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"Reggae is more freeform than the blues": Bob Marley and the Wailers' Catch a Fire, track-by-track
By MusicRadar, Josephine Hall published
Seminal reggae breakthrough broken down, plus listen to crucial live versions of extra track

Beyoncé to tour Cowboy Carter in 2025: Here are the global venues and dates - and how to get tickets
By Daniel Griffiths published
It’s time for Queen Bey to hit the rodeo…

Prince's former bandmate reveals her "total surprise" when he gave her the nod to play the Purple Rain guitar solo
By Ben Rogerson published
“After the third chorus, he’s singing ‘in the purple…’ and then he pointed at me, which was the cue to take the solo," says guitarist Donna Grantis

George Michael’s backing singer says that he was "very particular on vocal sound"
By Ben Rogerson published
Jo Garland confirms that it’s her voice that you can hear singing the re-recording of Patrice Rushen’s Forget Me Nots refrain on Fastlove

“Between shots, around 2 or 3 AM”: Mekhi Phifer was one of the first people to hear Eminem’s Lose Yourself
By Will Simpson published
Rapper wrote the hip hop anthem late at night in his trailer

A music professor breaks down Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso
By Ethan Hein published
We put this "finely engineered product of the pop machine" under the musical microscope

“I’m not saying I behaved that well, but I didn’t really do anything that terrible either”: '60s icon Marianne Faithfull dead at 78
By Paul Elliott published
Singer, actress and inspiration for classic Rolling Stones songs

Patti Smith collapses on stage during a show in Brazil, before completing gig from a wheelchair
By Daniel Griffiths published
Despite falling and hitting her head, Smith returned to the stage to finish the gig
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