Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
Smashed Taylor Swift-themed guitar flipped for more than than it sold for when it was still in one piece
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
She also admits that there were times when she thought smash hit Birds Of A Feather was her “worst song”
Pino Palladino on getting the call from Rick Rubin to play bass for a “young British artist"
“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
“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
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
A different kind of Ludvig van jam
Olivia Rodrigo sparks intense speculation that she’ll be headlining Glastonbury 2025
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
“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
“I've still never met Noel - probably don't want to - but Radiohead, they're sweet guys”
Careless Whisper guitarist Hugh Burns on George Michael’s “remarkable talent”
A 40th anniversary Careless Whisper EP is about to be released
Chaka Khan hits the heights with Sheila E as they perform I’m Every Woman at the AMAs 50th Anniversary Special
Plus, Jennifer Hudson honours Whitney Houston by singing I Will Always Love You
Pharrell Williams thinks that his falsetto vocals on one particular song sound like Mickey Mouse
"Not sexy - just regular Mickey Mouse,” he confirms
The Struts’ frontman Luke Spiller says that he and Taylor Hawkins lost out to Billie Eilish on the No Time To Die Bond theme
Of his chances of securing a Bond theme in the future, he says: “I’m waiting for the call because I know it’s going to happen”
Sabrina Carpenter songwriter Amy Allen on why she doesn’t listen to other contemporary pop hits
“What’s current now is not going to be current by the time anything I write comes out”
Sabrina Carpenter claps back and confirms that she sings “live every show 100%”
She’s working late, and she’s definitely singing
Jack Antonoff explains that unusual key change in Sabrina Carpenter’s Please Please Please
"It’s A to C - it’s not a typical place you would lift to - and we were just all like ‘whoa’”
Kathy Sledge explains why Sister Sledge didn't get to hear We Are Family right up until they recorded it
“They believed in spontaneity,” she says
Here’s when you can watch Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour concert special on Netflix
And the good news is that you don’t have long to wait
John Williams recalls the first time he played the Jaws theme for Steven Spielberg in new documentary
Music by John Williams is coming soon to Disney+
That’s incredible… that is nuts”: Tom Cruise gets a Royal Albert Hall organ lesson
He also explained the importance of the leitmotif (and no, that’s not a pilot’s call sign)
Man seemingly spends $4,000 on a guitar signed by Taylor Swift and then immediately destroys it
It looks like someone might need to calm down...
“It screams ‘party speaker’, with a definite focus on bass; but not, happily, at the complete expense of detail”: Anker Soundcore Boom 2 Plus review
It lights up and is so waterproof you can chuck it in a pool, but how does this low-end-loving Bluetooth speaker sound?
Chris Martin on why he’s sticking with the plan to stop at 12 Coldplay albums
“Because less is more,” he says. “And for some of our critics, even less would be even more!”
