Latest articles by Will Simpson
Meet the AI 'artist' that's earning four times the average wage in the UK
Blow Records has made £123,000 this year on Spotify
Over fifty artists to take part in Kate Bush-backed fundraising project for War Child
They have to 'respond' to her line in Running Up That Hill
“It’s just too emotional”: Seth Troxler is offering €10 an hour to anyone willing to help him clean up his vinyl
Half his collection of 12,000 is water damaged
“I realised how hard it was to play these songs”: Alex Lifeson makes a surprise admission
Bedroom guitarists are doubless nodding in agreement
“The envy of the world”: Irish culture minister hails basic income scheme for musicians and creatives
Another 2,000 places are to be opened up next year
"Stick with it. Focus…You've gotta put the time in”: Lars Ulrich’s advice to young artists
Drummer was speaking at festival screening of new Metallica doc
“He tried it when he came in and he said ‘I can’t do it as good as you, Ronnie. You get back on the drums.’”: When Charlie Watts ceded the drums to Ronnie Wood on a Stones track
Guitarist was behind the kit for Dirty Work track
“We all say things that are misconstrued sometimes": Zach Bryan attempts to calm furore over Bad News
His new song appears to depict an ICE raid
John Lennon originally wanted to “just throw away” Walls And Bridges and had to be persuaded to release it
Long lost interview also reveals his battles with the Nixon administration
Which 20th-century band are the top ‘rock’ act in 21st-century Britain?
According to PPL, anyway
Kylie, Zara Larsson, Kaytranada and Sugababes all lined up for Pink Pantheress’s remix album, Fancy Some More?
It’s a ‘re-imagining’ of Fancy That
"These people didn't f***ing know how involved Dom was in Ozzy's life”: Jack Osbourne backs Yungblud over Darkness criticism
“All I was trying to do was my best for your old man” says Yungblud
“Sounds like four lads trying to get out of Manchester”: The Stone Roses’ debut single to be reissued for charity
It’s forty years since So Young was first released
Ed Sheeran announces Adolescence-style single-shot Netflix special
Adolescence director Philip Barantini is behind the camera
Robot Rock: Spotify enters partnership with OpenAI that will allow ChatGPT to make personal recommendations
At present it’s only an opt-in
Geddy Lee confirms that Rush are going back on the road with Anika Nilles joining them on drums
“It’s been over 10 years since Alex and I have performed the music of Rush alongside our fallen bandmate and friend Neil... it’s time for a celebration of 50-something years of Rush music"
Richard Branson says he was in the studio when Phil Collins was recording a legendary drum solo
The 75-year-old mogul has also been discussing Mike Oldfield, the Sex Pistols and the birth of Virgin Records
The one where Courteney Cox plays Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit on the drums and goes viral
Here she is now, entertaining us
Lola Young is taking legal action against Messy co-producer Carter Lang in a row over songwriting credits
"We will not allow Lola’s reputation and integrity to be called into question," says Young's legal team
“I’m very, very scared for this next generation of writers”: Justin Tranter fires warning shot over the plight of songwriters
He says songwriters have lost out at the expense of streaming platforms
“It’s one of his classics”: Mariah Carey is miffed that her Michael Jackson duet is still unreleased
“There is an issue with his estate,” she says
The Cars are working on a new album using Ric Ocasek’s old recordings
New biography is out about the new wave band
