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A Ugandan quarry worker carrying rocks on her head: Dan Nelken’s best photograph
Photographer Dan Nelken discusses his portrait of Janet, a Ugandan quarry worker, drawn from his project HeadStrong, which documents women labourers in and around Gulu, northern Uganda. The image forms part of a wider body of work highlighting how women shoulder much of the region’s physical labour, often while raising children alone, and it matters…
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Barry Keoghan to Lead and Produce ‘Top Boy’ Prequel Series ‘Jonny Boy’ at Netflix (Exclusive)
Netflix has commissioned Jonny Boy, a five-episode Top Boy prequel starring Barry Keoghan as Irish criminal Jonny McGee, a role he introduced in the original drama’s final season. Keoghan will also executive produce through Wolfcub, with the project expanding the acclaimed series’ world after its 2023 conclusion. Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett will write the…
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U2 vs Oasis: Who has scored the most number ones?
The article compares the number-one single tallies of U2 and Oasis, sparked by Noel Gallagher’s recent praise for U2’s popularity in America, and touches on the unlikely friendship between Gallagher and Bono, whose bands are often pitted against each other despite emerging in different eras. Bono has previously spoken warmly of Oasis’s “Live Forever”, describing…
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SoundCloud will let you buy music directly from artists
SoundCloud is introducing a feature that will let musicians sell their music directly to fans through the platform, ending its long-standing role as purely a discovery service. The change addresses a gap that has previously pushed fans wanting to own tracks towards rivals such as Bandcamp, and comes at a time when younger listeners are…
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You can now buy music on SoundCloud
SoundCloud has introduced a beta feature letting artists sell music directly from their profiles, rather than sending fans to third-party retailers such as Bandcamp or Beatport. The move matters because SoundCloud is taking no commission on these sales, meaning artists keep 100% of the revenue, a notably better deal than the cuts taken by rival…
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Gabe Simon: ‘If I do things I love, and I don’t put pressure on them, that’s the key’
Gabe Simon, the songwriter and producer best known for co-writing and co-producing Noah Kahan’s last two albums, has spoken to Music Business Worldwide about the unlikely breaks that shaped his career. He initially expected a co-write on Dua Lipa’s debut album to let him quit driving for Uber, but the track earned little money, teaching…
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10 overlooked 1960s albums that should have topped the chart
Far Out Magazine has put together a list of ten albums from the 1960s that the writers believe deserved to top the charts but were largely overlooked at the time. The piece argues that although the decade produced huge commercial successes, several genuinely excellent records were too experimental or ahead of their time to find…
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Bruce Springsteen leads 20th anniversary veterans fundraiser in New York
Bruce Springsteen will lead the 20th anniversary Stand Up For Heroes fundraiser in New York on 9 November 2026, continuing his longstanding support for an event honouring US veterans. The concert is currently his only announced live date and follows his recent confirmation that his wife and E Street Band colleague Patti Scialfa is in…
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Dinosaur Jr – ‘There Near’ album review: Alternative rock legends still flashing their hooky slack with aplomb
Dinosaur Jr have released their 13th studio album, *There Near*, out via Jagjaguwar, continuing the alternative rock trio’s decades-long run without departing from their established sound. Recorded by the classic line-up of J Mascis, Murph and Lou Barlow in Mascis’ basement and Amherst’s Bisquiteen Studio, the record shows a band still capable of channelling their…
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Venice-Selected ‘Agata the Writer,’ Starring Mia Wasikowska, Boarded by MMM Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
French sales company MMM Film Sales has acquired international rights to “Agata the Writer,” a debut feature from Australian filmmaker and artist Kuba Dorabialski starring Mia Wasikowska, ahead of its world premiere in the Venice Days competition at the Venice Film Festival. The film is produced by Alex White, whose previous credits include the acclaimed…