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Cassandra Wilson obituary

American jazz singer and songwriter who was inspired by the Delta blues and gospel sounds of her Mississippi childhood

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

AI music lawsuits raise questions about American companies and Canadian arts

A Canadian non-profit performance rights organization is suing Suno, an American genAI music creation platform, over streaming AI outputs that allegedly replicate songs without consent or compensation.

The Conversation · Sep 15

Van Morrison’s music maestro steps out of the shadows

EXCLUSIVE: Child actor turned guitarist, musical director and composer Ronnie Johnson has spent half a century backing the rock ‘n roll greats. In an exclusive interview with Simon Walters, he reveals why he is launching his own new band – and the unlikely reason Van Morrison says he employed him.

The Independent UK · Sep 10

“I wrote those songs before she died – with the exception of Sleep’s Dark And Silent Gate. That was written after. I guess that song could be considered cathartic”: Jackson Browne on his classic album The Pretender and its tragic backstory

“Her death was a total surprise. Maybe it should not have been, but it was”

MusicRadar · Jul 26

"I was writing with all these rock bands because that's who wanted to hire me. I did OK with that." The 10 songs that influenced Desmond Child the most

Desmond Child sold millions with Aerosmith, Kiss, Bon Jovi and more – and his new live album, recorded in an ancient Greek amphitheatre, is a celebration of those songs

Louder · Jul 24

“When Jaco and I first worked together there was nobody I’d rather hang with. There was an appreciation, a joie de vivre, a spontaneity”: How Joni Mitchell combined with Jaco Pastorius to create her sophisticated jazz-infused masterpiece Coyote

The song emerged from the hedonism and chaos of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue tour

MusicRadar · Jul 17

Bruce Springsteen praised for ‘beautiful’ funeral tribute to legendary music exec Clive Davis

Dionne Warwick, Barry Manilow and Alicia Keys also spoke at the memorial service, which featured performances from Kenny G and Jennifer Hudson

The Independent UK · Jun 29

"The record company was terrified of You Oughta Know. But every woman I knew was pissed." Alanis Morissette on the "patriarchal" criticism of her 33-million-selling album Jagged Little Pill, and harsh words from female artists she admired

"I had these fantasies that I would be snuggling up with Annie Lennox, and Joni [Mitchell] would be massaging my feet"

Louder · Jun 29

"It’s about a beautiful moment between a man and a woman. It’s about peace." How Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's vision of domestic bliss emerged when the USA was imploding under the stress of the Vietnam War

This single from their album Déjà Vu was just what America needed in 1970, reckons songwriter Graham Nash

Louder · Jun 21

“The day that I finished learning the last song on the album, I wept. I felt like a bona fide musician”: Amanda Seyfried reflects on her viral Joni Mitchell moment – and the Joni biopic she was preparing for that never happened

She learned to play the whole of Blue and earned praise from Beck

MusicRadar · Jun 16