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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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Lollapalooza 2026: Here’s Where to Watch the Four-Day Music Festival Live Online for Free

  • Lollapalooza 2026 streams live on Disney+ and Hulu from 30 July.
  • More than 170 artists will perform across eight stages.
  • A DirecTV five-day trial is the advertised free viewing route.

Lollapalooza 2026 will be streamed live from Chicago across its four-day run, beginning on Thursday 30 July, allowing viewers unable to attend in person to watch performances remotely. The festival is notable for its extensive line-up and will be available through Disney+ and Hulu, although the article’s “free”…

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“For My Soul, My Wife, My Family”: Acclaimed Country Singer-Songwriter Recommits To Lifelong Sobriety After Freak Accident

  • Ruston Kelly says he has resumed sobriety after a relapse.
  • A broken arm and opioid prescription preceded the relapse.
  • He plans to avoid all substances permanently.

Country singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly has said he is three days sober after relapsing following more than five years of sobriety. He described the decision to stop using all substances as necessary to protect his wellbeing, marriage, family, artistic work and career. Kelly said a June golf-cart accident, which…

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DICE  –  I Thought The Altitude Would Make It Worth The View

  • DICE’s second album expands their sound while retaining their restless indie-rock energy.
  • Polished Los Angeles production supports songs about connection, freedom and emotional uncertainty.
  • Collaborations with G Flip and Jay Watson add to the record’s refined scale.

DICE’s second album, ‘I Thought The Altitude Would Make It Worth The View’, is presented as an ambitious but natural progression from the Perth quartet’s garage-rock beginnings. The review argues that its brighter synths and more polished production broaden the band’s sound without losing the energy and emotional…

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4 Songs From 1974 Every Kid Heard While Riding in the Family Car to School Each Morning

  • Four 1974 chart-toppers are recalled as family-car radio staples.
  • The selections span folk-pop, rock, glam and disco.
  • All remain familiar through oldies and classic-rock radio.

The article highlights four songs that topped the US Hot 100 in 1974 and were therefore likely to have featured prominently on family-car radio journeys to school. - “Sunshine on My Shoulders” by John Denver, presented as an optimistic song about simple pleasures. - “Bennie and the Jets”…

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TONY IOMMI Says He Originally Wanted GEEZER BUTLER To Play On His ‘From The Dark’ Solo Album: ‘He Couldn’t Do It’

  • Iommi wanted Geezer Butler, but he was unavailable.
  • Becky Baldwin plays bass in a Butler-inspired style.
  • From The Dark is released on 23 October.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has said he initially wanted former bandmate Geezer Butler to play bass on his forthcoming solo album, From The Dark, but Butler was unavailable. Iommi instead recruited Birmingham bassist Becky Baldwin, whose playing he says reflects Butler’s style, as he sought to complete…

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Paul McCartney, Olivia Dean and Raye Make Mercury Prize Shortlist

  • McCartney earns his first Mercury Prize nomination.
  • Olivia Dean and Raye are also shortlisted.
  • Winner receives £25,000 in October.

Paul McCartney has received his first Mercury Prize nomination, joining Olivia Dean, Raye and nine other acts on the 2026 shortlist for outstanding British albums. The nomination is notable because it is McCartney’s first recognition from the long-running UK award, while the shortlist also spans pop, rap, jazz,…

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Garth Brooks Had the Idea for This 1991 Hit After Running Into His High School Sweetheart

  • A reunion inspired Brooks’s reflection on past romantic hopes.
  • “Unanswered Prayers” became a 1991 number-one hit.
  • Larry Bastian supplied the song’s defining title and hook.

Garth Brooks’s 1991 number-one hit “Unanswered Prayers” was inspired by a chance meeting with his high-school sweetheart while visiting Oklahoma with his first wife, Sandy Mahl, in October 1989. The encounter made him realise that the relationship he had once wanted was no longer right for him, reinforcing…

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Halo on helium has arrived less than a week after modders got their hands on Campaign Evolved, just in case you prefer chipmunked Chief and Cortana

  • Chipmunk Edition pitch-shifts most Halo dialogue.
  • Early Campaign Evolved mods include useful and novelty changes.
  • AI use in some mods is causing concern.

A mod called Halo – Chipmunk Edition has appeared shortly after Halo: Campaign Evolved became available to modders, pitch-shifting much of the game’s dialogue into high-pitched voices. The article highlights the rapid emergence of both humorous and practical modifications, while noting uncertainty over whether some use generative AI.…

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Opus Kink – The Sweet Goodbye

  • Opus Kink’s debut turns live-show chaos into a compelling album.
  • Eclectic arrangements accompany themes of anxiety, love and self-doubt.
  • ‘Crucify!’ and ‘Peckham Nocturne’ are notable highlights.

Opus Kink’s debut album, ‘The Sweet Goodbye’, is presented as a vivid extension of the Brighton six-piece’s energetic live shows, combining jazz, punk, folk and prominent horn arrangements. The review finds the record teasing, passionate and unpredictable, balancing celebratory, theatrical music with lyrics about anxiety, fractured modern life,…

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MÖTLEY CRÜE’s TOMMY LEE Looks Back On Legal Battle With MICK MARS: ‘That Whole Thing Was Awkward And Really Hurtful’

  • Tommy Lee says the Mick Mars dispute was painful and regrettable.
  • Arbitration reportedly rejected Mars’s claims against Mötley Crüe.
  • Lee says Mars’s health affected performances before John 5 replaced him.

Tommy Lee has described Mötley Crüe’s legal dispute with former touring guitarist Mick Mars as “awkward” and “really hurtful”, while saying he still has affection and respect for his longtime bandmate. The disagreement followed Mars’s 2022 withdrawal from touring because of worsening ankylosing spondylitis, and it matters because…

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