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Ed Sheeran review, Autumn Variations: Enough soupy, seasonal sentimentality to keep you warm on a cold night

Inspired by the divisive composer Edward Elgar, Sheeran goes into his mellow, misty-eyed mode for his seventh studio album

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Ed Sheeran – Autumn Variations review: Megastar keeps things simple with seasonal indie folk to kick leaves by

This album, surprisingly inspired by Elgar’s Enigma Variations, may be the start of a seasonal series

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023

Manouchehr Bibiyan, Iranian-American Jewish Music Producer, Dies At 90

Manouchehr Bibiyan, pioneering Iranian-American Jewish music producer and activist, dies at 90 in Los Angeles

Zenger · Sep 28, 2023

New London venue Drumsheds: here’s all you need to know before opening

The dancefloor awaits partygoers at the new 15,000-capacity venue

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023

Cher accused of ‘hiring four men to kidnap’ her son Elijah Blue Allman

Singer Cher has been accused of hiring men to kidnap her son from a hotel where he was staying with his wife last year.

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023

Jorja Smith - Falling or Flying album review: a mature and diverse progression

This marks a real step up for the much-hyped artist, who has consistantly pushed back against industry expectations

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023

Sir Mick Jagger suggests he’ll give $500m fortune from back catalogue to charity and not his kids

Sir Mick Jagger has suggested that his share of the Rolling Stones’ back catalogue will be donated to charity rather than left to his eight children.

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023

Ringo Starr on ‘Rewind Forward,’ writing country music, the AI-assisted final Beatles track and more

There are rock stars, and then there is Ringo Starr

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Roger Waters accused of repeated antisemitism in new documentary

Investigation interviews those who claim to have heard several derogatory references to Jews

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023

Black Sabbath: The Ballet review – riveting riffs, endless kisses and flying limbs

Three choreographers use inspiringly orchestrated tracks from the city’s heavy metal legends to spring some surprises

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023