Machine Gun Kelly

How Justin Lyons is channeling the King of the Blues in mgk's punk-rock band – and he even has his own Lucille

By Jonathan Horsley published 8 February 26

The mgk touring guitarist has been a superfan of the King of the Blues since he was five years old

How Sophie Lloyd got over her performance anxiety – thanks to an arena show with mgk

By Phil Weller published 5 February 26

The British shredder enjoyed a meteoric rise as she went from YouTuber to mgk’s guitarist – and it helped her tackle her anxiety

Guitar at the Grammys 2026 – Slash and Andrew Watt pay tribute to Ozzy, Bruno Mars takes a solo, but Brent Hinds excluded from In Memoriam segment

By Janelle Borg published 2 February 26

Guitar acts and guitar-driven records won big at music’s biggest night, across myriad different genres

How Bob Dylan championed mgk – forming an unlikely friendship and artistic collaboration

By Janelle Borg published 18 August 25

Dylan even appears on the album teaser for Machine Gun Kelly's new album, Lost Americana...

Machine Gun Kelly on the time he stole a cheap Martin from a hotel – and was billed $5,000

By Phil Weller published 7 April 25

The damaged instrument is inscribed with a message that echoes MGK’s guitar-playing mantra – and it’s one of his most cherished instruments

The highly anticipated Norman’s Rare Guitars documentary gets its first trailer – and an official Netflix release date

By Phil Weller published 23 December 24

The feature-length film about the legendary vintage gear shop is due to land before the end of the year – and it will star some huge names

Sophie Lloyd announces her highly-anticipated first headline show – and sells it out in five minutes

By Janelle Borg published 7 June 24

After touring the world with Machine Gun Kelly, the fast-rising guitar star celebrates her debut album with a special London headline

“Most of you constantly interpret it wrong and then blame me for your version of what you think my art is”: Machine Gun Kelly seemingly comes out in defense of his new Schecter Razorblade model – perhaps the most divisive signature guitar of recent times

By Matt Owen published 15 January 24

The bold design quickly caused a stir on social media, and not least because of its Chibson-like marketing

“NGL I thought this was a Chibson post at first”: Schecter’s utterly wild Machine Gun Kelly signature guitar, the Razor Blade, channels some familiar marketing – and the comedy brand is not taking it lying down

By Matt Parker published 9 January 24

The pop-punk signature model comes across like a blend of the Tom DeLonge Strat and Gene Simmons’ axe bass. We’ll leave you to add your own sharp tuning gags, though...