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Our 2026 listening resolutions: from Radiohead to Kendrick Lamar, critics try to get into music they've never liked
The first time I heard Joni Mitchell, in 1997, she was looped across the chorus of Janet Jackson's single Got 'Til It's Gone. The song's credits would educate me on the sample's origins; I had previously assumed Big Yellow Taxi was an Amy Grant…
Singer left homeless aged 18 before becoming music sensation
Alex Warren has opened up about his childhood Ordinary singer Alex Warren made 2025 his year after his hit became the biggest song of the year with an impressive 262 million streams. The song went viral on TikTok, where Alex, previously an…
Our homes are infested with super-rats & music thanks to popular food court
FAMILIES say a London food market has make their lives “unbearable” as they claim it's overrun with giant rats, mountains of rubbish and hazardous smoke. Daily life has been made “intolerable” as residents say they face…
MTV Music Channels Sign Off Forever with the One that Started it all: 'Video Killed the Radio Star'
MTV's dedicated music channels, including MTV Music, MTV 80s, and MTV 90s, ended their 24/7 music broadcasts globally on December 31, 2025, concluding with The Buggles' “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the same video that launched the…
Weekend events round: Music, theater and some holiday holdovers around the region
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Philadelphia Orchestra presents Disney's “Fantasia” in concert Friday through Sunday at Marian Anderson Hall in the Kimmel Center. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and at 2 on…
This YouTube Music quirk never bothered me - until I watched my partner use Spotify
I always prefer YouTube Music over Spotify when it comes to value for money because the former comes bundled with a standard YouTube Premium subscription. I recently returned to Spotify again because of its ability to include or exclude individual…
'This is a passion project for me' - Meet the RTÉ sports anchor trying to make it in the music business
The broadcaster was with Virgin Media for almost 17 years before moving to RTÉ in 2022. He recently released his debut album, To Be Loved, as Pink Rabbits – a stage name paying homage to his favourite song from The National. Walsh…
Here's how to get £30 Matilda The Musical tickets in Manchester
Matilda The Musical is heading to Manchester for an extended run in 2026, and tickets from £30 on selected dates from ATG Tickets are already attracting strong interest. The much-loved production will be staged at Manchester Palace Theatre…
Ditch the music, and don't lecture us: 10 resolutions the AFL should adopt in 2026
CEO Andrew Dillon has bolstered football and club experience around him by appointing Tom Harley and Greg Swann in vital roles while former football boss Laura Kane took a sideways step. Any confusion on who is in charge needs to be removed as soon…
MTV Music Channels Sign Off Forever With the One That Started It All: 'Video Killed the Radio Star
MTV channels dedicated to 24/7 music videos began going permanently dark on Wednesday with a nod to the video that started it all: airing the Buggles' iconic “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Earlier this fall, MTV announced it would…
Ellie Goulding, 39, shows off her bump as she reflects on 2025
Have YOU got a story? Email: tips@dailymail.co.uk 2025 was a big year for Ellie Goulding and she reflected on her momentous 12 months in a celebratory New Year's post on Thursday. Ellie announced on a December red carpet that she is pregnant with…
Tones and I shows off her glamorous new look as she performs for NYE
READ MORE: Tones and I expands her 'Millionaire's Row' profile with $6.4m rural estate on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria Tones and I has continued to show off her incredible makeover as she took the stage for a very special performance on New…
Love, Devotion, Surrender: Jeff Tamarkin on Five Decades of Music Journalism and His Stellar New Santana Book
“I never in my life thought I would end up doing this and certainly not for this long,” Jeff Tamarkin says of a career that began with a review he filed for the San Francisco State University student newspaper of The Band's Last Waltz…
Happy New Year from Music News!
As we reach the final notes of 2025, we want to thank you for being part of our community. From the massive stadium reunions and record-breaking streams to the breakthrough artists that defined 2025, it has been an unforgettable year for music. It…
No. 1 Latin Producer of the Year: How La Paciencia and Bad Bunny Revolutionized Latin Music (Yet Again) in 2025, and What's Next
For Roberto Rosado, better known as La Paciencia, the key to his craft has always been in the name. With a steady hand and an ear for emotive storytelling, he's quietly become one of Latin music's most important producers, all while staying…
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