Latest articles by Beth Simpson
“It’s shocking, unprecedented and inexplicable”: Sean Lennon is still amazed at the Beatles’ work rate
He puts it down to the fact the songwriting was shared
“He knew a dangerous storm was brewing”: B-52s claim French promoter put band and crew at risk
Fred Schneider describes evening as a “total disaster”
“He has poured his passion, creativity, and relentless commitment into Gibson”: Cesar Gueikian steps down as CEO
Gueikian refocused company on its core market: guitars
Is your track in the datasets that are being used to train AI?: The Atlantic unveils a way you can find out
But that’s not proof they’ve been stolen...
"I related it to my own background": John Lydon and Bill Laswell remember the making of Rise
"I think it’s one of my best pop songs" says the singer
“There was a lot of writing in that band”: Billy Corgan to release two albums of unheard Zwan material
Band only released one album in 2003
William Shatner upcoming metal album is set to become live “immersive spectacle” too
It will include “cinematic visuals, storytelling” and Shatner’s “larger-than-life charisma”
“We want to hear your unique style and vision”: Thomann launch their beat making competition for 2026
Loads of Thomann goodies to be won
Apple celebrates World Beatles Day by uploading colourised version of All You Need Is Love
Original was featured in first ever global satellite broadcast
Honey, it’s shrunk the orchestra!: How KeyComp is reducing the number of musicians in the musical theatre pit
And existing musicians are increasingly doubling-up instruments
“I nearly f***in’ fainted up there”: Rod Stewart has to steady himself with oxygen during show in Utah
Venue was 4,300 feet above sea level
“Be transparent on costs or risk CMA action”: Watchdog body force StubHub to refund 50,000 of their customers
Platform tried to sneak through hidden fees
“It belongs to the people”: Noel Gallagher supports Wonderwall becoming England’s World Cup anthem
Declan Rice describes singing it with fans as “special”
“The visionary who transformed dreams into reality”: Clive Davis, mentor to the stars has died, aged 94
He worked with Springsteen, Santana, Whitney Houston and many more
“I’m happy that we get along just fine”: Stewart Copeland says he and Sting are still talking
Plus drummer has written a book about the “weirdness of rock n’ roll celebrity”
André 3000 has made a short film inspired by his 7 Piano Sketches EP
It's the latest in a series of quirky projects from the former Outkast man
“I was just about to stroke it”: Keith Richards explains why Chuck Berry punched him
Plus, his thoughts on tech and why he and Mick have put down their swords
"A legend of the game”: Hip-hop producer Tay Keith found dead in his apartment, aged 29
He produced Travis Scott, Beyoncé and Drake
Harry Styles reinterprets his back catalogue with help from Jules Buckley Orchestra and Gospel House Choir
Singer is halfway through curating the Meltdown Festival
“It seems like theft”: The Atlantic uncovers that the tech giants are illegally scraping millions of songs
It reveals the four huge tranches of songs they’re stealing from
“This is the record that’s been the most cathartic”: A new Johnny Marr album is on the way
The Age Of Everything is his fifth solo record
Amanda Seyfried reflects on her viral Joni Mitchell moment – and the Joni biopic that never was
She learned to play the whole of Blue and earned praise from Beck
“You should release your humanly-written unreleased stuff instead”: Boy George has recorded AI version of Karma Chameleon
He’s joined up with new company that aims to help artists ‘reclaim’ their back catalogues
