Black Sabbath have been granted the Freedom of the City of Birmingham, a rare civic honour marking their extraordinary impact on music and their role as hometown heroes. All four founding members — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — reunited for a private ceremony at Birmingham’s Council House on Saturday. The […]
Earlier this month (June 2025), Budweiser’s Iconic Sounds campaign picked up the Grand Prix at Cannes Lions for Audio and Radio. But the brand is now facing widespread backlash, not for the idea itself, but for how it sidestepped music licensing. The campaign featured one-second snippets of iconic songs by Beyoncé, The Beatles, Taylor Swift,
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Sonya Madan, the voice of Britpop band Echobelly, has spoken out about her experience as a woman in the male-heavy 1990s scene, insisting that most of the major players, including members of Oasis, Blur, Pulp and Suede, were “lovely, supportive and decent.” At a time when lad culture was making headlines and music magazines often
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When people think of Fleetwood Mac, the classic Buckingham/Nicks lineup usually comes to mind. But before that era, guitarist and singer Bob Welch quietly played a vital role in shaping the band’s sound and direction during a difficult transitional period. His contributions from 1971 to 1974 laid important groundwork for the band’s later global success,
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