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Ilaiyaraaja’s commercial transactions will be subject to appeal filed by Echo Recording: Madras High Court

Madras High Court orders music composer R. Ilaiyaraaja's commercial transactions on 4,500 film songs to be subject to appeal.

The Hindu

From Taylor to Ariana, pop’s overreliance on gossip is choking the life out of it

Today’s pop stars are cramming songs with so much biography they need footnotes – and they’re in danger of alienating all but their hardcore fans

The Guardian - UK

“I can’t play like me. There are things I can’t do”: Mahogany Rush legend Frank Marino damaged a nerve in his finger while starting his new hand-built pedal company – and it’s affected the way he plays guitar

The player-turned-pedal manufacturer briefly toyed with the idea of relearning the guitar left-handed following the injury

Guitar World

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"Embodying the essence and attitude of their 1970s incarnation possibly more than any other album in recent memory": Deep Purple announce new album =1

The mathematically titled =1 is Deep Purple's first album with new guitarist Simon McBride

Louder

Lana Del Rey Faces “Summertime Sadness” As She Broke Coachella Rules, And It Cost A $28,000 Fine

Lana Del Rey joined a line of artists like Paul McCartney and Calvin Harris in breaking a major rule at Coachella 2024, and she cost the organizers a heavy fine. The post Lana Del Rey Faces “Summertime Sadness” As She Broke Coachella Rules, And It Cost A $28,000 Fine first…

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“We used humour – you could do that then; there’s no humour in chart music now”: Graham Gouldman on the 10cc song he wouldn’t write today and the gizmo that broke up the classic line-up

Singer, songwriter, guitarist, bassist and briefly drummer went from writing hits for The Hollies and Yardbirds to success with ‘The Worst Band In The World’

Louder

‘Absolute joke’: customers’ personal data exposed amid Pandemonium Rocks festival refund stoush

Information commissioner investigating data breach as ticket holders demand refunds because of amended lineup

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"I like to make women happy. I don't play for guys": That time Carlos Santana made an album of classic rock covers including songs by AC/DC and Led Zeppelin

You’ve got to have big balls to do an album of covers of songs from rock’s crown jewels. Or be totally bonkers

Louder

"Kids tell me: 'I wanna be a rock star.' I say: 'Nah, get a job in a clothing store instead'": Steve Miller on LSD, boredom and salvation

Rock's grumpy old man Steve Miller on fame, the Grateful Dead, and why kids should think twice about becoming rock stars

Louder

They share the same influences as Jimmy Page, but one of them is a New Orleans vampire: Meet Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse

If "a modern-day vaudeville circus act creating music" sounds like your thing, catch Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse live

Louder

Bon Jovi's Comeback: New Album Captures Joy

Explore Bon Jovi's journey, struggles, and resilience in 'Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story' documentary series.

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Celine Dion Addresses That Awkward Taylor Swift Moment at the Grammys

It all happened when Dion presented the Album of the Year award to Swift at February's ceremony.

Marie Claire

The 2024 Ivor Novello nominations for songwriting have been revealed

77 British and Irish songwriters and composers make up this year's nominees, announced tonight at London's Groucho Club

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“I’ve had years of listening to that Goldtop and now, I own it”: Sum 41's Deryck Whibley and Dave Baksh talk perfect guitars, going from amp stacks to profilers – and the difficult decision to say goodbye

How Sum 41’s valedictory album, Heaven :x: Hell, came together on the simple arithmetic of pop-punk and Slayer-inspired thrash, for an album that's light, dark and all shades between

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“It was just playing with Johnny once again, and that’s what it was. That was the energy of the creation”: New Johnny Cash album of unreleased songs has been announced, first single Well Alright streaming now

Songwriter is out 28 June and features songs the Man In Black first tracked in '93, produced and restored by son John Carter Cash and David “Fergie” Ferguson in the company of an all-star band

Louder

"I’m 42. It's not a sexy, rock’n’roll age…" Frank Turner announces summer headline tour of intimate venues

Following the release of his tenth album, Undefeated, Frank Turner has plans

Salon

Taylor Swift, grief therapist?

My husband bonded with our daughters over her music. Now that he's gone, I've found solace in her work, too

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“Nobody said, ‘You need to play five-string,’ but for stadium gigs there’s nothing cooler than hitting a low B and feeling it in your core”: Kenny Chesney bassist Harmoni Kelley on why five-strings rule for modern country players

With no experience of the extra string until her successful audition with Chesney, Kelley’s taken her P Bass attitude and hard rock roots for longterm stroll down Music Row

Latin Times

Latin American Music Awards 2024: when, where to watch, hosts, performers, nominees and more

When, where to watch, hosts, nominees, performers, and more about the 2024 Latin American Music Awards

Guitar World

“Bob Dylan says he’s one of the greatest writers of all of American written music and I agree. I want to put that in the forefront”: New posthumous Johnny Cash album features Marty Stuart and Dan Auerbach – and puts the spotlight back on the Man in Black

The 11-track collection includes unreleased songs written exclusively by Cash

The Guardian - UK

Jovial, randy and anything but dark: Johnny Cash’s surprise return single Well Alright reviewed

Rescued from Cash’s low ebb in the early 1990s, this fun, lightweight song is a long way from the moody recordings with Rick Rubin he soon turned towards

The Guardian - UK

‘Like eating too much chocolate’: Guardian readers on Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department

‘Bland’ or ‘absolutely breathtaking’? Our readers are divided over Swift’s epically long, richly detailed new album

The Guardian - UK

Why are celebrities destroying multimillion dollar mansions?

From Kanye West to Chris Pratt, the celebrity approach to housing is more out of touch than ever, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Guitar World

“To Doc, love and prescriptions, Keith Richards”: A mahogany Telecaster used by Keith Richards throughout the Rolling Stones’ iconic Some Girls era is up for auction (without its original neck) – for $400k

Built by the Rolling Stone’s go-to guitar tech Ted Newman Jones, the custom T-style has killer provenance but has been heavily modified since its Stones days

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