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I can’t go for that: the vexed business of artists selling off their songs

Hall and Oates are embroiled in bitter legal action over the sale of their rights, while rights-owning company Hipgnosis is in trouble. Is the market for songs as assets going out of tune?

The Guardian - UK

Girls Aloud add two London dates to their 2024 tour as 200,000 tickets sell within hours

The pop band will reunite in tribute to the late Sarah Harding with a huge UK and Ireland tour in 2024

Evening Standard

Andrew Lloyd Webber forms ‘supergroup’ to call on government for music education support

‘In a world that feels more divided than at any point in my lifetime, and with conflict raging around the world with incalculable consequences, music has a unique ability to unite’

The Independent UK

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Babymetal's 2023 World Tour comes to the UK: seldom has metal seemed more joyous, triumphant and utterly groundbreaking

Almost a decade on from their self-titled debut album, Babymetal are leading lights for the next generation of metal star

Metal Hammer

"It’s like an ocean of music, of experience and concept and feelings." Inside the musical mind of David Sancious

A one-time member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and Peter Gabriel collaborator, David Sancious discusses his Eyes Wide Open album

Louder

Shane MacGowan’s wife shares recent hospital memory in tribute to husband

Clarke had been by Pogues singer’s bedside during his stay in a Dublin hospital

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan's widow shares emotional tribute after his death at 65: 'I'm going to miss him so much'

The Irish singer, best known for hit festive song Fairytale Of New York, died 'peacefully' at 3am on Thursday with his wife and family by his side

Evening Standard

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Beyoncé surprises fans with new song My House after Renaissance film premiere

‘Renaissance’ artist has released new music along with highly anticipated concert film

The Independent UK

The Killers announce rare arena shows in UK and Ireland

Brandon Flowers’ band are hitting the road next year to celebrate 20 years of hits, from ‘Mr Brightside’ to ‘Human’

The Independent UK

Ambrose Akinmusire: Owl Song review – quietly joyous jazz grooves

The California-raised trumpet virtuoso provides a balming trio album to counter our information overload

The Guardian - UK

Kid Rock: My stories about Metallica, Axl Rose, Pamela Anderson and more

He's bad karma for James Hetfield, was in a sex video shot by Scott Stapp, and watched Jerry Lee Lewis show Keith Richards who’s boss. He's Kid Rock, and these are his stories

Louder

Jim Croce was about to break through in a major way, but cruel fate intervened and the almost-star all but forgotten: Then Quentin Tarantino came along

Jim Croce's finest moment was poignant and heartbreaking: Tragedy meant he never enjoyed its eventual success

Louder

"I've always regarded myself as a rock drummer. I mean, John Bonham is my number one hero": What happened when Roxy Music drummer Paul Thompson auditioned for AC/DC

AC/DC's Journey through the 1980s could have been very different if Brian Johnson had had his way

Louder

The Cruel Sea review – Tex Perkins shakes off the rust to kick off 30th anniversary tour

Fortitude Music Hall, BrisbaneCelebrating three decades of their album The Honeymoon Is Over, the beloved 90s outfit searches for their old magic – with moments of whomping success

The Guardian - AU

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Metal Hammer

"The music and the band matters so much to us that it is do-or-die": Six things you need to know about Saint Agnes

Saint Agnes's metal-meets-punk debut album is angry – very angry. They live for the stage, and that’s where they come alive

Louder

"I wanted to write something that would take over We Shall Overcome": How John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote the peace anthem that's still trying to change the world

The best-known anti-war song of the 20th century: Recorded by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and an enthusiastic crowd of students, Hare Krishna devotees and celebrity friends

The Conversation

With The Pogues, Shane MacGowan perhaps proved himself the most important Irish writer since James Joyce

Known for his music with The Pogues, and perhaps the most important Irish writer since James Joyce, the venerated and critically acclaimed Shane MacGowan has died in Dublin at the age of 65.

The Independent UK

Judge sides with Daryl Hall over John Oates in ongoing legal case

Oates is temporarily blocked from selling his share of their joint business

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Shane MacGowan, Pogues singer who made Irish music punk, dies at 65

Songwriter’s bittersweet ballad ‘Fairytale of New York’ has become a modern Christmas standard.

Metal Hammer

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson releases first new solo song in 18 years, Afterglow Of Ragnarok

The lead single of new album The Mandrake Project is the Iron Maiden vocalist’s first original music since Tyranny Of Souls in 2005

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift’s biggest fans: Meet the Swifties in Spotify’s top .001% of listeners

The top tier of listeners of the top-streamed artist spent more than two-thirds of the year streaming Taylor Swift on Spotify, reports Sheila Flynn

Android Central

YouTube Music 2023 Recap follows Spotify Wrapped with a look back at your year

YouTube Music has just launched its 2023 Recap, which creates custom album art based on your top track, moods, and "energy score."

Cinemablend

The Masked Singer: After 'All Or Nothing' Performance, Ashley Parker Angel Explains Why He Won’t Reunite With O-Town

Ashley Parker Angel explained to CinemaBlend that while performing his old O-Town hit was great, he's still not keen on reuniting with the boy band.

Cinemablend

Taylor Swift Stuns At Beyoncé's Renaissance Premiere, And She Understood The Assignment With Her Gorgeous Silver Gown

Taylor Swift showed up at the premiere of Beyoncé's Renaissance, and she totally understood the assignment with her stunning silver gown.

Metal Hammer

“The only way we could afford it was to record on New Year’s Eve, because no one else wanted to.” How Iron Maiden made The Soundhouse Tapes

A cash-strapped Iron Maiden slept on floors and recorded on New Year’s Eve to make their debut EP. 45 years later, it’s one of rock’s most sought-after rarities.

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