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Taylor Swift Finally Explained A Lyric Choice That Has Been Bothering Swifties For 20 Years: 'Literally My Life Question Answered'

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Jimi Hendrix bandmates’ estates lose court case against record label

The estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, who both died in the 2000s, disputed the copyright of studio recordings from the 1960s

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift says it can get ‘a bit weird’ when fans overanalyse her songs

The US pop star reflected on how she has to ‘hold tight’ to her own perception of her music.

Evening Standard

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Beverley Martyn, spirited British folk singer, dies aged 79

Singer-songwriter was known for collaborations with former husband John Martyn as well as star-studded 1960s singles and 2014 comeback album

The Guardian - UK

Ed Sheeran reveals he had shingles but is ‘on the mend’

The singer revealed the news in a post to Instagram on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift says she dislikes when fans treat her lyrics like ‘paternity tests’

‘There’s corners of my fanbase who are gonna take things to a really extreme place,’ the singer said

The Independent UK

Teen mariachi trio detained by ICE to open for Kacey Musgraves in Texas

Gámez-Cuéllar brothers were arrested alongside parents in February and later released after bipartisan backlash

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“The poor guy died out there and wasn’t discovered for 2 weeks. A perfect place to make beautiful music, right?” Steve Vai’s LA property – and his Harmony Hut guitar sanctuary – has been listed for $11.7 million

Despite a slightly chilling past, Vai used the space as a functioning studio and a home for his guitar collection, which included guitars personally gifted to him by Yngwie Malmsteen and Joe Satriani

Guitar World

“You thought, ‘Who are these people?’ They've only been playing for a year, and they're proud that they can't play”: Adrian Smith on how Nirvana and grunge negatively impacted Iron Maiden's career trajectory in the ’90s

The heavy metal guitarist looks back on how the pop culture and subculture paradigm shift impacted Maiden

Guitar World

Dave Mason obituary

Singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the British rock group Traffic who clashed with the frontman Steve Winwood

The Guardian - UK

"Some friends of mine said 'you should definitely have one of these in your arsenal'": Mike Dean shows off his "crazy rare" wavetable synth that everyone wanted in the '80s

The super-producer and analogue aficionado praises the "messed up" sound of the PPG Wave 2.3, one of the few digital synths in his extensive collection

MusicRadar

Ariana Grande to release eighth studio album this summer

The 32-year-old shared a photograph of the cover art, a snapshot of the singer smiling, and its title, Petal.

Evening Standard

“I looked down mid-song and realised my fuzz box wasn’t plugged in – my guitar sounded like a banjo for the entire performance”: The Primitives' PJ Court on his live TV guitar tone fail during a performance of their '80s hit single, Crash

The song had a "second life" after it was reworked and included in Dumb and Dumber

MusicRadar

Ghost’s Tobias Forge, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford among 50 guests to appear on new album celebrating 50 years of German metal institution Accept

Members of Korn, The Smashing Pumpkins and Scorpions will also be on the 19-song set

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The Independent UK

Eurovision 2026: When and where the contest is – and how to watch

The 70th song contest is taking place in May

International Business Times UK

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Wedding: Harry Styles Reportedly Skipping Ceremony To Avoid 'Delicate' History

Speculation about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding guest list involves Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz, with unconfirmed reports stirring celebrity gossip.

MusicRadar

“I heard somebody say, ‘Did you guys hear Finneas and Billie had a falling-out?’": Billie Eilish explains why her brother had become a "Rapunzel" figure in her touring band, and says it was a "miracle" that she won her latest Grammy for Wildflower

“Finneas and I thought it would be an underrated song. It was one of my favorites, but I was like, ‘This isn’t gonna be the hit"

The Independent UK

Jimi Hendrix bandmates’ estates lose High Court copyright battle

The estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell sought copyright shares in around 40 Jimi Hendrix Experience recordings

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Guitar World

“The comments I got were from people digging the way I was playing, or asking ‘What song is this?’ which I thought was funny. It’s where modern rock started”: Meet Amani Burnham, the budding blues-rock hero blending fingerstyle technique with SRV tone

His cover of Hoochie Coochie Man went viral, but Burnham is blowing minds with his fretwork – and a sound referencing the lineage of Chuck Berry, Hendrix and SRV

Guitar World

“I do have a pedalboard now. But I wasn’t allowed one for a very long time”: Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on why he was barred from having a ’board – and the advice Johnny Marr gave him to cover up mistakes

And no, it's not because Ed O'Brien's took up all the available stage space...

Metal Hammer

"No one in Panama is doing what we're doing." The awesome South American metal duo named after a pastry who are breaking out of their country via big, fat riffs (just don't call them the new White Stripes)

Alphawhores don't have the most SFW name but its inspiration might just surprise you

MusicRadar

“That song killed Styx. It was truly awful. I mean, that was about the dumbest idea ever”: The synth-rock anthem that sold a million but derailed a superstar rock band

“It was dismissed by so many people because it was so doggone catchy and clever,” the singer claimed

The Guardian - UK

Austrian man pleads guilty to plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

Defendant, 21, in court with second man over alleged scheme to kill music fans outside Vienna stadium

Guitar World

“Mick was a star. It felt like replacing Keith Richards. I shat my pants”: Earl Slick on the fear he felt replacing David Bowie’s most iconic guitar player – and how Bowie calmed him down

Slick stepped into fill the spot in the mid 1970s, and thought he'd have a hard time winning over the fans and the media

MusicRadar

“He thought someone was winding him up. But it was actually Quincy Jones calling to say, ‘I love the songs you’ve written. Would you come to LA and work on a project with me?’”: How Heatwave's Rod Temperton ended up writing songs for Michael Jackson

Barry Blue recalls the moment Temperton got the call to go and work on the album that would become Off The Wall

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