Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has revealed he is working on his first solo album, which will be “a fusion of all sorts of styles”.

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, the guitar hero who had me hacking away at tablature books in my basement for hours as a middle schooler trying to replicate every finger tap, string bend, and hammer-on, has a bunch of new projects in the queue. Hammett has a new 400-page coffee table book called The Collection: Kirk Hammett showcasing his collection of guitars, which occasioned a visit to the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. During the pod, he gave an update on two new albums that should be of interest to Metallica fans.

Selena Gomez’s new album has received the seal of approval from her bestie Camilla Cabello.Taking to her Instagram Stories on Sunday, the 28-year-old singer praised Selena’s and Benny Blanco’s first collaborative album, I Said…

Don’t lose ’em.

‘When ‘Load’ and ‘Reload’ came out, there was a lot of backlash. But nowadays I run into fans and they love that era.’

Robbie asked the group to join his stadium tour, after he discovered their music on BBC Radio 2.

Before Patti Smith revived rock ‘n’ roll with Horses she was a poet finding her way in New York City and took up a disastrous job in journalism.

Popular breakfast hosts, Leigh and Claire will leave the station on June 6 as the network will broadcast a single breakfast show across England and Wales instead

Kirk Hammett has said he has 767 new riffs for the next Metallica album, and thinks the record might see them “go back to the ‘90s again”.

WET LEG – GREEN DOOR STORE, BRIGHTON 23.3.25 Occasionally something truly special happens on the Brighton music scene that’s honestly

The singer’s live shows have always been lauded for their elaborate routines and arty concepts – the ‘Eusexua’ tour is best when she lets loose and just dances.

On Friday, Japanese Breakfast released the lovely new album For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women). Next month, Michelle Zauner and her band will head out on a proper tour that’ll kick off with a pair of sets at the two Coachella weekends. As a prelude to all of that, Japanese Breakfast played a special one-off album-release show at El Museo Del Barrio in New York on Saturday night. They made a grand occasion of it.

The extremely fun Isle Of Wight rockers Wet Leg were a Stereogum Band To Watch in 2021, and they dropped their great self-titled debut album in 2022. Unlike so many of their buzz-band peers, Wet Leg actually took off, to the point where they were playing big venues and winning Grammys and whatnot. They’ve been quiet for a little while, but now Wet Leg seem poised to return with new music. They’ve been teasing new music for a while. Soon, they’ll play special small-room shows in New York and Los Angeles, and they’re also booked for a bunch of festivals this summer. On Sunday night, Wet Leg played a small Brighton venue, and their set was mostly made up of new songs.

Ed Sheeran has written to UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, and UK government officials, calling for long-term funding for UK music education. Read on for the full story…