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Louder Sound Jul 20

"I put myself on the line to potentially get the s**t kicked out of me." Producer Andrew Watt on working with rock legends The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney

The Rolling Stones Paul McCartney Andrew Watt Iggy Pop Ozzy Osbourne Jason Bonham Glenn Hughes Pearl Jam Elton John

American Songwriter Jul 20

Remember When Three Grieving Sons Came Together for a Mike + The Mechanics Classic in 1988?

Mike + the Mechanics Genesis

The Guardian Music Jul 20

Shania Twain: Little Miss Twain review – rootsy revival strays from the dirt track to the middle of the road

Shania Twain Tanya Tucker Ronnie Wood The War and Treaty

Louder Sound Jul 20

"We certainly weren't strutting around like Deep Purple. My God, they had a lot of fun. We did not have fun." How the UK college rock scene shaped the genesis of Genesis

Genesis Deep Purple Nick Drake Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin The Who Fleetwood Mac Black Sabbath

American Songwriter Jul 19

4 Must-Have Albums To Start Your Billy Joel Vinyl Collection

Billy Joel George Martin

American Songwriter Jul 19

4 Bryan Adams Songs That Will Make You Feel Nostalgic for the 1980s

Bryan Adams Blue Öyster Cult

Louder Sound Jul 19

“Steve Lukather’s guitar collided with a mic stand. He banked the guitar against it and made it a feature of the song. I don’t even understand!” Toto’s Dennis Atlas and his star-studded solo album

Toto Steve Lukather Dennis Atlas David Paich Styx Dream Theater Symphony X Keith Emerson Rick Wakeman

Louder Sound Jul 19

“The front row was always diehard Journey fans and they would flip me off”: The story of Journey’s lost singer and the classic song he helped write

Journey Steve Perry REO Speedwagon Judas Priest Emerson, Lake & Palmer Neal Schon Ross Valory

2 articles Jul 19

Lenny Kravitz Denzel Washington

20 Minutes – Musique, Complex Music

20 Minutes – Musique Jul 19

Shania Twain n’a pu se rendre au mariage de Taylor Swift à cause d’un autre engagement

Shania Twain Taylor Swift Travis Kelce Harry Styles Zoë Kravitz

American Songwriter Jul 19

Remember When Dire Straits Utilized MTV’s Catch Phrase (And One of the Acts Who Said It) in Their Biggest Hit in 1985?

Dire Straits Mark Knopfler The Police George Martin

20 Minutes – Musique Jul 19

Billy Joel révèle pourquoi il s’abstient de sortir de nouveaux albums depuis plus de trente ans

Billy Joel The Beatles Rick Beato

2 articles Jul 19

Dove Ellis Sting RAYE Mark Ronson Nina Simone Sandy Denny Alicia Keys Ray Charles James Brown

Clash Music, Jazz Radio

American Songwriter Jul 18

3 Soft Rock Songs That Defined Summer for Millions of Americans in 1974

America The Doobie Brothers Chicago

American Songwriter Jul 18

3 Phil Collins Collaborations That Sound Even Better Today

Phil Collins Philip Bailey Lil’ Kim

American Songwriter Jul 18

3 Carly Simon Songs That Were Inspired by Her Relationship With James Taylor

Carly Simon James Taylor

American Songwriter Jul 18

Ella Langley and Laci Kaye Booth Dazzle With a Duet Cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Landmark 1977 Soft-Rock Anthem

Ella Langley Fleetwood Mac Laci Kaye Booth Stevie Nicks Kaitlin Butts Gabriella Rose Kameron Marlowe Avery Anna Riley Green

RTBF – Musique Jul 18

Dire Straits, puis la liberté solo : l’itinéraire de Mark Knopfler

Dire Straits Mark Knopfler

The Guardian Music Jul 18

Natalie Imbruglia: ‘I forget the words to my own songs on stage. You’d be surprised how few people notice’

Natalie Imbruglia Alanis Morissette

RTBF – Musique Jul 18

Les 5 news rock de la semaine : The Cure remplace son bassiste, Typh Barrow en mondovision, un chant anti-Oasis, le biopic Michael bat tous les records, Phil Collins revient sur son alcoolisme

The Cure Typh Barrow Phil Collins Eric Clapton System of a Down

Louder Sound Jul 20

"I put myself on the line to potentially get the s**t kicked out of me." Producer Andrew Watt on working with rock legends The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney

The Rolling Stones Paul McCartney Andrew Watt Iggy Pop Ozzy Osbourne Jason Bonham Glenn Hughes Pearl Jam Elton John

