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Israel and the DEI exception: How the music industry lost its moral compass
Music crosses borders between cultures, communities, and strangers. Our rave culture was founded on the belief that everyone belonged; that all were welcome, safe, and celebrated. Until, on a Saturday morning, a specific border was crossed that…
How we might hear new Dolly Parton music in the future
Dolly Parton's classics like 'Jolene' and '9 to 5' will live on long after her death, but will we get new music from the Queen of Country as well? SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Her own interviews indicate there is more to come. At least one tune…
Heart, hope and a steely determination: Dolly Parton's musical legacy
Mark Savage Music correspondent In 1980, Dolly Parton was filming her first Hollywood movie, 9 To 5, and between scenes she had an idea for the tune that would become the movie's theme song. But her guitar was banned from the set - so she made the…
Heart, hope and a steely determination: Dolly Parton's musical legacy
In 1980, Dolly Parton was filming her first Hollywood movie, 9 To 5, and between scenes she had an idea for the tune that would become the movie's theme song. But her guitar was banned from the set - so she made the beat by strumming her acrylic…
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Dolly Parton Was One of the Biggest Stars in the History of Country Music. She Wanted to Be Remembered as a Songwriter
On a snowy day in 1946, a doctor rode his horse to a one-room cabin in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains, where he helped deliver a baby girl. The parents, too poor to pay for his services, handed the man a sack of cornmeal. In exchange, the doctor…
You can now buy music on SoundCloud
A new beta feature lets artists sell tracks directly on their profile, and SoundCloud won't take a cut. A new beta feature lets artists sell tracks directly on their profile, and SoundCloud won't take a cut. Jess Weatherbed is a…
Australia's recording association bans AI-made music from charts
Songs using gen-AI as a support tool will still be allowed. The Australian Recording Industry Association announced today that any tracks wholly generated with AI will not be eligible for inclusion on the nation's music charts. The Code of Practice…
SM Entertainment forms China joint venture with Tencent Music
Korean K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment has announced a joint venture with Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) as it seeks to expand its presence in Chinese-speaking markets. The new Beijing-based company, named STE, will develop and manage…
Paul Thomas Anderson's forthcoming concert film is buzzword bingo for fans of indie music and movies
Right as awards season kicked up at the end of 2025, before Paul Thomas Anderson took home the Best Director Academy Award for One Battle After Another, he was taking in a concert at Carnegie Hall by singer-songwriter Cameron Winter. He wasn't in a…
Dolly Parton leaves us new music, we have to wait two more decades
For the next 20 years, one of Dolly Parton's songs will remain unheard, sealed inside a wooden box at a Tennessee resort with strict instructions from the country music legend. Parton, the American country music icon, died on Tuesday, August 25, at…
Who was late country music icon Dolly Parton?
Dolly Parton, the American singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist whose career spanned more than six decades, died on Tuesday, August 25, at the age of 80. Parton died in Nashville, Tennessee, after a brief battle with cancer, according to…
In musical 'Liyab,' Filipino heroes set love and language on fire
Warning: Minor spoilers on the ending ahead. What if a “reimagined sane” Sisa from “Noli Me Tangere” walked you through history? This is the concept for “LIYAB,” the inaugural production of Teatro Kaugnay…
Music reviews: Carly Simon, The Womack Sisters, and L'Rain
“At this stage in her life, Carly Simon has every right to turn in a biblically gloomy record,” said Victoria Segal in The Times (U.K.). Yet despite her recent announcement that she has been struggling with Parkinson's disease, her…
Can 'quantum musical agents' really make a melody better?
Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more The history of popular music is, in part, a history of technology. From George Beauchamp inventing the electric guitar to whoever came…
The best music festivals in the UK to book for 2026
Although it's rooted in hardcore and punk, Outbreak is fast becoming one of the UK's freest and most genre-fluid festivals. It was launched in a 100-capacity Sheffield community centre by two 14-year-olds (yes, really!) back in 2011 and proved so…
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