Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
Billy Corgan suffers mic malfunction as he makes his first ever appearance at Coachella alongside Sombr
You wait 30 years to sing one of your biggest hits in the desert, and then this happens
John Oates agrees with Daryl Hall that I Can’t Go For That was the inspiration for Billie Jean
“I told him: ‘Oh Michael, what do I care? You did it very differently,’” Hall previously said
Back in 2006, Taylor Swift took a hands-on approach to getting her music played on the radio
It’s almost 20 years since she released Tim McGraw, her debut single
"Oh, wow!": Lindsey Buckingham reacts to TikTok covers of Fleetwood Mac’s Never Going Back Again
He says that he’s “touched and encouraged” that so many people are learning the song
Back in 1983, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop put a modernised musical spin on Dante’s Inferno
At the time, the legendary sound effects unit was celebrating its 25th anniversary
8-year-old musician Lake Anthony challenges Charlie Puth to a ‘perfect pitch battle’
“If I win, I get to open for you, and if you win, you get to open for me”
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
