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Sam Lee: songdreaming review – a moving tribute to Albion’s troubled soul
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Yard Act review – a punk-funk workout for overthinkers
via theguardian.comUEA, Norwich
Touring their exuberant second album, the Leeds band are embracing their dancier side as their barbed observational songs get ever more intimate“Norwich! We wanna consume you! Do you wanna consume us?” drawls singer James Smith with a grin on the first night of Yard Act’s latest UK tour. It’s a very Yard Act thing to do, drawing the audience’s attention to the transactional nature of gig-going; of band as product, of paying your money to jump around on -
Bananarama’s Keren Woodward: ‘There’s a beauty to getting to an age where you don’t care about stuff that used to bother you’
via theguardian.comThe singer on being single, a brush with the law in LA, and buying biscuits in bulkBorn in Bristol, Keren Woodward, 62, had a clerical job at the BBC when she formed Bananarama with Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey in the early 80s. They have had 25 songs in the UK Top 40 with hits including Cruel Summer, Venus, Love in the First Degree and Robert De Niro’s Waiting. A duo since the early 90s, this month they released Glorious: The Ultimate Collection and, in April, they play the London Pallad -
Logic1000: one of dance music’s most intriguing artists enters a new era
via theguardian.comCo-signed by Four Tet, the Sydney-born producer and DJ finally has a debut album: a ‘love letter to house music’, and to the messiness of lifeGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIf there’s one word that could encompass all of Samantha Poulter’s output as Logic1000, it’s warmth. Over six productive years, the Sydney-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer has evolved into one of dance music’s most intriguing talents, with a refined, enveloping sound that&rsqu -
Yard Act review – a band having fun in the midst of an identity crisis
via theguardian.comRock City, Nottingham
Seeming to play their jagged post-punky early material with some reluctance, the Leeds band strike out into bold new territory with hypnotic electronic grooves, disco stompers – and a Napalm Death collab‘Who prefers our earlier work?” Yard Act frontman James Smith asks the audience, and it’s a question you get the sense he has been asking himself of late too. A crowd member is brought up on stage to spin a wheel, offering a one-time-only chance to he -
Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well review – folk-pop that’s high on life and pure as mountain air
via theguardian.com(Polydor)
The country crossover star’s sixth album opens with a spectacular one-two of the most beautiful songs you’ll hear all year – but the loved-up mood and back-to-nature wonder becomes tweeKacey Musgraves has put the bong down. “I used to wake and bake,” croons the country crossover star on her sixth album’s transcendentally gorgeous title track. “Everything I did seemed better when I was high, I don’t know why.” The 35-year-old’s -
Justin Timberlake: Everything I Thought It Was review | Laura Snapes' album of the week
via theguardian.com(RCA)
Painted as a villain following Janet Jackson and Britney Spears controversies, the pop-R&B megastar gets back to brass tacks – and bed-rattlingYou could almost feel sorry for Justin Timberlake, attempting a return after being reappraised as the villain in two massive pop miscarriages of justice. His career endured after the 2004 Super Bowl – during which he ripped off Janet Jackson’s clothing – while she was censured. But the cultural misogyny of that moment is -
Germany adds Berlin’s techno scene to Unesco cultural heritage list
via theguardian.comList recognises techno scene’s contribution to Berlin’s cultural identityGermany’s culture ministry and Unesco commission have added Berlin’s techno scene to the country’s list of intangible cultural heritage, in recognition of the scene’s contribution to the cultural identity of the city.Berlin’s Clubcommission, a network for Berlin’s techno clubs and musicians, described the move as “another milestone for Berlin techno producers, artists, c -
‘Beyoncé said: you’re so silly, I love you!’ Tierra Whack, America’s most creative rapper
via theguardian.comShe’s a muse to megastars, a champion of Lego and raps about her imaginary friend – but behind the whimsy is a street-hardened MC confronting grief and depression• This article contains discussion of suicideThere’s a video of Tierra Whack filmed when she was 15, dressed in dull pink knitwear on the corner of a Philadelphia street, surrounded by older guys smoking weed. “Rapping is my destiny / Especially for these hysterectomies who be testing me / You deaf to me / Y -
Post your questions for Gabrielle
via theguardian.comAfter being championed by Stormzy and Adele, the chart-topping British pop, soul and R&B singer is back with a new album and huge tour – and answering your questionsHaving created some of the most evocative British pop of the 1990s, Gabrielle is back in a big way, with a new album and an upcoming tour of UK arenas – and, to mark it all, she’ll be answering your questions.Born and raised in London, her career burst out of the blocks in 1993, with debut single Dreams – -
Sex, drugs and … God? Nine Inch Nails’ greatest songs – ranked!
