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“I mean, this is the greatest recording ever made. I could break down why it's so good, blah blah blah, but more than anything... what were they thinking?”: Jack Antonoff breaks down the crazy genius of his favourite Beatles song

"There's nothing like it. There never has or never will be.”

MusicRadar

“I wasn't prepared for what I saw that night. Not only did you hear this magnificent voice, but the message was one of faith, truth and doing the right thing”: How a classic song recorded live in London set Bob Marley on the path to global superstardom

And he gave away the songwriting credit to a local hero back home in Jamaica

MusicRadar

BBC Radio 2 postpones huge music festival over fears it would harm other events

The event, set to take place in Stirling, Scotland, will now be held in September

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BBC Radio 2 In The Park festival pushed back due to ‘concerns’ over August dates

New dates for three-day festival and its line-up are yet to be announced.

Evening Standard

Amyl and the Sniffers win Apra award for song of the year for second year in a row

Melbourne punk quartet wins for Jerkin’, while Guy Sebastian wins most performed Australian work and most performed pop work

The Guardian - AU

With rude punk banger, Amyl sniffs up APRA music awards

It's tricky to quote from the Amyl and the Sniffers track Jerkin' because it's so full of swearing but the song has won the top gongs at the 2026 APRA Awards.

AAP

Lizzo’s provocative new album cover is doing too much

There’s a fine line between edgy and corny.

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Dare you join us at the crossroads? Welcome to the acoustic blues masterclass

Inspired by Big Bill Broonzy, Lightnin' Hopkins and the O.G. blues great Robert Johnson, this lesson just requires an acoustic guitar. Heartbreak optional

Guitar World

How Did Barbara Carr Die? Cause of Death, Career Highlights and Details of Her Final Moments Revealed

Legendary soul-blues singer Barbara Carr passed away at 85, leaving behind a rich legacy in music and a loving family. Her career spanned six decades, inspiring many in the industry.

International Business Times UK

Ne-Yo and Akon review – joyous joint tour is like time-travelling to a messy night out in 2010

From So Sick to Smack That, this double-headliner provides major millennial nostalgia – but goes to show how varied their respective careers were at their peak

The Guardian - UK

Nedra Talley Ross obituary

Singer with the Ronettes girl group who renounced show business for gospel music

The Guardian - UK

“When he started soloing he turned every knob up on the amp – all the way up. It was great!”: Sadler Vaden on when he and Jason Isbell jammed Little Wing with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready

Vaden and Isbell were playing the Paramount in Jimi Hendrix's hometown Seattle when they invited another local legend onstage to join them. A top-tier performance ensues

MusicRadar

Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC review – fascinating star-studded concert film

Footage from John Lennon’s only full-length performances after the Beatles – at Madison Square Garden, for charity, with the Plastic Ono Band – has been edited and restored

The Guardian - UK

“Nobody had ever made that kind of noise on record before”: The life and times of Mike Vernon, the British blues legend who got Eric Clapton his Bluesbreakers tone

The producer of vintage Fleetwood Mac and Bluesbreakers was one of British blues’ towering figures

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What Hi-Fi?

Musical Fidelity’s integrated amplifiers deploy high-end engineering for “exceptional power and precision”

Musical Fidelity lifts the lid on the M5xi and M6xi integrated amplifiers

Metal Hammer

Metallica announce remastered reissue of 1997 album Reload, featuring never-before-heard demos, live recordings and more

The US metal titans gave 1996’s Load a similar treatment last summer

The Independent UK

Ariana Grande announces new album ahead of tour dates

The pop superstar will release ‘Petal’ this summer

Metal Hammer

"Record the show, put it online. There are a lot of people who won't be able to see it, so let’s give them a little joy." John 5 on why he's bucking the anti-phone movement at gigs

Well-travelled and current Mötley Crüe guitarist John 5 is about to embark on a European tour

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Louder

Eivør breaks two-year silence with atmospheric new track Healer, and confirms more tour dates for 2026 and 2027

Faroese artist says her first music since 2024 is a conversation with her younger self, who was full of doubt and didn’t know her own strength

Metal Hammer

"When I sing Twisted Sister music, I'm like a steamroller. I'ma beast. I'm out of control." Twisted Sister's Sebastian Bach and Jay Jay French on life after Dee Snider

Sebastian Bach and Jay Jay French are interviewed in the new issue of Classic Rock, out today

The Independent UK

When the Boss (almost) met the King: the night Bruce Springsteen raided Graceland

PLAYBACK: On 29 April 1976, 50 years ago today, Springsteen played a show in Memphis as part of his ‘Born to Run’ tour. Later that night, writes Patrick Smith, the 26-year-old hailed a cab to Graceland and climbed over the wall in an attempt to meet Elvis

The Guardian - UK

‘It’ll be in my Guardian obituary’: David Balfe on inspiring Blur’s Country House and tripping on Top of the Pops

He was the burned-out bigwig who moved to a very big house. Now back with his first music for decades, he talks about signing the Proclaimers, being punched by Julian Cope – and his Scott Walker inspired trio

Cinemablend

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

This one is an oldie.

MusicRadar

"For blues players and fingerstyle enthusiasts especially, it’s hard to imagine a better-suited companion": Gibson L-00 Century 12-Fret review

Gibson harkens back to its past with a 12-fret version of an acoustic classic

The Guardian - UK

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

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