Latest articles by Beth Simpson
“I'm envisioning a crafted little arrangement, like a music box’”: The story of Eternal Flame, the Bangles’ last hurrah
Band broke up shortly after it reached Number One
"I don't remember one word of your raps": Drake stokes Lamar feud once more on one of three new albums
They end up breaking streaming services
"By all means drive right off that cliff”: Jack Antonoff blasts those who use AI in music
They’re “Godless whores”, apparently
Pete Townshend sells out: Primary Wave group acquires rights to Who guitarist’s music, image, likeness and name
“I know we will have a lot of fun working together” says guitarist
“I got to get a surgery”: Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan speaks about how he sometimes feels like he’s “dying”
Percussionist turned down the idea of having a pacemaker
“The algorithm is destroying the music industry”: Lizzo claims it’s the reason you don’t know about her new album
It’s not her fault, she insists
“The thunder and rain crashed the generator for the film shoot”: U2 film new video in a soaked Mexico City
Plus landmark where they played famous San Francisco is to be torn down
Gallaghers accumulated £375 million last year and have made Sunday Times Rich List
They’ve come a long way from Burnage
Give It Away? No – Chili Peppers sell their back catalogue to Warners for $300 million
Deal is separate to their publishing rights sale of 2021
“My generation, we love to film stuff”: Billie Eilish doesn’t have a problem with phones at gigs
And she says she’s working on a new album
“Don’t work with somebody that’s destroying your job”: El Estepario Siberiano urges non-collaboration with Suno users
And he’s selling anti-Suno T-shirts
"He touched many of your lives. He will be missed": John Lennon and Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas has died
He also produced Cheap Trick, Patti Smith and Supertramp
“We’re playing with tension and release”: Meet Angine de Poitrine, the polka-dotted alien ambassadors of math rock
Duo have been playing together for 20 years
“We just couldn’t make it work”: Adam Jones reveals that Tool were meant to open the Sphere in 2023
Instead, U2 took their place
Keep On Dancing: New study shows it provides “vigorous” exercise and lowers stress
The DJ is “guiding the nervous system” says academic conducting the research
Apple Corps to throw open the doors (and roof) of the Beatles' London HQ as a visitor attraction
The Beatles At 3 Savile Row will open sometime in 2027
“Within a few minutes, we’d sampled our first fart”: The mistakes and choices that made New Order’s Blue Monday
Still the biggest-selling 12-inch of all time
How the Cranberries bucked '90s trends and made the surprise hit that's become huge once again
The song has recently been given a boost by TV show Love Story, but as befits its title, it never really went away
“There are no humans in the creative or operational chain”: An AI run record label? Are the robots taking over?!
Or is it a hoax?
Mike D of the Beastie Boys breaks silence with debut solo single, Switch Up
It was co-produced by his two sons
“Even though it was crazy, it was home to us”: Paul McCartney talks about his nostalgic duet with Ringo
Home To Us also features Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri
“I think this is the one, after years of toiling in obscurity”: Stones launch new album in NY with Conan O’Brien
It’s out July, but no news yet on live dates
“It turned into like a scavenger hunt”: Dave Grohl talks about hiding CDRs of the new Foos album in stores
Plus band’s music knowledge is tested by Track Star
