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  “People have used it as their wedding song. I often think, ‘Hey, did you listen to the lyrics?’”: The classic number one hit with a sting in its tail

  musicradar.com - By Paul Elliott

  In 1981, Illinois-based rock band REO Speedwagon hit the top of the US chart with the power ballad Keep On Loving You. But if the sound of that song …

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  For sale: one piano played by Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Elton John and Freddie Mercury

  musicradar.com - By Will Simpson

  Pianists – do you have a spare £200,000 and fancy getting your mitts on a piano once owned by Stevie Nicks that some of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest hits …

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  “If industry solutions fall short, we are prepared to call for legislative action”: CEO of Ivors Academy calls for “robust” protections for songwriters and publishers against AI

  musicradar.com - By Will Simpson

  The CEO of the Ivors Academy – the umbrella organisation for songwriters in the UK – has threatened that the organisation could call for legislative …

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  “All the energy we put into that record just exploded on to the world!”: How Chester Bennington remembered Linkin Park’s breakthrough

  musicradar.com - By Paul Brannigan

  Chester Bennington was furious. The singer paced back and forth in the lobby of NRG Recording, literally punching the studio walls in frustration. It …

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  “Notes dance rhythmically, almost creating a reverb diffusion. Those notes are held together with tape-style effects”: Keeley Electronics and Andy Timmons unveil the Halo Core – same modulated dual echo magic, simplified controls

  musicradar.com - By Jonathan Horsley

  Robert Keeley spent something like three years designing the ultimate echo/delay pedal for Andy Timmons and all that R&D time was not wasted. The …

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  PMT has gone bigger than ever with its early Black Friday sale, offering huge gear discounts up to 70% off

  musicradar.com - By Matt McCracken

  It seems that Black Friday music deals are much like buses. You wait ages for one then two come along at once. Following the announcement of a sale at …