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“Cliff played guitar as well as bass – I picked up a few things from him that ended up on Master of Puppets”: Before Robert Trujillo and Jason Newsted, Cliff Burton set the musical bar for Metallica and established an indelible legacy

Cliff Burton’s playing style may have been an offbeat fit for the cutting-edge thrash of Metallica, but it worked perfectly

Guitar World

'A Legend': Bad Bunny Brings Puerto Rican Pride To Epic Show

Bad Bunny's sweeping first concert of his three-month Puerto Rico residency was a night of palpable emotion for the megastar whose latest smash artistic endeavor brings his global stardom back to his roots.

International Business Times

A London music festival cancels its final night after ELO's Jeff Lynne pulls out

A two-week-long music festival in central London has cancelled its final night on Sunday after Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra pulled out of the headline slot

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Kooks urge ‘peace and love and sun cream’ at Trnsmt festival

The indie band spoke of their excitement to play the festival and an experience at Blue Lagoon in Glasgow.

Evening Standard

BST Hyde Park cancels final day after Jeff Lynne’s ELO pull out

Originally known as the Electric Light Orchestra, frontman Jeff Lynne renamed the group after it reformed in 2014

Evening Standard

Jeff Lynne cancels final live show over health concerns

Electric Light Orchestra frontman withdraws from BST Hyde Park festival owing to a ‘systemic infection’

The Guardian - UK

“Jeff is heartbroken to report that he will not be able to perform”: Jeff Lynne’s ELO cancel last ever show

The iconic British rock band have cancelled their swansong show in London‘s Hyde Park after doctors advise Jeff Lynne not to play

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Gilberto Gil Announces Retirement from the Stage After More Than 60 Years of Musical Legacy

One of the most influential voices in Latin American music and a pioneer of the Tropicália movement has announced his retirement from the stage. Gilberto Gil revealed that his current 2025 tour will be his last.

Latin Times

“They’re humbuckers but have an amazing, almost Dumble harmonic range”: Keith Urban offers first look at his Tele-inspired PRS signature model

Urban saw John Mayer with his Dead Spec Silver Sky and set about designing a guitar that he too could use for a whole set – and it has an f-hole shaped after his tattoo

Guitar World

Diana Ross dazzles while British stars Jade and Raye bring youthful energy to Montreux Jazz Festival

5/5 Lionel Richie delivers a baffling set with alarming hip thrusts and oddly sombre visuals – but the crowd lap it up

The Independent UK

Benny Blanco Has Opened Up About His Wedding Plans With Selena Gomez

Marie Claire

Nostalgia and a Lauryn Hill cameo can only take Drake so far at Wireless Festival

3/5 Licking the wounds from his feud with Kendrick Lamar, the rapper isn’t afraid to wield the power of his address book when he needs it the most

The Independent UK

“The director said, ‘Fine, why don’t you just mime in that case?’ So we did – and air guitar was born”: Have the origins of air guitar finally been found? Unearthed footage contests the Joe Cocker at Woodstock ’69 theory

A 1968 promo clip of English psych-rockers Rupert’s People suggests Hampstead Heath in London – not Woodstock – was the birthplace of air guitar

Guitar World

Music fans recall watching Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium 40 years on

The concert, organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, took place on July 13 1985.

Evening Standard

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“It’s official. The age of touchscreen guitar amps is here”: This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and we might have a winner for the best new sub-$1k electric guitar of 2025

From next-gen desktop amps to a signature bass that celebrates a low-end legend, here are the essential gear launches you might have missed

The Guardian - UK

Manchester council tight-lipped on whether Kneecap to be dropped from Wythenshawe Park lineup

Exclusive: Irish rap trio due to support Fontaines DC in August but it is understood they may be pulled over ‘safety concerns’

The Independent UK

ELO cancel final BST Hyde Park show due to Jeff Lynne health concerns

Rock band were due to play their farewell show at Hyde Park in London on Sunday

Metal Hammer

“Solitary confinement marks you. It tortures your soul. You’re living day-by-day in fear and uncertainty”: This is what it’s like to be jailed by a repressive regime for playing in a metal band

Confess frontman Nikan Khosravi was imprisoned by the Iranian authorities for being a metal fan

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BST Hyde Park was an afternoon so fun, even Van Morrison laughed

5/5 Van Morrison, Yusuf/Cat Stevens and Neil Young make a formidable trio on a golden afternoon

MusicRadar

“George Martin came up to me that morning and said, ’Oh, I’ve got a poser for you... I know it’s never been done before, can you do it?“: The story of the greatest thing The Beatles ever recorded

How Sgt. Pepper's epic finale was created

The Independent UK

Noel Gallagher questions Oasis fans booing song dedication at homecoming gig

The band made a triumphant return to their hometown, playing their first gig in the city in 16 years

Louder

Ex-Deep Purple legend Glenn Hughes says his new solo album may be his last: “If I’ve got something else to say, then I’ll let you know, but I don’t know if I will have”

Is Glenn Hughes about to release his final solo record?

Louder

“She left music behind – but music kept trying to find her”: What Judy Dyble did for Fairport Convention, Robert Fripp, and me

The late singer-songwriter found fans in every genre she stepped into. For those who knew her, her joyful personality and optimism in the face of adversity was even more admirable, says Sid Smith

Louder

“She wanted to go and live in Hackney and be with the common people”: the pub encounter behind Pulp’s timeless classic Common People, the song that changed everything for Jarvis & co.

It’s 30 years since the Sheffield indie-rockers were riding high in the charts with their anthemic hit. Here’s the story of how it came together.

The Independent UK

How AP journalists reacted to news of Justin Bieber's new album

“Bieber Fever,” the intense adoration of Grammy award-winning artist Justin Bieber, was a phenomenon of the 2010s. After the singer teased his first album in four years, titled “Swag,” AP journalists proved what fans have made known for years — there is no cure.

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