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Eurovision 2023 reveals its logo and slogan

The artwork heavily uses both colours of the Ukrainian flag, in the background to pay tribute to last year’s winning country.

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Google’s new AI music generator can create - and hold - a tune

Google researchers claim their AI outperforms current music generation models.

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Barrett Strong, Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81

Barrett Strong, a US musician and songwriter and founding artist at Motown Records, died aged 81. He sang lead on the hit "Money (That's What I Want)"

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UNESCO Week of Sound: “We find ourselves in a crisis situation”

The theme of this year's edition is “Savoir écouter, savoir se parler” (“Knowing how to listen, knowing how to talk”)

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Why was the Madonna biopic cancelled?

The chance to star in the queen of pop's biopic had stars going through 11-hour days in a Madonna bootcamp.

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Justin Bieber sells music catalogue for $200 million

A new trend has started where stars sell their entire back catalogue to music investment firms. But just how much are these firms willing to pay for the rights to Bieber, Bowie and Bruce?

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Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

It's not the glam opera of 'Ziggy Stardust'. It's not the experimental Berlin album 'Heroes'. Nor is it the 80s pop of 'Let's Dance'. The best Bowie album of them all is the 1976 release 'Station to Station'.

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Brit Awards set to review gender-neutral prizes amid controversy

Music industry body BPI (British Phonographic Industry) is "already carrying out a major study to identify barriers that may inhibit more women becoming successful in music, so that there can be solutions that result in meaningful change".

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Beyoncé’s first concert in four years causes controversy

Beyoncé performed her first live show in more than four years in an exclusive, invite-only concert in Dubai.

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People gather in Memphis for Lisa Marie Presley's memorial

Hundreds of people gathered at Graceland in Memphis to remember Lisa Marie Presley's life.

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What music helps you sleep? For many, it’s Billie Eilish and BTS

Researchers pored over Spotify sleep-related playlists to determine which songs users turn to for a good night's sleep.

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Let it Stream: The Rolling Stones are now on TikTok

Start them up and they'll never stop. Now the original rock band has jumped onto the social media platform.

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Rocker David Crosby of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young dies aged 81

The rock musician who evolved from a harmony singer with the Byrds to a hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young, has died at 81.

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Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

After 444 days as hostages in Iran, US civil servants return to the US. A year later, a bat's head is bitten off on this day.

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Michael Jackson’s estate is producing biopic directed by Antoine Fuqua

It was only a matter of time before studios got their hands on Michael Jackson’s life...

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The 360° sound system changing the concert experience in London

From looping 17th century instrumentals to ambient immersive soundscapes. Kings Place's 2023 programming wants to change the way people think about and experience live music.

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Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

We look back at an absolute rock legend. The release of Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'.

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Nick Cave: ChatGPT and AI songwriting is 'bullshit'

"With all the love and respect in the world”, the track is “bullshit” and “a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human”.

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Brixton concert crush blamed on security taking bribes

Two people died after a crush at the venue. A security guard has spoken to the press about taking bribes and letting people into the venue without tickets.

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Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

On this day in 1984, a landmark judgement would change US law to define how people watch TV at home forever.