Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
Billie Eilish discusses her “dream” Charli XCX collaboration on the Guess remix
It took place “in the greatest way possible,” she says
Dua Lipa on how high-end monitors can fool you into thinking that your songs are better than they are
“It’s crazy how you can really kid yourself in the moment,” she says. “The best thing to do is to listen to it on not so good headphones”
The most-learned guitar and piano songs of 2024 have been revealed
It turns out that The Eagles are still pretty popular, too…
Chris Martin: “I'm as obsessed with Mary Poppins as I am with Radiohead”
“Songs pop up everywhere. They wake you up, songs”
Why two of the biggest songs of 2024 ended up being mashed-up with a Christmas classic
It’s a (D) major coincidence
“Michael and Quincy tried to steal it”: The Chaka Khan hit that could have ended up on Thriller
“Ironically, I would have been on that version anyway, but it wouldn’t have been nearly as hip,” he says
We Are Rewind “brings back the funk” with Chromeo-flavoured personal cassette player
Shiny portable audio device ships with a limited edition version of the band’s Adult Contemporary album
"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
