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‘The best song to play at a party is the one that gets people to leave’: Sananda Maitreya’s honest playlist

Stevie Wonder rocked the singer’s 10-year-old world and he’s secretly a huge fan of the Carpenters. But what novelty song did he drunkenly sing in karaoke in Japan?

The Guardian - UK

Carly Simon 'Playing Possum' Album Cover Is Similar To Sabrina Carpenter's - Here's Why The Veteran Artist Is Defending It

The 'You're So Vain' singer has spoken up amidst controversy surrounding Sabrina Carpenters new album cover. Simon's own album cover for 'Playing Possum' received similar backlash 50 years ago.

International Business Times UK

“We would have absolutely lied through our teeth if there wasn't a full song”: How a TV jingle turned into a pop classic

The strange tale of The Carpenters' We've Only Just Begun

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The Carpenters' composer Roger Nichols dead at 84

Roger Nichols, the composer behind hits for The Carpenters, has passed away.

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Graham Coxon: ‘I saw Robbie Williams and Danny Dyer doing Parklife. It’s flipping bizarre’

The singer-songwriter and Blur guitarist belts out Elton and karaoke and is a recent Abba convert, but which song does he think would make people smirk at his funeral?

The Guardian - UK

Eighteen sad Christmas songs that will help you ease the festive blues

Studies suggest that sad music may alleviate the impact of seasonal stress. It can offer solace, mitigate loneliness and promote good mental health by providing an outlet for processing negative emotions.

The Conversation

Best New Holiday Music Releases For 2024 Season

Explore the latest holiday music releases for 2024, from country classics to contemporary hits, offering something for every music lover.

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'Tis the season for holiday albums, from Jennifer Hudson to Toby Keith and Jimmy Fallon

It’s not the holiday season until the house is full of festive music, from classics to covers and reimaginations across genres, for all to enjoy

The Independent UK

Michèle Lamy explores light and darkness in Dubai

Michèle Lamy collaborates with Carpenters Workshop Gallery to present 'Chiaroscuro'. a new exhibition at ICD Brookfield Place (until 18 March 2024)

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Final ZE8000 MK2 review: All-conquering sound and ANC that lets you enjoy it

Final's flagship earbuds might look odd, but they pump out some of the best sound around.

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Nottingham newcomers Divorce: ‘We have a creative sexual tension between us’

The alt-country four-piece have become a staple on BBC 6 Music, with a patchwork sound that folds in The Beatles, The Carpenters, and Fiona Apple. On the cusp of their headline tour, the band decamp to the pub with Megan Graye to talk all things touring, songwriting – and the…

The Independent UK

Herb Alpert on 80 years in music: ‘Mozart, Thelonious Monk ... all of us have the same 12 notes’

The trumpeter and co-founder of A&M Records answers your questions on writing a Bond theme, selling 72m albums and signing Janet Jackson, Karen Carpenter and the ‘appalling’ Sex Pistols

The Guardian - UK

Jerry Moss obituary

American record company executive who co-founded the A&M label with the trumpeter Herb Alpert

The Guardian - UK

Jerry Moss, music exec behind Peter Frampton and Janet Jackson, dies at 88

With Herb Alpert, Moss co-founded A&M Records and released blockbuster albums by Carole King, the Carpenters and the Police.

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The Independent UK

Jerry Moss, co-founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Fame member, dies at 88

Music industry giant Jerry Moss has died at age 88

The Guardian - UK

The banned Barbie film: her anguished first role as Karen Carpenter

Todd Haynes animated the impossibly slender doll to show what drove the singer to her early death. The film has more in common than you might expect with Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster

The Guardian - UK

The Muppets Mayhem review – they’re back, and they’re as glorious as ever!

The Muppet Show’s house band are trying to record a new album in this Disney+ series – and they’re on raucously fun form. Although Animal’s backstory may make you shed a tear …

Daily Mirror

Patient's paralysis syndrome is 'cured' by listening to The Carpenters hits

Ian Palmer, 71, suffered near-total paralysis and speech impairment as he was struck down by Guillain-Barre syndrome in June last year - but when medics suggested music therapy, he was sceptical

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Wales Online

Man left paralysed by rare disease is cured by listening to The Carpenters

Ian was left almost totally paralysed and in hospital for seven months. He is now able to speak clearly again and walks 3km a day

The Guardian - UK

Burt Bacharach obituary

Songwriter whose hits, including I Say a Little Prayer and Walk On By, became classics of easy-listening pop

Reuters

U.S. composer Burt Bacharach dies at age 94

Composer Burt Bacharach, whose hits such as "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" provided a mellow alternative soundtrack to rock and roll in the 1960s and 1970s, has died at the age of 94, his publicist told Reuters on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Listen to Tame Impala and Diana Ross’s brand-new collab Turn Up the Sunshine

Their collaboration will front the soundtrack for the new film Minions: The Rise of Gru

The Independent UK

Herb Alpert: ‘I was rich, I was famous and I was miserable’

The iconic Sixties trumpeter talks to Kevin E G Perry about his hit-filled career with the Tijuana Brass, writing ‘Wonderful World’ for Sam Cooke, signing the Carpenters to his record label and releasing a new album with his wife of 49 years, Lani Hall

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