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‘We never wanted to become a Factory tribute band’: A Certain Ratio on mortality, Manchester – and Madonna

The massively influential band have been plying their blend of jazz, funk, post-punk and pop for 45 years. But as they release new album, the founding members are in no mood for nostalgia

The Guardian - UK

How we met: ‘He asked if I was a smoker. I said: “Not any more,” and tossed the cigarette away’

Nancy, 63, and Al, 61, met over the phone in 1982 when she discovered his band in a local record store. They now live together in Revere, Massachusetts

The Guardian - UK

Meet The Curse of K.K. Hammond, the spooky resonator blues connoisseur who prefers modern guitars and gives them names like “Hell’s Belle” and “Swamp Bitch”

The Robert Johnson and Skip James enthusiast acknowledges there will be “some lovers of vintage Nationals out there who’ll be horrified”, but she thinks her heavily customized contemporary resonators “just sound better”

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Improve your fingerpicking with this lesson in Chris Stapleton’s intricate acoustic style

Following a spellbinding national anthem performance at the Super Bowl – and the release of his stunning signature Epiphone Frontier – we look at a Stapleton-inspired fingerpicking exercise with a few surprises thrown in

Guitar World

Niall Horan 'steals the spotlight' at Lewis Capaldi's gig

The pair took a BeReal together

Liverpool Echo

Megan Thee Stallion and Shania Twain wear racy outfits to the CMT Music Awards

Stars from the world of country music and beyond descended on Austin, Texas for the annual awards show.

The Independent UK

Elton John review, O2 Arena: A dazzling, emotional goodbye from one of history’s greatest showmen

What could have been a cheap final cash-in turns out to be a rich origin story for the nostalgic singer

The Independent UK

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Elton John at the O2 review: the Rocketman is bowing out in a blaze of glory

The first of 10 London gigs as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour was a joyful celebration of a true legend

Evening Standard

Tracks Of The Week: amazing new music from The Cadillac Three, The Dust Coda and more

Eight sonic assassins guaranteed to slay your eardrums in the nicest possible way

Louder

SG Lewis at Hammersmith Apollo review: a glowing performance from this rising star

His voice was confident, his moves quietly groovy

Evening Standard

AJ Odudu to host ‘massive’ outdoor Eurovision party ahead of grand finale

“It is going to be an incredible show with some amazing performances"

Manchester Evening News

Famed record company executive Seymour Stein dead at 80

Seymour Stein founded Sire Records and signed Ramones, Talking Heads, Pretenders, Madonna, The Cure, Depeche Mode and many more

Louder

‘I’ve listened to A Hard Day’s Night 400 times but can’t tell you the words’: Tim Key’s honest playlist

The comic poet brushes his teeth to the Succession theme and likes to sing obscure Russian ska-punk. But which late-80s pop star still makes him swoon?

The Guardian - UK

Seymour Stein, the music executive who discovered Madonna, dies aged 80

Sire Records co-founder also put Talking Heads and The Ramones on their way to stardom

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The Cadillac Three’s Jaren Johnston: 10 country-rock artists you should definitely know

Jaren Johnston grew up steeped in rock and country - and he knows a thing or two about both

The Independent UK

Seymour Stein, record exec who signed up Madonna, dead at 80

Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and many others, has died at age 80

Daily Mirror

Seymour Stein, music exec who discovered Madonna and Talking Heads, dies

Seymour Stein, 80, who helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in 2005, died of cancer in Los Angeles

The Guardian - AU

Seymour Stein, music mogul who discovered Madonna, Talking Heads and more, dies aged 80

Influential executive co-founded Sire Records and signed Lou Reed, the Ramones and introduced the Smiths and the Cure to the US

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Louder

Why The Velvet Underground hated The Doors

"How fabulous, in a bathtub in Paris!" - Lou Reed, upon hearing of the death of Doors frontman Jim Morrison

Louder

Those Damn Crows: "As brutal as life can be, it’s f**king beautiful as well"

While they’ll always feel the pull back to their home in Wales, Those Damn Crows have the music and the big ideas that should see them go far

Evening Standard

Sir Elton John praises ‘home crowd’ fans as he kicks off final London shows

The pop veteran will perform 10 shows in the capital on his final tour

Daily Mirror

Priscilla Presley spills secrets of her and Elvis' romance – including meets after split

Actress Priscilla was married to Elvis Presley in 1967 and the couple shared one daughter, Lisa Marie who passed away from a heart attack at the beginning of this year

Liverpool Echo

Eurovision's Joker Out on toxic fans, budding romances and love between acts

The group weigh in on everything from delegation warnings to those messages from Let 3

Manchester Evening News

Inspiral Carpets, Peter Hook and Billy Ocean among huge names playing in Manchester this April

If you're looking for something to do this month, you won't be short of live entertainment in the city, with gigs at AO Arena, Victoria Warehouse, Apollo, Albert Hall and more

Daily Mirror

Music producer claims Chris Brown hit him over the head with bottle in nightclub attack

A music producer has claimed singer Chris Brown hit him over the head with a bottle and allegedly kicked and punched him whilst in a London nightclub in February

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