Latest articles by Beth Simpson
Thom Yorke joins Flea for 10-minute Marvin Gaye jam at Chili Pepper’s only solo UK date
They played Got To Give It Up
"A simple act that can make a powerful difference": Metallica to encourage blood donation in run up to Cardiff gig
If you got blood, they want it...
“Who’s gonna tell Rivers it’s not private?”: Weezer frontman uploads a whole heap of acoustic covers onto YouTube
But did he mean to do it?
“It’s gonna be so tasteful what we’re doing”: Jack Osbourne claims plans for an AI Ozzy won’t be “lame”
But it is what he would have wanted?
“The most exclusive party of the year”: Watch Diplo DJ at his 6-year-old son’s kindergarten graduation
And he played his new single...
“I lost six months of scheduled work”: Linda Perry calls Billie Joe Armstrong a “pussy” for backtracking on collab
They got backlash from fans for working with Perry
“I think when the creative person ends, he continues in the next existence”: Sonny Rollins has died, aged 95
Saxophonist was one of jazz’s greatest improvisers
“There was a feeling that this was the end”: The mystery of The Day Before You Came, Abba’s final enigmatic question mark
It was their final recording for 35 years
Paul McCartney recalls The Beatles' first US TV appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
Plus, Colbert sings obscure Elvis Costello song with its writer
Spotify and Universal confirm that fan-generated AI remixes and covers are coming
Fans will be able to create legal AI remixes
Harry Styles pays a very personal tribute to Thom Yorke at the Ivor Novello awards
There were also wins for Jacob Alon, Lola Young and Kae Tempest
“I just shut up and did whatever Brian told me to do”: The surviving Beach Boys talk about the making of Pet Sounds
Brian Wilson’s masterpiece turns 60 this week
“Inclusion is not charity”: Blind producer takes action against firm he co-founded
Robin Millar says he was denied support after cancer surgery
“I was like ‘That’s not my one’”: Dave Grohl recalls the time Nine Inch Nails laughed at him
“They’re like ‘come in here’. I walk in the control room, and they’re like ‘tell me where you think the one is?’”
“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
