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“Paul happened upon a chord that even he didn’t recognize”: Paul McCartney announces new Andrew Watt-produced album inspired by an unfamiliar guitar chord

Lead single, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, is out now

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“While playing around on the guitar during the meeting, Paul happened upon a chord that even he didn’t recognise”: How an unfamiliar guitar chord proved to be the catalyst for Paul McCartney’s new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane

The first single, Days We Left Behind, includes a cryptic reference to John Lennon

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"I do often wonder if I’m just writing about the past but then I think how can you write about anything else?" Paul McCartney announces new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane. Listen to first single Days We Left Behind

Paul McCartney announces 18th solo album

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Paul McCartney announces 18th solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, promising introspection and revelation

The new album draws from the musician’s early childhood memories of growing up in Liverpool and his relationship with Lennon, with musical styles that span his entire career

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Paul McCartney returns with poignant new single and major announcement

Beatles legend shared the track at the same time as announcing plans to release his first solo album in six years

The Independent UK

"It's the best clapping TV theme song since Friends." Listen to the first song released by US supergroup featuring R.E.M's Michael Stipe, producer Andrew Watt, ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker

Michael Stipe shares first new song in three years, with superstar cast

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“I want to dedicate it to everyone in the guitar shop I grew up in and everyone in a bedroom with a dream”: Guitar at the Grammys 2026 – Slash and Andrew Watt pay tribute to Ozzy, Bruno Mars takes a solo, but Brent Hinds excluded from In Memoriam segment

Guitar acts and guitar-driven records won big at music’s biggest night, across myriad different genres

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The Grammys are here with Kendrick Lamar leading the nominees. Here's how to watch

The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday with a dramatically different tone than last year

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Andrew Watt: Sir Elton John was 'extremely volatile'

Sir Elton John's producer, Andrew Watt, found the legendary singer "extremely volatile" and low in confidence.

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Ozzy Osbourne devoured burritos in '30 seconds'

Record producer Andrew Watt has recalled how the late Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne was able to eat a burrito in rapid fashion.

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“He was like, ‘Ronnie just had dinner with Paul McCartney, and Paul recommended that you be our producer, so what do you think?’": It took an intervention from Paul McCartney for Mick Jagger to offer Andrew Watt a job with the Rolling Stones

“This is some crazy dream as a kid with a guitar to have those names talking about you,” says Watt

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What Ozzy Osbourne told wife Sharon about his farewell gig shortly before his death

The scene is captured in upcoming documentary Ozzy: No Escape From Now

The Independent UK

Ozzy Osbourne tells Sharon ‘we’ll be free after farewell gig’ in new documentary

The former frontman of Black Sabbath died at the age of 76 in July.

Evening Standard

“He pointed out that the bass is the most important thing in a rock song”: Ozzy Osbourne has worked with the biggest virtuosos in the world – but Andrew Watt says he valued the bass above all else

Watt collaborated closely with the Prince of Darkness on his final two albums and discovered he valued one instrument above the rest when it came to dialing in a mix

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The Rolling Stones' new album is ready to roll

The Rolling Stones have finished their follow-up to 2023's Hackney Diamonds and are also hoping to hit the road.

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Ozzy Osbourne’s producer describes shock at the death of the rock icon

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Ozzy Osbourne’s producer has described his shock at the death of the rock icon.

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“He would always say to me, ‘Listen to Led Zeppelin and tell me what the loudest thing is’. And me, having my confidence, I’d be like, ‘it’s the drums. John Bonham.’ He said, ‘Nope…’“: Andrew Watt on what Ozzy Osbourne taught him about mixing

“He was a literal genius”, says producer

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The Rolling Stones reunite with Ozzy Osbourne and Post Malone's producer on new album

The Rolling Stones have a new album on the way that seemingly features outtakes from 2023's Hackney Diamonds LP.

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“He says to Mick Jagger backstage ‘They hate me!’ Mick told him, ‘if you’re going to play to a crowd this big, you have to have a rock band. You have to have a big sound’”: Did Prince’s "humiliating" Rolling Stones experience inspire his later success?

Producer Andrew Watt recalls what Jagger told him when he happened to be wearing a Prince T-shirt in the studio

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“I was playing a U2 song, and I hear drums behind me. I turn around and it was him. He and I jammed without speaking for 30 minutes”: Ozzy Osbourne collaborator Andrew Watt on the pop star who helped kickstart his production career

Watt is now a first-call producer for the biggest names in music, including the Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, Elton John, Iggy Pop and Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga follows up her Wednesday season 2 debut as Rosaline Rotwood by joining Tag Team and MC Hammer in the long legacy of Addams Family songs with a creepy new music video directed by Tim Burton

Lady Gaga has released a new Wednesday-inspired song titled The Dead Dance with a music video directed by the show's creator Tim Burton

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“How lucky I was to share in a little of Ozzy’s magic?” Producer Andrew Watt pays tribute to his departed friend

Watt was behind the desk for Ozzy’s final two solo albums

Guitar World

“Someone said, ‘Grief is the price of Love.’ I say that to myself every day but at the end of the day I just miss my friend so much”: Ozzy Osbourne collaborator Andrew Watt opens up on the Black Sabbath legend’s passing

Watt worked with the Prince of Darkness on his final two albums, 2020’s Ordinary Man and 2022’s Patient Number 9

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"Sabbath were there for me before punk." Duff Mckagan on recording with Ozzy, jamming with Tony Iommi and why Black Sabbath were true punks

Guns N' Roses legend Duff McKagan shares what Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne mean to him

Guitar World

Every guitar hero, special guest and all-star cover from Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s epic Back to the Beginning farewell show

Jake E. Lee, Ronnie Wood and Nuno Bettencourt were among the six-string royalty joining the likes of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira for the nine-hour celebration

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