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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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Meet Magnus Ferrell: Will Ferrell’s Son on His Breakout Song, Musical Aspirations and Embracing the Nepo Baby Label

  • Magnus Ferrell’s song has reached the Billboard charts after viral attention.
  • Will Ferrell’s podcast appearance helped amplify the track.
  • Ferrell accepts his privilege but wants music to define him.

Magnus Ferrell, the 22-year-old son of actor Will Ferrell, has gained rapid attention after his song “Asleep Talking” became popular on social media and entered the Billboard charts. The track received a major boost when Will Ferrell played it during Michelle Obama’s IMO podcast, prompting public support from…

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FILTER Frontman RICHARD PATRICK’s A PLACE TO KILL Project Releases ‘What Feels Right’ Music Video

  • A Place To Kill releases “What Feels Right” video.
  • Richard Patrick and Jim Louvau lead the project.
  • Debut EP blends industrial and trap influences.

A Place To Kill, the side project of Filter frontman Richard Patrick and There Is No Us vocalist Jim Louvau, has released a video for its song “What Feels Right”. The release promotes the duo’s debut EP, APTK, and further establishes the project as a heavier, more experimental…

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Watch Lorde Surprise Lollapalooza Crowd With Special Guest Charli xcx on ‘Girl, So Confusing’

  • Lorde brought Charli xcx onstage for “Girl, So Confusing”.
  • The duet highlighted their public musical reconciliation.
  • Lorde paused her set as fans required assistance.

Lorde closed the opening night of Lollapalooza 2026 in Chicago with a surprise appearance by Charli xcx, performing their remix of “Girl, So Confusing” together for the first time at one of Lorde’s festival shows. The moment mattered because the song addresses tensions in the pair’s long friendship,…

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Jane Remover Shares New Venturing EP Nowhere

  • Jane Remover releases Venturing EP Nowhere
  • The EP features three new songs
  • Vinyl edition arrives in October

Jane Remover has released a new three-track EP, Nowhere, under the rock-focused alias Venturing. The release extends the project’s guitar-led sound following last year’s debut album Ghostholding, blending melodic hooks and emotional songwriting with lo-fi, retro-futuristic production. The EP contains “Songs about leaving”, “Drunk Lullaby” and “Downtown”; a…

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flowerovlove Announces Debut Album ‘MINI SKIRT WARRIOR’

  • flowerovlove’s debut album arrives on 28 August.
  • ‘KISS KISS KISS’ introduces the album’s new era.
  • The singer will support Niall Horan this autumn.

London singer-songwriter flowerovlove has announced her debut album, ‘MINI SKIRT WARRIOR’, due for release on 28 August via Capitol Records. The record frames its title character as a more empowered alter ego, using fashion as armour while exploring the move from girlhood into womanhood and experiences such as…

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4 Forgotten Pop Hits From 1987 That Still Sound Fresh Today

  • Four late-1980s pop hits are revisited.
  • Each song has distinct personal or cultural inspiration.
  • Survivor’s track became its final Top 10 hit.

The article highlights four pop songs associated with 1987 that it argues have remained musically fresh. - Madonna’s “Who’s That Girl” was written for her film of the same name and also lent its title to her 1987 world tour. - Fleetwood Mac’s “Little Lies”, written by Christine…

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The 2017 controversy Emma Stone called “one of the most horrible moments of my life”

  • La La Land was wrongly named Best Picture at the 2017 Oscars.
  • Moonlight was later confirmed as the real winner.
  • Stone called the on-stage correction deeply distressing.

Emma Stone described the 2017 Oscars Best Picture mix-up as one of the most horrible moments of her life after La La Land was incorrectly announced as the winner. The error mattered because it briefly deprived Moonlight of its recognition on one of cinema’s most watched stages and…

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Billboard’s 21 Under 21: See Who Made the 2026 List

  • Billboard spotlights 21 rising young music acts.
  • Authenticity is the list’s central theme.
  • KATSEYE and North West are among the featured artists.

Billboard’s 2026 “21 Under 21” list highlights 21 emerging music artists and groups, presenting authenticity as the shared quality behind their momentum. - The feature includes KATSEYE, Bella Kay, Milo J, CORTIS, Violet Grohl, Sienna Spiro, Freya Skye and North West. - KATSEYE’s year included Lollapalooza, Grammy nominations,…

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Singapore investigates Massive Attack over Palestinian flag display

  • Singapore investigates Massive Attack over pro-Palestinian concert display.
  • Two members were barred from entering Singapore.
  • Conviction could bring fines and prison terms.

Singaporean authorities are investigating Massive Attack after the band reportedly displayed a Palestinian flag and led a “Free Palestine” chant during a concert in the city-state. The case highlights Singapore’s tight restrictions on public expression related to the Gaza war and the unpermitted display of foreign national symbols,…

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“We hit play, and the opening chords of Yes’ Rhythm Of Love sounded exactly like the beginning of the first song on my album. I thought we’d stuck in the wrong tape!” Jason Becker loves Trevor Rabin’s work

  • Becker became an instant Trevor Rabin fan after hearing Yes.
  • Rhythm Of Love resembled Becker’s Altitudes.
  • Rabin later appeared on Becker’s Triumphant Hearts.

Jason Becker has praised former Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin, recalling how Rabin’s playing immediately impressed him as a teenager. Becker said the opening of Yes’s Rhythm Of Love closely resembled his own instrumental Altitudes, but rather than causing frustration it led him and fellow guitarist Marty Friedman to…

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