Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
Joni Mitchell says that her near-fatal brain aneurysm gave her a “better life”
“I was on the road with men for years and years and years and now I live with a house full of women,” she quips
"That’s not how the demo sounded": Bonnie Raitt praises Bruce Hornsby’s contribution to one of her signature songs
According to producer Don Was, though, it wasn’t all plain sailing during recording
Charlie Puth on making “yacht rock in 2026” with Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins
Puth says that Loggins came up with the title of their new song, Love In Exile, before they’d even started writing it
Olivia Dean cleans up at the Mobo Awards, as Pharrell Williams accepts a special prize for songwriting
Dean scooped three awards and also performed
How an unfamiliar guitar chord proved to be the catalyst for Paul McCartney’s new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane
The first single, Days We Left Behind, includes a cryptic reference to John Lennon
Chaka Khan on her early encounter with the ‘80s star who would later cover one of her biggest hits
"I thought to myself, I was thinking, ‘God, she's going to be so great,’” she remembers
Viral footage shows a baggage handler throwing multiple guitars to the ground at LAX
“My instinct was to start filming," says the person who captured and shared the clip
Jay-Z says that his daughter Blue Ivy is a “crazy pianist” who has a rare musical gift
He’s also been addressing the hip-hop feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar
Flea covers Frank Ocean and explains why he’s scratching a long-standing trumpet itch on his new album
Watch him doing double duty on trumpet and bass in the company of Jimmy Fallon
Back in 1984, Midge Ure appeared on TV to reveal our MIDI guitar synth future with his Roland GR-700
“I think I’d have to spend many a long hour sitting in the studio working with the thing before I take it out on stage,” he admits
Kevin O’Toole recalls the Bee Gees’ reaction to N-Trance’s ‘90s cover of Stayin’ Alive
The group also had a huge hit with rave anthem Set You Free
The Cure’s Robert Smith gushes over Olivia Rodrigo, and says that they’ve been in the studio together
Rodrigo, meanwhile, says that her new album is 70% done
Lorde confirms that she no longer has a recording deal with UMG
Her previous contract expired at the end of 2025, and she says that she now has a feeling “of openness and possibility”
“I would have to do the mental work": Miley Cyrus addresses those Super Bowl Halftime rumours
Cyrus is about to return to the world of Hannah Montana in a 20th anniversary TV special
How a happy accident helped George Michael have a hit with a song he thought sounded too much like Prince
After releasing three different versions, Michael would later say that he didn't like the one that reached the Top 5 in the US and the UK
The first reviews of the MacBook Neo are in, and it looks like good news for budget-conscious music producers
Both Ableton Live and Logic Pro run just fine, it would seem
"She had no filter": Mark Ronson explains what made Amy Winehouse such a great musical collaborator
He also looks back on the time he brought Winehouse and Adele together for a performance at the 2008 Brit Awards
Josh Groban says he has no regrets about his “ballsy” decision to make an album with Rick Rubin
“I found myself bored, so I wanted to learn again, get the good fear again," he says of 2010's Illuminations
OMD’s Andy McCluskey says it was a Kraftwerk legend who advised him to form girlband Atomic Kitten
“He took me by surprise that he actually did it!,” said the Kraftwerk member in 2022
Why Bruno Mars' new single Risk It All could have ended up sounding very different
“Most of the other versions were more up-tempo," says co-writer/producer D'Mile
Songwriter Diane Warren’s Oscars losing streak goes on as KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden wins
She's now lost out 17 times
Tears For Fears give Harry Styles’ performance of their biggest hit the seal of approval
Given his love of marathon running, he might have missed a trick
“The Matrix hack song”: Is Anita Ward’s Ring My Bell more than just a disco classic?
TikTok users are claiming that the ‘abundance frequency’ contained within the song can help you with your manifesting
