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Carly Simon shares Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and says music has ‘rescued’ her
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Carly Simon shares Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and says music has ‘rescued’ her

Singer-songwriter also had surgery to treat carcinoma on her face, leading her to ‘withdraw from public view’The musician Carly Simon has revealed that she has Parkinson’s disease in a statement share...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
Charli xcx portrait added to National Portrait Gallery collection
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Charli xcx portrait added to National Portrait Gallery collection

Pop star is celebrated as ‘one of the defining cultural figures of her generation’ by gallery, which acquires Brat-era portrait by Harley WeirA portrait of Charli xcx has been added to the National Po...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
‘The greatest album never made’: the untold story of George Michael’s secret, star-packed duets project
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‘The greatest album never made’: the untold story of George Michael’s secret, star-packed duets project

Suing his record label and sick of being a sex symbol, the singer spent 1992 working on the Trojan Souls for stars including Aretha Franklin and Bryan Ferry. Now, newly released studio footage shows h...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
‘I thought it didn’t stand a cat’s chance in hell’: Andrew Ridgeley on Wham’s surreal trip to China
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‘I thought it didn’t stand a cat’s chance in hell’: Andrew Ridgeley on Wham’s surreal trip to China

Four decades after he and George Michael became the first western pop act to tour the country, Ridgeley recalls silent gigs, awkward embassy receptions – and the ‘bloody ludicrous’ hiring of Lindsay A...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
Cult drama directed by Martin Scorsese starring Robert De Niro
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Cult drama directed by Martin Scorsese starring Robert De Niro

Martin Scorsese's timeless masterpiece, with Robert De Niro’s most iconic performance

BBC News - UK3 months ago
Pussycat dolls star Ashley Roberts looks back: ‘We had to be resilient – if your toe breaks, you still do the show’
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Pussycat dolls star Ashley Roberts looks back: ‘We had to be resilient – if your toe breaks, you still do the show’

The singer on falling in love with dance, surviving the paparazzi, and reuniting with Kimberley Wyatt and Nicole Scherzinger Born in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1981, Ashley Roberts joined the Pussycat Dolls...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
Luke Combs review – regular Joe megastar brings the arena-sized party home
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Luke Combs review – regular Joe megastar brings the arena-sized party home

Murrayfield Stadium, EdinburghDespite his humble persona, the highest-selling country artist of all time has the vocal firepower and heavyweight hits to deliver two hours of crowd-pleasin’ pyrotechnic...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
Shania Twain’s honest playlist: ‘If Dancing Queen comes on, you rush out’
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Shania Twain’s honest playlist: ‘If Dancing Queen comes on, you rush out’

The country-pop superstar loves Abba and secretly listens to Lloyd Webber, but which British heartthrob’s single gets her out of bed in the morning?The song that changed my life There’s many critical...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
Bon Dylan review – Justin Vernon’s Bob Dylan covers set brings magic to Wisconsin
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Bon Dylan review – Justin Vernon’s Bob Dylan covers set brings magic to Wisconsin

Carson Park, Eau Claire, WisconsinAt his Eaux Claires festival, Bon Iver dazzles with a one-off set dedicated to the folk legendAfter nearly a decade, Bon Iver’s Eaux Claires music festival returns to...

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Lou Koller, frontman of New York hardcore band Sick of It All, dies aged 59
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Lou Koller, frontman of New York hardcore band Sick of It All, dies aged 59

Koller, who co-founded the celebrated band in 1986, had been battling cancer of the esophagusLou Koller, the singer and co-founder of New York hardcore band Sick of It All, has died after a battle wit...

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Charli xcx: does new album hit as hard as Brat? – The Latest
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Charli xcx: does new album hit as hard as Brat? – The Latest

After a decade in the pop fringes, Charli xcx was propelled to global stardom by her 2024 album Brat. Then came an acid-green ‘brat summer’, a Glastonbury headline slot and ‘brat’ as Collins’s word of...

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Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London club confrontation
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Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London club confrontation

Other charges, including assault against Abraham Diaw, dropped as guilty plea averts trialThe American singer and actor Chris Brown has admitted attacking a man in a private members’ club in London af...

The Guardian - UK News3 months ago
‘I know what it’s like to be vulnerable’: musician This Is Lorelei AKA Nate Amos on addiction and finding peace
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‘I know what it’s like to be vulnerable’: musician This Is Lorelei AKA Nate Amos on addiction and finding peace

The singer-songwriter and Water from Your Eyes guitarist was unstoppably prolific, despite a growing dependence on substances. Now sober, he reflects on his new album and the songs that helped him tur...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
Add to playlist: the ramshackle, soulful twang of Twisted Teens and the week’s best new tracks
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Add to playlist: the ramshackle, soulful twang of Twisted Teens and the week’s best new tracks

The New Orleans country-punk duo are on a hot streak, about to release their third album in a year, and the crunchy, literate hooks keep comingFrom New OrleansRecommended if you like Parquet Courts,...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
The Strokes: Reality Awaits review – a perfect marriage of mayhem and melody on their best album in years
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The Strokes: Reality Awaits review – a perfect marriage of mayhem and melody on their best album in years

(RCA/Cult)Allying the crackpot strangeness of Julian Casablancas’ side projects with his band’s gift for pop minimalism, the New Yorkers are on playful, joyous formHere’s a sentence no old-head Stroke...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
Tyla: A*Pop review – old-school pop superstar transports us back to more carefree times
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Tyla: A*Pop review – old-school pop superstar transports us back to more carefree times

(Fax/Epic)The South African singer reflects on love’s highs and lows on her second album, nimbly flipping between moods but with her voice always holding attentionFrom her penchant for paparazzi-baiti...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
The Zarabanda Variations review – free jazz project is a thrillingly original dive into colonial history
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The Zarabanda Variations review – free jazz project is a thrillingly original dive into colonial history

(Carrier)US composer Keir GoGwilt’s collaborative album uses poetry and atonal music to trace the roots of Spain’s sarabande dance: a fascinating listen, though not easyClassical music aficionados wil...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
‘It’s more than backcombing a beehive!’ How tribute acts got massive – and put the live music scene back in the black
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‘It’s more than backcombing a beehive!’ How tribute acts got massive – and put the live music scene back in the black

Versions of Amy Winehouse and hundreds of other musicians are generating millions for beleaguered UK venues. But what is the emotional toll for the imitators, and are they pushing out original artists...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
Charli xcx: Music, Fashion, Film review – slippery search into selfhood that hits just as hard as Brat
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Charli xcx: Music, Fashion, Film review – slippery search into selfhood that hits just as hard as Brat

(Atlantic)How do you follow up the album that made you a star – and a caricature? In classic Charli style: with a pivot to guitar and a meta masterpiece about the instability of identityAfter a decade...

The Guardian Music3 months ago
​’Ian Curtis didn’t have a chance’: the Durutti Column on departed friends, Factory Records and fun with Morrissey
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​’Ian Curtis didn’t have a chance’: the Durutti Column on departed friends, Factory Records and fun with Morrissey

As they release their first album in 16 years, the Vini Reilly-fronted band answer your questions on sandpaper record sleeves, having Harry Styles as a fan and inventing a new style of guitar musicVin...

The Guardian Music3 months ago