Latest articles by Will Simpson
Capitol reissues seven Beatles albums from the years of peak Beatlemania
"Cut for vinyl from the original master tapes": Capitol reissues 7 US Beatles from 1964-65
Proposed new Smiths compilation blocked by Johnny Marr, alleges Morrissey
New Smiths compilation blocked by Marr, says Morrissey
Taylor Swift makes VMA history, as Perry, Roan and Carpenter wow viewers with memorable performances
Taylor Swift picks up 7 awards at the VMA awards
Paul Anka on how My Way indefinitely postponed Frank Sinatra’s retirement
New documentary on Paul Anka is premiered at Toronto Film Festival
“I'm just seeing a lot of red flags, and a lot of red lights. And I feel bad”: Fyre festival investor warns punters to be wary of proposed Fyre II
Fyre Festival II: Investor warns punters of "red flags"
“There’s not one digital piece of machinery... It's just like a vinyl would have been in 1969”: CSNY release live album – and it’s all analogue
CSNY release album from 1969 and it's all analogue
Always crashing in the same car: Man attempts to gain entry to Berlin club by driving into it
Man attempts to gain entry to a Berlin club by driving into it
Wish You Were There?: David Gilmour makes surprise appearance at Hove pub
David Gilmour appears to Hove open mic night
“We did some rehearsals about two months ago in London...And it was really fun”: Colin Greenwood reveals that Radiohead are playing together again
Radiohead are back together playing
CDs up, downloads down?: Latest data suggests a revival for every physical format
The CD revival is under way
“Go f**k yourself”: Martyn Ware’s pithy response to what he was offered to use Temptation in GTA6
Martyn Ware reacts to the 'pittance' he was offered for GTA synch
“Yep, it’s already finished”: New Oasis album is on the way, says Liam
New Oasis album is finished, says Liam
“Aside from his incredible musicianship over many decades, he was a beautiful soul”: Tributes paid to bass legend Herbie Flowers
Tributes have been paid to bass legend Herbie Flowers
Eminem loses out in complicated streaming row with Spotify
Eminem loses long drawn out court case to Spotify
“It only took a few weeks to construct it, so it wouldn't be hard to take it down and put it up again”: For hire: one stadium. Good price. One lady owner
Adele's bespoke stadium to be reused
“We are very grateful and happy for the decision by Judge Thrash”: Trump stopped from using Hold On, I’m Comin’
Says Isaac Hayes's son, "I want this to serve as an opportunity for other artists to come forward that don’t want their music used by Donald Trump"
For sale (again): the guitar Noel Gallagher once called ‘the best in the world’
Auction of Oasis items includes the guitar Noel Gallagher called 'the best in the world'
“A winning lyrical mix of surrealism and social observation”: English Teacher’s This Could Be Texas takes home Mercury Prize
English Teacher wins 2024 Mercury Prize
“Scalpers and bots just bought up all the tickets so we went through and cancelled all the scalper tickets”: Chappell Roan takes decisive action
Chappell Roan takes decisive action against touts
“He stole millions in royalties that should have been paid to musicians and songwriters whose songs were legitimately streamed”: North Carolina man indicted of streaming fraud
Man indicted for streaming fraud in the US
"We must address the widening gap”: New report paints mixed picture of UK live scene
New report paints mixed picture of UK live scene
Alex Van Halen shares a snippet of the final track he recorded with Eddie
Alex shares final track he recorded with Eddie
