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Lamont Dozier: the Motown master craftsman who created miracles under pressure

As one third of a legendary songwriting and production partnership, Dozier produced a slew of indelible hits that expressed the joy and frustration of a whole generation

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022

Edinburgh Summer Sessions: All you need to know about upcoming events

The Edinburgh Summer Sessions have returned after a two-year hiatus, with a variety of big name acts set to perform in the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 9, 2022

Lamont Dozier obituary

Member of the trio who wrote and produced songs that built the Motown legend and helped define popular music in the 1960s

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022

Motown Stars Celebrate Completion of Museum Expansion Phases

The historic section of Detroit where Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. built his music empire six decades ago is now looking better than ever. Motown legend — and Gordy's best friend — Smokey Robinson was among those who visited the newly improved Motown Museum site on Monday night for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 9, 2022

Coming Out of My Cage (and I’ve Been Doing Just Fine) review – killer karaoke

Irresistibly gleeful celebration of the enduring popularity of Mr Brightside, the Killers’ 2004 debut anthem still in the charts today

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022

Britney Spears to make music comeback with Elton John collaboration Hold Me Closer

It marks her first new music since being freed of her 13-year conservatorship in 2021

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2022

Beyonce Tops US Songs Chart for First Time in over a Decade

After releasing her much-anticipated album "Renaissance," Beyonce has scored the number one spot on the top US songs chart for the first time in well over a decade. Her lead single "Break My Soul" is the 40-year-old's first solo song to hit the top of Billboard's Hot 100 since 2008's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 9, 2022

Mutya Buena says she felt ‘embarrassed’ by her postnatal depression

The singer says she feared people would look at her like she was ‘crazy’

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Lamont Dozier, Motown songwriter, dies aged 81

As one third of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the Detroit musician was responsible for some of Motown’s biggest hits of the 1960s

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022

Taylor Swift files in Shake It Off copyright lawsuit: ‘The lyrics were written entirely by me’

Singer had been sued by writers of 3LW’s 2000 song Playas Gon’ Play for alleged plagiarism, and the case is due to return to court

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022