Trending on Gold

Exclusive
Subscribe to Gold Radio Plus now on Global Player!

Gold Radio launches new ad-free radio service, Gold Radio Plus

Music

Win BIG with Cash Call!

Shirley Bassey - James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever

James Bond songwriter says 'Diamonds Are Forever' was nearly axed for being "too sexy" and "filthy"

Music

Art Garfunkel in concert

Art Garfunkel postpones UK tour days before the first planned show

Music

Latest on Gold

Mike Love and John Stamos performing with The Beach Boys in Cincinnati

Beach Boys return with "fighter" Mike Love performing seated: "He insists on being on stage"

The Beach Boys

Freddie Mercury and Brian May in Montreal

Brian May says he "avoids" the anniversary of Freddie Mercury's death

Queen

Elton John in 1975

Elton John to re-release classic 1970s album with stripped back piano and vocal versions of all songs

Elton John

John Stamos and Mike Love perform with The Beach Boys in Hollywood in 2025

The Beach Boys have cancelled their latest comeback show

The Beach Boys

Queen + Adam Lambert on the road

Have Queen quit touring for good? Brian May clarifies retirement comments

Queen

Songwriter poet singer Dory Previn in Los Angeles

What became of Dory Previn? The trailblazing star who pioneered confessional singer-songwriting

Music

Rod Stewart in Vegas

Rod Stewart announces The Final Encore with farewell UK shows: Dates, venues and how to buy tickets

Rod Stewart

Listen to Gold on Global Player: Podcasts, Playlists and more!

Music, TV & Film News

See more Music, TV & Film News

Paul McCartney and Phil Collins

Phil Collins seemingly reignites his feud with Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

The Rolling Stones and Ronnie Wood

Rolling Stones 2027 tour rumours: Ronnie Wood gives fans proper update

The Rolling Stones

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on stage together in London in 2024

Paul McCartney to release unheard songs on special edition of recent album

Paul McCartney

Suggs performing with Madness

Suggs is happy with his new "Arsenal knees" ahead of Madness hometown Rock N Roll Circus show

Music

The Beatles - Paul McCartney vs John, George and Ringo

Paul McCartney admits he enjoyed his 'I told you so' moment with his Beatles bandmates

Paul McCartney

Jane Asher and Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney's ex-fiancée Jane Asher opens up on Beatles movies

The Beatles

Roger Taylor and Brian May

Queen stars Brian May and Roger Taylor have surprise reunion at London show

Queen

Stevie Wonder in the mid-1970s

Stevie Wonder releases surprise EP of lost tracks from Songs in the Key of Life

Music

Exclusive Interviews

See more Exclusive Interviews

Simple Minds interview with Gold Radio

Simple Minds talk about 'calling up the ghosts of the past' on new album

Interviews

Exclusive
Morgan Neville interview - The Beatles and Wings

Man on the Run: Director explains why Paul McCartney got the blame for The Beatles breaking up

Paul McCartney

Baz Luhrmann and Elvis Presley

Elvis director Baz Luhrmann confirms EPiC new movie has no AI or visual effects

Elvis Presley

John Cleese on Fawlty Towers

John Cleese opens up about how 'second choice' Prunella Scales was exactly right for Fawlty Towers

TV and Film

How to listen to Gold Radio

All the ways you can listen to Gold Radio

Song Facts

See more Song Facts

Queen - I Want To Break Free

'I Want To Break Free' by Queen: The making of the "controversial" pop hit

Queen

The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' by The Hollies: The making of the soaring classic

Song Facts

Love Affair

'Everlasting Love' by Love Affair: The making of the romantic chart-topper

Song Facts

Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay

'(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay' by Otis Redding: The making of the posthumous soul hit

Song Facts

Song Lists

See more Song Lists

Ringo Starr and The Beatles

All Ringo Starr's 11 Beatles songs, ranked from worst to best

The Beatles

John Denver was one of music's most omnipresent voices of the 1970s.

John Denver’s 10 best songs, ranked

Song Lists

Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick's 20 best songs, ranked

Song Lists

Otis Redding at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967

Otis Redding's top 10 songs, ranked

Song Lists

Latest Features on Gold

See more Latest Features on Gold

Bob Dylan wrote a 2012 about his desire to speak to John Lennon once again.

The song Bob Dylan wrote about his wish to speak to late friend John Lennon once again

John Lennon

Dave Davies has started beef with The Beatles again.

The Kinks' Dave Davies claims “George Harrison was the only one” of The Beatles he actually liked

The Kinks

Arthur Brown with the Jimi Hendrix Experience in London in 1967

The sad reason Jimi Hendrix and Arthur Brown's supergroup ended before it even began

Music

Queen (or Build Your Own Boat?) in 1976: Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and Freddie Mercury

The absolutely terrible band name Brian May almost called Queen

Queen

The Beach Boys - California Girls

The Beach Boys intro Brian Wilson called "the greatest piece of music I've ever written"

The Beach Boys

Seeing a U.F.O. impacted John Lennon so much, he referenced the sighting in a song of his and the accompanying album liner notes.