via theguardian.comThirty years on from their masterpiece album The Downward Spiral, we assess the studies of faith, authority and self-loathing from Trent Reznor’s band Year Zero isn’t Nine Inch Nails’ strongest album, veering towards the kind of overproduced studio product that Grammys voters like – although there is still a distinct imprimatur to this mainstream blues-rock, as if finished with a black NIN wax seal. God Given is its pop moment, with distorted noises building the type of g -
Liam Gallagher John Squire review – fans left short-changed by duo devoid of chemistry
via theguardian.comBarrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
The connection that sparked an enjoyable No 1 album by the ex-Oasis and Stone Roses men disappears in an underwhelming 50-minute live setThe opening night of the Liam Gallagher John Squire tour is full of fans who’d listen to the two rock’n’roll heroes play the phonebook. Unfortunately the Oasis singer and Stone Roses guitarist put that loyalty to the test – and not only because Gallagher lists colours on psychedelic, stomping opener Just Anot -
‘There’s joy I haven’t felt for years!’ How an app finally got me hooked on the piano
via theguardian.comThirty years after failing his grade two exam, our writer is banging out Handel, Billie Eilish and Elton John - and he’s not alone. With apps to help with learning, there’s never been a better time to tinkle the ivoriesMisplaced pride may have clouded my memories of learning the piano as a kid in the early 90s. I can still picture the piano itself, a knackered upright that was so old it had brass candleholders. I definitely remember my teacher, Issie, a local jazz musician. And I tho -
Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA to headline 2024 Glastonbury festival
via theguardian.comColdplay become act to headline most times with their fifth top slot, while Shania Twain is booked for the Sunday teatime ‘legend’ set as the lineup is announcedDua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA will headline Glastonbury 2024, a diverse spread of A-list artists matched by a strong supporting lineup across the 26-30 June festival including Little Simz, LCD Soundsystem and Burna Boy, plus Shania Twain in the always-jubilant “legend” slot.Much loved by Glastonbury founder Michael E -
From Nina Simone and Bob Marley to Goldie and Salt-N-Pepa: a who’s who of Black popular music – in pictures
via theguardian.comSince his early work in the 1980s for the NME, photographer David Corio has captured some of the greatest Black musical artists. An updated edition of his book, The Black Chord, with text by Vivien Goldman, is published by Hat & Beard Press. Here, Corio recounts the stories behind the pictures Continue reading... -
‘I’m happiest in the studio, naked and drinking mezcal’: is Buika the most liberated performer on Earth?
via theguardian.comShe is the ‘singer from everywhere’ who belts out numbers ‘with her heart ripped out’.As the flamenco fusion phenomenon blazes into Britain, she reveals all about her new superpowers – and the exoplanet she hid on during CovidBuika has forgotten about our interview. The Spanish singer-songwriter was in her studio, preoccupied. “Completely stoned with my music,” she says, once her manager has given her a prod and she connects with me via video call from t -
World Party’s Karl Wallinger was a pick’n’mix songwriter with a total, titanic love of music
via theguardian.comThe World Party frontman, who has died aged 66, was not the 60s revivalist some critics dismissed him as – his work was extraordinary in its breadth and political biteSongs were Karl Wallinger’s compass, melody his north star. When I interviewed him in 2012, over shepherd’s pie at the Groucho Club, he described himself as being a “song creature all my life”. The best tracks by World Party, whom he fronted, sound like a man trying to cram all the love and joy of his -
‘I tell the truth about what’s unknown’: Moor Mother on revealing Britain’s ongoing slavery links
via theguardian.comThe American poet and musician’s new album The Great Bailout tracks the money given to British slaveowners – including David Cameron’s ancestors. She explains why she is pessimistic about getting true justice‘The aftermath of enslavement just doesn’t wash away with bleach. It doesn’t wash away with new buildings. It doesn’t wash away with so-called diversity and representation.” The voice of poet and musician Camae Ayewa, known as Moor Mother, comm -
Eric Carmen, Hungry Eyes and All By Myself singer, dies aged 74
via theguardian.comRaspberries frontman, who had several big solo hits in the 70s and 80s, died in his sleep on the weekendEric Carmen, the frontman of the powerpop band Raspberries and singer of solo hits including All By Myself, Never Gonna Fall in Love Again and Hungry Eyes, has died aged 74.Carmen’s wife, Amy, announced his death on his official website. No cause of death was given. Continue reading... -
