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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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Rush plan five-show Sphere residency with bespoke visuals for May 2027

  • Rush will play five Sphere shows in Las Vegas in May 2027.
  • The set will include *2112* and *Moving Pictures* in full.
  • The band is creating visuals tailored to the venue.

Rush will bring its reunion tour to Las Vegas’ Sphere for five shows in May 2027, with visuals designed specifically for the venue. The residency extends the band’s long-standing use of visual effects and gives them a chance to adapt their touring production to Sphere’s distinctive setting. Geddy…

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Kaitlin Butts drops 34-minute mini-movie to spotlight her new country music album ‘Hello, Honky Tonk’

  • Kaitlin Butts released a 34-minute mini-movie.
  • It promotes her fourth album, *Hello, Honky Tonk*.
  • Early fan reactions praised its storytelling.

Country singer Kaitlin Butts released a 34-minute mini-movie to draw attention to her fourth album, *Hello, Honky Tonk*. The film extends the album’s launch with a lively, honky-tonk-inspired story and gives fans another way to engage with her music. The album came out on Friday, 30 October, and…

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Is that an explosion, an implosion or an orgasm? Pixies bass-player Emma Richardson’s realm-leaping life in painting

  • Emma Richardson is opening a new painting show.
  • Her work explores desire, ecstasy and the sublime.
  • Live performance and female sexuality inform her paintings.

Emma Richardson, the Pixies’ bassist and former Band of Skulls musician, is opening a new painting show, *Hotwire My Heart*. Her large, vivid oil paintings explore desire, ecstasy and the sublime, drawing on the intensity and unpredictability of performing live as well as other ways people seek to…

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Pink Floyd detail Animals 50 collection with Oakland concert and rarities

  • Pink Floyd’s *Animals 50* is due on 22 January.
  • The five-CD set includes a 1977 Oakland concert recording.
  • The collection adds rarities and a Blu-ray with surround mixes.

Pink Floyd have announced *Animals 50*, an anniversary collection due on 22 January, featuring rare recordings, previously unseen photographs and several editions. The band has also released “Sheep (Original Radio Edit)” with a visualiser; the edit cuts back the track’s atmospheric build-up and bridge. The three-LP edition includes…

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2000trees: New Found Glory, Reuben & More Announced For 2027

  • New Found Glory and reunited Reuben lead the first 2027 acts.
  • More than 50 other bands are announced.
  • The 20th anniversary festival runs 7–10 July at Upcote Farm.

2000trees has announced the first acts for its 20th anniversary festival in 2027, led by headliners New Found Glory and the return of Reuben. The line-up brings together established international bands and newer artists, reflecting the festival’s stated aim of celebrating major acts while nurturing emerging talent. The…

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4 Iconic Guitar Pedals That Shaped the Sound of the 1980s

  • Four pedals helped shape distinctive 1980s guitar tones.
  • The CE-2 chorus was popular on records and live.
  • The TS9, RAT and DM-2 brought varied drive and delay sounds.

Four effects pedals helped define the guitar sounds of the 1980s: the Boss CE-2 chorus, Ibanez Tube Screamer, ProCo RAT and Boss DM-2 delay. Their compact designs and distinctive sounds made effects more practical for musicians and helped shape recordings and live performances across several genres. The CE-2…

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Kings Of Leon – ‘O My Beloved’ album review: a reflective look back, ten records in

  • Kings of Leon’s tenth album embraces a mellow, reflective sound.
  • ‘KOYSAR’ and ‘Rose’ offer welcome bursts of energy.
  • The review finds the record solid but too safe to linger.

Kings of Leon’s tenth album, *O My Beloved*, looks back on the band’s lives and career through a mellow, introspective sound. The review says the record shows the confidence of a group with more than two decades behind it, but its reliance on familiar, restrained songwriting means it…

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Craig Morgan Recalls His Final Conversation With Toby Keith and Reveals the Major Plans They Never Got to Fulfill

  • Morgan remembers joking with Keith about military service.
  • The friends had planned a tour together.
  • Keith died aged 62 in February 2024.

Craig Morgan has recalled his final conversation with Toby Keith, describing how they spoke about military service while sitting on Keith’s tour bus after a show. Morgan’s account offers a personal glimpse of their friendship and the shared support for the armed forces that also shaped plans for…

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Rattle’s third Firebird recording pairs brisk pace with dramatic force

  • Rattle’s third *Firebird* recording is his swiftest and most dramatically vivid.
  • The Bavarian orchestra brings colour, bite and rhythmic energy to the score.
  • A half-hour talk explains the ballet’s history and musical influences.

Simon Rattle’s latest recording of Stravinsky’s *The Firebird* with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra is his third account of the ballet, and the review finds it the strongest in speed and dramatic impact. Its lively interpretation and clear orchestral textures make the album appealing to newcomers as well…

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Mexican Indie Standouts Ed Maverick and Little Jesus Join Forces on Psychedelic New Single “SAHUARO”: Watch

  • Ed Maverick and Little Jesus have teamed up on “SAHUARO”.
  • The psychedelic track runs for more than five minutes.
  • A second song, “en las buenas y en las malas”, is also due.

Ed Maverick has released “SAHUARO”, a psychedelic new single made with Mexico City indie rock band Little Jesus. The collaboration brings together two prominent acts from Mexico’s independent music scene and continues Maverick’s run of new releases ahead of his next full-length project. The five-minute-plus track combines acoustic…

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