian brewery": Out of step with Britpop, one of the Levellers' biggest hits was inspired by Led Zeppelin

During the post-grunge era, the Levellers were derided as obsolete crusties, but one of their biggest hits was influenced by classic 70s rock

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2025 marked romantic pinnacle for heartbreak songstress Taylor Swift

The superstar announced her engagement to Travis Kelce in August.

The Independent UK

‘He seemed creatively unstoppable’: A new Bowie documentary reassesses one of his most maligned periods

IN FOCUS: A new Channel 4 documentary aims to provide a fresh perspective on the most critically and commercially tumultuous period of Bowie’s career, and reflect on how this led to his swansong, ‘Blackstar’. Roisin O’Connor speaks with director Jonathan Stiasny

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“What came out of a tragedy gave birth to something that was hugely positive in my life.” How the legendary Chris Cornell channelled his grief over a dear friend's death into making one of the 90s' most underrated classics

Members of Soundgarden and a fledgling Pearl Jam came together in 1990 to record a tribute to their late friend and emerged with a grunge classic

The Guardian - UK

What happened next: the Oasis comeback – and how it transformed a hill in Manchester

When the band played their homecoming shows, the city council attempted to discourage ticketless fans from an area that became known as ‘Gallagher Hill’. But, realistically, nothing could keep them away ...

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“I’m fascinated to know what people think!” Brian May gifts Queen fans never-before-heard "work in progress" version of Christmas song Not For Sale (Polar Bear)

Brian May teases 2026 re-issue of Queen's second album with broadcast of unreleased song dating back to 1969

The Independent UK

Mariah Carey awarded payout after ‘All I Want For Christmas’ lawsuit is dismissed

The singer had been sued for copyright infringement by Andy Stone, who performs as Vince Vance

Marie Claire

Travis Kelce Calls Taylor Swift the "Love of My Life" in a Letter She Shared in Her Eras Tour Docuseries

"That night too in KC was the beginning of me meeting the love of my life,” Kelce wrote.

Louder

"We played it for our label and management and they told us it would end our career": The story of the glam metal classic inspired by an unfaithful exotic dancer

Poison topped the US charts in late 1988 with a power ballad that singer Bret Michaels poured his broken heart into

Evening Standard

Kensington Palace teases 'special duet' on piano ahead of Kate's Christmas carol concert

‘Catherine and Charlotte?’ one fan questioned

Evening Standard

Mick Abrahams dead: Jethro Tull star dies aged 82 as band shares heartbreaking tribute

Abrahams, who was a founding member of Jethro Tull and a guitarist in Blodwyn Pig, died after years of ‘worsening ill health’

The Independent UK

How Christian artists are winning over listeners and entering pop's mainstream

Christian music is growing in popularity while other genres struggle to grow new listenership

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