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SHOCKING: Nina simone | Mind Blowing Facts

Now Playing: supercharge your summer listening with the 7 best tracks we’ve been using to test hi-fi

Red-hot tunes for a red-hot summer

What Hi-Fi?

"Transcription Studio promises to turn audio into notated transcriptions, lead sheets and guitar tabs – but does it actually work?": Klang.io Transcription Studio review

AI-powered transcription tools like Klang.io's Transcription Studio are rapidly advancing in sophistication, but they won't be replacing humans anytime soon

MusicRadar

RAYE helps launch Montreux Jazz Festival with surprise guests

Pop artist was joined by Mark Ronson and Alicia Keys as she got the annual festival off to a tremendous start

The Independent UK

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Matt Corby: ‘I still have bad dreams about this one gig’

The Australian musician opens up about his love of Nina Simone, his secret talent, and the most memorable interaction he has had with fans

The Guardian - AU

First Thing: Trump critic Thomas Massie defeated in Kentucky Republican House primary

Seven-term incumbent had spoken out against Iran war, government spending and Jeffrey Epstein files. Plus, Trump’s ‘board of peace’ receives just $23m to rebuild Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Behold! Nina Simone’s chewing gum! Inside the show celebrating extreme pop fandom

Leaves from Dolly Parton’s front garden, a Yellow Submarine cookie jar full of ashes, a branch from the tree Marc Bolan’s car hit … our writer explores Holy Pop, the exhibition where superfans are sacred

The Guardian - UK

Anohni review – masterful songbook reinventions are an out-of-body experience

Accompanied by a virtuosic band and powered by her operatic voice, Anohni is as good as Nina Simone at interpreting songs – and her own catalogue proves equally malleable yet strong

The Guardian - UK

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Southbank Centre chair Misan Harriman urges artists to take a political stand: ‘I have no interest in entertaining’

‘Not all of us have world leaders on speed dial but we have the ability to do what we can with the tools we have access to,’ says Oscar-nominated artist Misan Harriman

The Independent UK

14 Great Documentaries To Watch During Women's History Month

These documentaries will help shed light on some of history's most prominent voices.

Cinemablend

From Dylan to disco, Beyoncé to Bob Marley: the 30 best live albums ever – ranked!

Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!, one of the bestselling live albums of all time, is turning 50. You won’t find that on this list, however: instead there’s metal, soul, and an ‘indecently exciting’ No 1 …

The Guardian - UK

‘This is where it all started’: Nina Simone’s childhood home gets long-awaited rehabilitation

North Carolina home preserved to commemorate legendary musician and civil rights activist, and to serve as arts hub

The Guardian - US

Songs about new beginnings – ranked!

From CMAT and the Carpenters’ fresh starts to the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun and Nina Simone’s Feeling Good, starting again is a rich theme in pop. Here are some of the best examples

The Guardian - UK

Nina Simone's North Carolina home restored in effort to preserve Black heritage

Simone's home had been at risk of destruction.

Axios

Aurora: ‘We’re more scared of activists than of the world dying or a war’

INTERVIEW: Ahead of her intimate show to raise money for War Child, the Norwegian singer tells Hannah Ewens how social media has ruined our capacity for empathy, and how she deals with her neurodivergence

The Independent UK

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‘I wanted to be Nina Simone’: Jeff Buckley documentary shows female influences

It’s Never Over offers a new look at the short life of the musician and the importance women played in his life

Total Film

Ironheart swaps Iron Man's AC/DC for Chaka Khan, Nina Simone, Alanis Morisette, and more – and the iconic needle drops are "super important" to the show, says producer

Exclusive: Ironheart producer Zoie Nagelhout opens up on the Marvel show's toe-tapping soundtrack

What Hi-Fi?

6 of the best genre-swerving tracks to test your hi-fi system

Forget staying in your lane, use these genre-hoppers to give your system a workout.

Marie Claire

Meet Lovie Simone, the Actress Who Plays Keisha in Netflix's 'Forever'

We're obsessed with her performance as Keisha in the new series from Mara Brock Akil.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Each shot feels like a private performance’: Rene Matić, the Turner shortlist’s only photographer

Arcadia Missa, LondonIn a deeply personal show called Idols Lovers Mothers Friends, we see the artist’s inner circle – but there are delightful tangents, too, including figurines by the patron saint of mixed-race people

Evening Standard

Emilia Perez: how did the Best Picture contender's Oscar campaign go so off the rails?

It’s got 13 Academy Awards nominations, but it’s quickly becoming the most infamous campaign in Academy Awards history

Evening Standard

Mississippi Goddam at the Royal Festival Hall review: thunderous Nina Simone tribute

4/5 Laura Mvula and Corinne Bailey Rae were among the performers at this staggering tribute to Nina Simone, reports Marian Salari

The Guardian - UK

Mississippi Goddamn: A Celebration of Nina Simone review – singers capture star’s emotional spirit

Corinne Bailey Rae’s vamping and Laura Mvula’s whispering pain steal the show as five vocalists deliver their own interpretations

Salon

Lynch's music: A world beyond the eyes

Collaborating with a stable of artists, Lynch made sound an essential character in his projects

Louder

"He was the first time I'd ever seen the potential of music to be evil": From Oz punk to Detroit blues, Nick Cave names his Desert Island Discs

Nick Cave chose eight favourite songs on the long-running BBC Radio show

Marie Claire

RAYE Shares What Music Shaped Her—And What's on Her Playlist Now

The Best New Artist-nominated singer discusses Britney Spears, Charli xcx, and Nina Simone.

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