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Why Are the Notes Found in Aretha Franklin’s Couch a Valid Will?

The late Queen of Soul’s discovered notes had to meet certain Michigan requirements to be considered a valid will. The outcome might have been different in other states.

Kiplinger

Dance star Georgia on her new album Euphoric, dealing with grief and playing to 45,000 people aged six

The musician and producer takes us on a tour of her childhood haunts, ahead of releasing a deeply personal new dance-pop record

Evening Standard

"He’s a desperate, untalented piece of s***": Nirvana on the time Bon Jovi wanted to look like them

In this 1993 interview, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain rails against the "desperate" rock dinosaurs looking to him for fresh inspiration

Metal Hammer

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"I think my head exploded" – The Gaslight Anthem showcase duet with Bruce Springsteen on new song History Books

It's the title track from their comeback album

MusicRadar

Barack Obama shares his 2023 summer playlist

Along with his music list, Obama has also released a summer reading list

The Independent UK

The Barbie Album review: star-studded anthems can’t quite escape Barbieland

The whole endeavour weirdly works out, despite lacking in almost any conceptual glue

Evening Standard

Roger Waters reveals his first 'Redux' recording of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon with Money

"It's not a replacement for the original which, obviously, is irreplaceable"

MusicRadar

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The Gaslight Anthem were labeled 'Bruce Springsteen copycats.' Now the Boss is on their new single

For years, a common critique of the beloved New Jersey rock band The Gaslight Anthem was to label them “Bruce Springsteen” copycats

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran calls Eminem Ford Field moment 'real childhood dream stuff come true'

DETROIT — Ed Sheeran says bringing Eminem out on stage at Ford Field was "real childhood dream stuff come true."

Tribune News Service

As Taylor Swift heads for Santa Clara — er, 'Swiftie Clara' — the city names a new mayor

LOS ANGELES — Santa Clara — er, "Swiftie Clara," has elected a new mayor.

Los Angeles Times

"Certain people in the band at that time didn't like me doing things outside the group" – remembering when Eddie Van Halen joined Michael Jackson onstage to play Beat It without a rehearsal

"You got it Eddie!"

MusicRadar

Session guitar pro explains why he played a used $99 Squier Strat from Guitar Center on a chart-topping album

But for the removal of its volume knob, Tom Strahle's Squier was almost entirely stock, with a five-year-old set of strings

Guitar World

Commentary: Jason Aldean's 'Try This in a Small Town' is shameful. Naturally, it's the right's song of the summer

For Jason Aldean, the only thing better than having CMT play his new music video is having the country-music cable network refuse to play it.

Los Angeles Times

Will.i.am saw ‘same light and passion’ in Britney Spears as pair collaborate for first time in 10 years

‘Scream and Shout’ duo are teaming back up for new song ‘Mind Your Business’

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Jason Aldean’s Try That in a Small Town sums up the delusions of the right wing

The embrace of the country star’s anti-city ‘modern lynching song’ by Republicans encapsulates their nostalgia and paranoia

Louder

The genius of Talk Talk's Spirit Of Eden

It was impossible to play live and it sold poorly when released, but Talk Talk's fourth studio album, 1988's Spirit Of Eden is rightly hailed as a masterpiece

What Hi-Fi?

Here's why streaming will never replace my physical music collection

Music streaming is here to stay, but I'll never embrace it as my go-to source.

Guitar World

How should you learn guitar scales – and why should you bother?

Some people argue it really doesn't matter if you can't tell a pentatonic from a gin and tonic. Justin Sandercoe, one of the world's most successful guitar teachers, weighs in...

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Guitar World

How Sunny War went from shredding Slayer to honing her standout acoustic style: “Guitar can be a new thing forever if you let yourself be experimental all the time”

The folk fingerstylist explains the Logic-al evolution of her sound and why she isn't your garden variety strummer

MusicRadar

Blur's Graham Coxon: "The Coffee + TV chord shapes are just ridiculous"

"That’s another case of me making life very difficult for myself!”

Louder

Jon Anderson recalls his drink-fuelled gig with Keith Emerson in 1969!

Jon Anderson plays London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on July 22 and 23 and Dublin's Vicar Street on August 1

The Guardian - UK

Blur: The Ballad of Darren review – middle-age regrets voiced in gorgeous tunes

Nostalgic melancholy fills Blur’s ninth studio release, a courageous album that shows the band have something germane to say about getting old

The Independent UK

Blur review, The Ballad of Darren: The band’s best record since 1999

Songs that elevate Damon Albarn’s suburban tristesse into moments of sheer ecstasy

What Hi-Fi?

11 best Elton John songs to test your speakers

Elton may not be touring anymore, but his legacy lives on through his vast collection of irreplaceable hits.

The Independent UK

Pop star Shakira is to face a second tax probe from Spain

Pop star Shakira is facing more trouble from Spain’s tax office after a court near Barcelona agreed to open an investigation into a second case of alleged tax fraud by the Colombian singer

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