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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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Watch Metallica unload Battery in latest pro-shot footage from Las Vegas Sphere residency

  • Metallica shared pro-shot footage of “Battery” from 15 October.
  • The song opened the Sphere show, as it did on 1 October.
  • Their sold-out residency ends on 13 March.

Metallica have released professionally filmed footage of “Battery” from their 15 October performance at Las Vegas’s Sphere. The 1986 track opened that show, part of a residency marking 40 years since the release of *Master of Puppets*, and the video highlights the band’s continued focus on older material.…

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4 Bands Formed in 1965 That Shaped Rock ‘N’ Roll as We Know It

  • Four influential rock bands began in 1965.
  • Jefferson Airplane helped define psychedelic rock.
  • The Grateful Dead, the Doors and Pink Floyd built lasting legacies.

Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, the Doors and Pink Floyd all formed or began performing under their later names in 1965. Their success helped shape psychedelic rock and the wider sound and culture of rock music, with influence that extended beyond their records. Jefferson Airplane became closely associated…

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In 1980, The Police wrote their most timeless song. Sting wishes it hadn’t aged so well

  • ‘Driven to Tears’ addressed war, famine and poverty.
  • Sting drew inspiration from footage of starving children in Biafra.
  • The song reached number 35 on Billboard’s rock chart without a single release.

Sting says he wishes The Police’s 1980 song ‘Driven to Tears’ had not remained so relevant, because its themes of war, famine and poverty persist. The song marked the band’s first move into political subject matter and showed that listeners were responding to its message as well as…

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Yung Miami Says ‘Spend Dat’ Success Gave Her ‘Anxiety’ Ahead of ‘Watch Dis’ Debut: ‘Made Me Go Back & Hone In’

  • “Spend Dat” success gave Yung Miami anxiety ahead of her solo album.
  • She says the pressure helped her refine *Watch Dis*.
  • The album debuted at No. 138 on the Billboard 200.

Yung Miami says the success of “Spend Dat”, her first song to reach the Billboard Hot 100’s top 20, brought excitement but also anxiety as she prepared her debut solo album. She says the pressure pushed her to revisit the record and refine it, aiming to make the…

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In 1987, Cher told Martin Scorsese to his face she didn’t want to work with him: “I just wanted to meet you”

  • Cher declined Scorsese’s offer to play Mary Magdalene.
  • Barbara Hershey took the role and earned a Golden Globe nomination.
  • Cher won an Oscar for *Moonstruck*.

In 1987, Cher met Martin Scorsese about playing Mary Magdalene in *The Last Temptation of Christ*, but told him she could not take the role and had come only to meet him. The refusal came during a busy year for her in film and music, and showed her…

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Yung Miami on ‘Spend Dat,’ Her New Album & Bringing the Party on Tour | Billboard News

  • “Spend Dat” is Yung Miami’s highest-charting solo Hot 100 song.
  • The track has gone platinum and helped shape her new album.
  • She is planning a party-filled tour.

Yung Miami says the success of “Spend Dat” helped shape her new album and has left her amazed as she continues to take in the song’s milestones. The track is her highest-charting solo song on the Hot 100 and has gone platinum. In an interview, she discusses collaborations…

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Christine And The The Queens makes funky return with new single ‘Rendez-vous Avec Toi’: “The electricity remains eternally mysterious”

  • Christine And The Queens has released a new disco-tinged single.
  • The song is available in French and English versions.
  • Four sold-out European shows will preview unreleased album material.

Christine And The Queens has returned with ‘Rendez-vous Avec Toi’, a funky, disco-tinged single about desire, tenderness and lovers finding each other again. The release marks the start of a new musical chapter, with Chris saying that “the electricity remains eternally mysterious”. The track is also available in…

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Trollywood

  • Trollfest’s new album brings back a heavier sound.
  • Its songs pair absurd humour with energetic metal.
  • “Day Drinking” stands out as a likely crowd favourite.

Norwegian folk metal band Trollfest have released “Trollywood”, an album that keeps their comic songs and party spirit while bringing heavier, more forceful metal back to the fore. The review presents it as a lively follow-up to 2022’s successful “Flamingo Overlord”, with music that balances deliberately daft lyrics…

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‘Chucky’ Creator Taunts Nicki Minaj After Rapper Posts AI Photo of Doll Wearing ‘Vote Red’ Badge

  • Minaj shared an AI image of Chucky backing Republicans.
  • Chucky creator Don Mancini said the character supports Democrats.
  • Mancini renewed the taunt after Democrats won both congressional chambers.

Nicki Minaj posted an apparently AI-generated image of Chucky wearing a “Vote Red” badge to encourage fans to vote Republican on US Election Day. Don Mancini, the character’s creator, responded that Chucky would oppose Republican positions on transgender rights and immigration enforcement, turning the exchange into a clash…

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In the 1990s, Mick Jagger confessed he was “never crazy about Nirvana”, but there was one grunge band he loved

  • Jagger preferred Pearl Jam to Nirvana.
  • He found Nirvana too angst-ridden.
  • He saw grunge’s roots in earlier rock.

In a 1995 interview, Mick Jagger said he had never been especially keen on Nirvana, describing the band’s music as too angst-ridden, but said he liked Pearl Jam. His comments show how one of rock’s established stars viewed grunge as it reached a wider audience. Jagger said he…

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