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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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CMAT announces 2027 touring hiatus: “I’m literally losing my mind”

  • CMAT will not tour during 2027.
  • She cited strain from sustained touring.
  • New music and 2026 shows remain planned.

Irish singer-songwriter CMAT has said she will stop touring throughout 2027, explaining that the demands of constant live performances have left her feeling overwhelmed. The announcement matters because it pauses a rapidly growing live career just as she is gaining wider recognition, including through major festival appearances and…

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Marcela Moreira appointed Country Director for Brazil at Believe

  • Believe appoints Marcela Moreira to lead its Brazilian operations.
  • Brazil’s recorded-music revenues grew 14.1% in 2025.
  • Moreira brings over 16 years of music-industry experience.

Believe has appointed Marcela Moreira as Country Director for Brazil, with responsibility for its Artist Services, Label & Artist Solutions and TuneCore operations. The hire underlines the company’s focus on Brazil as a strategically important and rapidly growing music market, while also increasing women’s representation in senior industry…

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Konami confirms Rose Belmont as lead in new Castlevania game

  • Konami confirms Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, starring Rose Belmont
  • First mainline Castlevania game in over a decade
  • Early previews praise its blend of classic action and metroidvania design

Konami has confirmed Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, the franchise's first mainline instalment in more than ten years, developed in partnership with Evil Empire. The game follows Rose Belmont, daughter of series hero Trevor Belmont, as she investigates a supernatural crisis gripping medieval Paris, marking Konami's clearest signal yet that…

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Yard Act – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music

  • Clash Magazine reviews Yard Act's new album at 5/10
  • Critic says studio polish buried the band's distinctive sound
  • Highlights include "Redeemer", "Cherophobe Rock" and "Janey Said"

Clash Magazine has published a lukewarm review of Yard Act's new album, You're Gonna Need A Little Music, awarding it just 5 out of 10. Critic Andy Hill argues the Leeds band, who emerged as sharp, timely successors to indie acts like Arctic Monkeys, have lost the lean,…

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Lorde criticises Spotify over AI-generated song and album descriptions

  • Lorde slammed Spotify's AI-generated song and album blurbs as inaccurate
  • She wants artists given the option to opt out of AI descriptions
  • She separately warned festivalgoers against Meta's AI smart glasses

Lorde has publicly criticised Spotify for using artificial intelligence to generate introductory blurbs that accompany songs and albums on the platform. She argued that these AI-written descriptions can be inaccurate and risk colouring how listeners interpret her music before they have heard it for themselves, and she called…

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Norma Winstone and NDR Radio Orchestra: A Timeless Place review | John Fordham’s jazz album of the month

  • Norma Winstone's archived 1990 NDR Radio Orchestra recording gets released as A Timeless Place.
  • Reviewer John Fordham calls it her jazz album of the month.
  • Highlights include I Loves You, Porgy and the title track The Peacocks.

John Fordham reviews A Timeless Place, a newly released 1990 radio broadcast recording by English jazz vocalist Norma Winstone with Hanover's NDR Radio Orchestra, praising it as capturing the singer at her peerless best. Winstone, now in her 80s and celebrated across a 60-year career with landmark albums,…

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Lenny Kaye – ‘Goin’ Solo’ album review: the soundtrack of experience

  • Lenny Kaye releases debut solo album after five decades primarily backing Patti Smith
  • Intimate, guitar-focused work featuring personal compositions developed over years
  • Demonstrates accomplished musicianship but consolidates his established style rather than reinventing it

Going it alone. The post Lenny Kaye – ‘Goin’ Solo’ album review: the soundtrack of experience first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

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The 1966 song Sting wishes he wrote: “compelling, mysterious, and utterly surprising!”

  • Sting named 'Eleanor Rigby' as the Paul McCartney song he most wishes he had written
  • The 1966 track exemplifies McCartney's rare gift for balancing literary depth with pop accessibility
  • Sting cites The Beatles' working-class Northern roots and their global influence as early inspiration for his own career

“They conquered the world with their songs,” The post The 1966 song Sting wishes he wrote: “compelling, mysterious, and utterly surprising!” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

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Coles abandons $4billion bid for Petbarn owner as investors breathe sigh of relief

  • Coles scraps $4billion takeover bid for Petbarn owner Greencross
  • Investors relieved as deal uncertainty is removed
  • Coles likely to refocus on core supermarket business

Coles, the Australian supermarket group, has walked away from a proposed $4 billion takeover of Greencross, the parent company of pet retailer Petbarn, ending speculation about a major expansion into the pet care sector. The decision comes as a relief to investors, who had expressed concerns about the…

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Loathe: A Stranger to You review

  • Liverpool metalcore band Loathe released their fourth album after six years, marking a major stylistic shift from heavy metal origins
  • The record blends industrial noise, jazz, shoegaze, and acoustic elements with contributions from multiple guest artists
  • Album alternates between heavy passages and softer atmospheric moments, drawing comparisons to experimental metal precedents

(SharpTone) Granite-hard riffola collides with balm-like electronics and tinkling jazz piano in a thrilling fourth album of musical metamorphosis Loathe took six years to make this fourth album, explaining they wanted to make it very special. Accordingly, A Stranger to You ventures far from the Liverpudlians’ metalcore origins…

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