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Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’
Letter To My Younger Self

Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’

Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?
Analysis

Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?

Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Letter To My Younger Self

Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’

‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
Music

‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Mental health

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’

Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
Letter To My Younger Self

Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’

‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?
Music

‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?

Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?
Music

Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?

Zayn Malik speaks on new music, home city Bradford and identity: ‘I’m a very Northern man’
Music

Zayn Malik speaks on new music, home city Bradford and identity: ‘I’m a very Northern man’

‘It’s always a good time for music somewhere’: Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town
Music

‘It’s always a good time for music somewhere’: Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music
Music

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there’s still hope for live music

Yungblud on ‘ignorant’ politicians, his own affordable festival and how music can change the world
Music

Yungblud on ‘ignorant’ politicians, his own affordable festival and how music can change the world

How the world finally caught up with music pioneer Alice Coltrane
Music

How the world finally caught up with music pioneer Alice Coltrane

How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix
Music

How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix

Kool & the Gang’s Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage
Letter to my younger self

Kool & the Gang’s Robert Bell on music, politics and the secret to a happy marriage

Who exactly is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame even for?
Music

Who exactly is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame even for?

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Take it from me, going to gigs by yourself is liberating and life-affirming
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Take it from me, going to gigs by yourself is liberating and life-affirming

‘Against the odds’: How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle’s music scene exciting again
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‘Against the odds’: How the Lubber Fiend made Newcastle’s music scene exciting again

Composer Cassie Kinoshi: ‘Understanding one’s own mental health is of utmost importance to me’
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Composer Cassie Kinoshi: ‘Understanding one’s own mental health is of utmost importance to me’

‘This is not the end’: Experimental arts venue Iklectik fights to survive after shock eviction
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‘This is not the end’: Experimental arts venue Iklectik fights to survive after shock eviction