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Why did Prince abruptly retract his new album days before release in 1987?
By Andy Price published
A record allegedly driven by supernatural forces, Prince swiftly disowned the stark funk of the Black Album - but what caused him to pivot so dramatically?

D’Angelo was so in awe of Prince that he refused to play his guitar on the one occasion they shared a stage
By Ben Rogerson published
Newly released audio features D’Angelo discussing the show, which took place in 1997

“In operas, if you have a double aria, it's what the woman does that really matters. The man lies, the woman tells the truth": The story of Fairytale Of New York
By Neil Crossley published
MusicRadar looks back on one of Shane MacGowan's most enduring and beloved achievements

“I have only flashes of making it”: How David Bowie reinvented his music with a song he could barely remember recording
By Neil Crossley published
A dazzling epic that ushered in Bowie’s new persona, the Thin White Duke

Tell Me There’s A Heaven: Chris Rea has died, aged 74
By Will Simpson published
Blues guitarist who became pop star had been suffering a short illness

“Being a human being isn’t going to go out of style anytime soon”: Why Lady Gaga is unafraid of AI
By Will Simpson published
Plus singer says she wants to record more jazz

Alanis Morissette reveals what she thinks is “the real irony” of the fuss caused by the lyrics in her 1996 hit
By Ben Rogerson published
“I think the 10% won over on that song,” she says

The DIY attitude that drove Tom Waits’ finest album
By Andy Price published
Waits’ gritty Rain Dogs depicted a dark vision of New York’s underbelly, and was shaped by its ‘junkyard orchestra’ of inventive instrumentation
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