Music

Quietly spoken Bryan Adams may not have lived his life in the rock ‘n’ roll fast lane but in order to continue to flourish whilst lesser contemporaries flounder he has no doubt had to Roll with the Punches. Which makes for a great title for a new album by the …

Stephen Fry – author, actor, broadcaster and lifelong champion of the arts – once named a nearly 200-year-old classical masterpiece as the one piece of music he couldn’t live without. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, Fry selected the Presto from Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 14 …

Fans of the legendary musician Sir Paul McCartney are still hoping his “sequel” to a Beatles album will be released. Though there is no indication his follow-up to one of the Fab Four’s biggest records will receive an official release, fans remain hopeful of having it out there for people …

Before they were smashing guitars, selling out stadiums, and inventing the rock opera, The Who were just four London lads with a different name entirely. And their journey to one of the most recognisable names in rock history wasn’t just accidental – it involved dodgy club gigs, a name clash, …

Apple Music listeners are still enraged at a free album given to them at the time of its release, which they were unable to remove from their phones. A lucrative deal to get the album onto every device registered at the time backfired for Apple as they spent $100million for …

Lorde has finally confirmed the most exciting news her fans could hear: She’s got a new album, and she’s going on tour with it. And this is particularly interesting for British fans as the New Zealand singer will be hitting the UK later this year to play some massive arenas. …

Despite rocking the music scene for over 43 years, some Metallica fans are only just learning about where the band’s origins. Heavy metal legends Metallica burst onto the Los Angeles music scene back in late 1981, following a fateful ad in The Recycler by Danish drummer Lars Ulrich that declared: …

It’s easy to trace Rod Stewart’s unmistakable legacy through decades of rock history, from the power of ‘Maggie May’ to the emotions of ‘The Killing of Georgie’. But rewind far enough, and you’ll find that one of the biggest influences on his career came from a 1960 blues recording by …

Gloria Gaynor’s eyes light up as she tells me about headlining Brazil’s Rock In Rio music festival last September. “It was wonderful,” she enthuses. “That huge audience, more than 150,000 people, singing along with me…” Just months before she’d topped the bill at Bal de la Rose, in Monte Carlo for …

Shirley Ballas has revealed that her favourite song of all time isn’t a golden oldie or a global chart hit – but a heartfelt track by members of her family. The Strictly Come Dancing head judge made the admission during her 2023 appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, …