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“I set myself the challenge of making a full-length album, using almost entirely the five-stringed guitar, in just four days”: Polymath virtuoso Jacob Collier’s new album is a love letter to the guitar – and alternate tunings

When tuned to DAEAD, the songs just fall out of the guitar for the musical super-genius – and his new album The Light For Days is a vehicle for showing what the instrument can do

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“One of the things I’ve wanted to really focus on, and zone into, is the limitation of a single instrument”: Using his signature ‘DAEAD’ tuning, Jacob Collier recorded a 5-string acoustic guitar album in just four days

"I had to work so fast that I couldn’t second-guess anything - I just had to roll with and trust the process," he says

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Coldplay at Wembley: What time will they perform and what is the setlist?

Here’s what you need to know about tonight’s exciting show

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Tougher sentences for criminals who abuse LGBT people ‘vital step forward’ – MP

‘I know what it means to think twice how you walk down the street,’ Labour MP Jacob Collier told the Commons.

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“That was the first time where I was actually, like, really, really, really humbled”: Bon Iver’s new album features a collaboration with Mk.gee, a musician who “reignited something” in him when he watched him play with Dijon on tour

Jacob Collier also has a writing credit on the song

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UK should take ‘one in, one out’ approach to immigration, Reform UK MP suggests

Richard Tice put forward a ‘net-zero immigration’ policy, as he argued that ‘with competence’ legal migration could be ‘sortable’.

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“That is a victory, as far as I’m concerned. That’s very exciting”: Jacob Collier’s five-string Strandberg is proving the doubters wrong – it’s outselling the six-string version

The headless five-string certainly turned a few heads when it first emerged last year, but it’s proven to be an absolute hit

Guitar World

“None of my albums have ever been on any chart. I'm personally deeply proud of this”: Jacob Collier says he’s jazzed to be the only non-charting artist to be twice-nominated for the Grammy Album of the Year

“I mean, there's no such thing as Album of the Year,” he says. “This is made up. Someone made that up”

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Grammy Awards 2025: The most daring looks on the red carpet from Bianca Censori to Jaden Smith

Famous faces in the music industry turned heads with their bold red carpet looks

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Why Blue Heart Pins Are Every 2025 Grammy Attendee's Accessory

This red carpet accessory is significant.

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How to watch the 2025 Grammy Awards

Some of music's brightest stars are gathering for the 67th Grammys on Sunday, February 2. Here’s how to watch.

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Everything to Know About the 2025 Grammys, From How to Watch the Awards Show to the Performers

All of your favorite pop divas are set to take the stage.

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Grammys 2025: Which British stars won?

Kendrick Lamar and Bianca Censori were grabbing headlines, but it was still a great night for British stars

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Beyoncé, Kendrick, Sabrina and more: AP writers predict who will win at the 2025 Grammys

Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammys nominee pack, but Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli xcx are vying for their moment in the spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Jacob Collier/Chris Thile/Britten Sinfonia review – Bach to Beatles and mass harmonies as virtuosic pair delight

An enjoyably varied programme took in Piazzolla, Samuel Barber and Queen with Suzie Collier conducting the Britten Sinfonia, but the musical fireworks were all courtesy of her son Jacob and mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile

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“This unique model captures Jacob’s boundary-pushing musicality”: Jacob Collier’s wild five-string Strandberg signature, the JC Djesse, has finally hit the market – and it’s been joined by a six-string option

Melding Strandberg’s ergonomic headless guitar designs with Collier’s perception challenging D A E A D tuning, the guitar is one of the most intriguing guitar concepts in years

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“Stick to our chords”: Chris Martin rags Jacob Collier for his reharmonisation antics as they duet on a simultaneously stripped-down and more complex version of Coldplay’s Fix You

“I’m the worst musician in this room!” he admits

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Jacob Collier Innovates With 'Djesse Vol. 4' Album

Discover Jacob Collier's innovative 'Djesse Vol. 4' album with audience collaborations and Grammy nominations. Exciting musical excellence awaits at the 67...

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Jacob Collier enlisted 100,000 concertgoers on his way to more Grammy nods

Six-time Grammy winner Jacob Collier took an unexpected approach to the final installment of his four-part “Djesse” album series

The Guardian - UK

Let it show: find an event for every day until Christmas with our culture advent calendar

From The Nutcracker in Glasgow and the Human League in Cardiff to Messiaen in Manchester and Maggie Mistletoe in Farnham, our critics pick the best cultural events in the run-up to Christmas

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“Can you put a banjo in a dubstep drop?”: Jacob Collier teams up with Google to launch AI-powered music creation tool MusicFX DJ

"You craft this real-time sonic putty that’s endlessly surprising, and essentially seeks to alchemize or forge connections between things that would otherwise be unlikely"

Guitar World

“It never existed before, at least to my knowledge”: Jacob Collier’s custom five-string Taylor – which paved the way for his game-changing Strandberg – has been launched as his latest signature guitar

A six-string version of the uniquely shaped acoustic has also been made available for those wanting something a little more familiar

Evening Standard

Jacob Collier: 'We're at the frontier of change - I’m terrified and thrilled by what’s about to happen.'

Friends with Chris Martin and Stormzy and dubbed the ‘Mozart of Gen Z’... what’s next for the artist who honed his considerable gifts in his bedroom?

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“Steve Vai… I listen and I think, ‘How does he do that? That’s crazy!’”: Jacob Collier says what Steve Vai taught him on guitar was much bigger than technique

It's not just Vai's chops and musical vocabulary that are unearthly, his wisdom too comes from a higher cosmic plane...

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