in Artists, Gigs & Festivals, Music Industry “Never let your publishing go. You look at where your songs could end up; you could get a couple of million each time your song is used in an advertisement”: The best music industry advice Sharon Osbourne has ever been given
in Artists “They should’ve been honoured. It would have sounded better than any rubbish song they wrote”: The unbelievable story of Aphex Twin’s laziest remix
in Guitarists “I’m going, ‘Cello? Dude, I’m ready to write a song with you on cello!’” Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen was preoccupied with the classical instrument when he died
in Guitarists “When the song ended, the rain stopped. It was like a religious experience, and it changed me.” Mike McCready on Stevie Ray Vaughan, acid and the night that made him fall in love with guitar again
in Artists, Music Theory And Songwriting, Singers & Songwriters, Tutorials “I wrote Manchild on a random Tuesday with Amy and Jack”: Is synth-pop-country a genre? Sabrina Carpenter’s new single suggests that is, and she’s positioning it as a song of the summer contender
in Artists, Synths, Tech “I loved it so much that I hunted down the synths he used”: Ethel Cain’s ethereal new song features a Yamaha DX7S heard on the Twin Peaks soundtrack
in Artists, Guitarists “Swan song folks, it’s been a great ride”: Joe Bonamassa adds a ninth Dumble to his collection – and promises it will be his last
in Artists, Music Theory And Songwriting, Singers & Songwriters, Tutorials “They start the song and then they just… it feels like a run-on sentence to me. I can’t find the hook. I can’t find the chorus. It just keeps on going, and then it ends”: Barry Manilow says that songwriting has changed, but he won’t be changing with it
in Guitarists “I asked, ‘How do you write a song that sounds like it belongs on the radio?'” Guitarist Denny Dias reveals the secret behind Donald Fagen and Walter Becker’s success with Steely Dan
in Artists, Music Theory And Songwriting, Singers & Songwriters, Tutorials “I said, ‘I have this other idea!’ and that I wanted to work on this song with guitar. They were just like, ‘Let’s do it’”: Natasha Bedingfield on how she made the 2004 hit that became a viral sensation 20 years later
