<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in News ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:48:20 +0000 en <![CDATA[ "It’s freedom from that lie that anything was ever under control. You don’t chase the parade anymore”: Dylan publishes his thoughts about ageing ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singers-songwriters/its-freedom-from-that-lie-that-anything-was-ever-under-control-you-dont-chase-the-parade-anymore-dylan-publishes-his-thoughts-about-ageing mvsnV8Gup5sMaEbeQV7aWe Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:48:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It means whatever you want it to be”: The hidden meaning of Earth Wind And Fire’s ‘ba-dee-ya’ September chorus is revealed in new documentary ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/it-means-whatever-you-want-it-to-be-the-hidden-meaning-of-earth-wind-and-fires-ba-dee-ya-september-chorus-is-revealed-in-new-documentary UQTXAonAaNMzEV4rXZp9v3 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:32:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was looking for it and he said, ‘Oh that? I threw it away. It was crap.’ I couldn’t believe it”: How Tony Iommi found the secret to his Black Sabbath tone (and how he lost it) ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/tony-iommi-secret-to-black-sabbath-electric-guitar-tone UjGK35BTSUZbdbonKi9XdR Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The best songwriter we ever had, followed closely by Paul McCartney”: Graham Coxon on his influences and why his new album is coming out 15 years late ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/the-best-songwriter-we-ever-had-followed-closely-by-paul-mccartney-graham-coxon-on-his-influences-and-why-his-new-album-is-coming-out-15-years-late fUunLGes4AVYvpmW8xtWT7 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:42:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even though words are supposed to kind of be my thing, I will never be able to express my gratitude to you guys for doing that for me”: Taylor Swift pays tribute to her parents at Songwriters Hall Of Fame ceremony ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singers-songwriters/even-though-words-are-supposed-to-kind-of-be-my-thing-i-will-never-be-able-to-express-my-gratitude-to-you-guys-for-doing-that-for-me-taylor-swift-pays-tribute-to-her-parents-at-songwriters-hall-of-fame-ceremony iNQePrs82Aqn9NfC4vBBbD Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:25:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “All the notes are different, but the feel of it and the rhythm of it gives that track an extra little kick”: Producer Mike Stock on the secret sauce in Rick Astley's biggest song, why Stock Aitken Waterman was never a 'hit factory', and new music ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/all-the-notes-are-different-but-the-feel-of-it-and-the-rhythm-of-it-gives-that-track-an-extra-little-kick-producer-mike-stock-on-the-secret-sauce-in-rick-astleys-biggest-song-why-stock-aitken-waterman-was-never-a-hit-factory-and-new-music M6FNfZLHmburNBGNiWpTmN Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:52:55 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:14:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I’d imagine James Murphy would think: ‘The kids are coming up from behind – but this one I’m not concerned about actually’…”: The Unofficial Scotland World Cup song is a tribute to LCD Soundsystem ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singles-albums/id-imagine-james-murphy-would-think-the-kids-are-coming-up-from-behind-but-this-one-im-not-concerned-about-actually-the-unofficial-scotland-world-cup-song-is-a-tribute-to-lcd-soundsystem vf5xzFmdKz8sqXWUhrwEX9 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:30:28 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:50:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Did Bob Dylan sue me? He teased me about it but didn’t sue”: Elvis Costello won’t be suing Olivia Rodrigo over supposed plagiarism ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singers-songwriters/did-bob-dylan-sue-me-he-teased-me-about-it-but-didnt-sue-elvis-costello-wont-be-suing-olivia-rodrigo-over-supposed-plagiarism 9MFt4Ya4xo25rEWVcHTVPU Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:20:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think he’s the most underrated guitarist in rock history. People don’t realise how inventive he was”: Geddy Lee, Paul Gilbert and John Petrucci on the guitar genius of Rush legend Alex Lifeson ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/rush-geddy-lee-on-alex-lifeson-guitar-genius qaGKpauhRQRrwjFXcsZMxW Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was sitting there thinking, 'I have no idea how I'm learning that,' but somehow it's working because I learned those songs in a completely different way”: How Anika Nilles prepared for the Rush tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/i-was-sitting-there-thinking-i-have-no-idea-how-im-learning-that-but-somehow-its-working-because-i-learned-those-songs-in-a-completely-different-way-how-anika-nilles-prepared-for-the-rush-tour g8rmtFDYLRNFJGd3skWUkY Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:40:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Playing music should always be fun. It should feel like an escape”: Ed Sheeran