Latest articles by Will Simpson
“The internet is not a self-service store”: Victory for musicians against OpenAI in German court
Ruling said that AI firm had broken German copyright law
“The guitar tones alone were worth the price of admission”: Jon Bon Jovi was impressed by Oasis live
Especially Noel, it seems
“The audio has this weird digital shimmer”: The biggest country song is the US right now is AI-generated
Breaking Rust already has 2 million Spotify listeners
“An incredible gesture”: Sam Fender to donate his Mercury winnings to the Music Venue Trust
Singer songwriter had already raised £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour
“Xania is an extension of me so I look at her as a real person”: Tulisha Jones reveals the person behind Xania Monet
Poet has given an interview to CBS Mornings
“I wasn’t just writing about the weather”: John Fogerty unpacks rock’s jauntiest ode to the apocalypse
He’s recently re-recorded Bad Moon Rising for Legacy
“For percussionists who want to take matters into their own hands”: Walrus launch the DFX-1, an effects unit built for drummers
Because why should guitarists have all the fun?
Everything In Its Right Place: Radiohead switch up their setlist on the second night of reunion tour
They’re making it interesting for everyone
“This is a step in the right direction”: Ed Sheeran gives thumbs up to government’s national curriculum changes
Singer had called on PM to put resources into music education
“I truly couldn’t have enjoyed working on it more.”: Finneas writes new three-second ‘mnemonic’ for Apple TV
Sound will be before the start of every show on the platform
Wot no hip-hop?: The Billboard Top 30 is rap free – for the first time in 35 years
Blame it on Taylor Swift
Even Better Than The Real Thing: Xania Monet becomes the first AI ‘artist’ to reach the Billboard charts
Artist is the creation of poet Telisha ‘Nikki’ Jones
“I was not always the most pleasant person to work with”: David Byrne admits he was a ‘bossy pants’ in Talking Heads
He says his social skills back then were “limited”
Music Artists Coalition cautiously welcome AI deal but demand more details
Artists' advocacy group fear that AI deal will stitch up musicians
“We can shift the power dynamic”: Could Poison Pill be the antidote to illegal AI scraping?
New startup believes it has the technology to disrupt the bots
“I was just doing this because it was fun”: Paul McCartney on how he kickstarted his solo career in a remote Scottish farmhouse
With just a guitar and a four-track
“You’d go round the house and Johnny would play some riff in his jimmy-jams”: Mike Joyce remembers the early days of The Smiths
His memoir, The Drums, is out this week
Universal and Udio lay down their arms to collaborate on new legal AI music platform
But will artists be fairly compensated?
“He would always put himself down”: Ritchie Blackmore remembers Jeff Beck
“He was always reaching for something he couldn't find," he says of guitar great
“I feel a freedom behind the piano”: Armin Van Buuren on his surprising new musical direction
"If people will dislike this or be critical of this, because it’s so personal, that will hit me harder than when I do release another dance track"
Roger Taylor names the early Queen song that's "a lot more complicated in many ways than Bohemian Rhapsody"
The pair have been speaking on a new YouTube series dedicated to Bohemian Rhapsody
"Artists have always been resourceful”: Emerging artist Loveday on why she’s turning to OnlyFans
London-based musician says “it’s about reclaiming platforms that have been stigmatised”
“I was like, ‘Guys, this one is kind of stupid’”: Which huge hit did Billie Eilish feel embarrassed about?
She felt it was too upbeat
