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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”

"You outlive the clocks that have been chasing you”: Dylan publishes his thoughts about ageing in the NYT
By Beth Simpson Published
"You’re an old king from some vanished country,” he says

“I will never be able to express my gratitude”: Taylor Swift pays tribute to her parents at Songwriters Hall Of Fame ceremony
By Beth Simpson Published
She’s the youngest female to be inducted

Producer Mike Stock on the secret sauce in Rick Astley's biggest song and hating being called a 'hit factory'
By Daniel Griffiths Published
"It made us sound like a sausage factory – that we were just churning them out – and that couldn't be further from the truth, because we always put the time and the hours and the effort in"
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