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“We might just say, 'Let's go back to the '90s again.' It's not a bad idea”: Kirk Hammett on the next Metallica album
By Paul Elliott last updated
And he has 767 new riffs ready to go!

Mk.gee, Fred Again, Sekou… is Justin Bieber assembling 2025’s hottest cast of musical collaborators?
By Ben Rogerson published
He might not have announced a new album, but Bieber is rumoured to have been working with some serious in-demand talent

Crisis averted: AI-generated music has, just been deemed public domain and impossible to copyright
By Daniel Griffiths published
The ruling backs up a decision from earlier this year, and adearance to the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976. But AI platforms won’t be happy…

“I certainly didn’t do it for the money”: Rhiannon Giddens on playing banjo on Texas Hold ‘Em
By Will Simpson published
She felt it was a “compromise for the greater good”

Apple says that its USB-C audio update for AirPods Max will make them do something unique for musicians
By Ben Rogerson published
Lossless 24-bit/48kHz audio meets low-latency performance

“Outstanding achievements in philanthropy and widening participation”: Another honorary degree for Stormzy
By Will Simpson published
The rapper’s scholarship scheme has now funded 55 Black British students

"What a way to round off a tour and a career”: The ‘longest running pop band’ will end their career at Glastonbury
By Will Simpson published
The Searchers will bow out after 66 years

“Kind of proud of myself for being thrown out of America at 67”: UK Subs have been refused US entry
By Will Simpson published
Bassist thinks it’s due to his derogatory opinions about Trump
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