‘I express purely through my songs and silhouette’: Ado, the platinum-selling pop star with a secret identity
via theguardian.comShe’s a massive success in her native Japan, but has never revealed her face. As she plays the UK for the first time, Ado explains her ultra-catchy rage-filled songs – and her hopes for gen ZAdo was recently walking through a music store in Taipei and saw her latest album on a huge display. “I thought, ‘The staff who made that display have no idea I’m here right now.’ But I’ve got used to that feeling. It makes me happy.”The Japanese pop singer is -
The Smile review – Thom Yorke on jolly and utterly joyful form
via theguardian.comEventim Apollo, London
Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner’s pandemic-born band fly free from expectations, taking in everything from krautrock to Afrobeat The precise status of the Smile is intriguingly TBC. Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood began making music with Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner to stay busy during the pandemic and they have already released more music in two years than Radiohead have managed in 15. While Yorke’s solo albums were clearly a side hustle – opa -
Vince Power, concert and festival promoter, dies aged 76
via theguardian.comPromoter who opened first venue with proceeds of secondhand furniture business became one of the biggest players in British and Irish live musicVince Power, the concert promoter who helmed festivals such as Reading and Leeds, has died aged 76.Born John Vincent Power in Waterford in 1947, Power was a champion of music from his native Ireland after moving to London in his mid-teens. He opened the venue the Mean Fiddler in Harlesden in 1982, funded from a successful secondhand furniture business he -
Eurovision mirrors how countries see one another. That’s why I can’t watch Israel take part | Jeff Ingold
via theguardian.comNo amount of mental gymnastics can justify allowing its inclusion while a humanitarian catastrophe goes on in GazaWhen I first moved to England for university, I took a course on the European Union. I remember my professor’s opening gambit was telling us that if we wanted to know how different countries felt about each other, we had to watch Eurovision. So like any good student, I sat down for my first Eurovision song contest in May 2016. Just a month before the UK voted to leave the EU, I -
‘I was cancelled’: Beverley Knight on gay rights, race and her West End renaissance
via theguardian.comAs a chart-topping singer in the ultra-controlled pop landscape of the 00s, she refused to be sexy, spoke out about Aids and was staunchly pro-Labour. Now, she’s one of theatre’s biggest stars – and ready to get the Tories outBeverley Knight is mid song. Joss Stone’s Super Duper Love is playing in the restaurant we’re meeting in, and I’ve caught her lost in the music. “Yeah, I’m diggin’ on you, now baby? Yeah,” she warbles at low volume -
Kim Gordon: The Collective review – so close to the edge it sometimes falls off
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The former Sonic Youth bassist’s follow-up to her acclaimed solo debut has some great moments, but tips over into a barrage of distortionEveryone always says Kim Gordon’s cool, so let’s get that out of the way – it may be tiresome to read repeatedly but it’s true. The Sonic Youth bassist turned California visual artist’s first solo album, No Home Record (2019), was very good and incredibly cool. Not just “cool for a 66-year-old mom”, but -
Bleachers: Bleachers review – uninspiring shades of Springsteen with Jack Antonoff and co
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The New Jersey-born superproducer of Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and more can’t quite capture the same magic with his own bandYou may have been unaware of it, but you will almost certainly have heard Bleachers’ music already. They’ve secretly been the backing band on recent albums by Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and St Vincent, in large part because frontman Jack Antonoff’s day job is being the most in-demand producer in the world, responsible for many of the def -
Bolis Pupul: Letter to Yu review – delicate melancholy and banging beats
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On a solo debut addressed to his late mother, the Belgian producer explores his Chinese ancestry on a playful set with shades of Kraftwerk and AbbaThe “Yu” of the title of this solo debut is multifaceted Belgian producer Bolis Pupul’s late mother, who died in 2008. She was from Hong Kong, and after her death in a road accident Pupul began investigating his neglected Chinese ancestry. Completely Half, one of this beguiling record’s lead tracks, wrestles with the i -
‘I’m a firecracker’: singer Jacob Lusk on survival, stardom – and singing with Elton John
