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Mk.gee’s collaboration with Justin Bieber has arrived on Bieber’s surprise new album, Swag
By Ben Rogerson published
Mk.gee’s frequent collaborator Dijon is also on the record

Billy Joel reveals the classical music origins of one of his biggest hits
By Ben Rogerson published
“My own history as a musician started with me hearing classical music,” he says

How Billy Joel ended up joining the ‘60s band that gave him his break as a recording artist
By Ben Rogerson published
“All of a sudden, it came to me. I said, ‘So look, if you join The Hassles, I’ll give you this brand-new B3 Hammond,’” says drummer Jon Small

“I was screaming at the top of my lungs that it had to be a whistle!”: How Tori Amos created the classic Cornflake Girl
By Neil Crossley published
Its memorable infectious hooks belie a dark lyrical core

“The day Randy died was the greatest tragedy of my life": Ozzy Osbourne thought he was finished after he was fired by Black Sabbath. Then along came a guitarist named Randy Rhoads
By Paul Elliott published
Rhoads inspired the greatest music Ozzy ever made outside of Sabbath

How Amerie created a ‘00s R&B/funk classic with producer Rich Harrison
By Ben Rogerson published
“The original sample, you can feel the vibe there, but the way he flipped it is what really made it feel go-go”

Producer Danny L Harle enlists “dream collaborator” PinkPantheress for new song Starlight
By Ben Rogerson published
“Starlight reaches for a kind of euphoric melancholy - a guiding light in all of my music,” says Harle

Sabrina Carpenter is Hungry Like The Wolf as she performs with surprise guests Duran Duran
By Ben Rogerson published
Well, half of Duran Duran, anyway
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