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Final Voyage: ABBA's new album will be their last new music

Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson clarified the band's future in an interview promoting their ninth and final album, Voyage.

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Back to Black at 15: Giant heart sculptures celebrate Amy Winehouse

North London's Camden Town continues its enduring embrace of the singer's legacy with two new sculptures that celebrate the multi-Grammy winning album.

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Paul McCartney gives up on signing fan autographs after six decades

The British music icon would rather have a conversation with diehards over being asked to sign random bits of paper.

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Adele announces two gigantic homecoming gigs in London's Hyde Park

The British singer has announced two huge London shows to accompany the release of 2021's most anticipated album, 30.

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David Bowie makes a return to London in memorabilia pop-up shop

The Soho store was visited by eager fans at its opening this week, five years on from the musical genius' passing.

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Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' artwork cooked up on Waters' kitchen table

Gerald Scarfe had worked as a political cartoonist for years before the band assigned him the task of designing the rock opera's cover and characters. He reveals the unconventional way it came about.

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Who is nominated for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards?

Europe's biggest music awards will broadcast from Budapest, Hungary, next month. Find out if your favourites made the cut.

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Iconic London music venue Koko to reopen after devastating 2020 fire

The small theatre, situated on the south end of London's iconic Camden Market, has hosted the likes of Coldplay, Taylor Swift, and Madonna for intimate shows.

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Broken records: UK streaming services face government heat

Streaming platforms in the UK such as Spotify and Apple Music could face tough times ahead as the government looks into investigating how they run.

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Who is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year?

Six artists have been selected a panel of hundreds of rock experts and historians to receive the honour in Ohio later this month.

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How Beethoven’s incomplete 10th Symphony was finished by an AI

To celebrate the genius’ work almost two centuries after his death, a team of experts warmed up to add the final note to Beethoven’s unfinished opus.

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Bullfighting banned from Spain's €400 COVID 'culture recovery voucher'

Offering cultural opportunities to young people in this way is expected to cost the state around €190 million. But traditional bullfighting is not on the table - here's why.

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Sigrid lights up the studio with BMTH: 6 unexpected pop collabs

The buzzy pop songwriter has been in the studio with Oli Sykes and his band, adding to a long list of weird, wonderful, collaborations.

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Tina Turner sells rights to back catalogue for reported €43 million

The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll has struck a deal with German music publisher BMG for an estimated €43 million. She joins a growing list of stars looking to cash in on their catalogues.

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Iraq: a musician plays music with cleaning tools as instruments

An Iraqi artist has turned his broom and trash cans into musical instruments. .

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World's best pianists gather in Poland for Chopin competition

The world-renowned piano competition makes a return to Warsaw's National Philharmonic this month in order to crown its next virtuoso.

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Billie Eilish confirmed for Glastonbury as youngest ever headliner

The 19-year old will take to the Pyramid Stage next year after her second album, Happier Than Ever, went multi-platinum.

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Britney Spears' fans overjoyed after father removed as guardian

Britney Spears' fans overjoyed after father removed as guardian

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Tony Awards: 'Slave Play' faces snub as 'Moulin Rouge!' takes home ten

Records were broken as theatre's biggest evening returned to New York for the first time in two years.

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‘Unheard’ John Lennon recording sells for €50,000 in Copenhagen

The cassette tape features a performance that hasn't been listened to in over 50 years, along with an interview conducted by four Danish schoolboys.