Clay figurines of musicians, by Samuele Makoanyane.
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Clay figurines of musicians, made in the 1930s, are being exhibited along with a new film of actual musicians playing the traditional instruments.
Abba had previously been voted the band the British public would most like to see reunited.
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Abba’s most devoted fans have helped them remain in the public consciousness. Sometimes, under difficult circumstances.
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Active arts activities where you are an active participant will best help you through the long days of lockdown.
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A new study using music streaming data to measure national mood underlines how much stock markets are governed by emotion rather than rational calculation.
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A drummer with an ability to fluidly move between genres without being showy, Charlie Watts helped shape The Rolling Stones’ sound beyond rock.
Charlie Watts – a humble drummer behind a humble kit.
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Charlie Watts was the Rolling Stones’ drummer for almost six decades. A scholar of music – and a Stones fan – describes what he brought to the band.
The bodies in Lizzo’s video aren’t chiseled like the Greek statues seen in museums.
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The classical tradition has long excluded anyone who wasn’t white. But a succession of Black female artists have attempted to broaden these ossified boundaries.
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TikTok is partnering with blockchain company Audius over Spotify or Apple for music distribution. Here’s why this could be important for independent artists.
Anishinaabe musician Melody McKiver.
plays at the Bus Stop Theatre in Halifax, May 2018.
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Meditations on improvisation in a year of both COVID-19 and what some called ‘the other pandemic’ of racism push us to go deeper to find ways to sustain healthy public common life.
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Cassette tapes were the first great advancement in portable recording and playback. You can draw a direct line between them and the music apps on every smartphone today.
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Your brain may have got used to working from home, here’s how to transition back to the office.
Steve Kekana in 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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We should remember him as just another ordinary human being who did extraordinary things.
BTS performs at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards in Los Angeles.
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A professor who researches BTS is building a diverse archive of media and analysis about the pop icons.
The late Professor Mzilikazi Khumalo helped create the new South African National Anthem, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika.
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Mzilikazi Khumalo was a brilliant linguist with a stellar career in music. These achievements are extraordinary considering the obstacles he faced throughout his career.
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Videographers have become an integral part of many Australians’ wedding days – sometimes even screening their video before the day is over.
Three Lions writers Ian Broudie, Frank Skinner and David Baddiel.
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From Three Lions to You’ll Never Walk Alone, some songs have become unique expressions of love that fans have for the game and their teams.
Demi Lovato and other pop stars are increasingly opening up about their trauma.
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Unloading about trauma and mental illness is in vogue. But like undressing, it centers musicians’ vulnerabilities at the expense of their artistry.
Danish percussionist Marilyn Mazur has worked in many of the world’s best jazz bands and been described as “deserving wider recognition”.
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The heavily male community of jazz musicians and audiences have created barriers to success for women in the genre.
The closed O2 Institute in Digbeth, Birmingham, which was due to re-open on 25 June, 2021.
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The restrictions that have hurt the live scene will remain for a little while longer, following Boris Johnson’s announcement
Artist Alanis Morissette receives her lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the 2015 Juno Awards.
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Robbie MacKay , Queen's University, Ontario ; Armand Garnet Ruffo , Queen's University, Ontario ; Kip Pegley , Queen's University, Ontario ; Rebecca Draisey-Collishaw , Queen's University, Ontario ; Robert Morrison , Queen's University, Ontario ; Tamar Faber , York University, Canada , and Vershawn Ashanti Young , University of Waterloo
Known variously in Juno history as ‘Best Single,’ or ‘Best-Selling Single,’ and now ‘Single of the Year’ this award always garners attention. Reflections on select singles since 1979.