Latest articles by Will Simpson
“Suddenly we were presented with this gift”: How One saved Achtung Baby and saved U2
Track was written in just 15 minutes
“I’m just an adventurer coming back to the homeland”: John Fogerty on the long struggle to own his songs again
“I’m just an adventurer, you know, like an explorer coming back to the homeland,” Creedence Clearwater Revival man explains
“I wanted to call it Taylor’s Version”: John Fogerty has 'done a Taylor Swift' and rerecorded his hits
Get ready for The Creedence Clearwater Revival revival...
Tell Me There’s A Heaven: Chris Rea has died, aged 74
Blues guitarist who became pop star had been suffering a short illness
“Being a human being isn’t going to go out of style anytime soon”: Why Lady Gaga is unafraid of AI
Plus singer says she wants to record more jazz
Back To The Old House: Morrissey signs again to Warners subsidiary Sire
Ex-Smith was signed to the label back in the 1980s
“One of music’s great storytellers”: Paul Simon among artists to be given Lifetime Achievement award at 2026 Grammys
Others include Chaka Khan and Cher
We were boys before, now we were men”: The making of the Clash’s mature masterpiece, London Calling
How football, thrown ladders and destroyed pianos combined to create the "album of the 80s"
Thomann are giving away a pair of free tickets to next year’s Montreux Jazz Festivals
But you have to sign up to their mailing list
“They represent rent paid, instruments bought and careers sustained”: PRS has distributed nearly £275 million in 2025
That’s up 4% from last year
“We have come together one last time to resolve our differences”: Peace breaks out between Perry Farrell and Jane's Addiction
Singer apologises for his behaviour at Boston show last year
“So many ways a fan can support an artist they love”: Billboard attempt a chart repair job
But Youtube aren’t happy and quit
“I know how important it was for her”: Donna Summer is inducted posthumously into Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame
Summer co-wrote I Feel Love and her run of 70s hits
“We’re gonna salute a Jewish songwriter we were not expecting to be saluting this Hanukkah”: Yo La Tengo pay tribute to Rob Reiner
They play early Tap song Gimme Some Money
“The government must now back British music”: The UK public backs tougher laws to stop AI firms scraping copyright material
But will the government listen?
“One of the most distinctive musical architects of the last three decades”: Which 90s rock icon is being honoured by NAMM?
He will be this year’s recipient of the TEC Innovation award
"He was funny, he was smart”: Harry Shearer, Paul McCartney and others pay tribute to Rob Reiner
Director and his wife were killed at their home on Sunday
Who run the world? Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter is highest grossing solo tour of the year
But overall Coldplay come out on top
“It’s Mariah as you’ve never heard her before”: Carey’s grunge album to finally get a release next year?
It’s set to drop in second half of 2026, according to The Sun
“It’s faster, more spunky”: Steve Lillywhite on what he did to brush up a new live version of Fairytale Of New York
Christmas classic is “like a fine wine” says producer
Only When I’m Dancing Do I Feel This Free: Half of clubbers think phones are “ruining” the dancefloor
But are wearable screens really the solution?
"It’s just all smoke and mirrors”: How the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club took on the Trump administration, and won
Federal Department had used one of their songs illegally
