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Montreux Jazz Festival unveils spectacular 2025 programme, from Diana Ross to RAYE and Neil Young

Some of the world’s most renowned artists return this summer to the spectacular setting of Montreux for the storied musical celebration

The Independent UK

‘American Idol’ Contestant Choses Surprising Football Song for Audition

It's the number one song in the country every Sunday night during football season.

Sports Illustrated

“We’re looking at the movie going, ‘Urgh! It’s kinda cheesy. I don’t know if this is going to work”: How Chris Hayes wrote Huey Lewis and the News’ Back To The Future hit Power Of Love in his pyjamas

The Power Of Love scored Huey Lewis and the News their first number one and an Oscar nod but as Hayes remembers it he just “threw together” the guitar parts from the comfort of his couch

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“That was high school for me!” Watch Carrie Underwood team with an American Idol contestant to cover Drowning Pool’s nu metal banger Bodies

Carrie Underwood, nu metal aficionado? Apparently so!

Metal Hammer

American Idol season 23: next episode, judges, top 24 and everything we know about the singing competition

American Idol brings back arguably its most famous alum for its eighth season on ABC. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Who is Benson Boone, the American Idol teen turned TikTok megastar?

His song was the global number one of 2024, yet no one of legal voting age seems to have heard of him. Who exactly is Benson Boone and how did he shoot to fame?

Evening Standard

Katy Perry thinks Carrie Underwood is right choice for American Idol

Katy Perry doesn't think 'American Idol' could have asked for a better judge than newcomer Carrie Underwood.

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Paris Hilton insists she is ‘not a dumb blonde’ but is ‘very good at pretending’

It comes as her show The Simple Life returns for a three-part reunion

Evening Standard

Rod Stewart to play Glastonbury 2025 legends slot: ‘I’m more than able to pleasure and titillate’

79-year-old pop veteran, fresh from UK No 1 album this year, will follow in the footsteps of Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie in much-loved Sunday teatime slot

The Guardian - UK

“I had to learn all the B-52s’ songs on a red-eye to New York. The tuning was hard to figure out – especially on a plane without a guitar in my hands!” Session pro Greg Suran explains what it takes to play on American Idol – and trade licks with Joe Walsh

Suran has gone from rock band to hired hand, performing with a string of superstar names along the way, but he says the Eagles guitarist taught him a lesson in lyrical playing

Guitar World

“I'd try to bust out my best hot and fastest licks, and Joe would always be so helpful. He'd say, ‘All those licks are cool. But just slow it down, man. Tell a story’”: Lionel Richie guitarist Greg Suran shares the solo advice he received from Joe Walsh

Greg Suran has played with a veritable list of top acts, but his time working with the Eagles guitarist proved key to taking his solos to the next level

Guitar World

9 of the best Quincy Jones tracks for testing your system

From performing his own tunes to peerless production for other artists, the world of music owes a serious debt to Quincy Jones.

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“Joe had a semi-truck full of amps and swapped them out every two or three shows. He'd say, ‘What do you think?’ I'd be like, ‘It sounds just like you every time’”: Greg Suran on his time with Joe Walsh – and the Eagle’s passion for tonal tinkering

A veteran guitarist whose resumé also includes work with Sunny Day Real Estate, The B-52's, and Lionel Richie, Suran tells GW that he learned plenty from the Eagles legend, both tone-wise and solo-wise

Guitar World

‘I can make a band play like a singer sings’: Quincy Jones shaped our listening for seven decades

The legendary composer, musical arranger and producer Quincy Jones has died at 91.

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Evening Standard

Music legend Quincy Jones' most iconic songs

Following the news of the legendary producer’s death, we take a look back at some of the most iconic songs he worked on

MusicRadar

“You only live 26,000 days, and I'm telling you, I'm gonna wear all of them out. They're gonna know we came through here”: The life and legacy of Quincy Jones

Jones might have put Michael Jackson on the map, but over a 70+ year career he worked with just about every other great American recording artist...

MusicRadar

"There will never be another like him": Quincy Jones, titan of pop, jazz and film music, dies aged 91

Titan of the music industry worked with Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, and countless others

USA Today Sports Media Group

Titans vs. Patriots: Best photos from Week 9

The best photos from a Week 9 game between the Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots -- a game Tennessee won, 20-17.

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How to see Lionel Richie on tour in the UK as tickets go on sale

The legendary singer will his greatest hits show to the UK next summer

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Lionel Richie announces 2025 Say Hello To The Hits tour

Lionel Richie has announced a string of dates in the UK as part of his 'Say Hello To The Hits' tour.

The National (Scotland)

Superstar Lionel Richie is coming to Glasgow's OVO Hydro - Here's when

Superstar Lionel Richie will be coming to the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, it has been revealed.

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow OVO Hydro drop huge hint about 80s star

GLASGOW's OVO Hydro has dropped a huge hint that Lionel Richie is coming to the west end venue on tour...

MusicRadar

“They got a little (rough) with her. I called them out and said they were sexist, chauvinistic and why shouldn’t she (do it) so basically shut the hell up!” How Cyndi Lauper defended Yoko Ono against the British press

Cyndi Lauper on her friendship with Yoko Ono and why Madonna should have sang on We Are The World.

Guitar World

He’s played with Michael Jackson, Elton John and three of the Beatles, and was a world-class soloist while still in his teens – why Toto guitarist Steve Lukather is one of rock’s greatest players

Lukather's style is a case study in rhythmic variation, chromaticism and on-point phrasing that references the familiar but takes you someplace else

The Independent UK

Carrie Underwood ‘to replace’ Katy Perry on American Idol

The new judge will join Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan on the talent show’s panel

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