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Alex James reveals why his Britpop Classical rehearsals left him in tears

Blur bassist Alex James has revealed the surprisingly emotional moment he realised his Britpop Classical concept was going to work — walking into rehearsals and bursting into tears.

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“No plausible basis for suggesting a more accurate, let alone fairer, distribution": Blur drummer loses legal action against PRS over distribution of royalties

Dave Rowntree brought case revolving around ‘black box’ royalties

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Blur drummer loses court battle for £200 million in unpaid songwriter royalties

David Rowntree claims that PRS pays ‘black box’ royalties, also known as unidentified royalties, to producers, but not to songwriters

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Blur drummer loses bid to continue £200m royalty legal battle

David Rowntree claims that PRS pays ‘black box’ royalties, also known as unidentified royalties, to publishers, but not to songwriters.

Evening Standard

Bad Bunny review – Puerto Rican star’s London show is celebratory, unifying and simply phenomenal

5/5 The Grammy-winning musician lights up London with a triumphant celebration of Puerto Rico alongside a 16-person salsa band, Salma Hayek, and Blur and Gorillaz star Damon Albarn

The Independent UK

Alex James says Blur won't reunite until Oasis are done

Alex James has suggested Blur will stay off the road until Oasis wrap up their plans, admitting he doesn’t want to “poke that hornet’s nest” again.

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"While Damon Albarn is mainly known as a charismatic Britpop darling, we’d argue that he's actually music's ultimate wingman." Gorillaz charm and delight Rock For People during a varied and entertaining headline set

Damon Albarn's genre-hopping alt pop cartoon project shows off the Blur man's penchant for letting others take centre stage

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Graham Coxon on Blur, Brexit and his back catalogue

In this edition of arts24, we meet a musical polymath and an icon of British popular music. Graham Coxon is one of the founding members of Blur, pioneers of the Britpop movement that dominated the 1990s music scene. A solo artist in his own right, Coxon has released nine studio…

France 24

Alex James reveals football anthem Vindaloo out-earned entire Blur catalogue during England’s Euro run

Alex James says Fat Les’ football anthem Vindaloo made more money than Blur’s entire catalogue during England’s 2024 Euros run, as he reflects on the song’s unlikely legacy.

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“The best songwriter we ever had, followed closely by Paul McCartney”: Graham Coxon on his influences and why his new album is coming out 15 years late

Castle Park was recorded in 2011

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Graham Coxon found becoming a songwriter 'hard work'

Graham Coxon found it "hard work" to develop his songwriting skills alongside Blur bandmate Damon Albarn.

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Alex James bet his farm on new tour being a success

Alex James debuted the four-hour long set at the Big Feastival, held at his farm in Oxfordshire in 2025, and is now gearing up for a UK tour of his “reimagined” versions of songs on the Ministry of Sound Classical tour - with his kicking off on 13th June in…

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Blur bassist Alex James to host London music events during World Cup

The 57-year-old musician will host three events in Trafalgar Square ahead of England’s big games

Evening Standard

Blur bassist Alex James to host three London music events ahead of World Cup

The 57-year-old musician will take over a pop-up space in Trafalgar Square this June.

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“Damon got very good, so it was pretty hard to write with him around – especially when he was rejecting your songs”: How Graham Coxon came out from his Blur bandmate’s shadow

Noel Gallagher called him one of greatest guitar talents of his generation. Coxon explains why he doesn’t agree as he shares the origin story of his lost solo album and the future of Blur

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Becky Hill admits new album Rebecca 'felt like a form of BDSM'

Becky Hill has teased her upcoming third record Rebecca, which drops later this year, and how it focuses on a "contrast between pleasure and pain".

Guitar World

“In my older age, I’m thinking, ‘Maybe I shouldn’t have been playing Marshalls for 35 years…’” Why Graham Coxon is questioning his classic Blur guitar rig

The Britpop icon is reassessing his gear choices

Guitar World

“I played the songs for him, and he said, ‘No… I don’t think we can use any of that.’ I was like, ‘Right. Cheers’”: Damon Albarn rejected an entire album of Blur songs – and accidentally kickstarted guitarist Graham Coxon’s solo career

With eight solo records and four film scores under his belt, Coxon has looked back on the moment that led to his first solo record, 1998’s The Sky Is Too High

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'Gory drugs bender': Blur bassist Alex James gives his brutal opinion of Glastonbury

Alex James admits Glastonbury is not his favourite festival in the world.

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Blur star blasts Glastonbury for being a ‘gory drugs bender’

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Blur’s Alex James claims Glastonbury is ‘overrated’

Bassist accuses the BBC of giving the festival ‘hagiographic’ treatment, as he branded Glastonbury a ‘gory drugs bender’

The Guardian - UK

‘It’ll be in my Guardian obituary’: David Balfe on inspiring Blur’s Country House and tripping on Top of the Pops

He was the burned-out bigwig who moved to a very big house. Now back with his first music for decades, he talks about signing the Proclaimers, being punched by Julian Cope – and his Scott Walker inspired trio

Evening Standard

Damon Albarn backs London pie and mash shop facing closure over huge rent hikes

Blur frontman says it’s ‘outrageous’ that the traditional family-run businesses faces being shut down over rocketing costs

The Independent UK

Blur star says he went on family holiday to North Korea

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Damon Albarn says he took his daughter to North Korea on holiday

Blur frontman Damon Albarn said that he has taken his daughter on holiday to North Korea.

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