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Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky
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Tony Allen: Inventor of Afrobeat was both technically remarkable and irresistibly funky

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart
classical

Joseph Bologne and Karl Jenkins: Misrepresented composers, centuries apart

Dolly Parton: ‘I’m not an activist. I’m not a feminist. I’m not any of that and yet I’m all of that’
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Dolly Parton: ‘I’m not an activist. I’m not a feminist. I’m not any of that and yet I’m all of that’

Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success
pop

Andrew Ridgeley ‘was never envious’ of Wham! friend George Michael’s success

Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days
bangers

Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days

George Michael’s incredible generosity went far beyond Band Aid
George Michael

George Michael’s incredible generosity went far beyond Band Aid

George Michael’s death left ‘a void’ says Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley
pop

George Michael’s death left ‘a void’ says Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’
Letter To My Younger Self

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘It should not be a novelty that there’s more than one Black face on stage’

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘I was not interested in just playing music by our dead white friends’
Music

Chi-chi Nwanoku: ‘I was not interested in just playing music by our dead white friends’

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders on their Sheffield shows: ‘It feels like a victory lap’
Arctic Monkeys x Big Issue

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders on their Sheffield shows: ‘It feels like a victory lap’

First western band to play war-torn Ukraine The Tiger Lillies say it’s their ‘duty’
protest music

First western band to play war-torn Ukraine The Tiger Lillies say it’s their ‘duty’

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary
Letter to my Younger Self

Shirley Collins: Heartbreak stole my voice. Singing again is extraordinary

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers
pride

How classical music is finally taking Pride in its LGBT+ composers

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum
Interview

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Kitchen disco heroine challenges what it means to be a working mum

Arctic Monkeys team up with Big Issue to produce unique tour programme
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Arctic Monkeys team up with Big Issue to produce unique tour programme

Shirley Collins tells how ‘heartbreaking’ divorce stole her singing voice
Sexism

Shirley Collins tells how ‘heartbreaking’ divorce stole her singing voice

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WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble
New album

WITCH: Zamrock pioneers still soundtracking toil and trouble

Paul Simon: ‘Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise’
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Paul Simon: ‘Seven Psalms is very much about God. But not always praise’

Primavera Sound tells MPs how UK festivals can fight misogyny and sexual harassment
Festivals

Primavera Sound tells MPs how UK festivals can fight misogyny and sexual harassment

Erland Cooper’s slowly thawing call to arms
Climate protest

Erland Cooper’s slowly thawing call to arms