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How super-producer Andrew Watt pivoted from Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes to The Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne and Iggy Pop
By Janelle Borg published
Watt started his production career in the pop sphere, before the Prince of Darkness handpicked him to produce his record

Paul McCartney joins Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith to perform Beatles and Neil Young classics at tiny show
By Janelle Borg published
The Beatles legend also revealed that he has written an as-yet-unreleased song with Watt

Joe Bonamassa brings out his legendary Bolin ‘Burst to tear through Deep Purple classics with Glenn Hughes and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith
By Jonathan Horsley published
Fan-shot footage captures Bonamassa joining the Voice of Rock for an epic jam on Mistreated, with Smith’s rhythm powering them all through Burn and Highway Star

Watch Andrew Watt shred with Iggy Pop's all-star Kimmel band, featuring Josh Klinghoffer, Duff McKagan and Chad Smith
By Matt Parker published
The godfather of punk brought in the big guns for an intense performance of new single Frenzy – complete with an incendiary solo from Watt

Watch pro-shot footage of Rush performing Working Man with Chad Smith at Taylor Hawkins tribute
By Matt Parker published
See Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee team up with the RHCP drummer for a spectacular live outing

Josh Homme and Mike McCready will appear on the new Ozzy Osbourne record, according to Chad Smith
By Matt Parker published
The Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer also revealed that Ozzy's team tried (and failed) to get Jimmy Page onboard

Eddie Vedder recruits Stewart Copeland to cover The Police’s Message in a Bottle during live show
By Matt Owen published
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench also made an appearance during the star-studded evening at Inglewood, California's YouTube Theater

Chad Smith ditches drums for guitar during Eddie Vedder show – and ticks off every guitar hero trick in the book
By Matt Owen published
The Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer's six-string cameo took place during a cover of Neil Young's Rockin' in the Free World, and featured some inch-perfect power stances, flawless back-to-back guitar action and a rogue stampede on the wrong pedalboard

Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan joins Eddie Vedder onstage in Seattle for an energetic cover of The Pretenders' Precious
By Sam Roche published
The bassist joined Vedder's all-star backing band, The Earthlings – which features Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith, Andrew Watt, Chris Chaney and Glen Hansard – at Benaroya Hall on Monday (February 21)
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