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With insight from Paul Gilbert, John 5, Adam Dutkiewicz and Marty Friedman on their approaches to the recording process

Rochford showcases his signature alchemic touch, featuring seven electric guitarists in a fusion of improv, reggae and romantic pop

Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons led the tributes on Friday for fellow KISS founding member Ace Frehley who died on Thursday at the age of 74.

The star has just released her first music album in her thirties - and has never felt so liberated

An indie-pop darling details his rise to fame and subsequent public humiliations with appealing frankness

4/5 Kevin Parker’s latest record begins with what might be the best opening track of the year, as he makes mountains out of social awkwardness molehills

INTERVIEW: The country-rock star is as unguarded and open as she’s ever been on her eighth studio album, ‘Returning to Myself’. She speaks with Mark Beaumont about her ‘wild, magical’ upbringing, her stormy but ‘life-affirming’ collaborations with Elton John, and her pivotal role in bringing Joni Mitchell back to music

The inventive R&B artist Ty Dolla $ign released his fifth studio album on Friday

Maybe they should have given the award to an album that wasn’t already a huge hit – but Fender’s blend of kitchen-sink drama and stadium choruses is expertly done

For 60 seconds I gave everything – explosive energy, perfect mime and rock star charisma. I think I blacked out from shock when they said I’d won

Tributes to Ace Frehley have come from Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Bruce Kulick and more