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Cynthia Erivo on how Jada Pinkett Smith has helped her navigate fame

Jada told Harper’s Bazaar she’s been ‘checking in’ on the actress a lot

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift’s Father Figure isn’t a cover, but an ‘interpolation’. What that means – and why it matters

Taylor Swift’s Father Figure isn’t a cover, but an ‘interpolation’. What that means – and why it matters

On Taylor Swift’s highly-anticipated new album The Life of a Showgirl, track four, Father Figure, includes the late George Michael as one of the credited songwriters.

The Conversation

"Everyone in the band at some point tried to quit during that first album": The soundtrack of Adam Duritz's life

"Everyone in the band at some point tried to quit during that first album": The soundtrack of Adam Duritz's life

Counting Crows mainman Adam Duritz picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the guitarist he always "says stupid shit in front of"

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Terry Reid obituary

Rock singer and guitarist whose 70s albums River and Seed of Memory were acclaimed by new audiences in the 2000s

The Guardian - UK

‘Aretha Franklin hits notes that bring me to shivering tears of ecstasy’: Mick Hucknall’s honest playlist

The Simply Red singer gets emotional over Aretha and wakes up to Ravi Shankar. But which record healed his broken teenage heart?

The Guardian - UK

What to Stream: 'Mountainhead,' Bono documentary and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel play sisters

“Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong’s satirical drama “Mountainhead” and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel playing dysfunctional siblings in the murder thriller series “The Better Sister” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

The Independent UK

“Paul Simon called Stax and said, ‘Who are those Jamaican musicians?’ They told him, ‘Those are some white boys from Alabama!’” David Hood on being starstruck by Aretha Franklin, what Otis Redding taught him, and tales from golden age of Muscle Shoals

In this interview from the Bass Player archive, Hood reflects on his career as a ‘Swamper’, playing on hits by Paul Simon, the Staple Singers Aretha Franklin and more

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Pink Floyd at Pompeii: What are the greatest live albums of all time?

Pink Floyd at Pompeii: What are the greatest live albums of all time?

This week saw the first official release on vinyl of Pink Floyd's legendary 1971 set played in Pompeii - showing to what extent the British band were once one of the greatest live acts in the world. With so many great live albums out there, we give you our Top…

“A true musician’s musician whose guitar spoke volumes”: Blues guitar great Joe Louis Walker dies at 75

“A true musician’s musician whose guitar spoke volumes”: Blues guitar great Joe Louis Walker dies at 75

He played with Muddy Waters and B.B. King, opened for Jimi Hendrix, and was called “The Bluesman” by Aretha Franklin

Scholz to hand over power in Germany to sound of feminist anthem Respect

Scholz to hand over power in Germany to sound of feminist anthem Respect

Song made famous by Aretha Franklin is on military band’s set list for handover of chancellery to Friedrich Merz

The Guardian - UK

Cynthia Erivo reveals she has been influenced by Blur and Oasis on new album

Cynthia Erivo reveals she has been influenced by Blur and Oasis on new album

Erivo will release her second studio album I Forgive You, in June

Evening Standard

“I’d always seen the guitar as a thing for really accomplished people like Jimi Hendrix – watching Nirvana on MTV Unplugged exploded my brain”: Studio nerd Corinne Bailey Rae broke through after moving on from her punk roots. Then she went back

“I’d always seen the guitar as a thing for really accomplished people like Jimi Hendrix – watching Nirvana on MTV Unplugged exploded my brain”: Studio nerd Corinne Bailey Rae broke through after moving on from her punk roots. Then she went back

The Mercury Prize nominee on what she loves about her SG, obsessing in the studio, and how she harnessed the aggression of her youth for her new album, Black Rainbows

Who Believes in Angels? by Elton John and Brandi Carlile shows the power of true collaboration

Who Believes in Angels? by Elton John and Brandi Carlile shows the power of true collaboration

Having collaborated with the likes of (deep breath) John Lennon, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Rod Stewart, Little Richard, Luciano Pavarotti, Eminem and Leonard Cohen, it’s fair to say that Elton John likes to work with other artists.

The Conversation

Chaka Khan on Prince, poetry and wild, wonderful nights: ‘No one’s done anything but craziness at 4am’

Chaka Khan on Prince, poetry and wild, wonderful nights: ‘No one’s done anything but craziness at 4am’

The singer answers your questions about her drum skills, friendship with Joni Mitchell and more – and reveals unheard music with both Prince and Sia

The Guardian - UK

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Lizzo furious over 'lazy' criticism of her new music

Pop star Lizzo has expressed her fury over criticism of her new music - insisting negative reviews of her new song 'Still Bad' are "lazy" and comparing herself to music legends such as Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin.

“He noticed that the studio had a marimba sitting in the corner, and the rest is history”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind ABBA's Mamma Mia

On Mamma Mia's 50th birthday, our resident music prof puts ABBA's infectiously catchy karaoke staple under the musical microscope

The Guardian - UK

Roberta Flack obituary

Singer with a reserved, intimate style on hits such as The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Killing Me Softly With His Song

The Independent UK

Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88

Roberta Flack has died at 88

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Cynthia Erivo Named Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman Of The Year

Cynthia Erivo honored as Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year in festive parade and roast event at Harvard University.

“The song was an expression of my tempestuous private life. This stuff is real!”: The emotional ’80s ballad that’s just reached one billion streams

It was No 1 in 1984

The Independent UK

Save the Music Foundation looks to expand its school education support by going independent

The VH1 Save the Music Foundation never had any problem getting attention in the late ’90s when it launched with a party featuring Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey

The Independent UK

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: ‘I wrote a song that made my legs turn to jelly’

INTERVIEW: Laura Barton talks to Will Oldham about recording with some of his heroes, how he writes for his alter ego, and why a song about gun deaths made his legs turn to jelly

The Guardian - UK

Cynthia Erivo on fame, fear and not fitting in: ‘I’ve never talked about how tough my journey has been’

She is one of the world’s most acclaimed performers – going stratospheric as Elphaba in the hit film adaptation of Wicked. Now she’s up for a best actress Oscar. What next for Britain’s brightest star?

Wills Gone Wild: How to Avoid Estate Planning Disasters

These wills gone wild may be extreme examples of poor estate planning, but experts explain how easily a will can go to the dogs (or cats).

Notable Singers At Past Presidential Inaugurations

Explore the tradition of talented musicians performing at presidential inaugurations, from Marian Anderson to Lady Gaga.

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