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Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models
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Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models

Authentic Brands Group says AI company infringed on rights of songs by the King such as Can’t Help Falling in LoveThe owners of Elvis Presley’s music catalogue are suing the artificial intelligence (A...

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Natasha Bedingfield looks back: ‘I had hits in the US that weren’t released in England. It was like being banished’
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Natasha Bedingfield looks back: ‘I had hits in the US that weren’t released in England. It was like being banished’

The singer-songwriter on her unconventional education, her brother Daniel, and her quest to write a classic like Purple RainBorn in London in 1981, Natasha Bedingfield is a singer and songwriter. Her...

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‘I’d rather live through something publicly than escape it privately’: Jack Antonoff on survivor’s guilt and still singing love songs after his breakup
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‘I’d rather live through something publicly than escape it privately’: Jack Antonoff on survivor’s guilt and still singing love songs after his breakup

Whether he’s playing the role of soul-baring artist or starry producer, the Bleachers frontman strives to keep his integrity intact. He weighs in on Ed Sheeran, his love of working on ‘high-stakes’ al...

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‘I’m not someone who has sex to music. I like uncomfortable silence’: Katherine Ryan’s honest playlist
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‘I’m not someone who has sex to music. I like uncomfortable silence’: Katherine Ryan’s honest playlist

The comedian unashamedly loves the Spice Girls’ Wannabe and cries to Boyz II Men, but which novelty song changed her life?The first song I fell in love with My mother would sing and dance and cook...

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Sam Fender tells fans high ticket prices for Proper Massive tour are ‘getting changed’
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Sam Fender tells fans high ticket prices for Proper Massive tour are ‘getting changed’

Fender criticises stadium pricing, calling it ‘b*******’ and says it ‘won’t be happening’ on his tourSam Fender has responded to criticism by fans about ticket prices for his 2027 stadium tour by prom...

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Dónal Lunny, ‘colossus of Irish music’, dies aged 79
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Dónal Lunny, ‘colossus of Irish music’, dies aged 79

Founding member of Planxty, Lunny went on to play for bands such as Moving Hearts, the Bothy Band and CoolfinThe Irish traditional musician Dónal Lunny has died at the age of 79 from cancer.Lunny rose...

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Add to playlist: the gloriously boisterous grime-metal of Native James and the week’s best new tracks
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Add to playlist: the gloriously boisterous grime-metal of Native James and the week’s best new tracks

Filtering alt influences and eskibeats through a distinctly Black British point of view, the Ipswich rapper’s scorched-earth rage sounds like a lot of funFrom Ipswich, UK Recommended if you like Li...

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Loidis: From the Toolkit of Lovers review – epic 111-minute album is a teeming universe of detail
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Loidis: From the Toolkit of Lovers review – epic 111-minute album is a teeming universe of detail

(Incienso)Brian Leeds, AKA Huerco S, keeps raising the temperature on his once-chilly ambient on an ambitious record full of delightful detail and ASMR-inducing sound designThe sun barely seemed to ri...

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Basma and Temir Alcy: NAD review – skulking, sultry French-Moroccan crew evoke this shifting season
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Basma and Temir Alcy: NAD review – skulking, sultry French-Moroccan crew evoke this shifting season

(Stroom)Vocalist Basma and group Temir Alcy offer a dark and disorienting listen that contemplates loss and new beginnings, stoking a captivating sense of tensionThe new album from French-Moroccan voc...

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Murder on the dancefloor: are phones, drugs and chatter killing off dancing?
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Murder on the dancefloor: are phones, drugs and chatter killing off dancing?

Viral pleas for punters to stop yapping have divided clubland. With ketamine and social media also altering behaviour, DJs and dancers weigh in on how sacred a space the club should beTowards the end...

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With albums under threat, Raye’s Mercury win is a triumph for grand statements | Alexis Petridis
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With albums under threat, Raye’s Mercury win is a triumph for grand statements | Alexis Petridis

Her winning album has its longueurs, but there’s something heartening about its risk-taking – and the Mercury prize needs big bold records like this to stay relevantIt was generally agreed that last y...

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Raye wins 2026 Mercury prize for This Music May Contain Hope
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Raye wins 2026 Mercury prize for This Music May Contain Hope

Singer who has had record-breaking Brit awards success adds to haul thanks to massively ambitious big-band albumRaye is the winner of the 2026 Mercury prize, for her second studio album, This Music Ma...

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Amy Winehouse musical in development for West End
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Amy Winehouse musical in development for West End

Stage show based on late singer reportedly set to feature her best-loved songs with involvement from her father MitchA musical based on Amy Winehouse is in development for London’s West End.The projec...

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Heartbreak, hope and human imperfection: Leonard Cohen’s greatest songs – ranked!
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Heartbreak, hope and human imperfection: Leonard Cohen’s greatest songs – ranked!

A decade after his final album, and his death, we rate the best of the Canadian singer-songwriter who brought a deep, spiritual wisdom to love and griefThe synth-heavy production on 1988’s I’m Your Ma...

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Amy Winehouse: Back to Black 20 review – trying an all-star Amy tribute show is a losing game
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Amy Winehouse: Back to Black 20 review – trying an all-star Amy tribute show is a losing game

(Roundhouse, London)With Jorja Smith, Mark Ronson and others reinterpreting Back to Black for its 20th anniversary, most of the singers are eclipsed by the memory of WinehouseIt’s 20 years since Amy W...

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Shovel Dance Collective: Everything in Readiness review – ecstatic, dissonant folk music fighting for sonic and spiritual freedom
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Shovel Dance Collective: Everything in Readiness review – ecstatic, dissonant folk music fighting for sonic and spiritual freedom

(tak:til)The nine-piece London-based group take a radically fresh approach to traditional music, sounding raging, lo-fi and joyful as they link Britain’s violent past to its presentThose thus far unaw...

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John Anderson, five-time US country chart-topper, dies aged 71
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John Anderson, five-time US country chart-topper, dies aged 71

Florida-born singer-songwriter had major hits with Swingin’, Seminole Wind and Straight Tequila NightJohn Anderson, the traditionalist US country singer whose extensive body of work included five No 1...

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‘He had this electrical charge’: the short life and long legacy of Jason Molina, master of Americana
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‘He had this electrical charge’: the short life and long legacy of Jason Molina, master of Americana

As a documentary celebrates the late US musician, friends and collaborators describe an incomparable storyteller who brought ‘myth and magic to everyday life’Jason Molina grew up in a trailer in the w...

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Cyndi Lauper on fun, fashion and freedom of expression: ‘We have braces on our brains’
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Cyndi Lauper on fun, fashion and freedom of expression: ‘We have braces on our brains’

As she auctions off her treasures, the synth-pop savant opens up about her eccentric style and why she doesn’t believe in cancel cultureBefore Cyndi Lauper rose to fame as one of the most singular pop...

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A moment that changed me: I was devastated by a breakup – and saved by a sweaty moshpit
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A moment that changed me: I was devastated by a breakup – and saved by a sweaty moshpit

When my relationship broke down, my usual playlist of pop girl anthems and love songs left me in tears. Then I discovered hardcore punkNobody warned me that heartbreak would ruin my relationship with...

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