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Prince’s Purple Rain co-star recalls the moment he had the idea for one of his greatest songs
10 years after his death, Apollonia Kotero is one of many friends and collaborators who’ve been remembering him
“A man walked into the party and I thought, ‘Wow, he’s really vain’”: The No 1 song that propelled Carly Simon to stardom
It also left legions of fans speculating on who it was actually about
Olivia Rodrigo still has The Cure’s Robert Smith on her mind on new single, Drop Dead
Lyrical reference follows Rodrigo and Smith’s Glastonbury collab last year
David Lee Roth has clarified his creative role in Van Halen (again)
“Our stuff is like West Side Story,” he says of the Van Halen back catalogue
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Anne Hathaway on what changed her view of Taylor Swift and how she inspired her in Mother Mary
The movie's soundtrack includes songs written by regular Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff and Charli XCX
“In my mind I had to write that song. But oh, it was terrible! It was laughed at”: The crazy song that Neil Diamond wishes he hadn’t written
“Up till that point I’d never smoked pot”
Dua Lipa’s favourite Britney Spears song was a massive hit, but the writing process was "torture"
“I listened to it and I was like, ‘This is impossible to make a song out of, but I love it!’” says co-writer Christian Karlsson
"I started getting all these Google alerts": Bruce Hornsby on how he first heard about Bon Iver
"His layered vocals are crazy, all the harmonies that he puts together. It’s very special”
