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Music covers the people, performances and recordings that shape what we hear, from classic rock and pop to newer artists and regional industries. It also includes the stories behind songs, albums, tours and the creative choices that give them lasting appeal.

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For readers, music offers both discovery and connection: a chance to find new voices, revisit familiar favourites and understand how artists build their work and careers. Disputes over samples, reunions and the changing business of entertainment show how creativity, money and cultural influence intersect.

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Fox’s US World Cup summer: wild mispronunciations, Corden’s sad beers and Lowe’s excellence

  • Fox's US World Cup 2026 coverage reviewed as improved but inconsistent
  • Rebecca Lowe praised; other presenters drew mixed reactions
  • Fox's future as World Cup broadcaster beyond 2026 remains uncertain

Fox concluded its television coverage of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, capping an eight-year run as the tournament's English-language broadcaster on US TV that began in 2018. With media rights for 2030 and beyond still to be awarded, this could mark the network's final World…

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The “bullshit” bands James Hetfield never wanted to become

  • Metallica deliberately pursued musical diversity beyond thrash metal to avoid creative stagnation
  • Hetfield criticized bands that confined themselves to one genre, arguing that limiting artistic output to please audiences is counterproductive

"Limiting yourself to please your audience". The post The “bullshit” bands James Hetfield never wanted to become first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

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BTS Invite Fans to Look Beyond the Spotlight in ‘Normal’ Video

  • BTS released an intimate music video for 'Normal' from their Arirang album, featuring candid post-celebration moments of the seven band members
  • The promotional campaign featured full-page newspaper advertisements with bathroom-themed imagery and a fabricated news headline designed to spark curiosity and social media discussion

The song features on the band's massive hit album, Arirang

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‘I used to do acid on a Wednesday. I don’t have time for that now’: alt-pop star Steve Lacy on his struggle to follow huge hit Bad Habit

  • Alt-pop star Steve Lacy achieved massive 2022 success with 'Bad Habit' and subsequent Gemini Rights album whilst remaining largely unknown by face
  • Career trajectory included Grammy nomination at 17, producing Kendrick Lamar's acclaimed track on iPhone at 18, and receiving public criticism that pushed him toward collaboration
  • Returned with new album 'Oh Yeah?' after four-year absence, shaped by trauma and heartbreak

A Grammy nom at 17, a US No 1 ... then silence. With new album Oh Yeah? finally out after four years away, the genre-hopping artist explains the trauma and heartbreak that informed it Since Steve Lacy became a Grammy-winning artist with a No 1 hit in the…

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Gracie Abrams releases third studio album Daughter From Hell

  • Gracie Abrams releases third album, Daughter From Hell, with 16 tracks
  • Produced by Aaron Dessner; features Bon Iver, Audrey Hobert, Paul Mescal
  • Supporting Look at My Life Tour starts in Denver on 2 December

Gracie Abrams has released her third studio album, Daughter From Hell, a 16-track follow-up to 2024's The Secret of Us and its subsequent deluxe reissue. Speaking at an intimate show at New York's Bowery Ballroom, the singer-songwriter said the record grew out of a quieter period after touring…

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“He was so wild, I had to move out of New Jersey.” The story of the stalker-inspired song that broke Blondie in the US and made Debbie Harry a new kind of role model

  • "One Way Or Another" was inspired by a real stalker who unsettled Debbie Harry.
  • The song appeared on Blondie's 1978 album Parallel Lines, which sold 20m+ copies.
  • It helped shift Blondie from punk-scene outsiders to mainstream new wave stars.

This feature from Louder revisits the making of Blondie's 1978 hit "One Way Or Another," exploring how the song helped transform the New York band from CBGB-scene outsiders into global new wave stars. It traces the track's origins to a genuinely unsettling episode in Debbie Harry's own life,…

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Sienna Spiro’s ‘Visitor’ Album Makes Top 10 Debut on Three Charts

  • Sienna Spiro's debut album 'Visitor' enters three Billboard charts simultaneously, peaking at #9 on the Billboard 200
  • Three pre-release singles from the album had already charted on Hot 100; 'Die on This Hill' became a top 10 radio hit
  • Album released during a competitive week featuring four other top 10 debuts, with Madonna's 'CONFESSIONS II' at number one

It’s the singer-songwriter’s first full-length studio set.

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Bon Scott at 80: The chaos, contradictions and brilliant mischief – Only in the new issue of Classic Rock

  • AC/DC frontman Bon Scott would celebrate his 80th birthday this month, had his life not ended in 1980
  • Classic Rock magazine marks the milestone with a retrospective feature drawing on interviews with those who knew him
  • The issue explores whether Scott might still be touring, given that contemporaries like Jagger and McCartney continue performing

Also in Classic Rock 356: The Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Frankie Miller, The Sheepdogs, B-52s, Levellers and more

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‘I’ve Got It So Good’: How Australian Country Artist Brad Cox Is Living His Best Life

  • Brad Cox releases new single "What Are The Odds," written for his wife
  • The Australian country artist begins a fresh national tour in Perth
  • His recent albums have twice peaked at No. 7 on the ARIA chart

Australian country musician Brad Cox has opened up about balancing life on his rural Queensland property with a flourishing music career, describing himself as thoroughly content with both his farm pursuits and his creative output. The interview marks the release of his new single "What Are The Odds,"…

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