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Annie Clarke, aka St. Vincent, performs live on stage at Brixton Academy on October 17, 2017 in London, England

“I’ve typically been afraid of Strats just because they carry so much baggage”: How a gift from Mike McCready helped change St. Vincent’s relationship with the Stratocaster

By Janelle Borg published 3 May 24

Listen to the song that St. Vincent reveals begged for a Strat moment

Willow has been in the studio with St. Vincent – and a Fender Mike McCready 1960 Stratocaster

By Matt Parker published 9 January 23

Could a collaboration be incoming? Or is it part of something bigger? Either way, the Pearl Jam great’s Custom Shop Strat is involved

Willow performs live on stage at Reading Festival day three on August 28, 2022 in Reading, England.

Willow on her quest to solo like St. Vincent, getting two-hand tapping lessons from Yvette Young and why her latest album is a love letter to rock music

By Amit Sharma published 5 December 22

Following her guitar-heavy creative reinvention, Willow traces her six-string journey so far, her love of heavy music “from Smashing Pumpkins to Lamb of God” and how she hopes to make “women and girls of color feel accepted” in the rock world through her music

The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and Willow Smith perform live

The Smashing Pumpkins recruit Willow for a four-guitar performance of Cherub Rock

By Michael Astley-Brown published 21 November 22

The guitar star – who is a fan of Billy Corgan’s Reverend signature model – joined the alt-rock legends at the final show of their Spirits on Fire tour

Watch Willow Smith wield a Jackson V to spontaneously riff Deftones’ My Own Summer (Shove It)

By Matt Owen published 3 November 22

The guitar star swapped out her prized Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent signature for a Pro KVTMG King V in order to salute one of her biggest inspirations mid-gig

Willow continues her transformation to guitar star with raucous SNL performance

By Matt Owen published 11 October 22

Joined by South Korean axe ace Liso Lee, Willow's performance of the Deftones-inspired Ur a Stranger was filled with knockout riffs – but its mysterious outro leads will leave you scratching your head

Les Claypool praises Willow Smith's Primus cover: “Fine guitar pickin’ there young fiery lass”

By Sam Roche published 23 September 22

Willow donned her one-of-a-kind St. Vincent signature model to play one of Larry LaLonde's signature avant-garde leads

From Ulrich-fueled fuzz riffs to unadulterated raucous rock: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Matt Owen, Sam Roche published 16 September 22

The freshest cuts from Laura Cox, Taipei Houston, Chris Shiflett, Willow, Alyssa Day, Bush – and more!

Willow Smith will release a new album, COPINGMECHANISM, on September 23

By Sam Roche published 4 August 22

An album teaser on Smith's Instagram suggests a return to the pop-punk sound of Lately I Feel EVERYTHING. New single Hover Like a Goddess drops today (August 4) at 9PM PST

Willow Smith performs onstage during her lifE tour at Center Stage on October 19, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia

From screamo revival to suave grooves: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown published 1 April 22

Kick off April with a bang with these vital new songs from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adrian Quesada, Eric Johnson, Justus West, Willow, Opeth and more

Machine Gun Kelly recruits Willow Smith for angsty new single, Emo Girl

By Matt Owen published 4 February 22

It's the second single to be lifted from the rapper-turned-rocker's upcoming album Mainstream Sellout, which is due March 25

Watch Lari Basilio shred while Willow Smith gets her hair shaved off live on stage

By Matt Owen published 19 July 21

The electrifying performance served as the grand finale to a new 50-minute concert and documentary film that charts Smith’s transition from rap warrior to indie pop-punk powerhouse

Willow Smith announces guitar-driven album, lately I feel EVERYTHING, shares moody second single, Lipstick

By Sam Roche published 25 June 21

The pop-punk effort is set to arrive July 16 via MSFTSMusic/Roc Nation

Yvette Young gifts Willow Smith her signature Ibanez YY10 guitar

By Matt Owen published 9 June 21

Smith wastes no time in flexing her newfound picking powers with a quick-fire cover of Mac DeMarco's Goodbye Weekend on the Slime Green six-string

Lari Basilio joins Willow Smith for an electrifying performance of Transparent Soul on The Tonight Show

By Sam Roche published 20 May 21

The Brazilian virtuoso performs alongside Travis Barker in Smith's stellar live lineup

[L-R] Willow Smith and Pocket Honore of Wicked Wisdom

Willow Smith reunites Jada Pinkett Smith's nu-metal band Wicked Wisdom for a surprise Mother's Day performance

By Sam Roche published 6 May 21

Watch the 20-year-old musician nail the band's 2006 track, Bleed All Over Me

From funky wah workouts to pop-punk reinventions: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Sam Roche published 29 April 21

Kick the weekend off early with blazing new guitar-based tunes from Faye Webster, Machine Gun Kelly, Willow Smith, Jupiter & Okwess, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and more

Yvette Young designed the eye-popping artwork for Willow Smith’s out-of-this-world St. Vincent signature model

By Matt Owen published 29 April 21

The solar system-inspired Ernie Ball Music Man sports a cosmic colorway designed by the Covet guitarist, complete with planets, moons, and a smattering of star constellations

Willow Smith unleashes her inner pop-punk in guitar-centric new single, Transparent Soul

By Matt Owen published 27 April 21

Smith wields an Ernie Ball Music Man St Vincent signature six-string in the Travis Barker-featuring track, which is taken from the R&B-turned-guitar star’s upcoming fifth full-length album

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