Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
"Makes my job easy”: Dr Dre says that the current hip-hop scene doesn’t inspire him
“When Dr Dre makes music, his music don't sound like nobody else's music,” says Snoop
Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan producer Dan Nigro on why solo artists have replaced bands
"People are just less inclined in general to get together to make music, cause you don’t have to," he argues
Kylie Minogue’s collaboration with Prince had been lost for more than 30 years, but it’s just leaked
We finally get to hear a Prince demo version of the mythical Baby Doll, which Kylie wrote the lyrics for but never recorded
“She’s brilliant at what she does. She’s a true artist": Billy Corgan respects Chappell Roan
“I tend to look at the talent and the brilliance of what the artist is trying to put together"
“My get-out-of-jail records”: Fatboy Slim names the songs he’d play "to rescue a dancefloor”
In the midst of party season, Norman Cook has been offering his advice on how to smash your Christmas and New Year’s Eve DJ sets
Raphael Saadiq: “People who can’t play an instrument depend on loops from Ableton or Logic"
He also recalls his time touring with Prince: “It was like seeing Jimi Hendrix at the height of his career”
“This goes everywhere": Billie Eilish shows off her backstage mobile recording studio
“It’s just so much fun and it’s, like, not even serious,” she says of her jam sessions
Phil Collins: “If I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks I will have a crack at it”
"I just feel I’ve used up my air miles," he admits
Finneas on how he and Billie Eilish made a conscious effort to make Birds Of A Feather sound “timeless”
“The drums on this song - real and programmed - all have a kind of organic feel,” he explains
Noel Gallagher liked Confidence Man so much he asked them to support him. His fans weren’t so keen
They were not so much mad for it as just mad
After recording at Prince’s Paisley Park complex, Jack Antonoff can confirm that it’s “even cooler than you could imagine”
“It’s so divorced from anyone else’s version of interesting but his own,” he says
Dan Nigro on why he’s more than just a producer for Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan
"I just think that nowadays, there’s room for producers to play the role of the band”
Charli XCX might want to forget the mixtape she released when she was 14, but it’s really not that bad
“Some of those songs are terrible, but I think there was a style there, a direction, that a few people caught on to,” she says
As Last Christmas celebrates its 40th anniversary, Blackpink’s Rosé covers it in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
The original was released on 3 December 1984
Cyber Monday Andertons deals 2024: Last chance to grab a deal
You've not got long to bag yourself a bargain on guitars, pedals, and amps in the Andertons sale
Thomann Cyber Monday deals 2024: The Cyberweek sale is over, but there are still a few ways to save
Thomann's massive 2024 Cyber Monday deals has ended with a bang. These re the bargains you can still get your hands on
Cyber Monday plugin deals 2024: Last chance software savings
Cyber Monday is over but you can still save big on VSTs and music software
Black Friday studio headphone deals 2024: The biggest studio headphone savings from across the internet that are still live
Grab yourself big savings on Focal, Beyerdynamic, Shure, AKG and more this Black Friday
Black Friday microphone deals 2024: Black Friday is over, and these are the best microphone savings that are still live
Your place for all the microphone deals from Shure, Rode, AKG, Blue Microphones and more - whether you're a musician or a podcaster
Cyber Monday MacBook deals 2024: Last-minute MacBook deals
The sales are over now but you can still pick up some great deals
Black Friday Andertons deals 2024: Black Friday is done but there are still loads of deals to get your hands on
Don't worry if you missed out on a Black Friday deal at Andertons, you can still find loads of big savings
Black Friday plugin deals 2024: Black Friday is over, but there are still plenty of deals to get your hands on
We round up all the best plugin deals that are still hanging around post-Black Friday
I've been covering Cyber Monday MacBook deals for 7 years, and these are some of the best I've seen. Shop my pick of music-friendly M3 and M4 Mac laptops, including Air and Pro models
Plus, save even bigger if you go for an M2 or M1 MacBook
