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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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Rebecca Black announces tour for new LP ‘Age of the Exhibitionist’

  • Rebecca Black announces 27-date North American headline tour.
  • ‘Age of the Exhibitionist’ arrives on 4 September.
  • Tour runs from Boston to Los Angeles this autumn.

Rebecca Black has announced a 27-date North American headline tour to support her forthcoming second album, ‘Age of the Exhibitionist’. The run, titled ‘Exhibitionism on Tour – Rebecca Black as: Miss Delicious’, marks a major live campaign for the pop singer, songwriter and DJ following recent appearances supporting…

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John Coltrane’s Centennial: How Artists From Ariana Grande to Beastie Boys Have Been Inspired by the Jazz Pioneer

  • Verve Label Group marks John Coltrane's 100th birthday with yearlong tributes
  • Celebrations include reissues, a vinyl compilation and a state resolution
  • Major events planned for his birthday week in September 2026

Verve Label Group, home to John Coltrane's Impulse! Records catalogue, is leading a yearlong global celebration marking the centenary of the jazz saxophonist's birth on 23 September. The tribute, coordinated with Coltrane's heirs Ravi and Michelle Coltrane, underscores how deeply his music has permeated popular culture, having been…

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Lars Ulrich admits to nerves over Metallica’s “intimidating” and “overwhelming” Sphere residency

  • Lars Ulrich admits nerves over Metallica's Sphere residency
  • He called the venue "intimidating" and "overwhelming"
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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has spoken about feeling nervous ahead of the band's residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, describing the venue and the undertaking as both "intimidating" and "overwhelming". The comments highlight the scale of the challenge facing established touring acts as they adapt their live…

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Noah Kahan Gives Impassioned Apology to Fans Affected by Canceled Show: ‘I Don’t Expect Any Sympathy’

  • Noah Kahan apologised on stage after cancelling a rain-hit NYC show
  • Citi Field cited safety concerns; second night's show went ahead
  • Storms also disrupted Zeds Dead's Forest Hills Stadium gig

Noah Kahan issued an emotional apology to fans after his New York City concert at Citi Field was cancelled on 18 July due to severe weather, addressing the crowd during his follow-up show the next night. The singer-songwriter said he took no pleasure in disappointing fans who had…

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Melissa Auf der Maur returns with first album in 16 years

  • Melissa Auf der Maur released her first album in 16 years
  • Bass Womb Room mixes 90s demos with new interludes, out 4 September
  • Companion photo exhibition and photobook launched in early September

Melissa Auf der Maur, the former Hole bassist, has released her first new music in 16 years with the album Bass Womb Room: My '90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings. The record pairs previously unheard demos she recorded at home in the 1990s with eight newly composed interludes…

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The best dark fantasy epic of 2025 is finally streaming on Netflix

  • "Wicked: For Good" (2025) now streaming on Netflix from 20 July.
  • Original "Wicked" (2024) also available, enabling a full two-film watch.
  • Reviewer praises Erivo and Grande's chemistry as the films' emotional core.

Netflix has added John M. Chu's "Wicked: For Good" (2025) to its streaming library, alongside the first instalment, "Wicked" (2024), giving subscribers the chance to watch both parts of the two-film adaptation together. The release offers a bright spot in what the article's author calls a weak year…

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Twenty One Pilots – ‘Through The Memories’ Souvenir Photobook

  • Rock Sound releases Twenty One Pilots photobook covering their UK gigs since 2014
  • Timed to their biggest London headline show, at All Points East
  • Includes unseen photos and quotes from Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun

Rock Sound has released a "Through The Memories" souvenir photobook celebrating Twenty One Pilots' UK live history, timed to coincide with the band's biggest ever London headline show at All Points East festival. The publication draws on the magazine's archive to mark the duo's growth as live performers…

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4 Country Songs That Will Make You Feel Nostalgic for Summers Gone By

  • American Songwriter picks four nostalgic country summer songs
  • Tracks span 1993 to 2013, from Jackson to Kid Rock
  • Each song evokes coming-of-age memories or summer romance

American Songwriter has rounded up four country songs that capture the wistful, sun-soaked feel of past summers, arguing that the genre's natural home is outdoors with good weather and good company. Rather than a news story, the piece is a curated listicle celebrating tracks that evoke coming-of-age memories,…

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Who really wrote The Beatles’ 1965 track ‘In My Life’?

  • Lennon and McCartney gave conflicting accounts of writing "In My Life"
  • Lennon claimed the lyrics and much of the song as his own
  • McCartney has said he wrote a significant part of the melody

A Far Out Magazine feature revisits the long-running dispute between John Lennon and Paul McCartney over who was primarily responsible for writing "In My Life," a track from the Beatles' 1965 album Rubber Soul. Despite being credited jointly under the Lennon-McCartney partnership, the two men gave conflicting accounts…

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The 1975 B-side that accidentally saved AC/DC: “Scored a hit”

  • DJs made ‘Baby, Please Don’t Go’ AC/DC’s early hit.
  • The intended single was an uncharacteristic love ballad.
  • The B-side reinforced AC/DC’s hard-rock direction.

AC/DC’s early breakthrough came from an unintended source: radio stations chose to play the B-side of a single rather than the ballad the band’s label hoped would attract airplay. The decision helped establish the group’s harder blues-rock identity at a financially precarious point in its early career, rather…

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