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Macklemore pledges his $1m Ed Sheeran tour salary to Palestine aid
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Macklemore pledges his $1m Ed Sheeran tour salary to Palestine aid

Rapper challenged billionaire stadium owner Robert Kraft to match donation, with Kraft saying he and Sheeran will give $2m to ‘aid in the region’Macklemore has announced he will donate the $1m salary...

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Charli xcx Music, Fashion, Film tour review – an electrifying and deafening pop evolution
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Charli xcx Music, Fashion, Film tour review – an electrifying and deafening pop evolution

Barclays Center, BrooklynThe tireless star brings her latest, somewhat over-explained album to the stage for a dazzling and euphoric showFor more than a year now, I have often returned, when seeking a...

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Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality
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Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality

By standing behind support act Macklemore, who was removed from the tour for his vocal support of Palestine, these artists are demonstrating the self-sacrifice necessary to stand against those crushin...

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‘Very authoritarian, very brutal’: three decades after the UK’s anti-rave crackdown, why is France doing the same?
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‘Very authoritarian, very brutal’: three decades after the UK’s anti-rave crackdown, why is France doing the same?

With tear gas, grenades and a new law, French authorities are targeting unlicensed music gatherings. Those in the rave scene explore the parallels with the UK in the 90sWhen Spiral Tribe fled England...

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David Bowie: The Shel Talmy Recordings review – these unheard 60s tunes are actually pretty flimsy
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David Bowie: The Shel Talmy Recordings review – these unheard 60s tunes are actually pretty flimsy

(Parlophone)On this new compilation of his mid-60s Davie Jones years, Bowie can’t distinguish himself from the era’s other bands – and ends up hedging his betsIn 1973, David Bowie released Pin Ups, a...

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‘I thought I would lose my career’: Orville Peck on addiction and creating his best album yet
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‘I thought I would lose my career’: Orville Peck on addiction and creating his best album yet

Though the masked country singer has a No 1 album and duets with superstars under his belt, his demons and mental health caught up to him Orville Peck was in the middle of a soundcheck when he found o...

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All supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore
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All supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore

Four openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ commentsAll four supporting acts for upcoming dates of Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour have withdrawn in s...

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Ed Sheeran responds to backlash over removing Macklemore from tour after ‘Free Palestine’ comments
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Ed Sheeran responds to backlash over removing Macklemore from tour after ‘Free Palestine’ comments

English singer outlines his position after US stadium owners refuse to let rapper perform after political speechMacklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after ‘free Palestine’ speechSinger Ed Shee...

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New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert announces she is ‘living with cancer’
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New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert announces she is ‘living with cancer’

Musician clarified her own health status after concerns were raised by interview with husband and bandmate Stephen Morris earlier this monthGillian Gilbert, keyboardist with New Order, has announced s...

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‘The cauldron was already bubbling …’ Green Lung, Druidess and the return of folk horror to British heavy metal
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‘The cauldron was already bubbling …’ Green Lung, Druidess and the return of folk horror to British heavy metal

Playing a sound rooted in 80s bands such as Witchfinder General and Pagan Altar, metal bands are once again gravitating towards dark folklore – but in a ‘Glastonbury crystal shop’ kind of wayBehind To...

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Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after ‘free Palestine’ speech
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Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after ‘free Palestine’ speech

The American rapper will no longer support Sheeran’s US leg of Loop tour after comments at MetLife Stadium showMacklemore has been dropped from the remainder of the US leg of Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour, a...

The Guardian Music2 weeks ago
How did the Guardian cover Oasis at Knebworth 1996? Well … we didn’t
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How did the Guardian cover Oasis at Knebworth 1996? Well … we didn’t

Noel Gallagher told fans ‘this is history’ but the paper opted to review support act the Charlatans instead, as that band returned from tragedy• News: Oasis announce 2027 tour, including return to Kne...

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Oasis announce 2027 tour, including return to Knebworth 30 years after historic concerts
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Oasis announce 2027 tour, including return to Knebworth 30 years after historic concerts

After 2025’s wildly lucrative reunion, the Gallagher brothers will tour the UK, Ireland and US, and revisit the Hertfordshire site of their greatest live triumph• From the archive: How did the Guardia...

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Beck: Ride Lonesome review – stunning end to the heartache trilogy of Sea Change and Morning Phase
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Beck: Ride Lonesome review – stunning end to the heartache trilogy of Sea Change and Morning Phase

(Iliad/Capitol)On his first album in seven years, Beck keeps the quality control extremely high as he surveys mid-50s malaise in the wake of divorceThe last time Beck released an album it was 2019 and...

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Touring can take musicians to isolating, anxious extremes. Access to therapy on the road is a vital support
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Touring can take musicians to isolating, anxious extremes. Access to therapy on the road is a vital support

I know from our early days how high-pressure road life can be. While big tours often hire therapists, grassroots acts can’t afford it. I’m pleased to back a new scheme that aims to change thatWhen Rad...

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‘I’ve never been more terrified!’ Carly Rae Jepsen on motherhood, stardom and her horniest album ever
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‘I’ve never been more terrified!’ Carly Rae Jepsen on motherhood, stardom and her horniest album ever

Call Me Maybe made the singer-songwriter famous – but also confused. Who was she? Who was her music for? Fourteen years later, about to release the double album Day and Night, she finally has some ans...

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Elkie Brooks looks back: ‘Before I went on stage I used to drink Guinness and a few shots of brandy’
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Elkie Brooks looks back: ‘Before I went on stage I used to drink Guinness and a few shots of brandy’

The singer-songwriter on her rock’n’roll past, playing second fiddle to the Beatles, and the key to being an energetic performer in your 80sBorn Elaine Bookbinder in Salford in 1945, Elkie Brooks is a...

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‘You start to worry you’ll never listen to anything else’: 25 years of Can’t Get You Out of My Head, the song that saw the future of pop
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‘You start to worry you’ll never listen to anything else’: 25 years of Can’t Get You Out of My Head, the song that saw the future of pop

Rejected by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, the minimalist dance-pop opus would become the defining song of Kylie’s career. And, a quarter of a century later, it hasn’t lost its capacity to burrow its way into y...

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‘I grew my hair and dropped out of society after hearing Black Sabbath’: J Mascis’s honest playlist
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‘I grew my hair and dropped out of society after hearing Black Sabbath’: J Mascis’s honest playlist

The Dinosaur Jr axe man stole from his mum to buy a Beach Boys record and squeaks to Tom Petty – but which punk banger made him cry? What’s the first song you fell in love with? Monster Mash by Bobby...

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Céline Dion review – singer’s first live show in years marks a triumphant, emotional return
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Céline Dion review – singer’s first live show in years marks a triumphant, emotional return

Plenitude Arena, ParisDion wiped away tears and belted out the notes, giving an astounding performance despite her diagnosis of stiff person syndromeIn 2022, when Céline Dion shared that she had been...

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