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‘Joni Mitchell sang Both Sides, Now over the phone to me’: folk music legend Judy Collins on her 87 remarkable years
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‘Joni Mitchell sang Both Sides, Now over the phone to me’: folk music legend Judy Collins on her 87 remarkable years

As she continues her farewell tour, the US singer-songwriter answers your questions on romance with Stephen Stills, friendship with Carly Simon and how folk underpins all popHow did you come into Joni...

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Blackhaine: Saints in the Wethouse review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
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Blackhaine: Saints in the Wethouse review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(XL Recordings)His Playboi Carti collabs may have dragged Tom Heyes out of the underground, but this bracing debut remains far from the mainstream, full of garbled barks and walls of noiseOn the secon...

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The bar singer, the K-pop veteran and the ‘railway track diva’: meet three Eurovision Asia 2026 hopefuls
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The bar singer, the K-pop veteran and the ‘railway track diva’: meet three Eurovision Asia 2026 hopefuls

For some, it’s their first big break, for others it’s a chance to secure their fame. But for all 11 acts, it’s an opportunity to be Asia’s first ever winnerEurovision is heading to Asia: here’s what t...

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‘Young, Black and female in Brixton is hard’: ​from football to Top Boy and wordplay, the inspiring journey of UK rapper Cristale
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‘Young, Black and female in Brixton is hard’: ​from football to Top Boy and wordplay, the inspiring journey of UK rapper Cristale

Crystal Palace FC or Oxbridge beckoned, but the multitalented MC kept forging her way towards music. She explains how she poured every aspect of herself into her debut mixtapeTwo weeks before we meet,...

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‘My partners would all tell you I was a nut job’: Jane Wiedlin on the Go-Go’s, fame and the freedom of sex dungeons
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‘My partners would all tell you I was a nut job’: Jane Wiedlin on the Go-Go’s, fame and the freedom of sex dungeons

As she releases a brutally honest memoir, the new wave icon opens up about industry sexism, living with bipolar disorder and becoming ‘the world’s first atheist ordained minister’The first thing Jane...

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One step beyond! Janette Beckman on her era-defining 2 Tone and ska images – in pictures
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One step beyond! Janette Beckman on her era-defining 2 Tone and ska images – in pictures

From the Specials and the Beat to Paul Weller and Sade, Janette Beckman’s glorious black and white photographs perfectly captured British music in the late 1970s and early 1980s Continue reading...

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Paul McCartney becomes a billionaire and world’s third richest musician
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Paul McCartney becomes a billionaire and world’s third richest musician

According to a new analysis by Forbes, the former Beatle now has a net worth of $1.4bn, placing him behind Jay-Z and Taylor SwiftPaul McCartney has joined the ranks of the world’s billionaires. Forbes...

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‘A three-minute history of England written in the tour bus toilet’: how Tenpole Tudor made Swords of a Thousand Men
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‘A three-minute history of England written in the tour bus toilet’: how Tenpole Tudor made Swords of a Thousand Men

‘Dressed as knights, we’d walk onstage to the sound of the William Tell overture. I’d quote Henry V and the crowd would shout, “You’re the rightful king of England!”’I’d worked up the basic idea on St...

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U2: Carnaval de Luz review – rousing, restorative rock from a band ready to take on the world again
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U2: Carnaval de Luz review – rousing, restorative rock from a band ready to take on the world again

(Island)On their first album of new songs in nearly a decade, even earnest Bono-isms carry weight amid music that is impassioned and rejuvenatedEven artists who enjoy a seemingly unstoppable imperial...

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‘I didn’t dance until I was 45’: how Jorge Drexler went from repressed doctor to rump-shaking Oscar-winner
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‘I didn’t dance until I was 45’: how Jorge Drexler went from repressed doctor to rump-shaking Oscar-winner

How did a Uruguayan medic who grew up under an anti-music dictatorship win a best song Academy award? As he looks set to scoop up more prizes at the Latin Grammys, we meet the extraordinary Jorge Drex...

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‘My dad said Great Balls of Fire was pagan music – and threw it out of the window’: Leo Sayer’s honest playlist
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‘My dad said Great Balls of Fire was pagan music – and threw it out of the window’: Leo Sayer’s honest playlist

The singer lives by the words of John Lennon, and once did karaoke surrounded by supermodels. But which song still makes him cry?The first song I fell in love with I first heard Bob Dylan through m...

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Willie Nelson: ‘I drank too much, I smoked too much. I took too many pills’
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Willie Nelson: ‘I drank too much, I smoked too much. I took too many pills’

The legendary country singer says he did everything wrong. Yet now, at 93, he’s music’s last man standing. What’s the secret of his longevity?• Read an exclusive extract from Willie Nelson’s memoir he...

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Richard Lloyd, founding member and guitarist of punk band Television, dies aged 75
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Richard Lloyd, founding member and guitarist of punk band Television, dies aged 75

Known for sophisticated musical style in band that played significant role in emerging 1970s punk rock movementRichard Lloyd, known for his sophisticated musical style as a founding member and guitari...

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Amy Winehouse inspired me to quit a soul-crushing job
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Amy Winehouse inspired me to quit a soul-crushing job

I was driving to work feeling miserable when Rehab came on – and I realised there’s more to life than a steady wage in a job you despiseAt 6am on a bleak October morning in 2006, I was driving down th...

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Eurovision is heading to Asia: here’s what to expect
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Eurovision is heading to Asia: here’s what to expect

The first foray into Asia for the song contest will see 11 countries vying for the trophy, but will it have the same feel as its European predecessor?The Eurovision song contest is being brought to As...

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Macklemore says that nine US arenas turned down his Free Palestine tour
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Macklemore says that nine US arenas turned down his Free Palestine tour

Rapper called out ‘intimidation and suppression’ in post, claiming major arenas refused to host him after he was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tourMacklemore says that nine leading US arenas have refused...

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Clem Cattini obituary
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Clem Cattini obituary

Drummer who as a session musician made an unsung contribution to more than 40 No 1 singles The drummer Clem Cattini, who has died aged 89, had the distinction of playing on more than 40 No 1 singles....

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Spice Girls: The Singles Collection review – stop fleecing your fans right now, thank you very much
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Spice Girls: The Singles Collection review – stop fleecing your fans right now, thank you very much

(Virgin)The reunion that fans were hoping for turns out to be a cash-grab box set – though there is a worthwhile curio featuring Posh on lead vocalsIs there a more taunted fanbase than that of the Spi...

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Post your questions for folk music legend Judy Collins
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Post your questions for folk music legend Judy Collins

Ahead of her farewell UK concert next year, the 87-year-old singer-songwriter will join us to answer your questionsShe has lived an extraordinary life at the forefront of US folk music, but at the age...

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‘I went into a deep, deep hole’: Wynonna Judd on overcoming family tragedy and putting a lifetime of love and pain into her new album
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‘I went into a deep, deep hole’: Wynonna Judd on overcoming family tragedy and putting a lifetime of love and pain into her new album

The country star has abandoned Nashville slickness for a set of raw, pared-back songs that reckon with the death of her mother and decades of personal struggles. ‘This is a labour of love,’ she saysWh...

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