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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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The 1967 album that David Gilmour and Roger Waters agreed was better than everything: “Changed the face of the record industry”

  • Gilmour said *Sgt Pepper* changed the record industry.
  • The album outsold singles and helped bands gain studio freedom.
  • Waters and his bandmates recognised its impact in 1967.

David Gilmour and Roger Waters both praised The Beatles’ 1967 album *Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band*, which they saw as a landmark in recorded music. Gilmour said it changed the record industry by showing that albums could outsell singles, giving bands such as Pink Floyd more studio…

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Suno Seeks to Dismiss Jason Isbell Lawsuit, Argues There’s ‘Nothing Unlawful’ About Invoking Artist Names to Describe Genres

  • Suno has asked a federal court to dismiss Jason Isbell’s lawsuit.
  • The case concerns artists’ identities, rather than copyright.
  • Suno says artist names can describe musical styles.

Suno has asked a federal court to dismiss Jason Isbell and three other musicians’ class-action lawsuit, arguing that using artists’ names to describe musical styles is lawful. The case matters because it challenges AI-generated music through artists’ rights to control the use of their identities, rather than through…

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Nicki Minaj Makes Election Day Appearance at New Hampshire Polling Site

  • Nicki Minaj visited a New Hampshire polling station on Election Day.
  • She greeted voters and took photographs.
  • New Hampshire voters elected Democrats to Congress and re-elected Republican Governor Kelly Ayotte.

Nicki Minaj visited a polling station at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire, on Election Day, where she greeted voters and posed for photographs. Her appearance drew attention amid her public support for President Donald Trump and Republican candidates. Minaj arrived at about 5.30pm ET and left in…

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CoSign: Hudson Freeman Turns the Rapture Inside Out on Doom Country

  • Hudson Freeman’s new album revisits his evangelical upbringing.
  • Doom Country imagines the Rapture as a descent.
  • Its folk sound pairs beauty with grit and dissonance.

Hudson Freeman has released Doom Country, an album that reworks the apocalyptic beliefs he grew up with into a darkly humorous vision of a country after the Rapture. The New York-based songwriter, raised in Texas by evangelical missionary parents, says making the record helped him take apart a…

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Texas’ New Attorney General Nathan Johnson Composed the Music for 67 ‘Dragon Ball Z’ Episodes, Years Before Election Day

  • Nathan Johnson was elected Texas Attorney General.
  • He composed music for 67 “Dragon Ball Z” episodes.
  • He also scored five films and says the work connected him with his family.

Nathan Johnson has been elected Attorney General of Texas, bringing an unusual past career as a composer for “Dragon Ball Z” into focus. He says he wrote the scores for 67 episodes and five films, a creative chapter he described as enjoyable and a way to connect with…

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Suno asks court to dismiss Jason Isbell’s right-of-publicity class action. It claims artist names are ‘shorthand’ for musical genres.

  • Suno wants the court to dismiss the musicians’ publicity claims.
  • It argues artist names can describe musical styles.
  • The proposed case covers claims under laws in more than a dozen states.

Suno has asked a federal judge in Boston to dismiss a proposed lawsuit led by musician Jason Isbell and three others, arguing their claims under right-of-publicity laws fail. The case matters because it tests whether using musicians’ names in AI music prompts can unlawfully exploit their identities, even…

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Daniel Hong joins Nebula17 as COO, as Naoki Osada’s US-Japan music company signs distribution deal with The Orchard

  • Daniel Hong joins Nebula17 as COO.
  • The Orchard will distribute Nebula17’s releases globally.
  • The company is expanding its work with Japanese artists.

Nebula17, the Los Angeles music company founded by former Avex USA chief Naoki Osada, has appointed Daniel Hong as COO and struck a global distribution partnership with The Orchard. The moves expand the company’s effort to connect Japanese artists with listeners in the US and other international markets.…

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Cher Hits Michael Douglas With Kindness After Actor’s ‘Moonstruck’ Oscar Diss

  • Cher’s representative says she adores Michael Douglas.
  • Douglas said Glenn Close deserved the 1988 Oscar.
  • Close is due to receive an honorary Academy Award.

Cher’s representative responded warmly after Michael Douglas questioned her 1988 best actress Oscar win for *Moonstruck*, saying Cher “adores Michael Douglas”. The exchange followed Douglas’s public view that Glenn Close should have won instead, drawing a playful rebuke from Close. Douglas made the comments on *The Graham Norton…

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Five songs that signalled an artist’s career was doomed

  • The article names songs it sees as signs of artists’ decline.
  • “ABSURD” and the Eagles’ “Victim of Love” are discussed.
  • Kanye West’s recent output and public controversies are also cited.

The article argues that some songs can mark a turning point when an artist or band’s career appears to be in decline, whether because the music disappoints, the act loses its distinctive sound or public behaviour changes how audiences view it. It presents five tracks as signs that…

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In 1985, The Cure released their biggest pop record. They spent the rest of their careers trying not to do it again

  • *The Head on the Door* expanded The Cure’s audience.
  • Robert Smith resisted repeating its pop formula.
  • The follow-up embraced both bright and darker moods.

The Cure’s 1985 album *The Head on the Door* brought the band wider attention, particularly in the United States, through accessible singles such as ‘In Between Days’ and ‘Close to Me’. Frontman Robert Smith resisted pressure to repeat that pop-focused approach, arguing that the band’s success should not…

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