Music Album Reviews
Taylor Swift, ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ review: revisited classic could be the best pop album of 2023
One thing’s for sure on this album: ‘1989’ will never go out of style.
Mark Sutherland
Music News
Riff ‘N’ Roll: a look back at 150 years of Epiphone
As guitar brand Epiphone celebrates its 150th anniversary, we speak to some of the artists who have fallen in love with some of its finest instruments.
Music News
Taylor Swift ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ review: stepping stone to super-stardom gets modern revamp
13 years later, a significant chapter in Taylor's rise to super-stardom is given a contemporary twist. The results are stunning.
Music News
In conversation: Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott and Ghost’s Tobias Forge
Def Leppard were one of the biggest bands of the eighties. Swedish rockers Ghost are a modern phenomenon. Here, Joe Elliott and Tobias Forge discuss their individual and unique experiences.
Music Features
Going it alone: why artists are ditching major labels to go independent
Earlier this month, RAYE secured her first UK number one after a very public break with her label. Here, other artists explain why they decided to go it alone.
Music Features
Roland: the brand defining the sound of music for 50 years
Genres from post-punk to hip-hop to acid house would not sound the same without the equipment produced by Roland. Rolling Stone UK goes deep into the iconic Japanese brand’s history as it marks its 50th anniversary
Music Features
Lyrics, camera, action: the British musicians who hit the big screen
As Harry Styles takes a leading role in 'My Policeman', we look at the stars who moved from the studio to the big screen.
Music Album Reviews
Taylor Swift ‘Midnights’ review: a gentle return to contemporary pop
The latest remarkable album in Swift’s current white-hot streak gently presents itself as a sort of greatest hits composed of songs you’ve never heard before
Music Features
Marshall’s Ministry of Loud
Ever since masterminding the music industry’s amp of choice 60 years ago, Marshall Amplification has enjoyed a lasting appeal to rival Paul McCartney. Having recently branched out into drums, set up its own thriving record label, and produced a rather covetable range of Marshall-branded fridges, this stalwart is no one-hit wonder
The music industry’s amp of choice celebrates 60 years on the market
Music Features
Emily Eavis on Glastonbury Festival’s long-awaited return
As the world’s greatest festival returns – two years later than planned, after COVID put an abrupt stop to its 50th anniversary celebrations – Rolling Stone UK meets co-organiser Emily Eavis on Worthy Farm
TV Features
Louis Partridge on becoming Sid Vicious for new series ‘Pistol’
Louis Partridge talks facing up to fame, his friendship with Millie Bobby Brown, and playing the Sex Pistols’ infamous bassist Sid Vicious in Danny Boyle’s new Disney+ drama ‘Pistol’
Music News
Leona Lewis on new festive album ‘Christmas, With Love Always’
As Christmas nears, Leona Lewis tells Rolling Stone UK how she's become a mainstay of the festive season
Music Features
The Darkness, Shakin Stevens and more on creating a classic Christmas song: “It’s kept me in sports cars”
As Christmas looms, artists behind some of the biggest hits – as well as those hoping to secure their own festive staple – tell Rolling Stone how they did it
Music Album Reviews
Taylor Swift – ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ review: The most beautifully reconstructed pop record of 2021
The latest arrival in Swift's ongoing series of re-recordings is nothing short of stunning