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If Miriam Makeba is hailed as the South African vocalist of her generation who brilliantly embraced (and actually shaped) global music sounds, and Sathima Bea Benjamin as the experimenter who entranced the modern jazz scene in Europe and the US, then Ncediwe Sylvia Mdunyelwa joins that pantheon of late, great…

With acting not in the cards right now, Meghan Markle could likely make a killing on social media, should she choose to return to Instagram.

The Duchess of Sussex has reportedly returned to the social media platform after a two-year hiatus

Google is pushing down live lyrics for YouTube Music, a feature that Spotify has had for years.

In this week’s newsletter: Country tunes that talk of downtrodden folk and shadowy elites are making Billboard Top 100 history in the US. And songs about sausage rolls are to blame

From Robin Trower to Spiritbox, Black Pumas to George Lynch, Helmet to Polaris, these are the guitar-forward songs you can't afford to miss this week

Spotify founder Daniel Ek shared his "guiding motto" on X, formerly Twitter, which sparked debate.

The artist also known as Will Oldham reveals his favourite children’s song, his love of volcanoes – and why he covered Mariah Carey and Sinéad O’Connor

Japan has started releasing radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean - 12 years after an earthquake and tsunami destroyed the nuclear power plant.

Documentary maker tells Edinburgh TV festival he fears broadcaster is playing it safe after ‘volleys of criticisms’

The cult singer is still living off Whole Wide World, his very first song – and it wasn’t even a hit. As the riotous raconteur releases a new album, he talks bloody marys, brake failures and near death by Covid