The John Lennon song that was inspired by his U.F.O. sighting

John Lennon

Jimi Hendrix's final ever appearance on British television alongside Lulu resulted in him getting banned.

How Jimi Hendrix got banned from the BBC with the help of Lulu

Music

Did you know that there was a time that The Beatles replaced Ringo Starr with another drummer?

Inside the tour when The Beatles replaced Ringo Starr

The Beatles

More from Gold

See more More from Gold

Middle of the Road in 1981 (Sally Carr, Ken Andrew, Eric McCredie, Ian McCredie, Neil Henderson)

Bay City Rollers and Middle of the Road guitarist Neil Henderson dies, aged 73

Music

Elton John at Rock in Rio on September 7, 2026

Elton John to open Apple Music Hall as first headliner tonight and you can watch the live stream

Elton John

The Beatles receive a silver disc from George Martin

George Martin's 100th birthday celebrated with new release of Beatles covers albums

The Beatles

Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart

Rod Stewart's wife Penny Lancaster reveals star had "underlying heart issue" leading to recent surgery

Rod Stewart

The Beatles movies and Beatlemania

Beatles movies will "trigger a new wave of Beatlemania" according to producer Giles Martin

The Beatles

John Lennon and Giles Martin

Beatles producer opens up on lost John Lennon song from new Rubber Soul

The Beatles

Rod Stewart at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Sunday, April 26, 2026

Rod Stewart announces first new tour dates after recent surgery

Rod Stewart

Suzi Quatro and Scarlett Johansson

Suzi Quatro reveals who she'd like to play her in upcoming biopic

Music

The Beatles backstage in 1962

Would The Beatles have reunited if John Lennon had lived? Ringo Starr opens up

The Beatles

Bob Dylan on the Rolling Thunder Revue tour

Bob Dylan is releasing a whopping 39CD, 381-track box set of the Rolling Thunder Revue tour

Music

Don McLean - The Farewell Tour

Don McLean announces farewell tour including his last ever UK concerts: Dates, venues and how to buy tickets

Music

Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen teases two new studio albums and confirms that Neil Young inspired his last single

Music

Dolly Parton on stage in 2021

Hear Dolly Parton's first posthumous release 'Bound to Ride': "I call it the full Dolly"

Music

Billy Joel in concert in 2024

Billy Joel reveals he has had brain surgery and gives fans health update

Music

Brian May and William Shatner

Queen's Brian May joins William Shatner's upcoming heavy metal album

Queen

Tom Jones on The Voice UK

Tom Jones hits out after he was "fired" from The Voice UK: "I'm not thrilled"

Tom Jones

Brian Poole and The Tremeloes

The Tremeloes facts: Members, songs and famous children of the band picked over The Beatles

Music

Chuck Berry in Go Johnny Go in 1959.

Chuck Berry facts: Life, death and music of the Father of Rock 'n' Roll

Music

Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young

Graham Nash rules out a reunion with Stephen Stills and Neil Young

Music

Cliff Richard - Only Number Ones

Cliff Richard announces Only Number Ones covers album featuring Beatles, Elvis and more

Cliff Richard

Stevie Wonder in concert in 2024

Stevie Wonder announces Songs in the Key of Life UK live shows and they're very soon

Music

Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood

Mick Fleetwood pays tribute to "beacon of inspiration" Chris Nicks, Stevie's late brother

Fleetwood Mac

Mary Austin and Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury's deathbed words to lifelong friend Mary Austin revealed

Queen

The Who on stage with Zak Starkey in 2023

The Who to return to UK? Band reunite with Zak Starkey and tease live shows

Music

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel in concert in the 1960s

Art Garfunkel opens up on Paul Simon reunion: "Who knows what the future will bring?"

Music

I'm Mr Mercury by Frank Styles at Wembley Park

Freddie Mercury gets stunning 30ft anamorphic mural at Wembley to mark his 80th birthday

Queen

Tom Jones and will.i.am on The Voice UK

Watch Tom Jones's tear-jerking performance of a Leonard Cohen classic on The Voice UK

Tom Jones

Sean Ono Lennon, Charlotte Kemp Muhl and baby Aurelius

Sean Ono Lennon announces birth of first child – John Lennon's first grandchild

John Lennon

Freddie Mercury and Mary Austin in November 1985

Freddie Mercury's fiancée Mary Austin opens up on keeping his final resting place private

Queen

Lionel Richie in concert

Lionel Richie hospitalised after medical scare following live show

Music

Dolly Parton

Country legend Dolly Parton dies, aged 80

Music

Freddie Mercury in concert

Freddie Mercury's Bohemian Rhapsody catsuit and other amazing outfits to go on free display in London

Queen

Global's Make Some Noise

See more Global's Make Some Noise

Find out more about Gold’s charity

Win with Gold

See more Win with Gold

Win a seven-day adriatic adventure with Marella Cruises

Win!

Win a luxury home comfort package thanks to Hillarys

Gold Radio Shop

Gold Store

Follow Us

How to Listen

How to Listen to Gold

Sign Up to our VIP Email Club

Register with Gold

Find Out Who's Advertising On Gold