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Malcolm Jack
Malcolm Jack
Malcolm Jack is Pop and Rock Music Editor for The Big Issue and a freelance music, arts and features journalist for a variety of print and online titles.
The best live acts to look forward to in 2022
Live Music

The best live acts to look forward to in 2022

Are songs written by robots the sound of Christmas future?
Is artificial intelligence the key to transforming our beloved but dated Christmas tunes? Illustration by Kyle Hilton
Malcolm Jack

Are songs written by robots the sound of Christmas future?

Adele's 30 is here and she's belting out the big numbers
Music

Adele's 30 is here and she's belting out the big numbers

ABBA's comeback is set to make money, money, money
A virtual ABBA will perform seven shows a week for six months in London’s 3,000-capacity ABBA Arena Image: Keystone Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Music

ABBA's comeback is set to make money, money, money

From Coldplay to COP26: Is a greener music industry possible?
Coldplay singer Chris Martin performs surrounded by streamers
Music

From Coldplay to COP26: Is a greener music industry possible?

‘Culture is who we are and what we do, not something for any sort of elite’
Culture

‘Culture is who we are and what we do, not something for any sort of elite’

Greentea Peng: 'Music has been a healing experience'
Music

Greentea Peng: 'Music has been a healing experience'

Musicians in Exile: The group uniting refugees via song
Music

Musicians in Exile: The group uniting refugees via song

Return of Green Man festival is a resurgence for music and the community
Music

Return of Green Man festival is a resurgence for music and the community

The Olympics need an anthem. Here's what it should be
Music

The Olympics need an anthem. Here's what it should be

These are the feelgood hits of the strange summer
Music

These are the feelgood hits of the strange summer

Record Store Day and the secrets of the vinyl sleeves
Music

Record Store Day and the secrets of the vinyl sleeves

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