Latest articles by Will Simpson
“You actually had to be good at your instrument”: Roger Taylor and Brian May remember Bohemian Rhapsody
We were taking up “where the Beatles left off”, says May
“It gave us a pathway of how to do it”: Sixty years of The Last Time – the Stones’ big breakthrough
It was the group’s first self-penned Number One
“A sick way of looking at it”: Jack Antonoff on Michael Rapino’s comments about ‘underpriced’ concert tickets
Make it illegal to resell at a profit, he says
“I wanted a song Whitney Houston would be proud to sing”: DC producer bags first Future Sound Award for AI music
Judges praised the “richness and emotion” of shortlisted songs
“I would like to do it. We’re having conversations”: Brian May suggests a Queen Sphere residency could be on the cards
Guitarist is fed up with traditional touring
The guitar that Liam smashed the night Oasis split is one of over 100 Gallagher-related items up for auction
It could fetch up to £500,000
“His body of work is unparalleled in its quality”: Danny Thompson, acoustic bassist supreme, has died
Tributes have come in from Tony Visconti, Graham Coxon and others
"THANK YOU for making my amazing kid's dream come true”: Green Day facilitate a mother and child reunion
Argyle Cantrell sang with the band on his 16th birthday
“This is so beyond out of our control”: Kehlani isn’t happy about an AI ‘artist’ inking a $3 million record deal
“I don’t respect it” she says
“A critical mass of ambitious people pushing themselves into self-belief”: Gary and Martin Kemp remember the Blitz Club.
Their mum insisted that Martin joined Spandau Ballet
Jon Bon Jovi says he’s still “heartbroken” by the way Richie Sambora left the band
Sambora quit Bon Jovi in 2013
“A fully interactive playground with different ways to experience their music”: Daft Punk to live on in Fortnite
Video game is set to launch the Daft Punk Experience
“The concert is underpriced”: Live Nation CEO seems to suggest that gig ticket prices are too LOW
“They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyoncé” moans Michael Rapino
“Some people might say we went too far”: Genesis dissect their bonkers but brilliant prog swan song
Album was “a journey into the soul” says singer
"The economics have become untenable”: Garbage quit touring because of “the thievery of the record industry”
Shirley Manson makes on-stage announcement in DC
“People are craving more music that’s authentic”: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram talks about his new blues label
Its first release is his third album Hard Road
“We are utterly heartbroken… He was a titan of UK music and culture”: Tributes paid to JD Twitch of Optimo
He had been suffering from an inoperable brain tumour
“Live entertainment should be accessible to all of us”: US trade body sues Ticketmaster
US consumers could have been swindled out of billions
Rumour Has It: Adele for the Super Bowl in 2026?
Singer is reputedly “in talks” to perform half time show
“Enough is more than enough”: Massive Attack exit Spotify in protest at Daniel Ek’s military investments
They’re the first major label act to quit platform
“It felt like there wasn’t anything we couldn’t do”: Queen’s A Night At The Opera to get fiftieth anniversary reissue
“It was a watershed album for us” remembers Brian May
Brian Eno, Damon Albarn, Neneh Cherry and many others come together for Palestine
Evening includes moving performances by Portishead and Annie Lennox
“It was an experiment to see if I could write a song”: How David Byrne, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz created a sinister new wave classic
With some help from a carving knife