teams up with Orange to create the “ultimate busking amp” and launches grassroots music campaign to encourage young players to get out and play ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/orange-amps-ed-sheeran-team-up-for-outlowd-es-signature-amp-series-and-launch-play-it-home-grassroots-music-campaign GZg58HBDQMVcW6vrtYxSXZ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:27:47 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:31:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They’re not really football people who are performing anyway, are they?” Noel Gallagher on the artists playing the first World Cup Half Time Show ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/theyre-not-really-football-people-who-are-performing-anyway-are-they-noel-gallagher-on-the-artists-playing-the-first-world-cup-half-time-show bzxKc7iHc3oG8eco2vdNdd Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:42:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "In this very broken moment of my life, my little grandson Bear looked at me and said, ‘Try again’”: Billy Ray Cyrus on the moment he was inspired to overcome the vocal paralysis that had stopped him from singing ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/in-this-very-broken-moment-of-my-life-my-little-grandson-bear-looked-at-me-and-said-try-again-billy-ray-cyrus-on-the-moment-he-was-inspired-to-overcome-the-vocal-paralysis-that-had-stopped-him-from-singing 6G2t2PNqdGyFjjovagaBqe Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:36:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A first step in making sure that these ‌tracks ⁠don't dilute the royalty pool in any significant way": Deezer to launch an AI sniffer for users on all platforms ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/a-first-step-in-making-sure-that-these-tracks-dont-dilute-the-royalty-pool-in-any-significant-way-deezer-to-launch-an-ai-sniffer-for-users-on-all-platforms apxdM2eHrR3V8HUCVywvuQ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:24:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Almost nobody seemed to realise it was him. There were no crowds and you could really tell just how much fun he was having”: Mick Jagger turns up and sings at an Oxford pub folk session ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/almost-nobody-seemed-to-realise-it-was-him-there-were-no-crowds-and-you-could-really-tell-just-how-much-fun-he-was-having-mick-jagger-turns-up-and-sings-at-an-oxford-pub-folk-session YVSMREiN7xnembmthCYmKj Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:27:56 +0000 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:28:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You’re supposed to be a big pop producer, give me some pop!”: We just got a track-by-track breakdown of The Boys of Dungeon Lane with Paul McCartney himself - here's what he had to say ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/youre-supposed-to-be-a-big-pop-producer-give-me-some-pop-we-just-got-a-track-by-track-breakdown-of-the-boys-of-dungeon-lane-with-paul-mccartney-himself-heres-what-he-had-to-say j72wZAJg5wnmZaYx2KBNqc Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:22:15 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:23:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Say goodbye to unravelling cables, trip hazards on stage, and restricted movement”: The t-bone launch new series of wireless mics ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/microphones/say-goodbye-to-unravelling-cables-trip-hazards-on-stage-and-restricted-movement-the-t-bone-launch-new-series-of-wireless-mics qiVmyxuF3nUUiAQH7rFxZH Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:53:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An affirming, beautifully written testament to art, life and sound, Music is a lasting gift from a true musical great”: Ryuichi Sakamoto’s autobiography to be published in September ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singers-songwriters/an-affirming-beautifully-written-testament-to-art-life-and-sound-music-is-a-lasting-gift-from-a-true-musical-great-ryuichi-sakamotos-autobiography-to-be-published-in-september w94AQNtNB7giB7E8Pj6Nmc Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:41:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Synplant 2's new prompt-based patch generator the future of synthesis? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/is-synplant-2s-new-prompt-based-patch-generator-the-future-of-synthesis R4QAaSNRNXFr2p9ypvfhUk Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:46:30 +0000 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:21:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dweezil Zappa shredding in a skate park? That must be Charvel’s all-new American Neo-Classic Series – doublecuts loaded with Seymour Duncans, built for speed, and made in the USA ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/charvel-american-neo-classic-series-made-in-the-usa-san-dimas-style-1 EGQuuXoTJPAEXi32Rgank7 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:13:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The ES-355 has always been a really special guitar for me – it’s got this incredible balance of elegance and power”: Epiphone and Alex Lifeson team up for an Inspired By Gibson Custom replica of the Rush guitarist’s iconic 1976 ES-355 