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EXPLAINED: 2 - The Real Truth

Breakups, fantasies and her most cutting lyrics: inside Taylor’s Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department

What are the big takeaways from Swift’s new album? She’s refining her sound, confronting elements of her fanbase and done with romantic idealisation

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024

The National review – euphoric catharsis from an era-defining band

Aided by a fanbase who joyfully sing every word, the Ohioans channel their full range of melancholy Americana and pulverising post-punk in a stunning two-and-a-half-hour epic

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

The National on coming back from the brink: ‘Everything was evidence of failure’

On the heels of their surprise new album, the American five-piece meet again with Laura Barton to speak about facing depression, bonding as ‘brothers’, and finding ‘joy’ in their ‘incredibly sad’ songs

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023

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Discovering new songs on Apple Music is about to get a lot easier and I love it

The latest iOS 17 beta includes a welcome new feature in Apple Music that'll help you find new tunes.

TechRadar · Jul 6, 2023

Ranking Taylor Swift's albums from worst to best

She had me at the opening lyric.

Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023

‘It felt like a falling apart’: Ben Howard on returning to music after two strokes

When he suffered two mini-strokes last year, Ben Howard felt like ‘the world was pouring in’. But the experience has fuelled his most fluid, experimental album yet

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023

Taylor Swift performs in the pouring rain in her final Nashville show

‘A professional in true sense of the word,’ one fan wrote

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

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Apple Music Live will stream Ed Sheeran's London concert live this week

Apple Music Live is back for a second season and will kick off with Ed Sheeran at the Eventim Apollo in London

iMore · May 8, 2023

Ed Sheeran says talking to Taylor Swift is 'like therapy' as she 'truly understands'

Ed Sheeran has opened up about his decades-long friendship with his unlikely close pal, pop star Taylor Swift, as he claims she's the 'only one who truly understands me'

Daily Mirror · May 7, 2023

On my radar: Aaron Dessner’s cultural highlights

The producer and musician from rock band the National on an inspirational Ethiopian pianist, a great Icelandic book on the climate crisis, and the cuisine of the Hudson Valley

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2023

Ed Sheeran: Subtract review – a grownup record that swings from coping to not coping

Framing his recent grief and depression in a gauzy wash of sound, the embattled songsmith continues to deal in powerful universals

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2023

Ed Sheeran to perform 'Subtract' album on Apple Music Live

Ed Sheeran will put his new album on full display with the help of Apple Music

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

Ed Sheeran: Subtract review – easily his best ever album

Grief and his wife’s brush with cancer inspired Sheeran to make this insular record with Aaron Dessner of the National. It’s downcast yet full of new ideas – but will fans take to it?

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023

Ed Sheeran review, Subtract: Aaron Dessner collaboration proves that less is definitely more

The final album in the singer-songwriter’s ‘maths’ series includes some beautifully pared-back musicianship, and Sheeran at his most vulnerable

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

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The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

Ed Sheeran explains why ‘long conversations’ with Taylor Swift feel like ‘therapy’

“I feel like she’s one of the only people that actually truly understands where I’m at,” he said about Swift

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023

‘He was so emotional’: the inside story of Ed Sheeran’s new album – and his US copyright trial

As he defends himself in a New York court, Sheeran is preparing to release Subtract, a stark album informed by grief. Its producer Aaron Dessner explains how it was made

Dublin Live · Apr 21, 2023

Ed Sheeran listening bench pops up in Dublin park

The bright yellow bench allows fans to listen to Ed's music and exclusive voice notes about his new tracks

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Ed Sheeran’s new track ‘Boat’ is a metaphor for depression

Track will appear on his forthcoming album ‘Subtract’

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Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2023

Ed Sheeran reveals wife Cherry inspired him to cut his drinking before birth of daughter Lyra

Ed Sheeran has revealed his wife encouraged him to curb his alcohol consumption shortly before the birth of their first child.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2023

Post your questions for Matt Berninger of the National

The lead singer of the acclaimed indie band is available to take questions on everything from their new album First Two Pages of Frankenstein to working with Taylor Swift

Dublin Live · Mar 31, 2023

Ed Sheeran chokes back tears during emotional 3Arena gig moment

The 32-year-old singer fought back the tears as he performed his new single Eyes Closed in tribute to a close friend who died suddenly last year

Irish Mirror · Mar 31, 2023

Ed Sheeran holds back tears during emotional moment at Dublin show

He performed his new single Eyes Closed to 14,000 fans, in tribute to a friend he lost last year

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

Ed Sheeran: You have to take yourself out of reality sometimes to numb the pain of loss

The singer’s latest song is about grief and loss.

Wales Online · Mar 24, 2023

Ed Sheeran shares tragic heartbreak behind new single Eyes Closed

The track comes after a series of events that the singer said affected his mental health, including a tumour scare and death of a close friend

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2023

Ed Sheeran’s new Eyes Closed single about inescapable sadness, singer says

The new track comes after the death of Sheeran’s friend Jamal Edwards and learning that his wife had a tumour

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