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Dolly Parton shares health update and considers ‘avatar performances’ in future

The 80-year-old country legend has shared an update on her health after being forced to cancel her Vegas residency. She has also said she is considering “avatar performances” in the future...

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‘I thought – if I die, I’ve had a good innings’: producer James Ford on life, death and making an album from his hospital bed

The Arctic Monkeys, Pet Shop Boys and Pulp collaborator was Britain’s most in-demand producer when leukaemia struck. ‘I realised life is exceptionally fragile,’ he says

The Guardian - UK

"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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KPop Demon Hunters are going on tour, and fans have questions

Will it be like Gorillaz... or like Disney on Ice?

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Thursday news quiz: interrupted dinners and shows, and a salamander

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Asha Bhosle obituary

One of the great Bollywood singers whose thousands of songs ranged from ghazals to dance tunes and pop

The Guardian - UK

Gorillaz new album shaped by tragedy

Gorillaz' new album The Mountain stems from the "tragic story" of Jamie Hewlett's mother-in-law's death.

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Gorillaz - The Mountain review: Life (and dazzling music) after death

5/5 After 25 years Gorillaz are making music more ambitious than ever, reaching now for the higher ground away from the apocalyptic earth

Evening Standard

“When Stevie called us, we had to tell him the party was over. We said, ‘We’ve just blown out Stevie Wonder!’” Stuart Zender on sessioning for Stevie Wonder and supplying the funk to Jamiroquai’s first three albums

After he quit Jamiroquai, Stuart Zender became an in-demand session bassist, jamming with Gorillaz, Stevie Wonder, and Amy Winehouse co-writer Mark Ronson

Guitar World

“It's an arcane 18th century German form of rap. I really enjoy it because it's an opportunity to say some quite bizarre things that I wouldn't necessarily be able to sing about”: The inside story of the Gorillaz classic Feel Good Inc.

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MusicRadar

Gorillaz review – after 25 years, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon band are still riveting and relevant

Dressed like a vicar, Albarn leads his band – joined by a choir, a string quartet, De La Soul and more – in renewing Demon Days’ downbeat drama

The Guardian - UK

The 10 best Liam and Noel Gallagher guest spots

Ten great collaborations featuring the Gallagher brothers including The Verve, The Chemical Brothers, Ian Brown, The Prodigy and, erm, David Brent

Louder

Brit awards 2024: record-breaking Raye lands seven nominations

Singer scores hard-earned success after a difficult decade in the industry, while British rap is well represented with multiple nominations for Central Cee and J Hus

The Guardian - UK

Issue 322 of Computer Music is on sale now

Computer Music's July issue is out now, featuring: • Craft Tracks Like a Pro! Arrangement guide • FREE Modalics’ EON-Arp plugin, plus Beat Scholar discount • Exclusive samples pack • Make Gorillaz-style synth strings • Game soundtrack luminary Tom Salta tells all • REVIEWED: Cherry Audio’s Mercury-6, JMG Sound’s Retronaut,…

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Blast from the past: Suzuki Omnichord

As Suzuki celebrates its 70th anniversary with a new version of this curious instrument, we take a backwards glance at the history of the Omnichord

The Guardian - UK

Gorillaz: Cracker Island review – bittersweet tunes for anxious times

A thoughtful eighth album blends Damon Albarn’s state-of-the-world concerns with the talents of collaborators from Stevie Nicks to Thundercat

The Independent UK

Gorillaz, Cracker Island review: Damon Albarn’s band of apes return with their best album since 2005

There’s a loose-limbed elation to the indie-funk groove of their eighth record – helped along by Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala and Thundercat

The Guardian - UK

Gorillaz: Cracker Island review – smaller, subtler, and better for it

Damon Albarn has reined in the excess – though there are still cameos from the likes of Bad Bunny and Stevie Nicks – for a trim album that is one of the band’s best

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De La Soul's Trugoy The Dove was a true musical disruptor who broke the hip-hop mould

David Jude Jolicoeur (better known as Trugoy The Dove and Plug 2), who has died at the age of 54, was a music disruptor who changed the sound and look of rap and hip-hop in the late 80s and 90s.

Evening Standard

Who was David Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy the Dove? Founding member of De La Soul dies

He had recently claimed to be suffering from congestive heart failure and to be using a LifeVest machine that was permanently attached to his body

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift triumphs at 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards as she claims top gongs

Harry Styles, Nicki Minaj, Muse and Gorillaz were among the global stars who also picked up significant awards.

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift reigns supreme at 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards

Harry Styles, Nicki Minaj, Muse and Gorillaz were among the global stars who also picked up top awards.

The Independent UK

The magic of Øya, the world’s greenest music festival

From climate consciousness and a superb line-up to fjord frolicking and pristine loos – Norway is on to something special with this Oslo event

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