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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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Rick Nielsen’s 5-Neck Guitar and His Coat That Nikki Sixx Peed On Fetch Big Money at Auction

  • Nielsen’s five-neck guitar sold for $313,600.
  • Sixx’s story-linked coat fetched $5,760.
  • Auction proceeds will partly benefit St Jude’s.

Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick has sold more than 300 items from his collection through Julien’s Auctions, led by a custom five-neck Hamer guitar that fetched $313,600. The sale drew attention to the range of objects connected to his career and included proceeds benefiting St Jude’s Children’s Hospital.…

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The band that defined American music, according to Charlie Watts: “That to me is America”

  • Charlie Watts called Charles Mingus’s music the sound of America.
  • He saw Mingus’s 13-piece orchestra at Birdland.
  • Jazz helped shape Watts’s restrained approach and the Stones’ music.

Charlie Watts regarded jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus as the sound that best represented America, recalling that he went to see Mingus’s 13-piece orchestra at Birdland during the Rolling Stones’ first US tour. His view reflects how jazz, alongside blues and country, shaped the band’s musical imagination…

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Jay-Z Will Be the Same Age as This Rock Legend When He Headlines the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show

  • Jay-Z will headline the 2027 Super Bowl halftime show.
  • He will be 57, matching Tom Petty’s age at the 2008 show.
  • Roc Nation will executive produce the performance.

Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show at SoFi Stadium on 14 February 2027, after more than three decades in music. He will be 57, the same age Tom Petty was when he performed at the 2008 Super Bowl, making Jay-Z one of several veteran artists…

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METALLICA’s KIRK HAMMETT Presents ‘The Raven’ By EDGAR ALLAN POE

  • Kirk Hammett reads Poe’s “The Raven” for Halloween.
  • The Metallica guitarist has collected horror memorabilia for decades.
  • He says the objects inspire his music and preserve film history.

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has recorded a reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s 1845 poem “The Raven”, released in time for Halloween. The performance draws on his long-standing interest in horror and brings a classic tale of grief and a mysterious midnight visitor to a new audience. Hammett is…

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In 1999, Tom Petty let his guitarist take the lead. It happened just once in the Heartbreakers history

  • Mike Campbell sang lead on one Heartbreakers album track.
  • Petty encouraged him to keep “I Don’t Wanna Fight”.
  • The song appeared on the troubled 1999 album Echo.

In 1999, Mike Campbell sang lead on “I Don’t Wanna Fight”, the only song on a Heartbreakers album to feature him as lead vocalist. Tom Petty encouraged him to keep the song for himself, showing that Petty was willing to let his long-time collaborator take centre stage. Campbell…

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The 1983 Oscars snub Stephen King will never forgive or forget: “I remain pissed”

  • Stephen King believes Dee Wallace should have received an Oscar nomination for *Cujo*.
  • Wallace was left out of the 1984 Best Actress shortlist.
  • King said in 2009 that he remained angry about the snub.

Stephen King has long felt that Dee Wallace deserved an Academy Award nomination for playing Donna Trenton in the 1983 horror film *Cujo*. He called the performance a standout and said he remained angry that it was overlooked, highlighting how horror performances can be absent from major awards…

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How Kazu Hiro Transformed Tom Cruise Into ‘Digger’ With Prosthetics for His Belly, Nose and Chin

  • Kazu Hiro transformed Tom Cruise into oil tycoon Digger.
  • The makeup design used 12 prosthetic pieces.
  • The application took about two hours and 15 minutes.

Kazu Hiro transformed Tom Cruise into Digger, an ageing Texas oil tycoon, for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film. The role calls for Cruise to appear markedly different from his familiar action-star image, with jowls, thinning hair, a dishevelled look and a belly; Digger’s company also causes a potential global…

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GTA 6 Sparks Unlikely Cliff Richard Resurgence, but the 86-Year-Old Singer Still Doesn’t Know What It Is

  • “Devil Woman” daily streams rose by 325%.
  • The song featured in a GTA 6 preview on Netflix.
  • Cliff Richard says he did not know what Grand Theft Auto was.

Cliff Richard’s 1976 song “Devil Woman” has surged in popularity after featuring in a GTA 6 Extended Look on Netflix. Daily streams rose by 325%, giving the 86-year-old singer an unexpected boost and showing how a major game release can bring older music to new listeners. Richard told…

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Kiss announce End Of The Road documentary

  • Kiss will premiere a farewell-tour documentary online on November 19.
  • The tour ran for nearly five years and included 250 shows.
  • The band is also planning an avatar show in Las Vegas for 2028.

Kiss will release a documentary about their farewell tour, directed by DJ Viola, with a live-streamed debut on KissOnline.com on November 19. The film follows the band’s final touring chapter and its closing performances at Madison Square Garden, while looking at how Kiss intends to carry its legacy…

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Jay-Z’s Super Bowl booking puts NFL’s broadcast standards under scrutiny

  • Jay-Z’s halftime booking puts NFL broadcast standards under scrutiny.
  • The article questions whether explicit lyrics will be changed.
  • The show is expected to reach a vast global audience.

The article argues that Jay-Z’s selection as the Super Bowl LXI halftime headliner raises questions about the NFL’s broadcast standards, particularly given the profanity and explicit themes in his music. It says Roc Nation’s role in choosing the performer, and the league’s partnership with the company, make the…

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