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Will Smith sued by tour violinist for sexual harassment

Brian King Joseph’s allegations have been denied by the rapper’s lawyer, who branded them ‘false, baseless and reckless’

The Independent UK

Iain Ballamy: Riversphere Vol 1 review – an exquisite flow of genre, harmony and improv

The 80s sax star leads an A-list quartet, plus a shared trumpet role for Laura Jurd and Ballamy’s son Charlie

The Guardian - UK

Iron Maiden, Metallica, Rush, Bon Jovi and more: 26 things we're looking forward to in 2026

Over the next twelve months, rock will keep rolling smoothly forward - here are 26 ways its wheels will remain lubricated

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“Working with him would have been a dream. If I could go back in time, I know exactly how it would go”: Perturbator aka James Kent on why Vangelis’ music endures

French electronic composer discovered Greek genius through the Blade Runner soundtrack, and began to incorporate similar ideas in his own work – even if he didn’t have the technology to do it

Metal Hammer

“I told Kurt Cobain that I was going to write a song that had more 'yeahs' in it than anything he’d written.” How a joke between R.E.M. and Nirvana's mercurial frontmen resulted in a 90s classic

Stipe had writer’s block on this Automatic For The People standout until a stroll round Seattle opened the floodgates for one of his band’s biggest anthems

Louder

Was Joe Keery In Maroon 5? Surprising Detail About Stranger Things' Beloved Character You Might Not Know

Joe Keery was never a member of Maroon 5. The Stranger Things star played in Post Animal and now releases solo music as Djo, separate from Adam Levine's band.

International Business Times UK

10 Photos of Samantha Leonard: Zach Bryan Marries New Wife in Secret Ceremony in Spain

Zach Bryan has married influencer Samantha Leonard in a secret Spanish ceremony, following a year of public drama involving his ex-girlfriend Brianna LaPaglia and previous marriage.

International Business Times UK

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10 Photos of Brian King Joseph: The Violinist Who Sued Will Smith Following Sexual Assault Claims

Violinist Brian King Joseph has filed a lawsuit against Will Smith for wrongful termination, claiming he was fired for reporting a sexual assault during his tour.

International Business Times UK

Pink Breaks Silence After Spending New Year’s Eve Alone In Hospital

"Listen to the doctors. Let your family help you."

Bored Panda

"I said, 'I think we should write the best song in the world.' Jack Black said, ‘You can’t do that!'" How Dave Grohl, Ben Stiller, Bob Odenkirk and Maynard James Keenan helped Tenacious D bring the greatest tribute song ever to the world

Tenacious D had friends in high places, and they used them to bring this 2000s smash hit to life

Metal Hammer

Bad Bunny could make history at the 2026 Grammys. For Latino culture, he already has

The Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has redefined what it means to be a global giant

The Independent UK

Andy Cohen Getting Anderson Cooper To Recite Taylor Swift’s ‘Wood’ Was The Giggle-Filled Start I Needed For 2026

These two never disappoint.

Cinemablend

“All I remember is thinking that the bass turned into a snake. I broke all the strings, threw it down and left the stage”: Bootsy Collins was tripping on LSD when he took the James Brown bass chair to its most in-your-face level

Unable to deal with Brown’s disciplinary code, Bootsy was gone within a year

Guitar World

“It was too dark, too personal, too risky, not commercial. It wasn’t pop until it was on the radio”: How Lana Del Rey’s breakthrough hit transformed the contemporary pop landscape

And as soon the adulation began, a backlash kicked in…

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The Guardian - UK

Songs about new beginnings – ranked!

From CMAT and the Carpenters’ fresh starts to the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun and Nina Simone’s Feeling Good, starting again is a rich theme in pop. Here are some of the best examples

Louder

"I'm not a punk rocker. I don't make punk music. I don't walk around calling myself punk." How Shania Twain, Christina Aguilera's songwriters and an iconic neck tie helped Avril Lavigne launch her career-defining song

Avril Lavigne's first single drew cynicism from quarters of the rock world, but it didn't stop her becoming absolutely massive

Guitar World

“I was broke. I only had $200 and we booked a gig. There was this guitar at a pawn shop that had been there for years...” How George Thorogood stumbled across the Gibson that became his go-to guitar – a week before his first gig with the Destroyers

Thorogood recounts how he originally opted for a now-discontinued hollowbody – with a little inspiration from the Beatles and Keith Richards

The Guardian - UK

Dry Cleaning: Secret Love review – the south London band double down on their haunting, peculiar brilliance

The standout act in the sprechgesang wave, the four-piece’s newly expansive sound carries singer Florence Shaw’s distinctive tales of mundane lives spiralling out of control

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“We didn’t make music for radio. But I thought: ‘Why not try it this time?’”: Sampled by Michael Jackson and namechecked in The Simpsons – the surprise hit that transformed a washed-up 70s prog group into 80s superstars

The song that marked one of rock’s great reinventions

Guitar World

“I didn’t know him or trust him. But I gave him all of that money in the hope he would bring me a Strat. I had no idea if I’d see him again”: Rammstein’s Richard ZK on the coffee shop rendezvous in East Germany that got him his first Fender

The Rammstein riffer wanted a Strat to imitate his hero, Jimi Hendrix – but getting hold of one took some serious work

Metal Hammer

“Once James Hetfield said he liked it, that was it. He said that it kicked his ass”: Nineteen years ago, this US metal band released their sixth album. Today it sounds like a Master Of Puppets for the 21st century

Machine Head’s The Blackening is one of the greatest metal records of the 21st century

MusicRadar

“I was shaking. I had sweat pouring down my back. Miles saw me suffering and said, ‘Play it like you don’t know how to play guitar!’”: How legendary guitarist John McLaughlin survived a baptism of fire with Miles Davis

He cut his teeth with Miles on the classic In A Silent Way

MusicRadar

“There’s just one catch. The kid with the PC in the bedroom can’t play his instrument”: Back in 1999, Prince offered his opinion on the new generation of DAW-based musicians and producers

“If they didn’t take the time to learn their instrument and their scales and to actually speak the language of music then they can’t play… all they can do is watch,” he argued

Evening Standard

Singer Pink issues shock health update as she posts New Year message from hospital bed

The musician revealed she was getting ‘two new shiny discs in my neck’ because ‘Rock ‘n’ roll is a contact sport’

MusicRadar

“I can sing it in the original key, with no backing tapes at all. I sing it at every show”: The smash hit ’80s power ballad that wouldn’t die

And after 30 years, the singer is still waiting for a reunion with his old band

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