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“It was just full of guitars, and there was no air in it. No spaces, no gaps”: Bill Wyman reunited with his old Rolling Stones bandmates on their Hackney Diamonds album, but didn't like the track he played on

Intriguingly, Wyman added that he also contributed to a second song that has yet to see the light of day

Guitar World

The Grammys 2025 Nominations Are In & While Beyoncé Broke Records Others Got Majorly Snubbed

The 2025 Grammy nominations have dropped, & while the pop girlies are dominating, some of the snubs this year are simply diabolical.

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“If I hadn't met Randy Rhoads, I wouldn't be sat here right now”: Ozzy Osbourne’s all-star Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony pays tribute to the guitar icon – as Wolfgang Van Halen taps through the Crazy Train solo

An all-star band comprising Zakk Wylde, Andrew Watt and Chad Smith assembled to pay homage to the singer’s solo work during a star-studded celebration

Guitar World

"All abooooaard!" Watch the all-star Hall Of Fame tribute to Ozzy Osbourne starring Maynard James Keenan, Billy Idol, Rob Trujillo, Chad Smith, Wolfgang Van Halen, Andrew Watt, Adam Wakeman, Steve Stevens, Zakk Wylde and Jelly Roll

The all-star band assembled in Cleveland to pay tribute to the Prince Of Darkness as he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame for the second time

Metal Hammer

“I asked Paul McCartney to play bass on a Rolling Stones song: silence for 10 seconds, then ‘Yeah, I’d love to’”: Super-producer Andrew Watt reveals his secret to convincing music legends to collaborate

From recruiting Paul McCartney and Elton John to play on the latest Rolling Stones album, to scoring a global hit with Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, Watt has quickly established himself as an artist matchmaker

Guitar World

“I’m still in shock that I’m getting inducted for a second time”: Wolfgang Van Halen, Zakk Wylde and Andrew Watt to headline Ozzy Osbourne tribute at all-star Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith and Steve Stevens will also take part in the ceremony, which will feature an induction speech from Jack Black

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Paul McCartney joins Chad Smith and Andrew Watt for a surprise knees-up in Long Island, NY

Paul McCartney joins Andrew Watt and Chad Smith for gig at tiy Long Island venue

MusicRadar

Paul McCartney joins Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith to perform Beatles and Neil Young classics at tiny show

The Beatles legend also revealed that he has written an as-yet-unreleased song with Watt

Guitar World

Paul McCartney just made a surprise appearance with Andrew Watt and Chad Smith at a 250-capacity club in Amagansett

McCartney sang a Neil Young classic before kick-starting a make-it-up-as-you-go-along version of a Beatles hit

Louder

“It was around midnight when I got there… I was blown away when I heard what he had started making”: Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga team up with Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt on unexpected new country-inspired single

The fast-rising single marks Mars' first single in half a decade under his own name

Guitar World

“There’s a great picture of me on my knees ripping a guitar solo, and the guitar is bigger than me”: Andrew Watt on the time he shredded at his own bar mitzvah – and what’s next for his Rolling Stones collaborations

Watt went from trying to impress his bar mitzvah guests with his guitar skills, to working with Pearl Jam, Iggy Pop and the Stones

Guitar World

“You really know how to play guitar?” This superfan travelled 7,000 miles to see Pearl Jam live – and wound up playing guitar on Yellow Ledbetter

Armed only with a bottle of wine and a handmade sign, the Chilean guitarist flew to Spain for the gig – and the Seattle icons let him live out his dreams

Guitar World

"It's a group of musicians that Roger has chosen": Pete Townshend is candid about the live lineup of The Who in new interview

He also explains why he wouldn't want to follow the Rolling Stones and Pearl Jam in making an album with Andrew Watt

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“Back to being 12 years old, going to a show and holding a sign that said, ‘Can I play the guitar solo for Alive?’” Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt joins Mike McCready to share one of the all-time great guitar solos

Pearl Jam have treated their fans to surprise guests, deep cuts and covers on the US leg of their ‘Dark Matter’ tour

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Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt guests onstage with the band on Alive in Las Vegas – and Mike McCready lets him share the guitar solo

Son, she said, have I got a little solo for you

Guitar World

“Dumble would refuse to build them for a lot of people, but for whatever reason, he agreed to make four for me”: Pearl Jam used Dumble amps on new album Dark Matter, reveals producer Andrew Watt

The late Alexander Dumble made four custom amps for the A-list producer

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"We referenced The Cure a lot while making it": Stone Gossard reveals Pearl Jam's shared inspiration, and why he feels more heard as a guitarist on new album, Dark Matter

"You could be the greatest guitar player in the world but a ten-year-old could learn to play that in an hour", he says of the "magic" melodic moments he loves to discover in songwriting

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Pearl Jam: Dark Matter review – the faithful will rejoice

With superproducer Andrew Watt working his magic, the Seattle grunge veterans sound on point and full of energy in their 35th anniversary year

Guitar World

“John Paul Jones is one of the only musicians I’ve been around where I was starstruck. I asked him some stupid questions about Achilles Last Stand… but he was very kind!” Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament names 11 bassists who shaped his sound

From Dee Dee Ramone to Eric Avery, fretless to 12-string bassists, Jeff Ament believes all his influences can all be heard on the latest Pearl Jam album Dark Matter

Louder

Pearl Jam calm down a bit on new single Wreckage

Pearl Jam have released the third single from their upcoming Dark Matter album, out this week

MusicRadar

"I learned to play the bass, the guitar, and as much of the drums as I could by listening to Pearl Jam": See producer and superfan Andrew Watt performing Alive back when he was a little-known solo artist

Watt produced the band's new album Dark Matter

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“I was just lying in my own self-pity for months”: How an unlikely collaboration with Post Malone helped revive Ozzy Osbourne’s career

Ozzy Osbourne had no idea who Post Malone was at the start of 2019. By the end of the year, the rap superstar had thrust the Prince Of Darkness into the US top 10.

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"It has a riff that gives Matt Cameron the opportunity to be as great as we know him to be": Stone Gossard reveals the new Pearl Jam song that has "probably one of the greatest drum fills of all time"

The guitarist also explains why he wants to work with producer Watt on another Pearl Jam album after Dark Matter

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"No hyperbole, I think this is our best work" – Eddie Vedder claims Pearl Jam raised the bar on new album Dark Matter, but their 2024 tour ticket prices are soaring too

Opinion: Reports of £160+ per ticket for early fan club access to the band's UK tour dates don't bode well for some fans

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