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MESHUGGAH Announces Exclusive Signing And Limited-Edition ‘Transformers’ Collaboration At San Diego Comic-Con
Meshuggah members Tomas Haake and Mårten Hagström will make a special appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, signing for fans at the Reigning Phoenix Music/Stern Pinball booth on Friday 24 July at 3.30pm. The event coincides with the unveiling of a limited-edition Meshuggah x Hasbro’s Transformers t-shirt, marking 40 years of “The Transformers: The Movie” and…
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All 15 Madonna Albums, Ranked
Madonna is enjoying a major career resurgence following the release of Confessions II on 3 July 2026, a sequel to her acclaimed 2005 album Confessions on a Dancefloor. The record has been met with widespread critical praise and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, marking her tenth chart-topping album and making her the…
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An Unimpressed Rihanna Gives A$AP Rocky Two Seconds to Make His Subway Pitch on Skin Care
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky co-star in a new comedic advert for his Fenty Skin product line, released on Rihanna’s Instagram on 20 July. Titled “Don’t Be Dumb, Use @fentyskin” after A$AP’s fourth studio album, the minute-long spot casts him as a subway-style hawker pitching skincare products, marking a playful collaboration between the couple that blends…
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Fleetwood Mac’s Most Beautiful Song Proved Christine McVie Was Their Greatest Songwriter
This article is an opinion piece arguing that “Songbird,” written by Christine McVie, best exemplifies why she was Fleetwood Mac’s most gifted songwriter. Unlike bandmates Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, who channelled the group’s turbulent personal dramas into mystical or explosive songwriting, McVie’s strength lay in expressing everyday emotions with quiet depth, making her the…
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The Witcher 3’s Big New Expansion Makes Its Debut at Gamescom Opening Night Live
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is set to receive a brand new expansion, Songs of the Past, and it will make its first public appearance at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase next month. This matters because the expansion, revealed for a game now over a decade old, promises a substantial new adventure for series star…
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Remember When Johnny Cash Covered an Industrial Rock Band’s Big Hit in 2003?
In March 2003, six months before his death, Johnny Cash released “Hurt” as the final single of his career, a cover of the Nine Inch Nails song originally released in 1995. The track appeared on Cash’s last album released in his lifetime, American IV: The Man Comes Around, and became one of the most acclaimed…
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De La Soul Prepare 30th Anniversary Edition Of ‘Stakes Is High’
De La Soul are set to reissue their fourth studio album, “Stakes Is High”, to mark its 30th anniversary. The record holds a significant place in the group’s catalogue as their first without longtime producer Prince Paul, instead featuring early studio contributions from J Dilla, and is regarded as both a critique and a celebration…
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The tender meaning behind Julia Jacklin’s crushing ‘I Wish’
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6 Rock Songs With Harmonies That You Can’t Help but Sing With Your Whole Chest
An American Songwriter writer has compiled a personal selection of six classic rock songs celebrated for their standout vocal harmonies, arguing that harmonised singing offers a rare showcase for the human voice against the power of electric instrumentation. The piece is a lighthearted, opinion-led list rather than a news report, drawn from the author’s own…
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Sony files another lawsuit against AI music generator Udio
Sony has filed a fresh lawsuit against AI music generator Udio, separate from the joint action it launched with Universal and Warner in 2024 accusing the company of copyright infringement “on a massive scale.” The new case matters because Sony is now pursuing Udio alone after its former co-plaintiffs, Universal and Warner, both settled and…