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Streaming, live performance, and direct-to-fan sales are on the rise: How to make money from music in 2025
There may be few surprises at the top of 2024’s most-streamed charts, but new stats open up interesting avenues for the year ahead
“I was doing a gig, I dropped the pick, and I was drunk. I was afraid if I bent over to pick it up, I'd fall’”: What Jeff Beck told his friend Joe Perry
Beck’s guitars are up for auction this week
Why Paul McCartney’s intuition-led attitude to songwriting is worth taking onboard
The Beatles’ legend has long been open about how his songwriting workflow is guided by ideas and not a rigid format
“Ironic, self-aware, intimate, DIY”: The making of Bad Guy, Billie Eilish’s biggest hit
The first single by an artist born in the 21st century to top the US Billboard Hot 100
NAMM 2025: Eastman unveils FullerTone series: electrics with retro vibes, innovative bolt-on builds
The FullerTone neck joint is a bolt-on with a long tenon that offers three times greater neck to body contact
Best guitar wireless systems 2025: Cut the cord and liberate your playing today
Invest in a transmitter/receiver and ditch trailing cables with our pick of the best wireless guitar systems from beginner to pro
“I saw the punches in my mind: Bam! Bam, bam, bam! Bam, bam, bam! Bam, bam, bam!”: The making of a classic rock anthem
It was No 1 in the US for six weeks in 1982
NAMM 2025: ESP unveils signature models for Mick Thomson, Will Adler and more in epic launch
It's that magical time of the year when ESP drop dozens of new models, and once again the metal guitar specialist has gone big with artist collabs
