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Pete Byrne, frontman of British new wave band Naked Eyes, dies aged 74
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Pete Byrne, frontman of British new wave band Naked Eyes, dies aged 74

Duo had US hits with their cover of Always Something There to Remind Me as well as Promises, Promises and morePete Byrne, the frontman of British new wave group Naked Eyes who carried them to repeated...

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Dance Monkey v the NRL: did Tones and I really turn down $90,000 a minute because she hates her own song?
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Dance Monkey v the NRL: did Tones and I really turn down $90,000 a minute because she hates her own song?

For the first time in recent history there’ll be no pre-game entertainment at the NRL grand final. But everyone has a different story about what actually went downEmma, the NRL and Tones and I seem to...

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Michael Kiwanuka says he faces ‘long, tough journey’ to recovery from stroke
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Michael Kiwanuka says he faces ‘long, tough journey’ to recovery from stroke

Mercury prize-winner reveals ‘quite severe’ bleed was why he’d missed support slots with Mumford & Sons this yearThe British singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka has said he has suffered a stroke and fa...

The Guardian Music2 weeks ago
The living dead: we can watch ‘Janis Joplin’ perform or reunite the Beatles, but who are the real winners here?
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The living dead: we can watch ‘Janis Joplin’ perform or reunite the Beatles, but who are the real winners here?

Advances in digital technology mean that avatars are ever more realistic, and zombie concerts are coming our way. Exciting as it might be to witness the Fab Four, or Maria Callas on stage, I’d rather...

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‘It’s about being loudly visible’: Ahadadream, the British-Pakistani dance star defanging racist slurs
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‘It’s about being loudly visible’: Ahadadream, the British-Pakistani dance star defanging racist slurs

Like many south Asians in the UK, he kept creativity separate from a corporate career. But after co-signs from dance music’s A-list, he’s releasing a defiant – and daringly titled – debut albumWhen Ah...

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Dolly Parton estate in feud with nephew over alleged ‘warfare’ threats
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Dolly Parton estate in feud with nephew over alleged ‘warfare’ threats

Star’s estate granted restraining order against Bryan Seaver, who publicly announced Parton’s death, over alleged intimidation that he deniesThe estate of the late Dolly Parton is involved in a disput...

The Guardian Music2 weeks ago
From 50p gold hot pants to Paul Smith suits: how Kylie Minogue became one of pop’s ultimate chameleons
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From 50p gold hot pants to Paul Smith suits: how Kylie Minogue became one of pop’s ultimate chameleons

The star’s rise from Ramsay Street to global superstar is the subject of a new book. It’s a journey that has cleverly harnessed the power of fashion to transform, subvert – and shockOn 20 December 198...

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Choosin’ Texas unseats All I Want for Christmas as longest-running No 1 song on Billboard Hot 100
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Choosin’ Texas unseats All I Want for Christmas as longest-running No 1 song on Billboard Hot 100

Ella Langley’s record-breaking song has spent 23 weeks at the top, surpassing Mariah Carey’s holiday anthemElla Langley’s hit song Choosin’ Texas has made Billboard Hot 100 history, spending 23 weeks...

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Fancy a pint … at Lidl? The bizarre battle over Northern Ireland’s stifled nightlife
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Fancy a pint … at Lidl? The bizarre battle over Northern Ireland’s stifled nightlife

The country’s licensing laws mean the supermarket has opened a pub so it can sell alcohol, while campaigners are fighting to help other venues open and get people dancingAt first sight The Middle Ale...

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The truth about Sean Combs: ‘No is not a stopping point for him’
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The truth about Sean Combs: ‘No is not a stopping point for him’

Cheyenne Roundtree, an investigative reporter at Rolling Stone, was as shocked as anyone when allegations of rape and sexual abuse were made against the music mogul. Then she began digging into his pa...

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‘Good music is good music, and most music is not!’ As he hits 90, master minimalist Steve Reich looks back
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‘Good music is good music, and most music is not!’ As he hits 90, master minimalist Steve Reich looks back

At 14, he heard Stravinsky and resolved to be a composer. As Reich approaches his 10th decade, the man revered by the likes of David Bowie reflects on a life that changed the soundtrack of modern livi...

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Britain loves its underdogs. We should be celebrating our Eurovision flops, not investigating them
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Britain loves its underdogs. We should be celebrating our Eurovision flops, not investigating them

The digital, culture, media and sport select committee is to explore why the UK’s entrants are frequently ‘dismal’. Surely such a trifling matter is not worthy of the House of Commons The State of Pl...

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‘Being in Madness kept some of them out of jail’: how the baggy-trousered nutty boys made a guerrilla cinema classic
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‘Being in Madness kept some of them out of jail’: how the baggy-trousered nutty boys made a guerrilla cinema classic

From a jail-inspired light sabre fight to the moment a sax-player flew, Take It or Leave It brilliantly captured the hit-makers’ grimy origins. Will the film’s return see it finally honoured as a musi...

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‘Love and respect’ or ‘a cash grab’? The furious battle over the final album by the Fall
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‘Love and respect’ or ‘a cash grab’? The furious battle over the final album by the Fall

Creators of Post Script, made with vocals by the late Mark E Smith, defend it as ‘a great, positive record’, but fiancee describes it as ‘ethically wrong’The fiancee and last manager of the late Mark...

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How much is being close to your favorite artist worth? Superfans are reshaping the concert industry
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How much is being close to your favorite artist worth? Superfans are reshaping the concert industry

Some admit to spending thousands of dollars for barricade spots and other VIP perks at concerts, which is slowly becoming commonWhen Harry Styles announced a fall residency at Madison Square Garden, 4...

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What do you think of the MPs’ inquiry into UK Eurovision song contest failure? I give it nul points | Laura Snapes
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What do you think of the MPs’ inquiry into UK Eurovision song contest failure? I give it nul points | Laura Snapes

There are obvious reasons why the UK flops and flops again, but that isn’t the point. This annual debacle is now part of our national identityGiven that Britain’s politics are quite a sizeable reason...

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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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