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Glenn FosbraeyThe Conversation |
Many of us assume that everything a musician sings emerges from some autobiographical impulse – but the same doesn’t happen with TV or film...
A few minutes after I took my seat at an advanced screening of Amazon Prime’s Brian Epstein biopic, Midas Man, I found myself engaged in Beatles...
For as long as pop music has existed, there have been love songs. And as long as there have been love songs, songwriters have been wrestling with what...
We recently asked subscribers to our arts and culture newsletter, Something Good, to name their favourite cover song. We received a range of replies,...
Linkin Park have announced that they are reforming, seven years after disbanding due to the death of lead singer Chester Bennington. Along with the...
The worst-kept secret in the music world is out: Oasis are back. And the only real surprise is that it’s taken so long for it to happen. Since there...
Liam and Noel Gallagher have finally announced an Oasis reunion tour, 15 years after they disbanded due to their constant feuds. Definitely Maybe, the...
Sabrina Carpenter’s “song of the summer”, Espresso is still riding high in the charts. The only thing keeping it off the top spot in the current...
Eminem burst onto the music scene in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP. The album’s lead single, My Name Is, introduced himself to the world along with...
One of the positive things about modern media is that artists can now get their music into the world without having to first impress industry...
Streaming may still be the preferred method of music consumption for the vast majority of us in 2024, but vinyl, cassettes, and even the long-unloved...
The majority of chart artists content themselves with writing lyrics about relationships, breakups or their lavish lifestyles. Take the current top 10...
Love and romance are unquestionably the dominant lyrical themes of popular music. In fact, research in 2017 found that “love” has been the most...
Music can significantly boost your mental health – delivering benefits similar to those provided by exercise or weight loss. It can also reduce...