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“She had nailed her interpretation of that song before she came to the studio”: When Heaven 17 revived Tina Turner’s career
By Will Simpson published
The soul legend recorded Let’s Stay Together in one take

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

"It saves us 900 hours digging through crates”: Justice on why they gave up sampling
By Ben Rogerson published
“Sampling the traditional way gets frustrating fast: bad tuning, rigid tempos, weird textures that don’t bend,” says Xavier de Rosnay

Adam F on making '90s DnB classic Colours – and why he’s re-recording it for 2025
By Si Truss published
“We went to the Hit Factory in New York, which was 10 or 15 grand a day. I preferred the mixdowns that I did in my bedroom in Watford”

It took an intervention from Paul McCartney for Mick Jagger to offer Andrew Watt a job with the Rolling Stones
By Ben Rogerson published
“This is some crazy dream as a kid with a guitar to have those names talking about you,” says Watt

Sabrina Carpenter songwriter Amy Allen on the challenges faced by women in the music industry
By Ben Rogerson published
The Espresso and Manchild co-writer also says that she likes to “go off of emotion” rather than writing to a formula

“There’s a reason that the Juno-106 is still the greatest”: Kid Harpoon on vintage synths and studio secrets
By Daniel Griffiths published
We talk making hits and studio tricks with the Grammy-winning co-creator that everyone wants on their team

Taylor Swift explains her "stream of consciousness" songwriting sessions with Max Martin and Shellback
By Ben Rogerson published
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