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10 huge hits given away from one artist to another

From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had classics going spare and shopped them elsewhere.

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From YMCA to MAGA: why Trump plays Village People at his rallies

It was a bizarre sight watching a huge gay 1970s disco hit being performed at Donald Trump’s 2025 pre-inauguration rally. Many prominent artists from Beyoncé to Bruce Springsteen prohibit Trump from using their music. So why do Village People – a band synonymous with the 1970s gay liberation movement –…

The Conversation

‘I’d dress as Judy Garland and scare my parents’: Rufus Wainwright’s honest playlist

The singer-songwriter rises to Bruce Springsteen and loves the Eurythmics. But why has he had to rebrand as Wainwright?

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Watch Jay Weinberg drum Slipknot songs for the first time since parting ways with the nu metal icons in 2023

The now-Suicidal Tendencies drummer played two Slipknot songs during a recent clinic in Paris

Metal Hammer

Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead iHeart Radio Music Awards nominations

Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen are leading the iHeart Radio Music Awards nominations with 10 honours each.

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3 must-watch new music and concert documentaries on Disney+ (and one that is coming soon)

In case you missed them in the final weeks of last year

What Hi-Fi?

Guitars signed by Paul McCartney, Slash, Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Olivia Rodrigo and many more to be auctioned off in support of leading music charity

Over 60 one-of-a-kind items donated or signed by music stars are up for auction, with proceeds going to MusiCares, whose vital work includes supporting musicians impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles

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"He said, 'The last thing I want is you guys going on David Letterman and the freakin’ drummer’s singing." How Mastodon left sludge metal behind for cosmic prog metal on Oblivion

A drunken fist-fight, childhood tragedy and an all-star producer all helped Mastodon channel their melodic tendencies on Oblivion

Metal Hammer

As Los Angeles burns, the view from the top of the hill, with Upfront Ventures’ Mark Suster

Fortune spoke to L.A.-based investor Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures, for one on-the-ground account of how the wildfires have affected Pacific Palisades.

Fortune

"It really didn’t occur to us that this could be the end of our world": Renowned producer Bob Clearmountain's home studio destroyed by LA wildfires

Wicked producer Greg Wells has also lost his "state-of-the-art" Atmos studio and family home as a result of the fires

MusicRadar

“To the end he had that edge of deep authenticity in his voice I could only wonder at”: Springsteen, and others, pay tribute to Sam Moore

The soul man departs, aged 89

MusicRadar

"These eighteen months have been the hardest thing I've ever been through in my life": Jesse Malin on the spinal stroke that left him paralysed from the waist down and the long road to recovery

One spring day in 2023, Jesse Malin suddenly fell to the floor, and his life effectively fell apart

Louder

Sam Moore obituary

American singer and half of the duo Sam & Dave best known for their 1967 hit Soul Man

The Guardian - UK

Soul Man singer Sam Moore dies aged 89

Music star Sam Moore has passed away in Florida aged 89.

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Sam Moore was more than a Soul Man – he was one of the 20th century’s great live performers

Sam & Dave singer’s electrifying artistry was revered by musicians ranging from Bruce Springsteen to Mariah Carey

Louder

“It’s a story about artistic authenticity in an increasingly synthetic world.” Succession star Jeremy Strong talks about his experiences working on the forthcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere

Actor Jeremy Strong plays Bruce Springsteen's long-time manager Jon Landau in Deliver Me From Nowhere, and says “It’s been one of the greatest working experiences I’ve ever had”

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“Kim Deal with Bruce Springsteen’s guitar”: Statue of Rory Gallagher is unveiled in Belfast... but fans aren’t happy

Wrong guitar and too feminine, it seems

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Ramones would have been gifted Bruce Springsteen's first hit single if Springsteen's manager hadn't intervened

After seeing Ramones play in New Jersey in 1979, Bruce Springsteen wrote a song for the New York punks, but was advised not to give it away

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“The arc of his life was the story of our times.” Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple and Steve Earle to appear on concept album about the life of Hollywood legend and counter-culture icon Dennis Hopper

Life, Death and Dennis Hopper by The Waterboys is due in April, with a star-studded cast

Louder

"It looks like Kim Deal with Bruce Springsteen's guitar": The long-awaited Rory Gallagher statue has been unveiled in Belfast and fans are not happy

Fans have claimed the statue looks like several different female musicians, and criticised it for showing Gallagher playing a Telecaster instead of his trademark Strat

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Bruce Springsteen praises Jeremy Allen White portrayal

Bruce Springsteen has praised Jeremy Allen White‘s portrayal of him in the upcoming biopic 'Deliver Me From Nowhere' and said "he's just done a great job".

Guitar World

“I remember Bruce calling me and asking me for my permission to switch to Telecaster”: Stevie Van Zandt on why the Strat became his go-to guitar for decades – after passing the Tele baton to Bruce Springsteen

Van Zandt recalls how, back in the day, most guitarists only had one guitar, which contributed heavily to the player's core identity

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BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker dies aged 79

Legendary BBC radio DJ Johnnie Walker has passed away at the age of 79.

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The people behind Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown are planning a Syd Barrett movie

Could Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett and The Mamas & The Papa’s Cass Elliot be getting the big screen treatment?

Louder

"It's hard to believe that anybody thought a cover of Patti Smith's Because the Night was a good idea": Keel struggle for greatness on 1986 album The Final Frontier

With Gene Simmons in the production chair, Keel conjure up a small batch of decent headbangers and not much else

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