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3 One-Hit Wonders From 1971 With Melodies That Still Echo Decades Later
American Songwriter has published a short feature highlighting three one-hit wonders from 1971, celebrating the enduring, feel-good quality of their melodies. The piece reflects a broader nostalgic interest in revisiting overlooked chart moments from the early 1970s, offering readers a nostalgic musical detour rather than any major news development. The three songs featured are “Sweet…
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‘Music and Songwriting Has Allowed Me to Grieve:’ Ronan Keating Reflects on Loss, New Music and Superstar Collaborations
Ronan Keating has spoken about how songwriting has helped him process grief following the death of his brother Ciaran in a car accident in 2023, revealing he is midway through recording a new album. The Irish singer, best known solo and as a member of Boyzone, told Billboard that he struggled to write for nearly…
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Fiona Apple releases new theme song for Apple TV’s ‘Lucky’ starring Anya Taylor-Joy
Fiona Apple has released “Horns Of A Bull”, the theme song for Apple TV’s new thriller series “Lucky”, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy. The seven-part show, created by “Your Friends & Neighbors” showrunner Jonathan Tropper, adapts Marissa Stapley’s 2021 novel about an international con-woman evading FBI agents and a crime boss after a heist goes wrong,…
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Cradle of Filth announce new North American tour
Cradle of Filth, the British extreme metal band, have announced a new North American tour comprising 22 dates. The announcement adds to the band’s ongoing touring schedule, giving fans across the US and Canada the chance to see the long-running group perform live. The article provided does not include further specifics such as tour dates,…
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David Goldsen promoted to EVP, A&R at Warner Chappell Music
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has promoted David Goldsen to Executive Vice President, A&R, the publisher announced on 15 July. Goldsen, based in Los Angeles, will continue reporting to Ryan Press, President of North America at WCM, and the move reflects the company’s recognition of his role in developing successful songwriters over a long tenure at…
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Madelon Vriesendorp review – sex-crazed visions of skyscrapers copulating
A new exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, Mind Games, celebrates the work of Dutch artist and architect Madelon Vriesendorp, whose playful, sexually charged drawings of anthropomorphised skyscrapers helped shape a landmark vision of modern architecture. The show marks Vriesendorp winning the 2025 Soane Medal, awarded to figures who have furthered public understanding…
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New Order – ‘(The Best & Rest Of)’ album review: Nothing to get excited about with this greatest hits re-hash
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Lana Del Rey teases second new album, ‘Spyda’, amid update on delayed album ‘Stove’
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jo from school Shares Beautiful Single ‘Weight’
London-based songwriter jo from school has released a new single, ‘Weight’, ahead of her debut EP ‘Grace, Flair & Distance’, which arrives via Chess Club Records on 7th August. The release follows a run of live support slots, including dates with Daffo and TTSSFU last year and a more recent stint supporting Skullcrusher, as well…
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System of a Down’s guitarist blames Oasis for England’s World Cup defeat to Argentina
A System of a Down guitarist has made light-hearted comments suggesting Oasis were somehow to blame for England’s World Cup defeat to Argentina, according to Far Out Magazine. The remark appears to be a tongue-in-cheek aside rather than a serious claim, tying together two unrelated strands of British cultural life – football fandom and the…