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How to watch the BRIT Awards 2024 - from anywhere
By Scott Munro last updated
The BRIT Awards will take place at London’s O2 on Saturday March 2 with artists including Foo Fighters, Paramore, Blink-182 and Bring Me The Horizon up for awards - here’s how you can watch it live, for free

"We've been through pain and tribulation, we've been through hard times and fun times": Skindred win Best Alternative Music Act at the MOBO Awards
By Fraser Lewry published
Skindred picked up the Best Alternative Music Act prize at the MOBOs from Nova Twins

Paramore, Foo Fighters, Blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon and Blur amongst Brits 2024 nominations
By Merlin Alderslade published
Some major rock and metal artists have been recognised in this year's Brit Award nominations - not least in the Alternative/Rock Act category!

Skindred, Arlo Parks and Young Fathers among nominees for Best Alternative Music Act at the 2024 MOBO Awards
By Paul Brannigan published
Little Simz and Stormzy lead the nominations at the UK's biggest and most prestigious celebration of black music and culture

Revisiting that Led Zeppelin / Limp Bizkit / Puddle Of Mudd collaboration you'd probably forgotten all about
By Fraser Lewry published
Did this really happen? Watch Jimmy Page join Fred Durst and Wes Scantlin at the 2001 MTV Awards for a version of Led Zeppelin's Thank You

The Grammys are still failing heavy metal – with so many new bands releasing incredible music, it’s never been more unforgivable
By Matt Mills published
The Grammys have always got heavy metal wrong. But, with them defaulting to Metallica and Slipknot while the next generation is rife with talent, there is no excuse this year.

Watch Jimmy Page make his first live appearance in 12 years at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony
By Classic Rock published
Jimmy Page surprises the audience at the 2023 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with a performance of Link Wray’s Rumble

"I'm not going to thank anybody. None of you f**kers have ever given us a hand. You didn't do anything": Why Motorhead's Lemmy always hated the Grammy Awards
By Paul Brannigan published
Many musicians consider winning a Grammy Award a highpoint of their career: not Lemmy

“People assumed we couldn’t be bothered to be there, which just wasn’t the case”: Martin Barre’s take on the Jethro Tull Grammy upset with Metallica
By Chris McGarel published
Guitarist’s wife staged a last-minute midnight party to mark “the one little window where we had a good album, we were fairly important in the music world, and people recognised us”

"I felt embarrassed - I haven’t been that angry in a long time." From dinner at Bradley Cooper's to an unplugged mic, the story of Metallica's chaotic Grammys performance with Lady Gaga
By Merlin Alderslade published
Metallica's team-up with Lady Gaga at the 2017 Grammys was meant to be a moment of cross-genre history. Things didn't entirely go to plan
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