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/epiphone-inspired-by-gibson-custom-alex-lifeson-es-355 yVZX9HmzBBNZsQTyU9TEKK Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:02:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ "When he died, I cried. And I actually jumped into the ocean at San Francisco. And let me tell you, the ocean at San Francisco is cold": Bass legend Jaco Pastorius ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/when-he-died-i-cried-and-i-actually-jumped-into-the-ocean-at-san-francisco-and-let-me-tell-you-the-ocean-at-san-francisco-is-cold-bass-legend-jaco-pastorius wqLsKULz3dxEgQfxQJKsHG Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:34:34 +0000 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:27:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Thank you for the kind words. I deserve them”: Randy Newman playfully accepts Taylor Swift’s praise as they sing You Got A Friend In Me together at the Toy Story 5 premiere ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/thank-you-for-the-kind-words-i-deserve-them-randy-newman-playfully-accepts-taylor-swifts-praise-as-they-sing-you-got-a-friend-in-me-together-at-the-toy-story-5-premiere n5qgF2KMwbfLSpLHGwCo2K Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:01:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chili Peppers' Dani California, Ghost, Extreme, BABYMETAL and Weezer all confirmed for Guitar Hero successor game: “Our ultimate goal is not only to bring the rhythm game back but bring it back better than ever before”: ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/chili-peppers-dani-california-ghost-extreme-babymetal-and-weezer-all-confirmed-for-guitar-hero-successor-game-our-ultimate-goal-is-not-only-to-bring-the-rhythm-game-back-but-bring-it-back-better-than-ever-before v2zLQx534HJPMHcjX3faGL Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:27:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ "She’s banging out songs, saying ‘what do you think of this?’ And I’m like, ‘it’s great’. I’m not really sure, but it took me 16 years to do the last album!'": Robert Smith can't match Olivia Rodrigo's work rate but teases 'dismal' and 'poppy' Cure albums ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singles-albums/shes-banging-out-songs-saying-what-do-you-think-of-this-and-im-its-great-im-not-really-sure-but-it-took-me-16-years-to-do-the-last-album-robert-smith-cant-match-with-olivia-rodrigos-work-rate-but-teases-dismal-and-poppy-cure-albums WcFMMZX6dN66pdYxKUNGdK Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:43:07 +0000 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:37:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said to Guy-Man, ‘Let’s wear ski jackets – if we get through that anything will be easy.’ And that’s what we did – it was the worst ever”: Thomas Bangalter reveals Daft Punk's extreme preparation for the heat of their iconic 2006 Coachella set ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-said-to-guy-man-lets-wear-ski-jackets-if-we-get-through-that-anything-will-be-easy-and-thats-what-we-did-it-was-the-worst-ever-thomas-bangalter-reveals-daft-punks-extreme-preparation-for-the-heat-of-their-iconic-2006-coachella-set tSteHaULUTHCRi2Lj3fqr6 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:45:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ One small pedal for your ‘board, one giant step for reverberation: EHX expands the Pico series with a "cosmic reverb" for adventures in soundscape generation and otherworldly guitar sounds ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/electro-harmonix-pico-shimmer-cosmic-reverb-pedal EApFgYrRcUVDZNiRA5Viyi Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:04:08 +0000 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:00:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The more you look at it like some tech-boy producer, the less you get it": 5 great songs with questionable mixes ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/recording/the-more-you-look-at-it-like-some-tech-boy-producer-the-less-you-get-it-5-great-songs-with-questionable-mixes EJfrU7rzyVRRa8zGrAvaN7 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:52:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It quickly became one of our more popular models, but we have regularly heard players request one change”: Do not adjust your set – Gibson just unveiled a doublecut shred machine with a Floyd Rose ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/gibson-victory-floyd-rose-tremolo 95k4ixofagehPXWcuisp8R Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:08:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was so happy for her… nailing all of the big Neil moments with a giant smile on her face the whole time! She really is the perfect choice for this!”: Mike Portnoy is effusive in his praise of Anika Nilles’ performance at Rush comeback gig ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/i-was-so-happy-for-her-nailing-all-of-the-big-neil-moments-with-a-giant-smile-on-her-face-the-whole-time-she-really-is-the-perfect-choice-for-this-mike-portnoy-is-effusive-in-his-praise-of-anika-nilles-performance-at-rush-comeback-gig uHaTGy734XyHAnqL75oijR Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:54:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They keep tagging the band and they don’t even say it’s not a real band”: Angine De