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‘I saw Herbie Hancock play with D’Angelo, and got my head blown off!’: the festival keeping alive jazz’s golden age

From Miles Davis to Count Basie and Etta James to Prince, Rotterdam’s North Sea jazz festival has hosted the biggest names in music. As the event turns 50, musicians and organisers share their favourite memories from past years – and tell us why jazz isn’t dead

The Guardian - UK

“I wasn’t told I shouldn’t listen to the Beatles. At the same time I was exposed to this incredible Motown music, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and all of that”: Living Colour’s Vernon Reid on inspirations, unsung heroes and the emotional power of a sample

The visionary guitarist walks us through the memories, sounds and people who shaped him as a player – and the sounds we hear on his bravura solo album, Hoodoo Telemetry

MusicRadar

“Pino Palladino and yours truly here at the Grammys”: Marcus Miller and Pino Palladino share the stage alongside Lauryn Hill at the 2026 Grammy Awards

The two bass legends took to the biggest stage in music for a tribute to D’Angelo and Roberta Flack

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Tyler, The Creator and Justin Bieber wow crowds with Grammy Awards performances

US rapper Tyler, The Creator stunned the audience after a stunt crashing a Ferrari during his performance.

Evening Standard

“Right in front of his keyboard rig was the big symbol guitar. He looks at me, he points at it. I'm like, 'Hell no! I'm not touching that thing!”: D’Angelo was so in awe of Prince that he refused to play his guitar on the one occasion they shared a stage

Newly released audio features D’Angelo discussing the show, which took place in 1997

MusicRadar

Erykah Badu at Royal Albert Hall: 'An Afrofuturistic universe of cosmic wisdom'

4/5 The multi-Grammy winner takes the Royal Albert Hall to the stars and back

Evening Standard

“I have a cassette of the session, just a rough mix of us playing, and it’s fabulous!” Vernon Reid on D’Angelo’s everlasting impact on popular music, their session together – and the deep roots of the late neo-soul trailblazer's sound

Reid says his mind was blown by D’Angelo’s virtuoso command of rhythm and just how far he could stay behind the beat, and recalls the bluesy track they made together for a Queen Latifah movie

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“In the hands of lesser musicians, this would simply sound sloppy. In D'Angelo's hands, it’s perfectly imperfect – the precise right amount of wrong”: A music professor breaks down the genius of D'Angelo

"He only recorded three albums and a handful of guest vocals, but those recordings possess extraordinary musical depth"

MusicRadar

Cheat the internet: Kylie Jenner blasted for fake police clip, and the rest of the week's viral stories

The stories lighting up social media this week

Evening Standard

III POINTS DAY 1 RECAP: Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Denzel Curry, & Thundercat Kick Off the First Night of Miami's Music Festival with Emotional & Political Performances

The III Points music festival takes place in one of Miami's most promising neighborhoods as a hub for artists of all genres to perform.

Latin Times

“It was just like ‘Oh my God, this is everything I want an album to be,’ and it was unlike anything I’d ever heard before”: When Rick Rubin and Eric Clapton got to hear D’Angelo’s Voodoo album before it was released, they were completely blown away

“I can’t take much more. Is it all like this?”, said Clapton

MusicRadar

First Thing: JD Vance brushes off racist texts in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’

Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24- to 35-year-olds as ‘stupid jokes’. Plus, Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein and Maxwell

The Guardian - UK

D'Angelo's only daughter in 'disbelief and shock' over his death

The only daughter of D'Angelo has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her late dad after the Brown Sugar hitmaker died earlier this week.

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Rockstar pays tribute to D'Angelo, 'a true titan of soul' whose music 'will forever be an enduring part of the legacy of Red Dead Redemption 2'

The legendary R&B artist, who wrote Unshaken for the Red Dead Redemption 2 soundtrack, died earlier this week at the age of 51.

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D’Angelo was far more than the shirtless sex symbol he was painted as

The late singer’s iconic music video for Untitled (How Does It Feel) had him unfairly pigeonholed for much of his career

MusicRadar

"I was molecularly changed from the moment I first heard Voodoo – we all were": Jacob Collier, Beyoncé, Lauryn Hill, Flea and many more pay tribute to D'Angelo – "he changed the course of popular music"

Fans have also been celebrating his musicianship and artistry on social media

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Rockstar pays tribute to singer D'Angelo, whose contribution to Red Dead Redemption 2 "will forever be an enduring part" of its legacy

The soul musician sang on the song 'Unshaken'

The Guardian - UK

‘The architect of Black Gen X sonic feeling and eloquence’: D’Angelo’s 10 greatest tracks

From the divine sensuality of Higher to the scabrous social commentary of The Charade, we explore the highlights of the late neo-soul star’s slim but stunning catalogue

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Lauryn Hill pays tribute to ‘genius’ collaborator D’Angelo after his death at 51

Sir Elton John, Paloma Faith and Justin Timberlake were among those posting tributes.

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Beyonce and Jamie Foxx lead tributes to 'music pioneer' D'Angelo

Beyonce and Jamie Foxx have led tributes to D'Angelo following his death aged 51, with the Single Ladies hitmaker describing him as a "pioneer of neo-soul" who "changed and transformed rhythm and blues forever".

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: The new, devastating flood risk facing nearly all of Britain

In today’s newsletter: Flooding across Britain is predicted to become so bad that some towns may need to be abandoned, and it’s not even campaigners raising the alarm – but insurers

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Tributes Flow For Singer D’Angelo Who Has Died, Aged 51: ‘True Voice Of Soul’

"My musical DNA was helped shaped by this man. Forever grateful."

The Guardian - US

Experimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music

The late singer may have suffered from setbacks and only released three studio albums, but the range he displayed in this perfect catalogue was astonishing

Latin Times

D'Angelo, R&B Icon and Neo-Soul Pioneer, Dies at 51 After Private Battle with Cancer

Music lovers around the world mourn the death D'Angelo, born Michael Eugene Archer, has passed away at age 51 after a private struggle with pancreatic cancer. His family confirmed the news in a statement expressing their heartbreak and gratitude for the legacy he leaves behind.

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R&B Legend D’Angelo Passes Away At 51 After Several Months Of Treatment

"D'Angelo blessed me with the flawless soundtrack of my life," a fan wrote.

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