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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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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Donates $200,000 To Team USA Athletes Preparing For 2028 Olympic And Paralympic Games

  • Five Finger Death Punch donated $200,000 to US Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
  • The money supports USA Judo and BMX racing and freestyle programmes.
  • The donation came from a share of tickets sold on the band’s tour.

Five Finger Death Punch has donated $200,000 to support US athletes preparing for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The contribution, raised from a portion of each ticket sold on the North American leg of the band’s anniversary tour, will help athletes in USA Judo…

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Drakes Broughton villagers oppose plans to replace wildlife refuge with seven homes

  • Villagers want an overgrown plot protected as a wildlife refuge.
  • Permission in principle would allow seven homes on the site.
  • A restrictive covenant may affect whether the house can be demolished.

Villagers in Drakes Broughton, Worcestershire, are campaigning to protect an overgrown, empty house and its plot, which they say have become a refuge for wildlife. The dispute matters because Wychavon District Council has agreed in principle to allow the property’s demolition and seven homes to be built, amid…

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Sam Fender Criticizes Own Tour Prices, Eliminates Premium Standing Tickets for U.K. Shows: ‘It’s Bollocks’

  • Sam Fender has revised prices for his 2027 UK stadium tour.
  • Higher-priced front standing tickets have been removed.
  • General admission starts at £85, before fees.

Sam Fender says he was unhappy with the prices for his June 2027 UK stadium tour and has had them revised. He has also removed higher-priced front standing tickets, saying fans with standing tickets should have an equal chance of reaching the front. General admission now starts at…

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47 edits and a $150,000 machine: How Steely Dan’s ‘Gaucho’ almost destroyed Jeff Pocaro

  • *Gaucho* sessions tested musicians with Steely Dan’s exacting standards.
  • Roger Nichols built the Wendel drum machine for $150,000.
  • Wendel enabled detailed control but did not make recording quick.

Steely Dan’s perfectionism made recording their 1980 album *Gaucho* a demanding process for the musicians involved, including drummer Jeff Porcaro. The sessions show how Donald Fagen and Walter Becker pursued precise, controllable rhythms, sometimes at the cost of musicians’ morale and patience. The duo were dissatisfied with the…

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LoneLady Confirms ‘Hinterland Home Recordings’

  • LoneLady’s home recordings linked to *Hinterland* arrive on 29 January.
  • Julie Campbell made the tapes with basic equipment in Manchester.
  • The collection includes an early version of “Groove It Out”.

LoneLady, whose real name is Julie Campbell, will release *Hinterland Home Recordings*, a collection of early recordings connected to her 2015 album *Hinterland*, on 29 January. The tapes show how she developed the album’s blend of post-punk, homemade electronics and pop melodies, and offer a view of her…

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JOHN LYDON Announces Meticulous New Photographic Memoir ‘Archive’ To Mark 50th Anniversary Of THE SEX PISTOLS

  • John Lydon’s memoir *Archive* marks 50 years since the Sex Pistols’ rise.
  • Two signed editions will include rare photographs and personal commentary.
  • Lydon remains separate from the Sex Pistols reunion featuring Frank Carter.

John Lydon has announced *Archive*, a photographic memoir timed to the 50th anniversary of the Sex Pistols’ emergence. Drawing on his private collection, the book traces his life and career and offers his reflections on the band, Public Image Ltd and people close to him. The book will…

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Doobie Brothers set nine-show Las Vegas run for 2027

  • The Doobie Brothers have announced nine Las Vegas shows in 2027.
  • The residency runs from February to September.
  • Michael McDonald is among the four named performers.

The Doobie Brothers have announced a nine-show Las Vegas residency at Fontainebleau BleauLive Theater, their first live dates of 2027. The run, from February to September, extends the reformed band’s recent return to touring and recording. The shows are scheduled for 26 and 27 February, 5 and 6…

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Daughter awarded £127,500 from mother’s estate for dementia care at home

  • Bern Rogers won £127,500 for caring for her mother at home.
  • The award covers 850 days of care.
  • The ruling may affect future claims against estates.

Bern Rogers has been awarded £127,500 from her late mother’s estate for providing care at home for two and a half years. The High Court found she was owed payment after evidence that her mother wanted her care to be paid for, a decision experts say could influence…

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The 31 Best Screams in Music History

  • A ranking celebrates 31 memorable vocal outbursts.
  • The selections span genres from punk to funk and metal.
  • Some screams are fleeting; one stretches beyond two minutes.

The article ranks 31 standout screams in music, spanning classic rock, punk, funk, emo and metal. It focuses on brief vocal moments rather than whole songs, celebrating how singers use screams to convey rage, fear, heartbreak and exhilaration. Examples include Black Francis’s sustained shrieking on the Pixies’ “Rock…

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Ohio pastor introduces husband’s partner as her sister in marriage

  • Lydia Ford announced her husband’s relationship with church minister Shakayla Talley.
  • Israel Ford defended the polygynous arrangement on religious grounds.
  • The article says it is unclear whether the second marriage is legally registered.

Ohio pastor Lydia Ford told her Cleveland congregation that she and her husband, Israel Ford, were entering a polygynous relationship with fellow church minister Shakayla Talley, whom she introduced as her “sister in marriage”. The announcement drew a silent reaction from the congregation and renewed attention to the…

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