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“I got to know her music pretty well”: Neil Finn on how his unlikely duet with Dua Lipa came about
By Ben Rogerson published
“My two grandsons were dancing to that music last summer,” says the Crowded House frontman

The vocals on Billie Eilish’s Birds Of A Feather are out of tune, says this musician, and he thinks he knows why
By Ben Rogerson published
“I promise this is not going to be a ‘Billie Eilish can’t sing’ video,” says Noah Forbes, but he does have a theory

Natasha Bedingfield on how she made the 2004 hit that became a viral sensation 20 years later
By Ben Rogerson published
“We sang the ‘Staring, at the blank page...’ [section] about 100 times!”

"Are you an idiot?”: Haim respond to those who say they don't play their instruments live
By Ben Rogerson published
“If we use one synth or one poppy thing they’re like, ‘They’re a pop band’”

"I could sing into the stratosphere”: Daryl Hall reflects on how his vocals have changed
By Ben Rogerson published
“It came from wisdom and experience. And a few whiskeys, too"

The Last Of Us season 2 made a big impact on budding guitarists, new tab data suggests
By Ben Rogerson published
Ultimate Guitar reports huge rises in views of Last Of Us-related tab

Session drummer Hannah Montrose on facing down challenges and manifesting a spot behind the kit with Lizzo
By Kate Puttick published
"In high school, playing drums was everything. But when it came to me picking my GCSEs, the head of music told me, 'Hannah, you don't want to do that'"

Calvin Harris reveals the unconventional method he used to record the guitar riff on new single, Blessings
By Ben Rogerson published
“I bought this guitar which was the guy’s favourite guitar, apparently,” he says of his recently acquired Martin dreadnought
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