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Life's Been Good To Niall (So Far)
A year-and-a-half ago, Niall Horan was basking in the shrieks of One Direction superfans. Now, with the group in limbo and his mates making moves in everything from R&B to acting, “the cute one” is painstakingly crafting an album as a California rocker — and hanging with astronauts, Selena Gomez and (yes) the Eagles. All while staying truly hashtag-humble: “I’m a simple old soul, me”
Jennifer Nettles: A Star Goes Back To Her Roots
Four years after Sugarland’s split, Jennifer Nettles is supporting Hillary and advocating for female artists (bro country be damned): “It’s in my blood”
How Jazz Saved Hip-Hop Again
The story of two South Los Angeles music scenes and Kendrick Lamar's genre-bending album To Pimp a Butterfly.
Meet the First Superstars of the Beyoncé Generation
Meet the first two superstars of the Beyoncé generation.
Twenty One Pilots on Their Musical Bromance and Fleeting Fame
Twenty One Pilots have blown up at top 40 radio, sold out massive arenas and even drawn the ire of millennial-bashing columnists with an unapologetic mashup of suburban angst, rap and reggae. But to Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, all that matters is their bond - with each other and their (millennial) fans. “It probably seems like two good-looking guys making pop music. But really it’s just the opposite.”
Can Big Data Discover The Next Pop Star?
Online music hub ReverbNation is discovering talented artists by mixing big data with human curation.
A Guide to Escaping the Algorithms and Your Own Musical Ruts
A guide to escaping the algorithms and your own musical ruts.
How Halsey Became the Voice of Her Generation
The 21-year-old singer/songwriter/social media sensation has an out-of-nowhere hit album and a surprising sold-out show at Madison Square Garden, but that hasn’t kept her from (over)sharing every detail of her life with her hyper passionate followers, from her history of mental illness to her love of boy bands and Bernie Sanders: “I talk to them like real f—ing human beings”
The Resurrections of David Bowie
What made him one of rock’s most potent lyricists.
The Re-Education of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
How do two white guys from Seattle atone for coming out of nowhere to commercially dominate hip-hop? As Macklemore & Ryan Lewis return after a turbulent four-year absence, they’re determined to speak out on race — and, perhaps, sacrifice mega-success entirely.
Gwen Stefani Proves the Value of Public Insecurity
With her new solo album (and new relationship), Gwen Stefani proves the value of public insecurity.
DJ Khaled Talks Snapchat Stardom
The hip-hop producer turned Snapchat self-help sensation.
Alesso - The DJ King of Las Vegas
In a city where the nights are ruled by music, a twentysomething Swede is running the show.
Sound Check With DJ Mia Moretti
Mia Moretti is making noise on the path to legendary DJ stardom.
A Letter From Lana
Back in September, we optimistically emailed Lana Del Rey a bunch of questions about life, love, Twin Peaks, Courtney Love and “intergalactic possibilities”. Three months later the answers turned up. Interrogation by Al Horner. Introduction by Dan Stubbs.
Heart And Soul With Leon Bridges
Texas crooner Leon Bridges went from dishwasher to musical superstar practically overnight.
The Hunt For Lewis, Indie Rock's Most Elusive Antihero
Randall Wulff, a.k.a. Lewis, made a fortune on Wall Street, partied with models and musicians, and recorded one of the most beguiling albums of the 1980s. Then he vanished.
Can SoundCloud Be The Facebook of Music?
Can SoundCloud be the Facebook of music?
Lady Gaga Goes To The Middle
The woman who made pop weird is now playing around with being normal. Or her version of it.
WHAT'S THAT SOUND?
Welcome to 1984: it was the album that would see Van Halen straddle the planet like a rock colossus, but it would also mark the end of the original line-up featuring charismatic talisman Dave Lee Roth. This is its story.
YOU GOT TO ROLL WITH PUNCHES TO GET TO WHAT'S REAL
In an exclusive extract from his touching new autobiography Brothers - a tribute to Eddie (see p.88 for the review) - Alex Van Halen recalls the recording of 1984.
THE NAME OF THE GAM
When ABBA-mad Opeth leader Mikael Akerfeldt met one of their singers, he lost it”. She didn’t sing on their new concept album, but some other, perhaps unlikely, big names did.
EVER MEET LEMMY?
He's heard Lemmy's unreleased solo album, had dinner with Chris Holmes, told Paul McCartney to get a round in, been told gangster Reggie Kray wanted to have a word with him... He is Dogs D'Amour frontman Tyla 7 Pallas, and these are some of his stories.
Kris Kristofferson: June 22, 1936 - September 28, 2024
Kris Kristofferson, the iconic, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and actor who played a key role in advancing a strand of country music into a more raw and confessional direction now recognised as outlaw country, has died peacefully at his home in Maui, surrounded by family. He was 88 years old.
"I have come a very long way in the last two-and-a-bit years"
Back from the brink: the Thunder vocalist who survived major medical trauma returns.
BASS-IC INSTINCT
Plucked from obscurity in 1975 to be in David Bowie's band, then unceremoniously out of the picture five years later, bassist George Murray looks back on his time with the Thin White Duke.
High Rollers
When Ronnie Wood, the Stones and some A-list mates holed up at his house to help with his solo album, it sparked a days-long party, a Rolling Stones hit and the last album by arguably their finest line-up.
Meat Loaf: I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
It was the power ballad to end all power ballads, and 30 years later people still ponder what the it’ is that the singer wouldn't do.
Joan Armatrading
The singer-songwriter on her new album, inspirations, being a 'band', what her key was about, meeting Nelson Mandela...
IN THE BEGINNING
With previously unseen photographs from their early days as featured in the new Queen | Collector's Edition, Sir Brian May talks us through sights of the band in the early seventies.