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Music covers the people, performances and recordings that shape what we hear, from classic rock and pop to newer artists and regional industries. It also includes the stories behind songs, albums, tours and the creative choices that give them lasting appeal.

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For readers, music offers both discovery and connection: a chance to find new voices, revisit familiar favourites and understand how artists build their work and careers. Disputes over samples, reunions and the changing business of entertainment show how creativity, money and cultural influence intersect.

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The song that journeyed from slavery to soul to Paul Simon’s 1970 masterpiece

  • ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ drew on the gospel spiritual ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’.
  • The spiritual originated in enslaved African American communities.
  • Gospel phrasing helped shape Simon’s famous song.

Paul Simon’s 1970 song ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ was influenced by the traditional gospel spiritual ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’, a song with roots in the experience of enslaved African Americans. The connection highlights how a spiritual shaped by hardship and faith travelled through gospel music into a major…

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Tom Corson becomes Warner Music Group chief operating officer

  • Tom Corson becomes Warner Music Group’s chief operating officer.
  • Armin Zerza resigns as CFO and COO for personal reasons.
  • Lou Dickler takes over as acting CFO.

Warner Music Group has appointed Tom Corson as its chief operating officer, expanding his responsibilities from Warner Records to the wider company. The move reshapes WMG’s senior leadership as it seeks to build on the label’s recent performance and strengthen operations across its global artist and songwriter business.…

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Does Fender Own the Stratocaster Design? Inside a Legal Feud Dividing the Global Guitar Business

  • Fender is pursuing European protection for the Stratocaster body shape.
  • Rival guitar makers say the claims are anti-competitive.
  • A US tribunal previously found the design generic.

Fender Musical Instruments has sent cease-and-desist letters to guitar makers including Yamaha and PRS, claiming newly acquired European copyright protection for the Stratocaster’s distinctive double-cutaway body shape. The move has divided the global guitar industry, with some companies altering designs and others challenging Fender’s claims in litigation that…

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8 Essential Naughty Dog Games, Ranked

  • Naughty Dog’s essential games chart its creative evolution.
  • Jak 3 signalled a stronger focus on storytelling.
  • Crash Team Racing proved the studio’s genre versatility.

Collider ranks eight Naughty Dog games as essential, arguing that the studio’s evolution from platformers into cinematic, story-led games explains its lasting influence on PlayStation. The article presents the games as milestones that reveal the developer’s growing strengths in varied genres, character writing and ambitious design. - Jak…

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Behind the Silhouette: Ado’s Journey to Lollapalooza

  • Ado makes her Lollapalooza debut while preserving her anonymity.
  • Her utaite roots helped shape her distinctive vocal style.
  • Her 2025 tour reached over 500,000 fans worldwide.

Ado, Japan’s most-streamed artist globally, is set to perform at Lollapalooza for the first time, marking another step in her rise from Japan’s online utaite cover-singing scene to international pop stardom. The article highlights how she has maintained her anonymity despite mainstream success, using silhouettes rather than revealing…

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4 Ella Langley Moments That Explain Why Country Music Can’t Get Enough of Her

  • Ella Langley’s appeal is presented as extending beyond her chart success.
  • Her mental-health openness and fan interaction are highlighted.
  • Her ACM speech reinforced her reputation for humility.

The article argues that Ella Langley’s rapid rise in country music reflects not only the success of songs such as “Choosing Texas” and “You Look Like You Love Me”, but also her public personality and connection with fans. It highlights her openness, humour, generosity and humility as reasons…

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Atlanta’s ONE Musicfest Cancels This Year’s Festival, Wants to Build New Iteration

  • ONE Musicfest will not take place in 2026.
  • Organisers are redesigning the festival’s future format.
  • The event says annual attendance has exceeded 100,000.

Atlanta’s ONE Musicfest has cancelled its 2026 event, saying it will use the year to rethink and develop a new version of the festival. The decision matters because the long-running event has become a major annual gathering for rap and R&B fans, artists and the wider Atlanta music…

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This Controversial Bob Dylan Record From 1990 Proved That the Bard Was at His Best Alone

  • Under The Red Sky is portrayed as an ambitious but flawed Dylan album.
  • Its celebrity guest musicians did not overcome Dylan’s creative uncertainty.
  • Dylan later regained momentum with covers and Time Out Of Mind.

American Songwriter argues that Bob Dylan’s 1990 album Under The Red Sky was an unsuccessful but intriguing follow-up to the commercial and critical revival he had begun with the Traveling Wilburys and Oh Mercy. The record matters because it showed that an unusually star-studded supporting cast could not…

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The singer Joni Mitchell called her first musical love: “Thrilled my soul”

  • Édith Piaf was Joni Mitchell’s first major vocal influence.
  • Mitchell said Piaf’s voice “thrilled my soul”.
  • Classical music and Debussy also shaped her early tastes.

Joni Mitchell identified French singer Édith Piaf as the first vocalist to deeply affect her, saying Piaf’s voice “thrilled my soul”. The article presents this early admiration as an important influence on Mitchell’s own artistic development, particularly her commitment to emotionally direct, expressive singing. Mitchell’s early musical tastes…

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Peace Test Announce New Album Repercussion: Hear “Total Power”

  • Peace Test announce second album Repercussion
  • Lead single “Total Power” is now available
  • Album arrives on 14 August

Providence hardcore band Peace Test have announced their second album, Repercussion, and released its lead single, “Total Power”. The announcement signals the follow-up to their 2022 debut Pry, with the new track presenting the band’s fast, intense take on classic-style hardcore. Repercussion was recorded with producer Trevor Vaughan,…

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