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Eurovision star Olly Alexander says he's 'ambivalent' about the 'divisive' Union Jack
Eurovision

Eurovision star Olly Alexander says he's 'ambivalent' about the 'divisive' Union Jack

Inside the Big Issue: The economic impact of Taylor Swift
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The economic impact of Taylor Swift

Sananda Maitreya: 'You don't have to suffer. You can just choose happiness'
Sanada Maitreya
Letter To My Younger Self

Sananda Maitreya: 'You don't have to suffer. You can just choose happiness'

Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?
Taylor Swift and some of her lyrics
Analysis

Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?

You can grow up to be Morrissey or you can grow up to be Johnny Marr – which are you?
Johnny Marr
Robin Ince

You can grow up to be Morrissey or you can grow up to be Johnny Marr – which are you?

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'

Voyager 1's galactic mixtape, extending a hand of welcome to the universe 
Paul McNamee

Voyager 1's galactic mixtape, extending a hand of welcome to the universe 

Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive
Olly Murs and Caroline Flack in 2015
Press Release

Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive

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'

Labi Siffre: 'I've had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black'
Labi Siffre
Letter To My Younger Self

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

Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit
Books

Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Skip Spence review – sensitive portrait of a free spirit

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

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

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
Music

Jingoism of Rule, Britannia! has long felt shameful. Is it finally time for BBC Proms to axe it?

“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive
Press Release

“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive

Zayn Malik speaks on new music, home city Bradford and identity: 'I'm a very Northern man'
Music

Zayn Malik speaks on new music, home city Bradford and identity: 'I'm a very Northern man'

This Town cast and crew on how unrest and disruption forges creative genius: 'Music is the heart'
TV

This Town cast and crew on how unrest and disruption forges creative genius: 'Music is the heart'

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'It's always a good time for music somewhere': Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town
Kae Tempest
Music

'It's always a good time for music somewhere': Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there's still hope for live music
Festival prices 2024 illustration
Music

Gig ticket prices are extortionate now – but there's still hope for live music

Yungblud on 'ignorant' politicians, his own affordable festival and how music can change the world
Music

Yungblud on 'ignorant' politicians, his own affordable festival and how music can change the world

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

How the world finally caught up with music pioneer Alice Coltrane

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