Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
Guitarist Mike Campbell on his productive but sometimes fractious relationship with bandmate Tom Petty
“Sometimes he made me so angry I couldn’t look at him,” Campbell says of Petty in his new memoir
"He had two broken fingers on Friday’s show”: Snow Patrol frontman praises "unbelievable" bandmate
“He’s made of different stuff from the rest of us,” he says
Amanda Seyfried just showed off her new-found dulcimer skills on a Joni Mitchell classic
An ‘impromptu’ performance of a Joni classic has got the internet talking
Tony! Toni! Toné! guitarist and singer D’Wayne Wiggins has died, aged 64
He also worked with Destiny’s Child and Alicia Keys
Doechii describes joining Lauryn Hill on stage in Miami as “the greatest honor hip-hop could give me”
“I would sing your songs as if I wrote them, imagining myself on stage”
Lady Gaga says that the "electro-grunge" song on her new album is inspired by The Cure
“After I made that song then I was like ‘we need to change all the production,’” Gaga recalls
Apple announces new MacBook Pro, iPad Air and iPad models (oh, and “the most powerful Mac ever made”)
A laptop, two tablets and a supercharged desktop
Neil Young? Charli XCX? Another headliner might steal Glastonbury 2025's Saturday night
There’s apparently a third artist playing at the same time who could be an equally hot ticket
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The director of Netflix’s cancelled Prince documentary speaks out
“The image I've had in my head is the last shot of Raiders of the Lost Ark, of just a huge warehouse somewhere in Netflix, a crate and just like put away,” he says of his unreleased film
Is it time to ditch your 'deep focus' playlists? You might need something 'groovier', says study
Music that improves your mood could also make you work faster, it seems
“Hit some flats”: Doja Cat reflects on her James Bond Oscars performance with Raye and Lisa
For some, it was a case of live and let… why?
Beabadoobee says that her unorthodox method of guitar playing has an impact on her songwriting
She also reveals that gets “scared that people will get annoyed” at the number of guitar changes during her shows
The music supervisor on The White Lotus reckons that viewers will “adjust” to the new main title theme
Gabe Hilfer on his working relationship with composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer and that Thai rock cover of Black Sabbath’s Iron Man
Daryl Hall says that his partnership with Dave Stewart is “more meaningful” than the one he had with John Oates
“That ship has gone to the bottom of the ocean”, he says of any potential reunion with his former bandmate
Producer Danny L Harle and Olly Alexander on their "extraordinary" collab with a synth-pop legend
“His musical point is so distilled in his music, and he’s the same in the way he talks,” says Harle. “He’s a man of few words”
Rhiannon Giddens cancels show at the Kennedy Center following Donald Trump’s takeover
Her decision comes after Ben Folds recently resigned as Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra
Jon Batiste delivers a freakishly accurate assessment of Chappell Roan hit from just the vocals and drums
“This person is clearly tapping into bringing people together,” he adds, sagely
Mark King: "The standard of musicianship amongst young musicians is higher now than it's ever been”
“You see somebody do something, and it makes sense,” he says. “And you think, ‘Oh, yeah, I can do that.’ That's the wonderful thing about, say YouTube now”
How Beyoncé’s clipped vocal recordings ended up on the Queens Remix of Break My Soul
“She probably did it real quick and it was like, ‘oh, cool. It doesn’t sound bad,’” says engineer Stuart White
The Toni Basil influence on Bruno Mars and Rosé’s APT was accidental, says its co-producer
“When Bruno gets involved in something, he’s not just a feature, he becomes a part of it”
Stars pay tribute to Killing Me Softly With His Song singer Roberta Flack
Other hits included The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Feel Like Makin’ Love
Producer Andrew Watt defends the Rolling Stones’ Best Rock Album win at the Grammy Awards
Watt also reveals that he’s been “working on stuff” with Paul McCartney
