Latest articles by Will Groves
Harry Styles dominates as UK music streams double in five years, breaking 150 billion in 2022
Vinyl also grew last year, gaining on CD sales again
Over 50% of gig-goers have been priced out of live music, new survey finds
Over three-quarters of Brits also described live music as “expensive”
Tributes paid to Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White, who has died aged 67
"Rest in Beats, Fred"
The best new electronic drum gear of 2022, as voted for by you
The kits, pads and software that got you plugged in this year
Anita Pointer, of The Pointer Sisters, dies aged 74
Slow Hand star's death confirmed in family statement
2022 online drum personality of the year, according to you
Best of 2022: Smashing the web to pieces in 2022
Thom Bell, pioneering Philly Soul producer, dies aged 79
One of The Mighty Three passes
Butch Vig on Cobain and the making of Teen Spirit: "As much as he admired Lennon's aesthetic, he really admired McCartney's melodic sensibility"
Super-producer looks back on Nirvana's seminal Nevermind recording sessions
Martin Duffy, Primal Scream keyboard player, dies aged 55
News shared by Tim Burgess, Charlatans' frontman, with whom Duffy also performed
Terry Hall, The Specials lead singer, has died aged 63
Hugely influential ska frontman's death confirmed in statement
Jet Black, drummer for The Stranglers, dies, aged 84
Stranglers bandmates lead fond tributes
The 3 best new snare drums of 2022, as decided by you
Which snare did you crown the backbeat king?
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"The smell of Abbey Road. Actually, it's the smell of fear!" Elton John, Paul McCartney, Nile Rodgers and more discuss the world's most famous recording studio in new documentary
If These Walls Could Sing tells the studio's 90-year story
Nazareth lead singer Dan McCafferty dies, aged 76
Hair of the Dog vocalist was "a wonderful loving husband and father"
"I AM IN SHAMBLES!": Taylor Swift on taking all top 10 slots of the Billboard 100 songs chart
New album Midnights steamrollers the opposition
"I’m in with all the people I look up to": Martin Garrix crowned world's no.1 DJ in annual mag rankings
Dutchman marks win with world's first set from the top of New York's iconic Empire State
"It's not one of the best guitars, it's the best guitar": Noel Gallagher's Custom Silver Sparkle Les Paul up for grabs - again
"This one gives you more. It goes to '11'" - and could cost you half a million pounds
Live music crisis: Animal Collective the latest to cancel a tour due to "unsustainable costs" in snowballing trend
Santigold and Sampa The Great also amongst many acts "finding ourselves simply unable to make it work"
