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Anohni review – masterful songbook reinventions are an out-of-body experience

Accompanied by a virtuosic band and powered by her operatic voice, Anohni is as good as Nina Simone at interpreting songs – and her own catalogue proves equally malleable yet strong

The Guardian - UK

Southbank Centre chair Misan Harriman urges artists to take a political stand: ‘I have no interest in entertaining’

‘Not all of us have world leaders on speed dial but we have the ability to do what we can with the tools we have access to,’ says Oscar-nominated artist Misan Harriman

The Independent UK

14 Great Documentaries To Watch During Women's History Month

These documentaries will help shed light on some of history's most prominent voices.

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From Dylan to disco, Beyoncé to Bob Marley: the 30 best live albums ever – ranked!

Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!, one of the bestselling live albums of all time, is turning 50. You won’t find that on this list, however: instead there’s metal, soul, and an ‘indecently exciting’ No 1 …

The Guardian - UK

‘This is where it all started’: Nina Simone’s childhood home gets long-awaited rehabilitation

North Carolina home preserved to commemorate legendary musician and civil rights activist, and to serve as arts hub

The Guardian - US

Songs about new beginnings – ranked!

From CMAT and the Carpenters’ fresh starts to the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun and Nina Simone’s Feeling Good, starting again is a rich theme in pop. Here are some of the best examples

The Guardian - UK

Nina Simone's North Carolina home restored in effort to preserve Black heritage

Simone's home had been at risk of destruction.

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Aurora: ‘We’re more scared of activists than of the world dying or a war’

INTERVIEW: Ahead of her intimate show to raise money for War Child, the Norwegian singer tells Hannah Ewens how social media has ruined our capacity for empathy, and how she deals with her neurodivergence

The Independent UK

‘I wanted to be Nina Simone’: Jeff Buckley documentary shows female influences

It’s Never Over offers a new look at the short life of the musician and the importance women played in his life

The Guardian - US

Ironheart swaps Iron Man's AC/DC for Chaka Khan, Nina Simone, Alanis Morisette, and more – and the iconic needle drops are "super important" to the show, says producer

Exclusive: Ironheart producer Zoie Nagelhout opens up on the Marvel show's toe-tapping soundtrack

Total Film

6 of the best genre-swerving tracks to test your hi-fi system

Forget staying in your lane, use these genre-hoppers to give your system a workout.

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Meet Lovie Simone, the Actress Who Plays Keisha in Netflix's 'Forever'

We're obsessed with her performance as Keisha in the new series from Mara Brock Akil.

Marie Claire

‘Each shot feels like a private performance’: Rene Matić, the Turner shortlist’s only photographer

Arcadia Missa, LondonIn a deeply personal show called Idols Lovers Mothers Friends, we see the artist’s inner circle – but there are delightful tangents, too, including figurines by the patron saint of mixed-race people

The Guardian - UK

Emilia Perez: how did the Best Picture contender's Oscar campaign go so off the rails?

It’s got 13 Academy Awards nominations, but it’s quickly becoming the most infamous campaign in Academy Awards history

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Mississippi Goddam at the Royal Festival Hall review: thunderous Nina Simone tribute

4/5 Laura Mvula and Corinne Bailey Rae were among the performers at this staggering tribute to Nina Simone, reports Marian Salari

The Guardian - UK

Mississippi Goddamn: A Celebration of Nina Simone review – singers capture star’s emotional spirit

Corinne Bailey Rae’s vamping and Laura Mvula’s whispering pain steal the show as five vocalists deliver their own interpretations

Salon

Lynch's music: A world beyond the eyes

Collaborating with a stable of artists, Lynch made sound an essential character in his projects

Louder

"He was the first time I'd ever seen the potential of music to be evil": From Oz punk to Detroit blues, Nick Cave names his Desert Island Discs

Nick Cave chose eight favourite songs on the long-running BBC Radio show

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RAYE Shares What Music Shaped Her—And What's on Her Playlist Now

The Best New Artist-nominated singer discusses Britney Spears, Charli xcx, and Nina Simone.

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Zoe Saldaña Angers People As Blackface Scandal Resurfaces After Oscar Nomination

"I can't believe she ever worked again after doing this." The post Zoe Saldaña Angers People As Blackface Scandal Resurfaces After Oscar Nomination first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

'Gravy Day' is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly

December 21 isn't just four days before Christmas for many in Australia

The Guardian - UK

Coups, colonialism and all that jazz: the film that unravels extraordinary cold war truths

Johan Grimonprez’s documentary Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat reveals the curious link between Black Americans’ fight for civil rights and the assassination of Congo’s first democratically elected Black African prime minister

The Independent UK

Nina Simone’s ‘legacy of resilience and artistic brilliance’ to be celebrated in three-day concert

Laura Mvula and Corinne Bailey Rae are among the artists taking part in a joint partnership between London’s Southbank Centre and Montreux Jazz Festival

Al Jazeera

‘Why shouldn’t power be Black’? How Miriam Makeba won and lost the US

The Black South African singer defied the odds to become a household name in the US. Then she was cancelled.

MusicRadar

“His singing and song choices defy the standard norms of cis masculinity in rock”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Jeff Buckley's Lilac Wine

In recognition of Grace's 30th anniversary, we put one of the album's highlights under the musical microscope

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