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You’d be surprised by how many of your favourite hits are about God or Jesus in one way or another.
Beyoncé and her husband, Jay-Z, at the 66th Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Her new songs are arriving at a moment when country music’s reputation as overwhelmingly white is finally starting to crack.
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As their debut album turns 50, we look back on Kiss’s larger-than-life career – and forward to what might come next.
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The book tells the inside story of how they changed the sound of urban pop.
(L-R) Bing Crosby, Phoebe Bridgers, Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Songs that evoked holidays “just like the ones I used to know” tugged at the heartstrings of a nation receptive to the idea of a nostalgic past rather than a fragile present.
Delta Goodrem at the 2003 ARIA awards.
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Delta’s music defined the lives of teenage girls like me – but she is still waiting to join the hall of fame.
Teenagers enjoying a reggae sound system at the 1981 Notting Hill Carnival.
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The arrival of Windrush brought new forms of music to Britain.
While the Roy siblings are shielded by their wealth, the show’s music chips away at their armor.
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Composer Nicholas Britell festoons earnest Romantic music with sounds that gleefully desecrate it, underscoring the show’s emotional core: a lust for power joined by immense self-loathing.
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The legendary singer has died at 83. Her performance practice exemplified fierce hard work.
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On October 24 1972, the world heard the infectious grooves and seamless vocal delivery of the song Superstition for the very first time.
Something people today have in common with civilizations past: a love of music.
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For thousands of years, music has been an essential part of the human experience.
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Pianos can seem like members of a family; but new homes for them can be hard to find.
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On Renaissance, Beyoncé pays tribute to the queer history of house and disco music.
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There was something about her voice, her way with a song. But there were lessons to be learned from her music, too.
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Olivia Newton-John leaves a legacy as a sweet girl-next-door type with a sublime voice, who embraced the country that claimed her as its own.
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Judith Durham was lead singer of The Seekers and a solo artist. One of Australia’s most recognisable voices, she has passed away at 79.
Pinpointing Elvis Presley’s true persona can depend on when and whom you ask.
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Presley never wrote a memoir. Nor did he keep a diary. His music could have been a window into his inner life, but he didn’t even write his songs.
Musician Aidan Roberts performs Tubular Bells for Sydney Festival in 2012.
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Rising to prominence in The Exorcist soundtrack and the first album from Richard Branson’s Virgin Records, the layered sounds of Tubular Bells became a template for further innovation.
It’s not just old cassettes that are selling: the current crop of pop musicians are shifting their music on tapes, too.
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Cassette tapes are in again – and this time, it’s smaller artists who look likely to gain.
Eddie Van Halen performs in 2004.
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Eddie Van Halen has died aged 65. He will be remembered for his virtuoso playing, particularly his groundbreaking, two-handed, finger-tapping technique.