Ben Rogerson
I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.
Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
Cher joins Dua Lipa to sing Believe - minus the Auto-Tune - at the Rock & Hall of Fame
By Ben Rogerson published
“It was an accident, because my producer and I were having a fight,” Cher says of Believe’s groundbreaking vocal sound
Why Foreigner’s Al Greenwood said no to the Minimoog and bought a little-known synth instead
By Ben Rogerson published
“It played two notes at a time, which was unbelievable - to be able to play almost a chord with it - and it had four oscillators instead of three”
“Taylor is the ‘now’ one. We are the ‘still now’”: Ringo Starr on those Taylor Swift/Beatles comparisons
By Ben Rogerson published
“She’s pulling them in,” adds Starr, who first met Swift when she was just 14
“Is everyone OK?”: Halsey on the reaction to their Nine Inch Nails-produced album in 2021
By Ben Rogerson published
The record was released to critical acclaim
Bruno Mars jumps on the drums for APT, his new single with Blackpink’s Rosé that’s served with a pinch of Toni Basil
By Ben Rogerson published
The composers of Basil's 1981 hit Mickey have been given writing credits
Mike Campbell recalls his conversation with Tom Petty after he’d sent him the songs he’d written for his side project
By Ben Rogerson published
“Well, if they’re really good, why don’t we do them?” Petty asked him
SoundCloud says that electronic music fans are its most engaged listeners, and that trance is on the rise
By Ben Rogerson published
Producers have been the cornerstone of the platform since its launch in 2007
Best DAWs 2024: The best digital audio workstations for PC and Mac
By Ben Rogerson last updated
Our expert pick of music production software packages for every budget and application - tested and rated
No one knew about the lyrical Easter eggs I dropped into a Rihanna hit, says songwriter
By Ben Rogerson published
The Michael Jackson, Tears For Fears and A-ha references passed everyone by, he reveals
“That album makes me tear up”: Charli XCX on the Daft Punk record that hits different
By Ben Rogerson published
She also says that, when she was growing up, “I really thought that I wanted to emulate Britney Spears”
"I didn’t know how to work any of it": Elton John says he’s never got over his Hammond organ “phobia”
By Ben Rogerson published
“I was a piano player trying to play the organ like a piano, and it just doesn’t work that way - it’s a completely different technique, one I couldn’t master”
Black Friday Andertons deals 2024: Everything you need to know ahead of the biggest sale of the year
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Save big on Fender guitars, Focusrite audio interfaces, Roland electronic drum kits, and so much more
Small might be beautiful, but even with an upgraded A17 Pro chip, is the new iPad mini’s appeal big enough?
By Ben Rogerson published
We’d advise music makers to look at a different model in the range…
Smashed Taylor Swift-themed guitar flipped for more than than it sold for when it was still in one piece
By Ben Rogerson published
Seller also attempts to scotch rumours that the signature wasn’t genuine
"She’s the coolest”: Billie Eilish on her new-found appreciation of a ‘00s pop-punk icon
By Ben Rogerson published
She also admits that there were times when she thought smash hit Birds Of A Feather was her “worst song”
How Prince’s final, legendary guitar performance on SNL was saved by a quick-thinking audio engineer
By Ben Rogerson published
His 8-minute medley from 2014 is considered one of the greatest musical spots in the show’s history
Pino Palladino on getting the call from Rick Rubin to play bass for a “young British artist"
By Ben Rogerson published
“She’s a good laugh, Adele,” he says
“That sarcasm became the song”: Pharrell Williams says his mega-hit Happy isn’t as joyful as you think
By Ben Rogerson published
“There's nothing that he or anyone else could do to ever make me feel differently about what we did together and what I wish for him. Nothing”
Olivia Rodrigo guitarist Emily Rosenfield spills her Guts World Tour secrets
By Ben Rogerson published
Fellow guitarist Daisy Spencer and bassist Moa Munoz have also been talking gear and tone
Jon Batiste takes Für Elise to unexpected places as he previews his Beethoven Blues album
By Ben Rogerson published
A different kind of Ludvig van jam
Olivia Rodrigo sparks intense speculation that she’ll be headlining Glastonbury 2025
By Ben Rogerson published
They fall right after the weekend of the festival
Billie Eilish talks “shredding on the guitar” and performing with a full band for the first time on her Hit Me Hard And Soft tour
By Ben Rogerson last updated
“Imagine writing something that meant so much to you and then an entire arena of people is, like, shouting it back at you. It’s amazing”
JHS Pedals’ Josh Scott on praising his rivals and seeing his stomps being used by the stars
By Ben Rogerson published
“I've still never met Noel - probably don't want to - but Radiohead, they're sweet guys”
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