The Guardian Music Jul 20

Shania Twain: Little Miss Twain review – rootsy revival strays from the dirt track to the middle of the road

Shania Twain Tanya Tucker Ronnie Wood The War and Treaty

American Songwriter Jul 19

4 Must-Have Albums To Start Your Billy Joel Vinyl Collection

Billy Joel George Martin

Louder Sound Jul 19

“Steve Lukather’s guitar collided with a mic stand. He banked the guitar against it and made it a feature of the song. I don’t even understand!” Toto’s Dennis Atlas and his star-studded solo album

Toto Steve Lukather Dennis Atlas David Paich Styx Dream Theater Symphony X Keith Emerson Rick Wakeman

2 articles Jul 19

Lenny Kravitz Denzel Washington

20 Minutes – Musique, Complex Music

American Songwriter Jul 19

Remember When Dire Straits Utilized MTV’s Catch Phrase (And One of the Acts Who Said It) in Their Biggest Hit in 1985?

Dire Straits Mark Knopfler The Police George Martin

2 articles Jul 19

Dove Ellis Sting RAYE Mark Ronson Nina Simone Sandy Denny Alicia Keys Ray Charles James Brown

Clash Music, Jazz Radio

American Songwriter Jul 18

3 Phil Collins Collaborations That Sound Even Better Today

Phil Collins Philip Bailey Lil’ Kim

American Songwriter Jul 18

Ella Langley and Laci Kaye Booth Dazzle With a Duet Cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Landmark 1977 Soft-Rock Anthem

Ella Langley Fleetwood Mac Laci Kaye Booth Stevie Nicks Kaitlin Butts Gabriella Rose Kameron Marlowe Avery Anna Riley Green

The Guardian Music Jul 18

Natalie Imbruglia: ‘I forget the words to my own songs on stage. You’d be surprised how few people notice’

Natalie Imbruglia Alanis Morissette

American Songwriter Jul 20

Remember When Three Grieving Sons Came Together for a Mike + The Mechanics Classic in 1988?

Mike + the Mechanics Genesis

Louder Sound Jul 20

"We certainly weren't strutting around like Deep Purple. My God, they had a lot of fun. We did not have fun." How the UK college rock scene shaped the genesis of Genesis

Genesis Deep Purple Nick Drake Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin The Who Fleetwood Mac Black Sabbath

American Songwriter Jul 19

4 Bryan Adams Songs That Will Make You Feel Nostalgic for the 1980s

Bryan Adams Blue Öyster Cult

Louder Sound Jul 19

“The front row was always diehard Journey fans and they would flip me off”: The story of Journey’s lost singer and the classic song he helped write

Journey Steve Perry REO Speedwagon Judas Priest Emerson, Lake & Palmer Neal Schon Ross Valory

20 Minutes – Musique Jul 19

Shania Twain n’a pu se rendre au mariage de Taylor Swift à cause d’un autre engagement

Shania Twain Taylor Swift Travis Kelce Harry Styles Zoë Kravitz

20 Minutes – Musique Jul 19

Billy Joel révèle pourquoi il s’abstient de sortir de nouveaux albums depuis plus de trente ans

Billy Joel The Beatles Rick Beato

American Songwriter Jul 18

3 Soft Rock Songs That Defined Summer for Millions of Americans in 1974

America The Doobie Brothers Chicago

American Songwriter Jul 18

3 Carly Simon Songs That Were Inspired by Her Relationship With James Taylor

Carly Simon James Taylor

RTBF – Musique Jul 18

Dire Straits, puis la liberté solo : l’itinéraire de Mark Knopfler

Dire Straits Mark Knopfler

RTBF – Musique Jul 18

Les 5 news rock de la semaine : The Cure remplace son bassiste, Typh Barrow en mondovision, un chant anti-Oasis, le biopic Michael bat tous les records, Phil Collins revient sur son alcoolisme

The Cure Typh Barrow Phil Collins Eric Clapton System of a Down

Overview

Recent developments in soft rock highlight enduring legacies and new creative collaborations, with Peter Gabriel releasing a new single from his upcoming album, Airbourne unveiling a track co-written with Bryan Adams and Mutt Lange, and Shania Twain reflecting on her past while teasing a 2027 UK tour. Meanwhile, retrospective pieces explore the emotional origins of classic songs by artists like Sting, Steely Dan, and Fleetwood Mac, and Ed Sheeran reveals a new musical influence from the K-pop group KATSEYE.

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