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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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Knats Present Their Guide To Newcastle

  • Knats celebrate Newcastle’s independent music culture.
  • Members recommend formative venues, shops and local bands.
  • The guide also mourns lost community spaces.

Knats, a Newcastle jazz collective nominated for the Mercury Prize, share a personal guide to places, people and cultural touchstones in their home city. The feature highlights how Newcastle’s independent identity has shaped the group, while also noting concerns about the loss of distinctive local venues and businesses.…

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Watch out, Suno: Google has upgraded its Lyria AI music model with ‘more realistic and emotionally nuanced vocals’

  • Google says Lyria 3.5 produces more natural, expressive AI music.
  • The update adds improved lyrics, melody and creation controls.
  • Training-data and copyright questions remain unresolved.

Google has launched Lyria 3.5, an upgraded AI music-generation model within its Flow Music platform, claiming more natural-sounding songs and more expressive, emotionally nuanced vocals. The release matters because it strengthens Google’s position in the increasingly competitive AI music market, while renewing questions about the data used to…

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Kanye West settles lawsuit with ex-assistant after accusations of sexual assault, sex trafficking and wrongful termination

  • Kanye West settled his former assistant’s lawsuit.
  • Settlement terms have not been disclosed.
  • West previously denied all allegations.

Kanye West has settled a lawsuit brought by his former assistant Lauren Pisciotta, who accused him of sexual assault, sex trafficking, sexual harassment and wrongful termination. The settlement resolves a high-profile case involving serious allegations that West’s legal team consistently denied, though its terms have not been made…

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Grammys CEO says he’s ‘saddened’ by BTS decision to skip the 2027 awards – and defends new Asian pop category

  • BTS will not submit ARIRANG for the 2027 Grammys.
  • Mason defended the new Asian pop category as broader recognition.
  • HYBE said BTS made the decision independently.

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said he was saddened but respectful of BTS’s decision not to submit music for the 2027 Grammy Awards. The move removes the group’s comeback album, ARIRANG, from consideration and has heightened debate over the Grammys’ new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category,…

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Expanded edition of The Beatles’ Rubber Soul includes a previously unreleased John Lennon song that was hidden in the vaults for decades

  • Rubber Soul reissue includes unreleased Lennon demo Little Girl.
  • The expanded edition arrives on 2 October.
  • Giles Martin and Sam Okell created new mixes.

An expanded edition of The Beatles’ Rubber Soul will include a previously unreleased John Lennon song, Little Girl, after the demo was found in the Lennon Estate’s archives. Its release is significant because it adds a newly uncovered Lennon recording to one of the band’s most celebrated albums.…

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Drums at the Ink Bottle: The 1968 gig U2 wouldn’t exist without

  • A forgotten 1968 gig is linked to U2’s origins.
  • An unknown cabaret band influenced Dublin’s music scene.
  • The article explores an overlooked cultural connection.

The article highlights a 1968 performance at Dublin’s Ink Bottle as an unlikely early influence on the formation of U2. It argues that an obscure cabaret band’s appearance helped shape the musical environment from which the future rock group eventually emerged, underlining how small local events can have…

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7 Songs From the 1970s That Feel Like the Tail End of Summer

  • Seven 1970s songs are linked to late-summer nostalgia.
  • The list blends explicit summer songs with atmospheric choices.
  • Themes include transition, memories and youthful romance.

American Songwriter selects seven songs from the 1970s that it believes capture the nostalgic, transitional mood of late summer, when holidays end and the return to school or routine approaches. The choices focus less on songs explicitly about the season than on music whose lyrics, atmosphere or memories…

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The 1968 song that broke up The Smiths: “The last straw”

  • A Cilla Black cover symbolised The Smiths’ final creative rupture.
  • Johnny Marr reportedly called it “the last straw”.
  • The band split soon after recording it.

The article argues that The Smiths’ decision to record a cover of Cilla Black’s 1968 single ‘Work Is a Four-Letter Word’ became the symbolic final disagreement between Morrissey and Johnny Marr. Marr reportedly saw the choice as evidence that the band’s creative direction had run its course, calling…

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3 One-Hit Wonder Bands From the 1990s That Broke up Shortly After Their Big Hit

  • Three bands struggled to sustain success after signature hits.
  • The La’s dissolved after John Power’s departure.
  • Harvey Danger’s final concert was in 2001.

The article highlights three 1990s-associated one-hit wonder bands whose major commercial success was followed by relatively swift break-ups or long hiatuses. It presents their stories as examples of how personnel changes and the pressures of sustaining a breakthrough can end a band’s momentum, even after a widely remembered…

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George Clooney forced to evacuate French home due to wildfires

  • Clooney reportedly evacuated his French home due to wildfires.
  • The fires posed a local safety risk.
  • Details on damage and timing were not provided.

George Clooney was reportedly forced to leave his home in France because of nearby wildfires. The incident highlights the disruption and potential danger caused by rapidly spreading fires in affected areas. The article provides little further detail beyond the reported evacuation, including no information about the precise location,…

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