Poitrine have acquired some Russian doppelgangers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/they-keep-tagging-the-band-and-they-dont-even-say-its-not-a-real-band-angine-de-poitrine-have-acquired-some-russian-dopelgangers Fp5XuVatdTZE6NkzHYXBeS Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:18:24 +0000 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:53:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “One of the most creative, out-of-the-box things we have done in a while”: PRS Guitars just made a signature guitar for an anime character ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/prs-guitars-se-rock-lady-limited-edition pTCbHvv2bVaRcAzpYCKSdJ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:46:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Believe you me, I think the offers that have been turned down are literally eye-watering”: They might be Gen-Z's new favourite band, but the chances of a Dire Straits reunion are "unfortunately, nil” says keyboard player Guy Fletcher ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/believe-you-me-i-think-the-offers-that-have-been-turned-down-are-literally-eye-watering-they-might-be-gen-zs-new-favourite-band-but-the-chances-of-a-dire-straits-reunion-are-unfortunately-nil-says-keyboard-player-guy-fletcher gBaMhxnoXHtkZXufmy3dQ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:45:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘You’ve got to be joking! You can’t put out a record about a trad band playing in a pub and expect it to sell!’": the story of the classic Dire Straits song that's often imitated, but rarely mastered ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/i-said-youve-got-to-be-joking-you-cant-put-out-a-record-about-a-trad-band-playing-in-a-pub-and-expect-it-to-sell-the-story-of-the-classic-dire-straits-song-thats-often-imitated-but-rarely-mastered tZwT5aZT2gxyWYWBosSmr6 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:21:27 +0000 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:41:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “AI isn’t the destination. Making music is”: Fender looks forward as its Studio Pro DAW integrates Moises stem separation and a smart studio assistant ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/daws/ai-isnt-the-destination-making-music-is-fender-looks-forward-as-its-studio-pro-daw-integrates-moises-stem-separation-and-a-smart-studio-assistant P2RwSRJPRqbyhd2rpkWzgc Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:00:13 +0000 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:31:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was a crazy bizarro moment for me to be sitting there with Brian May as he's talking about Skeletor and Man-E-Faces. It was so weird and so cool": How Brian May ended up wielding his 'Sword of Power' Red Special on the Masters of the Universe theme ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/it-was-a-crazy-bizarro-moment-for-me-to-be-sitting-there-with-brian-may-as-hes-talking-about-skeletor-and-man-e-faces-it-was-so-weird-and-so-cool-how-brian-may-ended-up-wielding-his-sword-of-power-red-special-on-the-masters-of-the-universe-theme pwPMkPGv8Fv8wvRGpVLcDT Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:41:52 +0000 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:08:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I knew when I first heard PinkPantheress that we had similar musical DNA. She's insanely melodic”: Producer Oscar Scheller on the studio secrets behind his viral hits ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-knew-when-i-first-heard-pinkpantheress-that-we-had-similar-musical-dna-shes-insanely-melodic-producer-oscar-scheller-on-the-studio-secrets-behind-his-viral-hits DCrX8oGqm6UVhAkbJtQFyV Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:36:16 +0000 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:06:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eventide unveils the H9 Harmonizer Gen 2 – now with the complete suite of H90 and algorithms, ARM processing and more ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/eventide-h9-harmonizer-gen-2-multi-fx-pedal qWdC3YCAUZW8DgrF9C5HDY Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:49:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “More drummer-friendly than ever”: Drum Workshop launch updated version of their 9000 series of stands and hardware ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/drums/drum-gear/more-drummer-friendly-than-ever-drum-workshop-launch-updated-version-of-their-9000-series-of-stands-and-hardware 3JExbPGeJP9sPEZzBf3yYZ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:34:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The union passed a motion to ban the use of synths, drum machines and any electronic devices”: the day the 'Loony' Musician's Union tried to kill the synthesizer (which also happened to be Bob Moog’s birthday) ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/the-union-passed-a-motion-to-ban-the-use-of-synths-drum-machines-and-any-electronic-devices-the-day-the-loony-musicians-union-tried-to-kill-the-synthesizer-on-bob-moogs-birthday qr2F4jA7DTqYfZRHx2daMm Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:00:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “She’s the best engineer I’ve ever worked with, period. 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