New versions of The Snowman score can't cause its legacy to disappear
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New versions of The Snowman score can't cause its legacy to disappear

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
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Are songs written by robots the sound of Christmas future?

Glen Matlock: ‘I heard The Beatles and immediately wanted to start the Sex Pistols’
Glen Matlock
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Glen Matlock: ‘I heard The Beatles and immediately wanted to start the Sex Pistols’

Soweto Kinch’s pandemic reflections draw parallels with Civil Rights Movement music
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Soweto Kinch’s pandemic reflections draw parallels with Civil Rights Movement music

Simon Le Bon: 'I’m very lucky. Solo artists have nobody to tell them they’re being an arsehole'
Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon
Letter To My Younger Self

Simon Le Bon: 'I’m very lucky. Solo artists have nobody to tell them they’re being an arsehole'

Where to catch some live Christmas music this year
Claire Jackson

Where to catch some live Christmas music this year

Engelbert Humperdinck: 'I've lost fortunes, my dear. Fortunes'
Letter To My Younger Self

Engelbert Humperdinck: 'I've lost fortunes, my dear. Fortunes'

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

An independent record store is boycotting Adele's new album in a row over vinyl
Ben Savage stands outside Skeleton Records vinyl store in Birkenhead
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An independent record store is boycotting Adele's new album in a row over vinyl

In praise of re-issues, the musical goldmines which never run dry
Songwriter and original hippie eden ahbez, right, with Nat King Cole and Fred Allen, left, in 1948.
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In praise of re-issues, the musical goldmines which never run dry

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

'Godfather of hip-hop' Gil Scott-Heron played by his own rules
Gil Scott-Heron in 1975. Image: Gilles Petard/Redferns
Music

'Godfather of hip-hop' Gil Scott-Heron played by his own rules

You don't need a penis to be a music producer: the women breaking barriers
Music

You don't need a penis to be a music producer: the women breaking barriers

Pioneering opera about a transgender woman comes to the UK
A still from trans opera As One.
Music

Pioneering opera about a transgender woman comes to the UK

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

Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Our home was rich with music
Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason The Music That Made Me
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Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Our home was rich with music

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Jazz is Dead label avoids being a vanity project to create something entirely new
Music

The Jazz is Dead label avoids being a vanity project to create something entirely new

Fab films: The best documentaries about The Beatles
Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison playing their famous gig on a London rooftop
Music

Fab films: The best documentaries about The Beatles

Billy Bragg: 'There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism'
Billy Bragg. Image: Jill Furmanovsky
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Billy Bragg: 'There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism'

Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life
Dan Reynolds and Imagine Dragons
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Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life