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André 3000 has made a short film inspired by his 7 Piano Sketches EP
By Beth Simpson published
It's the latest in a series of quirky projects from the former Outkast man

Taylor Swift appears to confirm that I Knew It, I Knew You was written, recorded and produced in around eight hours
By Ben Rogerson published
Swift by name…

Beck says that he was "a little embarrassed" by his debut hit, which had “the most simple slide guitar riff"
By Ben Rogerson published
He's been breaking down the making of it for Mix With The Masters

Jon Bon Jovi says he’s now “fully recovered” from his vocal cord surgery
By Ben Rogerson published
"It was longer than I’d ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith”

Harry Styles reinterprets his back catalogue with help from Jules Buckley Orchestra and Gospel House Choir
By Beth Simpson published
Singer is halfway through curating the Meltdown Festival

"That's when all the cool stuff starts happening”: Keith Urban on the lost art of the song fade-out
By Ben Rogerson published
"You could just hear the guitarist do something that was so cool, because typically the session players figure, ‘We're out by now, they're not going to use all this, we're just now playing for playing's sake'"

Amanda Seyfried reflects on her viral Joni Mitchell moment – and the Joni biopic that never was
By Beth Simpson published
She learned to play the whole of Blue and earned praise from Beck

Songwriter Desmond Child had to fight for Livin' On A Prayer's killer chorus – and for the song itself
By Ben Rogerson published
“Richie and I knew what we had, and at another writing session we got on our hands and knees, literally, and begged Jon to at least try it”

"For a long time, it was just too sad for me to make music”: Mike D on his grief at the loss of Adam Yauch
By Beth Simpson published
The ex-Beastie Boy releases his solo debut later this summer

Singer-songwriter Eloise talks voice notes, vocal harmonies and learning guitar by watching YouTube
By Ben Rogerson published
“I don't write any lyrics down, because I've always had this rule, which is if it's a good song and you have got your feelings right, you will remember it the next day”
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