Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
Mick Hucknall says he was simply green with envy when he heard George Michael's duet with Aretha Franklin
“George goes and records this fantastic song with my heroine. And I just… arghh!”
Sabrina Carpenter offers her songwriting advice as she accepts Variety’s Hitmaker of the Year award
“The easiest way to write a bad song is to try to write a hit,” she noted
Dan Nigro says that he always knew that Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club was something special
Recorded in 2019, it took five years for it to become a hit
"They put it on hold so nobody else can record it. But he didn’t actually record it. That was when Don Henley said, ‘You need to quit giving your songs away’”: Sheryl Crow says that she once wrote a song for Eric Clapton that never saw the light of day
She still isn't telling who My Favorite Mistake was written about, though...
Greg Lester on how he crafted the classic nylon-string guitar solo in the Spice Girls’ 2 Become 1
“It was actually very well conceived but it didn't sound guitaristic at all,” he says of the original demo
Jon Batiste describes his “gloriously awkward exchange" with Prince at a jam session
"I remember, he came up to me and he didn’t talk," he says
Quick! You still have time to grab the Yamaha PSS-A50 for only $59 at Thomann! I love the Refaces, but this is the best Cyber Week ‘couch keyboard’ deal I’ve seen
I’m sorely tempted to become a PSS owner for the first time in almost 40 years
Thomann Cyber Monday deals 2025: the savings are over for another year
Thomann's massive 2025 Cyber Monday deal have ended, but there are still plenty of ways to save
Cyber Monday plugin deals 2025: The biggest plugin sale of the year is over
Cyber Weekend has officially ended, but there are still some last-minute savings to take advantage of on music software
“A clear winner”: The best Cyber Monday TV streaming deals for music fans, ranked
There's still time to lock in a great price
“My main influences? Love, anger, depression and Zeppelin": It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley is coming to HBO Max later this week, and this is your last chance to subscribe for just $2.99 a month
Directed by Academy Award nominee Amy Berg, it features never-before-seen footage from Buckley’s archives
Black Friday plugin deals 2025: These are the last remaining deals on software
Black Friday is over, but you can still bag a last-minute deal on plugins
If you’re planning on buying a new MacBook Air or iPad this Cyber Monday, you’ll kick yourself if you miss out on Apple’s great gift card giveaway
Gift cards valued at up to $250 are being thrown in when you buy a new product
Black Friday studio headphone deals 2025: The biggest studio headphone savings from across the internet that are still live!
Grab yourself big savings on Focal, Beyerdynamic, Shure, AKG and more this Black Friday
Thomann Black Friday deals 2025: Don't miss out on 70% off in the official Cyber Week sale
Black Friday day 3 is here, and Thomann's Cyber Week Sale is still adding new bargains
If I was buying my first Apple MacBook for music-making, this is the bargain $749 Black Friday deal I’d go for
The 13-inch MacBook Air is available at a massive $250 discount
I’ve scoured the Earth for the best Black Friday iPad deal, and this is the one I think musicians should go for
Thanks to a $150 or £100 saving, it’s Air time
A Google Pixel 10 is one of the best Android music making phones you can buy, and it'll cost you loads less than the latest iPhone this Black Friday
A new-for-2025 Google phone at a bargain price, and it has a seriously fun music-making app that Apple fans will never be able to get their hands on
Billie Eilish introduced them to a whole new audience, and now '90s indie band Black Box Recorder are back
After 17 years away, the British band will play a show in London next year
"I thought, 'I can’t play now'": The Brand New Heavies say that Prince came to watch them three times
Oh, and Mark Ronson credits them with changing his musical direction
The producers of ABBA Voyage say that it was "never a format to copy"
“We would hope that whoever comes after us would do something different, find their own idea and motivations"
How Oasis brought Noel and Liam’s touring crews together for their triumphant Live ‘25 reunion
“When a band the size of Oasis splits, it generates its own touring entities and reintegrating that is always going to be an interesting exercise”
Singer-songwriter Matt Maltese says that he doesn’t know how one of his songs ended up on Rosalía’s new album
The first time he heard the finished version was on the day the album came out
