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Sharing pictures with Beck, Brian May wrote on his Instagram: “Gutted, so sad, to hear of Jeff’s passing. He was the Guv’nor. He was inimitable, irreplaceable – the absolute pinnacle of guitar playing. And a damn fine human being. I’m sure I will have a lot to say, but right …

Earlier this week the 80th Golden Globes took place in The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, USA. The eye-popping event saw some incredible artists being honoured with awards, such as Austin Butler for his Elvis Presley impersonation, and Ke Huy Quan for his Everything Everywhere All at Once performance. …

Finding fame as a member of The Yardbirds, he helped launch the career of Sir Rod Stewart, 78, who said: “Jeff Beck was on another planet. “He took me and Ronnie Wood to the USA in the late 60s in his band the Jeff Beck Group and we haven’t looked back since. …

Brian remembered: “Yeah, he came from my area, so he was like a local boy. I saw him play so many times, always with my jaw on the ground thinking, ‘How does he does that?’ I often think it must have been like being around Mozart and seeing an incredible …

“Yeah sure, I want to rule the world,” Ville Valo nervously laughed while chatting about his new album, Neon Noir – his debut solo record under his new persona, VV. If that wasn’t scary enough for the Finnish songbird, it’s also his first release since the break-up of his legendary goth …

Overnight it was announced that legendary guitarist Jeff Beck died. The 78-year-old endured a brief battle with meningitis. Most recently, the musician has been working closely with Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp on music. Last year, on July 15, 2022, the duo released an album together, titled 18. …

Drug use in the rock and pop world is well documented, with many stars over the years frankly admitting what they have done. Others have been caught and publicly shamed. Biographies, biopics, documentaries and interviews are filled with accounts of recreational drug use, often in hair-raising situations. But only a …

This year, The Beatles’ first major commercial hit turns 60-years-old. At the time of its release, in 1963, the Fab Four were still an emerging band who – despite having found a lot of success already – struggled to get their songs atop the singles charts. Eventually, Please Please Me …

Fans of Coachella will be very aware that the enormous festival is just around the corner. And as the festival continues to get bigger, the demand for tickets expands. Overnight, Coachella announced its massive, star-studded line-up for its 2023. The exceptional line-up, which includes the likes of Charlie XCX, Calvin Harris …

Freddie was many things: a sublimely gifted singer, composer and musician – and a generous and devoted friend. Nobody, however, could ever accuse him of being meek and mild. His PA and close friend Peter Freestone told Express Online that the star actually used to enrage people on purpose: “Freddie …