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Ryan Adams discusses his Summer of '69 humiliation: 'I was so angry'Singer has written an article discussing the night he confronted a heckler who was demanding a Bryan Adams hit -
The tiny town that builds show-stopping sets for Beyoncé, Kanye and MadonnaDeep in Pennsylvania’s Amish country lies Lititz, the unlikely centre of the stadium-tour business, where the props for the greatest shows on earth are designed and made
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Spotify's Daniel Ek named most powerful person in the music businessThe chairman and CEO of the streaming service displaces Universal’s boss at the top of Billboard’s Power 100 -
Charm and tunes from an extrovert anti-divaThe Croydon teenager proves she belongs in the big time, mixing bouncy R&B with darker shades of Lana Del Rey
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Share your favourite albums of 19971997 was a year of many influential album releases. We’d like to know more about the ones that have made a lasting impression on you 20 years on
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Tim Westwood: ‘Right now it's Migos season'The veteran hip-hop DJ and presenter empties the contents of his psychic record bag and dishes out his biggest tunes, from Migos to Drake
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Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin announces her retirementSinger to record album with Stevie Wonder before she quits, though she won’t ‘sit down and do nothing’
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Elton John will help curate new vinyl subscription serviceExperience Vinyl will send subscribers the favourite albums of its star curators, including Quincy Jones and Talib Kweli
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Blink-182's Tom DeLonge to publish book about UFOsFormer band member’s forthcoming non-fiction book, Sekret Machines: Gods, is ‘designed to shake people up, to make them question their assumptions’
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CBSO/Collon review – frisson of theatricality for Holst's quiet masterpieceYvonne Howard and James Rutherford brought steely power to the mystical chamber opera Sāvitri, though a fierce Planets suite lacked depth
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Alisa Weilerstein review – a fair assault on Bach's cello EverestWeilerstein showed impressive stamina and played beautifully, but the evening lacked a strong sense of purpose
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Jesca Hoop: Memories Are Now review – restlessly strange and full of ideasTom Waits’ former nanny is an exceptionally talented, compellingly unique singer-songwriter who should be more than just a cult concern
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Process – the next Mercury prize-winner?The south London singer-producer’s debut is restless, action-packed and full of innovation
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Who will win in the country and Americana categories?Sturgill Simpson and Miranda Lambert look set to dominate country, with returning veterans such as Robbie Fulks likely winners in the folk category
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The Sound of LAFrom searing political hip-hop and cosmic jazz to acid-soaked rock and new age, Los Angeles is home to some of today’s most important music – this is our guide to the acts you need to know
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video
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Inside Jamaica's most chilled-out reggae studio – videoThe Inna De Yard project invites legends of the Jamaican reggae scene to record outdoors, high up in the hills surrounding Kingston
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Watch a clip from The Depraved Appetite of Tarrare the Freak – videoPuppets and opera aren’t such strange bedfellows, as this exclusive video of Wattle and Daub’s new show proves
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Bruce Springsteen: 'We are part of the new resistance' in the age of Trump – videoThe rock star, who is on tour in Australia, says ‘our hearts and our spirits are with all the millions of people’ who marched against the new US president
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David Bowie remembered by two of his biggest fans – videoMusician Gary Kemp, a lifelong fan, and Nicholas Pegg, author of The Complete David Bowie, reflect on life without the Starman as they take a tour of some of Bowie’s London haunts
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Singer, songwriter, pop superstar: George Michael dies aged 53 – video obituaryGeorge Michael, one of Britain’s biggest pop star of the 1980s, has ‘passed away peacefully’ at his Oxfordshire home
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Donald Trump and Kanye West meet at Trump Tower – videoKanye West and Donald Trump meet at Trump Tower on Tuesday. Trump says the rapper is a good man
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The enigma of Kanye West – and how the world's biggest pop star ended up being its most reviled, too
The enigma of Kanye West – and how the world's biggest pop star ended up being its most reviled, too
Everything Kanye West does is an event, from the smallest interview to the biggest show. As he prepares to headline Glastonbury, one writer considers how West became the divisive figure he is
interviews
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‘I was like: “Mum! Drake wants my beat!” And she was like: “Who?”’He was tipped to be the next big thing – until family tragedy stalled his career. But Kanye West and Frank Ocean got him back on track
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Why the Iranian Bob Dylan wants to be music's BanksyA revolutionary artist, in exile from his oppressive hometown, all Namjoo wants is to be anonymous so he can make music without having to pose for selfies
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‘My problem is people don’t believe I write symphonies’About to turn 80, the composer talks about his slow, taxi-driving road to success, and why he is anything but a minimalist…
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The brave new world of pop’s brooding perfectionistsSolo success, confronting grief, sobering up… the feted London trio talk frankly about how the events of the past four years informed their new album, I See You
quizzes
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How well do you know the life of Freddie Mercury?It’s the 25th anniversary of the death of the Queen frontman on 24 November – test your knowledge of his life and times
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Were you paying attention? Classical music in 2016 – quizHow many of the classical world’s comings and goings, openings and closings, bouquets and brickbats do you remember from the past 12 months? Try our quiz
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How well do you know the Triple J Hottest 100? Try our infinite quizThis quiz features randomised questions dynamically generated from Hottest 100 data between 1993 and 2014
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From Jessie J to Jerry Lee, how well do you know this week in music history – quizIt’s our weekly test of your knowledge of pop arcania – come and have a go if you think you know enough
in pictures
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Guns, gore and ice cream: rap mixtape artworkA new book collects the Photoshopped fantasies of rap mixtape covers – from riffs on Top Gun and Game of Thrones to sadistic violence and political commentary
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Aretha Franklin – Queen of Soul's career in picturesSinger Aretha Franklin has announced she will retire – after recording one final album with Stevie Wonder – 61 years on from the release of her first record. The Queen of Soul revealed her plans on a Detroit TV channel, saying: ‘I must tell you, I am retiring this year’
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Let's post: David Bowie stamps – in picturesHave a look at the set of stamps the Royal Mail is issuing to pay tribute to David Bowie, featuring six albums and four live tours
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A life in pictures - George MichaelSinger and songwriter, who has died at the age of 53, experienced huge fame with Wham! and forged a successful solo career amid run-ins with the British police and tabloid newspapers
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The enigmatic Godfather of GrimeThe Long Read: After more than a decade of being fetishised and then written off, grime now dominates British pop culture. To understand why, you need to understand the man who created it
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Desert Island Discs stars pick pop over classicalVarying background of modern castaways means Radio 4 show features more diverse range of cultures and musical choices
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‘Drugs were a crutch for me’Abel Tesfaye’s tortured, genre-bending R&B has brought him millions of fans, a triple platinum album and collaborations with Daft Punk and Beyoncé. Will mainstream success make him happy?
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‘Being the voice of a generation is not a pretty place to be’Their seventh album made them superstars. But the fame cost REM a band member and, nearly, their friendships. In a rare interview, five years after splitting, they discuss legacy, Trump and why they’re still sorry for Shiny Happy People
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He knew things about life, and if you listened you could learnThe great musician was a man who used songwriting as a way of making sense of a bewildering world
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The rising music stars to look out forFrom squat rock to laptop futurism, 2016’s most creative music is being made away from focus groups, major labels and publicists. Meet the most exciting independent minds in music
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