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The low-budget recording story of one of Madonna’s most iconic hits
By Andy Price published
It might seem an obvious winner now, but Madonna’s Vogue was at first the speedily and cheaply-built flip side to an entirely different single

Meet the AI 'artist' that's earning four times the average wage in the UK
By Will Simpson published
Blow Records has made £123,000 this year on Spotify

How Prince embraced The Beatles and recorded one of the most vulnerable ballads of his career
By Ben Rogerson published
“He’d moved past the pop simplicity of Purple Rain - this was Gershwin-esque," says drummer Bobby Z

How the Avalanches gradually constructed the stunning follow-up to Since I Left You over 16 years
By Jim Ottewill published
Lifting the lid on the lost years, creative blocks and colossal sample-clearing process that resulted in the immaculate Wildflower

“I hope the fans realised that I’m for real”: Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley inspired a generation of rock stars
By Paul Elliott published
"His legacy will live on in the hearts of the KISS Army," says drummer Peter Criss

“My list of voice memos is in the thousands!”: Wolfgang Van Halen on his songwriting process for his new Mammoth album
By Amit Sharma published
"I make this music for myself – it’s what I want to hear!"

How Freddie Mercury took on mortality itself for Queen’s majestic final single
By Andy Price published
It was sadly to be Freddie’s last single with Queen before he passed away just six weeks after its release

Over fifty artists to take part in Kate Bush-backed fundraising project for War Child
By Will Simpson published
They have to 'respond' to her line in Running Up That Hill
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