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Gang of Four bassist Dave Allen dies aged 69

Bandmates pay tribute to friend and ‘Ace of Bass’ who helped forge the post-punk band’s sound

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07, Apr, 2025 @11:14 AM

Bruce Springsteen to release seven ‘lost’ albums in June

Spanning 1983 to 2018, Tracks II: The Lost Albums will feature a collection of 83 songs that New Jersey musician says he has played ‘to myself and close friends for years’

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03, Apr, 2025 @2:52 PM

Post your questions for Ani DiFranco

Ahead of her performance at Glastonbury, the activist singer-songwriter will take on questions about wearing Prince out and rejecting the major label system

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02, Apr, 2025 @9:18 AM

Dua Lipa wins second copyright case over single Levitating

US judge dismisses claim by two disco songwriters, stating that finding in their favour would ‘completely foreclose’ evolution of song genre

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28, Mar, 2025 @11:24 AM

The best Taylor Swift gifts for super fans

From a book that reveals the stories behind the record-breaking singer’s songs to her favourite kind of red lipstick, these pressies picked by our music editor will delight the Swiftie in your life

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28, Mar, 2025 @10:11 AM

Destroyer: Dan’s Boogie review – darkness haunts a gorgeous ruined palace of a record

Frightening fates await the protagonists of Dan Bejar’s 14th album, but the mercurial Canadian’s perspective and lavish instrumentation are a reminder of beauty’s potential

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28, Mar, 2025 @9:00 AM

Elton John backs Ed Sheeran’s call for UK to put £250m into music education

Coldplay, Harry Styles and Stormzy also join Suffolk songwriter in campaigning for music funding in schools

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23, Mar, 2025 @11:24 AM

Post your questions for Chaka Khan

Ahead of a tour with Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle and a performance at Hampton Court Palace this summer, the Queen of Funk will take on your questions

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19, Mar, 2025 @12:19 PM

Little Simz sues former producer Inflo over unpaid debts

The British rapper and actor alleges that Dean Cover has failed to repay a loan of £1.7m from 2023

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17, Mar, 2025 @3:24 PM

Chappell Roan: The Giver review – saddle up, there’s a new sheriff in town

The midwest princess embraces her roots with a queer country banger about pleasure that toys with the genre’s gender and class cosplay

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14, Mar, 2025 @1:49 PM

Marianne Faithfull: posthumous EP to be released for Record Store Day

Burning Moonlight was inspired by Faithfull’s earliest releases, with one side echoing her pop history and the other more folk-tinged

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14, Mar, 2025 @12:01 AM

Brian James, founding guitarist of the Damned, dies aged 70

James was the lead songwriter for the trailblazing British punks’ first album Damned Damned Damned and went on to collaborate with artists such as Iggy Pop

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07, Mar, 2025 @10:16 AM