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Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Olly Murs
Letter To My Younger Self

Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’

His boyband obsession eventually led to the pop stardom he’d long dreamed of. But the reality also exposed fame’s dark side
‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
Nadine Shah wearing a red dress
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‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Olly Murs and Caroline Flack in 2015
Mental health

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’

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Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
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Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’

‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?
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‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?

Interviews

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Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’
Olly Murs
Letter To My Younger Self

Olly Murs: ‘As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me’

‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
Nadine Shah wearing a red dress
Music

‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Olly Murs and Caroline Flack in 2015
Mental health

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’

‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?
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‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?

Classical music

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Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?
A 1990s BBC Proms in the Park concert
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Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?

How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix
Handel’s bedroom in Brook Street, London
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How a swanky London townhouse links composer Handel with Jimi Hendrix

Here’s one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance
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Here’s one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance

How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together
Karl Jenkins
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How British composer Karl Jenkins brought the world together

Jazz

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How the world finally caught up with music pioneer Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane
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How the world finally caught up with music pioneer Alice Coltrane

Composer Cassie Kinoshi: ‘Understanding one’s own mental health is of utmost importance to me’
Cassie Kinoshi
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Composer Cassie Kinoshi: ‘Understanding one’s own mental health is of utmost importance to me’

This is everything to look out for in the world of jazz in 2024
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This is everything to look out for in the world of jazz in 2024

Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation
Fergus Quill with his copy of Xero Slingsby and The Works’ first album, Shove It
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Xero Slingsby: The anarchic spirit of British jazz being discovered by a new generation

The Music That Made Me

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Jason Donovan on how Kylie inspired his pop career and Joseph opened the door to the stage
Jason Donovan smiling
The Music That Made Me

Jason Donovan on how Kylie inspired his pop career and Joseph opened the door to the stage

Five Star’s Deniece Pearson: ‘I kissed Smokey Robinson’s lips off’
Deniece Pearson Five Star in a bright feather outfit
The Music that made me

Five Star’s Deniece Pearson: ‘I kissed Smokey Robinson’s lips off’

The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst: ‘I’m making a playlist for my funeral. It’s about five hours’ worth’
A black and white picture of The Cure from 1986 with Lol Tolhurst on the right
the music that made me

The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst: ‘I’m making a playlist for my funeral. It’s about five hours’ worth’

David Duchovny: ‘I dare you not to be moved by Puff, the Magic Dragon’
David Duchovy in a white t shirt
The Music That Made Me

David Duchovny: ‘I dare you not to be moved by Puff, the Magic Dragon’