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Femi Koleoso of Ezra Collective: ‘In moments of desperation, music can remind us there’s more to live for’

The bandleader is adamant that music can inspire hope, and needs to be available to everyone

Evening Standard

Gorillaz launch limited-edition vodka bottle with Smirnoff - get yours at Amazon

Damon Albarn's Gorillaz have teamed up with Smirnoff to launch a their own bottle of limited-edition vodka

Daily Mirror

Damon Albarn and Billie Eilish will make music together, according to Gorillaz frontman

‘It’s just a case of schedules’ says the Gorillaz and Blur frontman

The Independent UK

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FIFA 23 soundtrack in full featuring Gorillaz, Jack Harlow, Bad Bunny and more

Latest FIFA 23 news from Mirror as the soundtrack for FIFA 23 is revealed ahead of the game's official release.

Daily Mirror

Are AI-powered ‘virtual rappers’ just a strange new form of blackface?

The fictional rapper FN Meka – designed by non-Black creators, with AI-created music – seems like the latest version of a minstrel show

The Guardian - US

Splendour in the Grass: TikTok videos show flooded campsites and massive queues at ‘catastrophic’ festival

People have compared the event to the notorious Fyre Festival in 2017

The Independent UK

Splendour in the Grass: Australia’s largest music festival hit by wild weather forcing day one cancellation

Gorillaz, who were meant to perform on Friday, said they were “devestated” while Kacey Musgraves said it was “a gigantic bummer”

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Songs of Summer 2022: From Beyoncé to Bad Bunny to Kate Bush

This list of 26 songs isn't seeking one single Song of the Summer.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The 18 best festivals in the UK and Europe for 2022

After two very quiet years, there’s more than enough to keep music fans happy through summer. Roisin O'Connor, Adam White, Annabel Nugent and Jacob Stolworthy have picked the best of the bunch

The Independent UK

Mr Banksy, I presume: the councillor who quit over claims he has a secret

When rumours went viral, Billy Gannon had ‘an existential crisis’, joining a list of those denying being the enigmatic artist

The Guardian - UK

European music festivals 2023: The best events to travel to, from Rock en Seine to Sziget

Swap muddy fields for sun-soaked cities and glistening beaches with these continental events

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift v Damon Albarn: why the idea of the lone songwriter is outdated

Damon Albarn, the lead singer of Blur and Gorillaz, has recently been criticised for his “outdated” views of modern songwriting. In an interview with the LA Times, Albarn explained that US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s “co-writing” approach was at odds with his “traditionalist” view of writing songs. He went on to…

The Conversation

Chile’s President-Elect Boric Sends Taylor Swift ‘Hugs’ over Song Writing Tiff, Goes Viral

Chile's millennial President-elect Gabriel Boric has taken sides in his first international incident: backing pop music superstar Taylor Swift in a social media stand-off with Blur front man Damon Albarn over her songwriting credentials. Albarn, the British co-founder and songwriter for the Gorillaz, had suggested that Swift did not write…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Damon Albarn doesn’t seem to know what he said about Taylor Swift

After Swift shot back at the Blur and Gorillaz frontman online, Albarn claimed he never wanted to discredit Swift’s songwriting, despite explicitly doing that.

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The Independent UK

Bad Blood: Damon Albarn’s condescending comments say more about him than Taylor Swift

The Blur and Gorillaz frontman’s bizarre claim that Swift doesn’t write her own songs says more about him than it does about her, writes Kevin E G Perry

Los Angeles Times

For Damon Albarn, modern life is still pretty much rubbish

LOS ANGELES — As the lead singer (and the pretty face) of Blur, Damon Albarn became a star writing songs about England — witty, tuneful, stylistically omnivorous character studies like "Parklife" and "Country House" that along with Oasis' blunter-edged anthems helped define the rowdy Britpop scene of the 1990s.

The Independent UK

Bad Blood: Damon Albarn’s condescending Taylor Swift comments are old-fashioned indie tribalism

The Blur and Gorillaz frontman’s bizarre claim that Swift doesn’t write her own songs says more about him than it does about her, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Guardian - US

Taylor Swift criticises Damon Albarn for saying she doesn’t write her own songs

The Blur and Gorillaz frontman apologised to Swift, claiming that a ‘conversation about songwriting’ in the LA Times was ‘reduced to clickbait’

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