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Ariana Grande, ‘Yes, And?’ review: new single channels ‘Vogue’ and shushes singer’s critics

Grande’s breezy lyrics may not have the sharp wit of Taylor Swift’s, but she’s an equal master at fluttering prettily through the storms of social media

The Independent UK

Australia on stage: the best theatre, musicals, dance and opera of 2023

From ballet to Afrofuturism to a world-class immersive spectacle, Guardian Australia critics pick out the best live stage experiences of the year

The Guardian - AU

The year in pop: how Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Harry Styles and Elton John conquered 2023

As the year draws to a close, let’s meet and greet the acts and music that set the tone, filled the stadiums and earned the big bucks

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Miranda Cooper on going from writing pop bangers to musicals, and working with the 'super punk' Girls Aloud

The pop songwriter – who wrote all of Girls Aloud's biggest hits – talks reunion tours, potential new music, and heading into the world of musical theatre with Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World

Evening Standard

The Taylor Swift effect: Record labels urge artists to limit album re-records

According to top music lawyers, newly-signed artists have been asked to sign that they won’t re-record their albums until between 10 and 30 years after their contract ends

The Independent UK

The Lyrics to the Backstreet Boys’ ‘I Want It That Way’ Don’t Make Sense to AJ McLean, Either

Glad it’s not just us.

Marie Claire

Taylor Swift: Record labels ask artists to ‘limit album re-recording’ to prevent another ‘Taylor’s Version’

According to top music lawyers, newly-signed artists have been asked to sign that they won’t re-record their albums until between 10 and 30 years after their contract ends

The Independent UK

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Five Nights at Freddy’s to Garth Marenghi: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

No time for trick or treat? Try pizza with a side order of murder in Josh Hutcherson’s new film, or go into your dark place in the company of Matthew Holness’s awful horror author

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift: 1989 (Taylor’s Version) review – subtle bonus tracks add new depths to a classic

Swift’s revamp of her 2014 smash is her most faithful re-recording yet: a time capsule enhanced by pertinent cutting room floor tracks that show she never goes out of style

The Guardian - UK

Britney Spears Said FU To NDAs & Dropped Tea About Literally Every Celeb In Her New Memoir

In the wake of Britney Spears' memoir The Woman In Me releasing into the world, we've shared the list of celebs she mentioned in the book.

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Justin Timberlake explains why he says ‘may’ in ‘It’s Gonna Be Me’

Song was co-written by Swedish hitmaker Max Martin

The Independent UK

10 brilliant but obscure late 80s and early 90s hard rock bands that everyone should know about

Vega frontman and melodic rock connoisseur Nick Workman salutes the unsung geniuses of the late 80s and early 90s scene

Louder

Måneskin review – wall-to-wall Italian pop charisma

Deploying lurid earworms and every glam-rock cliche in the book, 2021 Eurovision-winning four-piece Måneskin keep a crowd of 20,000 rapt for two hours

The Guardian - UK

Måneskin review – hook-laden glam band make other rockers look dull

With a vast audience belting out word-perfect lyrics in Italian, the one-time Eurovision winners’ heavy live set makes sense of their unlikely mainstream success

The Guardian - UK

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‘A true genius’: Denniz Pop, the late Scandi-pop architect behind Max Martin, Robyn and NSync

With songs for Backstreet Boys and many more, he turned Sweden into a pop powerhouse – then died tragically young. His peers reflect on an underrated legacy

The Guardian - UK

Alma: Time Machine review – bangers out, tender confessionals in

(ATC)The Finnish singer abandons her escapist earworms for a more introspective style, with uneven results

MusicRadar

Madonna posts photo of her working in the studio with Max Martin

The pop legend and Swedish super-producer join forces

MusicRadar

Max Martin on his approach to songwriting and production: “I’m trying to make every part good… I think every second needs to be awesome”

“My intentions are pure: I want to just create something that we love in the room”

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The Guardian - AU

& Juliet review – queer joy and pop delirium as Shakespeare gets a Max Martin makeover

Featuring the songs of Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and beyond, the Australian premiere of the global hit drew multiple ovations (and a few singalongs)

The Guardian - AU

‘Theatre and pop at its absolute excess’: William Shakespeare meets Britney Spears as & Juliet comes to Australia

The feelgood, feminist retelling of Romeo & Juliet, with songs from Spears, Katy Perry and Bon Jovi, is coming to Melbourne, confetti cannons and all

The Independent UK

P!nk review, Trustfall: Pop artist’s mix of dance-pop, folk and rock feels oddly unsettled

Outside of a few gems, the US artist’s ninth album tumbles down into a spiral of forgettable dance-pop, throwbacks and oddly chosen collaborations

The Independent UK

Kim Petras talks religion, trans community ahead of Grammys

For Kim Petras, 2022 was a big year

The Guardian - AU

Are AI-generated songs a ‘grotesque mockery’ of humanity or simply an opportunity to make a new kind of music?

Nick Cave has condemned a song designed and directed by ChatGPT. But new technology should be embraced, not feared

The Independent UK

Broadway writer of '& Juliet' builds show with huge pop hits

Playwright David West Read and the team behind the Broadway jukebox musical “& Juliet" have mixed high and low art

The Guardian - UK

Roy Orbison musical from & Juliet creators to open at Leeds Playhouse

In Dreams, a jukebox show written by David West Read, will use back catalogue of ‘the Big O’ to tell fictional story of female singer

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