Latest articles by Beth Simpson
"It's like saying that my love of The Godfather makes me a mobster”: Campaigners hope to make lyrics inadmissible as evidence
Amendment is being suggested to Victims and Courts Bill
"I couldn't remember the words to the songs”: Foreigner’s Lou Gramm on touring a MONTH after brain surgery
Singer will reunite briefly with Foreigner in April
“Ozzy said it was the creepiest thing he’d ever heard”: Nina Persson on the Cardigans’ Sabbath covers
Band recorded versions of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Iron Man
"This is not a contest or a gimmick": Could YOU be the next Skid Row frontman?
Band are now looking for their sixth vocalist
“We have a perverse or healthy attraction to crazy ideas”: Soulwax are throwing a rave – at Abbey Road Studios
Call the Soulwax rave hotline on 07886 072699
Not The Same As It Was: Harry Styles announces special one off Manchester show with cut price £20 tickets
Fans have to submit ticket requests
"They did a beautiful job": How The Repair Shop restored The Stranglers’ vintage keyboard
It had been originally owned by the late Dave Greenfield
“Robots will be here on the red carpet before 2030”: Will-i-am predicts Grammys will soon be given to AI
“Level-five artistry” will be robots, he says
"His creative influence spans every corner of contemporary culture”: Mark Ronson to receive Brits Outstanding Contribution award
DJ calls it “the most meaningful honour” of his career
Meryl Streep to star in long-time coming Joni Mitchell biopic
Project has been four years in development
"He wore a different wig every day”: Starsailor singer James Walsh on working with Phil Spector
Fortunately, there were no guns...
“It is not for me to weigh in on the band’s decision”: Judge rules Motley Crue were within rights to fire Mick Mars
Guitarist was evicted fully from band when he quit touring in 2022
“I wish we’d had something like this at my school”: Justin Hawkins opens studio at Hereford Cathedral School
“It means the world to have a studio named after me,” he says
“We had nothing to do with it creatively”: Chili Peppers distance themselves from Hillel Slovak doc
Guitarist died in 1988, aged 26
You're Working For No-One But Me: Harry Styles is the UK pop’s biggest contributor to the taxman
He comes ahead of Ed Sheeran on Sunday Times list
“Another huge win for video game music”: 8-Bit Big Band pick up Grammy for their Super Mario medley
There ain’t no place like Super Marioland
“It is clear why creators are concerned”: Four in five musicians are “worried” about AI music
But more than ever seem to understand how it works
“I wanted to be heavier and faster than they were”: Dave Mustaine on – guess what? – his split from Metallica
Plus he says his younger self “just needed to be loved”
"If we fight, we have to do it with love”: Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish all win big at 2026 Grammys
Anti-ICE statements and F bombs abound
"She never called”: The story of the ballad that’s become – finally – Jeff Buckley’s first chart hit
Lover, You Should Have Come Over has gone viral on TikTok
A dish best served cold: Lily Allen releases a version of her latest album as a novelty butt plug USB stick
Format is a nod to West End Girl track that details ex husband’s sex addiction
“Since day one, we have stood with the artist community against piracy”: Anna’s Archive sued for $13.4 trillion over illegal scraping
That’s three times the total GDP of the UK
“We don’t think that the future of music involves the labels anymore”: Napster is back – with a new AI app
Brand has been acquired by AI firm Infinite Reality
