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Raye on her decision to work with Amy Winehouse producer Mark Ronson, and those inevitable comparisons
By Ben Rogerson published
“I really just wanted to be like, ‘Do you know what? I just need to forget what anyone else is gonna say about this’”

Omar recalls the unusual reason why his first attempt to record with Stevie Wonder came to nothing
By Ben Rogerson published
“So that was the end of that session,” he remembers

Sly Stone, musical pioneer and leader of Sly and the Family Stone, has died aged 82
By Ben Rogerson published
The soul legend had been suffering from ill health for some time

Prince Legacy representative speaks out on cancelled documentary, and outlines future release plans
By Ben Rogerson published
“Prince needs controversy but it’s gotta be truthful,” says Londell McMillan

Lorde reflects on the "damage" she suffered when her Melodrama tour was hit by low ticket sales
By Ben Rogerson published
“People don't think about the fact that the person on stage, whose name is on the banner, is looking at someone walking out, some seat not being full”

Is synth-pop-country a genre? Sabrina Carpenter’s new single suggests that is
By Ben Rogerson published
“It sounds like the song embodiment of a loving eye roll and it feels like a never ending road trip,” she says

"I can’t find the hook. I can’t find the chorus”: Barry Manilow says that songwriting has changed
By Ben Rogerson published
“Young people don’t write the way I was trained to write,” he believes

“I got to know her music pretty well”: Neil Finn on how his unlikely duet with Dua Lipa came about
By Ben Rogerson published
“My two grandsons were dancing to that music last summer,” says the Crowded House frontman
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