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‘I feel betrayed’: inside Ed Sheeran’s controversial return to the stage
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‘I feel betrayed’: inside Ed Sheeran’s controversial return to the stage

Some fans were hesitant to turn the page after Sheeran’s tour resumed in Philadelphia after the removal of Macklemore, who spoke out in support of Palestine“This is not usually how I would open the sh...

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‘It’s been work to not go crazy’: Way Dynamic, the Australian folk-pop musician with fans including Elton John
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‘It’s been work to not go crazy’: Way Dynamic, the Australian folk-pop musician with fans including Elton John

Dylan Young’s sound recalls the Beach Boys and the Beatles, both contemporary and timeless – and his latest album, Massive Shoe, is attracting international acclaimIt’s been a huge couple of years for...

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Singer Becky Hill looks back: ‘Aside from the music I was making, I hated every minute of my 20s’
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Singer Becky Hill looks back: ‘Aside from the music I was making, I hated every minute of my 20s’

The Brit award winner on being scammed by a model agency, coming to terms with sexual assault, and wrestling with impostor syndromeBorn in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in 1994 and raised in Bewdley, Be...

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UK startup snares $20m to recreate gigs with ‘hyper-realistic’ digital avatars
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UK startup snares $20m to recreate gigs with ‘hyper-realistic’ digital avatars

Unit1 hopes to offer lower cost version of shows such as Abba Voyage, showcasing living and dead artists in any venueThe former chief executive of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s entertainment group has obtaine...

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Suzi Quatro: ‘It is absolutely crazy I’m not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But I’m in good company!’
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Suzi Quatro: ‘It is absolutely crazy I’m not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But I’m in good company!’

The 76-year-old rocker on her pre-gig routine, the one reality show she’d go on and who she’d cast as herself in a film about her lifeYour new album is called Freedom and the title track interpolates...

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Add to playlist: the euphoric ‘Bollywood electronic’ of the Twins and the week’s best new tracks
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Add to playlist: the euphoric ‘Bollywood electronic’ of the Twins and the week’s best new tracks

Omar and Jamal Ikram, 21-year-old brothers, are making lo-fi glitchy dance-pop with the melodic sensibilities of Bollywood musicFrom Aldershot, HampshireRecommended if you like 2hollis, the Hellp, Jai...

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UK to answer for its ‘dismal record’ in Eurovision before committee of MPs
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UK to answer for its ‘dismal record’ in Eurovision before committee of MPs

Digital, culture, media and sport committee expected to hear evidence from BBC bosses and music industry expertsJoe and Jake. Daz Sampson. Electro Velvet. Who could forget them?Most people, probably....

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Robert Kraft’s attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly | Arwa Mahdawi
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Robert Kraft’s attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly | Arwa Mahdawi

The billionaire’s attempted crackdown on Ed Sheeran’s tour only amplified pro-Palestinian statements. It’s been a joy to watchA few weeks ago, the worst thing you could say about Ed Sheeran was that h...

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‘It was a mess. I had to do something’: the personal struggle that inspired rap star Giggs to start a special needs school
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‘It was a mess. I had to do something’: the personal struggle that inspired rap star Giggs to start a special needs school

After a battle to get his autistic children properly assessed, the London MC has co-founded a specialist centre in Kent to help neurodivergent kids realise their potentialIt has been a busy few weeks...

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Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? review – Jarvis C*****’s wit and warmth upstage the hits
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Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? review – Jarvis C*****’s wit and warmth upstage the hits

Wonderful archive footage charts the Sheffield outsiders’ unlikely rise, but the distant camerawork struggles to capture the thrill of their triumphant O2 gigsIn 1978, in the classroom of a comprehens...

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Baka Beyond: Sing the World Awake review – powerful Cameroonian vocals burst through fussy arrangements
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Baka Beyond: Sing the World Awake review – powerful Cameroonian vocals burst through fussy arrangements

(March Hare Music)This fusion of western folk and the traditional music of the Baka people creates an uneven patchwork of sound – but it astonishes when their vocals are placed front and centreOver th...

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Empress Of: Dream House review – a tender and openhearted rebirth after wildfires razed her house
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Empress Of: Dream House review – a tender and openhearted rebirth after wildfires razed her house

(Major Arcana/Giant Music)Lorely Rodriguez contemplates the meaning of home – both physical and emotional – on a gorgeously humid, hopeful album that makes a virtue of her searching natureSince the ea...

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‘I toured with a hole in my brain. I don’t regret a thing’: punk duo Lambrini Girls on fighting extreme times with extreme measures
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‘I toured with a hole in my brain. I don’t regret a thing’: punk duo Lambrini Girls on fighting extreme times with extreme measures

Their debut stormed the charts and wowed Iggy Pop, but health crises threatened to derail the Brighton duo. Now they’re back, taking aim at the manosphere, fascism and the ruling classAt a last-minute...

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Paul, John … and Yvonne? The French novelist asking: what if a woman had written the Beatles’ greatest hits?
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Paul, John … and Yvonne? The French novelist asking: what if a woman had written the Beatles’ greatest hits?

Celebrated thriller writer Michel Bussi explains why the plot of his new novel Code Yesterday isn’t so far fetched, saying ‘I wanted to give women revenge’Relations between France and England have rar...

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YouTube star Ms Rachel to match Macklemore’s $1m Palestine aid donation
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YouTube star Ms Rachel to match Macklemore’s $1m Palestine aid donation

Educator talks of ‘moral obligation’ and urges ‘every wealthy white celebrity’ to make similar donationYouTube star Ms Rachel has said she is matching rapper Macklemore’s $1m donation to organizations...

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Ireland to boycott Eurovision again over Israeli participation and ongoing Gaza deaths
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Ireland to boycott Eurovision again over Israeli participation and ongoing Gaza deaths

Ireland joins joins Dutch broadcaster in refusing to take part in 2027 song contest, in second consecutive year of protestsIreland is to boycott Eurovision for the second year running over the “appall...

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Sway, Mobo-winning British rapper, dies aged 44
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Sway, Mobo-winning British rapper, dies aged 44

Rapper won prestigious award as an unsigned artist before breaking UK Top 10 and nurturing artists including KSIThe British rapper Sway, who proved inspirational to a generation of Black British music...

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Beck: ‘What does a devil’s haircut look like? Anything with a lot of architecture and wild flights of fancy’
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Beck: ‘What does a devil’s haircut look like? Anything with a lot of architecture and wild flights of fancy’

The genre-fluid singer answers your questions on being funky v lonesome, his infamous MTV interview with Thurston Moore and why he said yes to performing with a chain-smoking alcoholic robot• Read Ale...

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‘Songwriting instead of doomscrolling’: project inspires Welsh valleys towns to tune into their heritage
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‘Songwriting instead of doomscrolling’: project inspires Welsh valleys towns to tune into their heritage

Community groups and schools work with Wales’s folk arts organisation to set stories of the area’s people to musicGrowing up in Wales, Liz Puleston-Jones was familiar with the country’s rich heritage...

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Beabadoobee: Pylon review – voice of a generation’s surprisingly relatable rampage through rock star rage
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Beabadoobee: Pylon review – voice of a generation’s surprisingly relatable rampage through rock star rage

(Dirty Hit)The Filipino-British songwriter’s fourth album sprinkles 90s alt fuzz with disarmingly sweet melodies and an impressive host of guests including Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Turnstile’s B...

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