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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 1971 “key song” Bob Seger used to paint his masterpiece: “You could just tell that he’d lived that”

  • Seger cited Kristofferson’s storytelling as a major influence.
  • ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ felt authentic and lived-in.
  • That approach helped inform Seger’s ‘Night Moves’.

Bob Seger identified Kris Kristofferson’s 1971 song ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ as a key influence on his own songwriting, particularly because of its vivid storytelling and sense of lived experience. The article argues that Kristofferson’s ability to make listeners believe every detail helped shape Seger’s later approach to…

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“I was constantly terrified that any minute Jesus was going to rip the sky open and that I’d be left here.” Ashley McBryde has been through the wringer and come out dry

  • McBryde discusses resilience, fear and self-reliance.
  • Her rural Arkansas upbringing encouraged practical independence.
  • She is returning with her album Wild.

Ashley McBryde reflects on a difficult personal journey and the independence that shaped her, as she returns with her album Wild. The Grammy-winning country singer describes a childhood in rural Arkansas in which self-reliance was encouraged, while also recalling intense religious fears that left her anxious about being…

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Sombr Brings Out 5 Seconds of Summer During High-Octane Lollapalooza Set

  • Sombr brought out 5 Seconds of Summer at Lollapalooza.
  • They performed “She Looks So Perfect” together.
  • Sombr’s North American tour ends at Madison Square Garden.

Sombr surprised the Lollapalooza crowd in Chicago by bringing 5 Seconds of Summer onstage during his Thursday-night set, where they performed the band’s hit “She Looks So Perfect”. The guest appearance added to a high-energy mainstage performance and underlined Sombr’s growing profile following a breakout year of major…

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The first guitarist Slash ever fell in love with: “He was the guy”

  • B.B. King was Slash’s earliest blues influence.
  • Slash credits his grandmother with introducing King’s music.
  • They later performed together at the Royal Albert Hall.

Slash says B.B. King was the first traditional blues artist he encountered and became his favourite blues guitarist, after his grandmother played King’s music to him as a child. The account highlights the lasting influence of King’s expressive playing on Slash’s musical identity and helps explain the blues…

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Remember Threatin, the band who went viral for all the wrong reasons? They’re back with a new single and an album is on the way

  • Threatin returns with a single after heart surgery.
  • A new album is reportedly on the way.
  • The band remains linked to its infamous 2018 tour.

Jered Threatin, frontman of the band Threatin, has returned with a new single following heart surgery, with an album also planned. His comeback matters largely because the band became notorious in 2018 after a UK tour drew virtually no audiences and exposed claims that its online popularity had…

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North West and Molly Santana’s “Kimokawaii Tour” Appears to Be Canceled

  • Nearly all “Kimokawaii Tour” dates appear cancelled.
  • Neither North West nor Molly Santana has commented.
  • Only the San Francisco date remains listed.

North West and Molly Santana’s planned “Kimokawaii Tour” appears to have been cancelled, although neither artist has confirmed this publicly. Almost all dates have been marked cancelled by ticketing platforms or removed from venue websites, casting doubt on what would have been North West’s first headline tour. The…

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3 Catchy Songs From 1977 Everyone Knew but Nobody Talks About Anymore

  • Three 1977 hits are argued to deserve renewed attention.
  • “Telephone Line” and “I Go Crazy” both reached US No. 7.
  • “Lonely Boy” ended MTV’s first broadcast day.

Three once-popular songs from 1977 are highlighted as catchy hits that have largely slipped from regular public discussion despite their original chart success and continuing musical appeal. - Electric Light Orchestra’s “Telephone Line” reached No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and is presented as an overlooked…

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Dionne Warwick Hated This 1968 Song, Even Though It Became One of Her Biggest Hits

  • Warwick disliked “Do You Know The Way To San Jose”.
  • Hal David persuaded her to record it.
  • The 1968 hit won Warwick her first Grammy.

Dionne Warwick initially disliked “Do You Know The Way To San Jose”, despite it becoming one of her most successful recordings. Her reaction illustrates how performers can misjudge a song’s potential, while the confidence of its writers, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, ultimately proved justified. Warwick felt the…

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The Happy Accident That Broke Billy Joel’s Writer’s Block and Delivered His Most Unusual Single in 1982

  • A secretary’s comment inspired Billy Joel’s “Pressure”.
  • The 1982 single broke a spell of writer’s block.
  • Its experimental production differed sharply from Joel’s usual style.

Billy Joel overcame a period of writer’s block in the early 1980s after his secretary remarked that he looked “under a lot of pressure”, prompting the idea for his 1982 single “Pressure”. The song mattered because it marked a pronounced departure from Joel’s familiar piano-led style, using its…

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The 1972 number one that Sammy Davis Jr worried would ruin his career

  • ‘The Candy Man’ became Sammy Davis Jr’s only US number one.
  • Davis feared the song would harm his career.
  • It spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.

Sammy Davis Jr initially feared that recording ‘The Candy Man’ would damage his reputation, believing the song could send his career “straight into the toilet”. Instead, the light-hearted track became his biggest solo chart success, showing how a song he regarded sceptically could broaden his appeal and define…

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