via theguardian.comHe had his first shot at stardom on American Idol but, when it was over, Jacob Lusk found himself homeless. After a rare second chance, as lead singer of the band Gabriels, he’s been nominated for multiple awards, gone on tour with Harry Styles and been anointed for greatness by Elton John. He talks to Tim Lewis about why, this time, he’s giving it his all...Backstage at last summer’s Glastonbury, as Elton John made his first appearance at the festival and played his last-ever -
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: Open Me, a Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit – review
via theguardian.com(Spiritmuse)
The Chicago drummer’s collective add strings to their loose, laid-back groove, making for a subtly powerful listenOver the past 50 years, Chicago drummer Kahil El’Zabar has been at the forefront of the avant garde in jazz. He has collaborated with the trumpeters Don Cherry and Dizzy Gillespie and provided percussion for stars such as Stevie Wonder, but it is with his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble that El’Zabar has found himself most free. Across their 15 albums he has t -
Lola Young review – the back-to-front rise of a powerhouse pop star
via theguardian.comScala, London
Juggling negative thoughts, disarming wit and several mobile phones, the straight-talking Londoner has come a long way since being the voice of the John Lewis Christmas adBeing a burgeoning pop star requires a constantly evolving skill set. To the creative uses of social media (pretty much a prerequisite) and the knack for subsisting solely on Greggs’ vegan sausage rolls (it’s so hard to make money off music), we now add the requirement to take crowd selfies on two audi -
One to watch: Ganavya
via theguardian.comThe California-based artist, who performed last December in London with Sault, melds spiritual jazz and south Asian classical music with ambient texturesOf the many “wow” moments during Sault’s debut live show in London last December, one soloist floored everyone. Early in the evening, a woman in an ethereal white dress, alone under the spotlights, unleashed elegant, deeply moving vocal acrobatics that drew on south Asian classical traditions. She was performing a version of Mo -
Perfect pitch: the 2024 UK music festivals you can still book now
via theguardian.comWe may not be able to guarantee the sunshine, but British summer time always means great live music. Grab your spangly cowboy hat – these are the best fests to visit this yearDownload14 to 16 June, Leicestershire
The headliners at the 21st staging of metal’s marquee event – Queens of the Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold – are glitzy and blokey, but not particularly heavy. Thankfully it’s a different story elsewhere, including Friday’s eardrum-ratt -
‘It’s terrifying’: songwriter behind Robbie Williams hits out at AI in the music industry
via theguardian.comGuy Chambers says future albums may need disclaimers about how they were made amid rise of AI’s use for writing songsThe songwriter behind hits for Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue has described the acceleration in use of artificial intelligence in the music industry as “terrifying” because of its potential to replace songwriters.Guy Chambers, who has collaborated with Williams over more than two decades, said: “I think we may get to a stage in the future where an album -
‘I don’t want to be a legacy performer’: why Britain’s hottest jazz star is giving up his sax for the flute
via theguardian.comShabaka Hutchings is at the height of his powers as a saxophonist – but has given it up to play a Japanese flute that takes years to master. In London and Brazil, the multiple Mercury nominee explains why he has to resist the easy path, even if it puts his livelihood at riskIt is December 2023, and Shabaka Hutchings has just played a gig at Saint John at Hackney church, London, performing John Coltrane’s 1964 album A Love Supreme. It was rapturously received, despite – or perha -
Various artists: Africatown, AL: Ancestor Sounds review – music that defies the darkest of pasts
via theguardian.com(Free Dirt)
From blues to industrial and rap, these extraordinary recordings showcase the community of descendants of the last slavers’ ship to the USNearly five decades after the importation of enslaved people was abolished by US Congress in 1807, the last slaver’s ship came from west Africa to dock in Mobile, Alabama, in defiance of the law. Around 100 of those enslaved people’s descendants still live in Africatown, a neighbourhood north of the city. This compilation sets thi -
Discovery Zone: Quantum Web review – expertly rendered synth fantasias
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While at times it brings to mind the hold music for a healing-crystal company, there is plenty of brilliantly retro songwritingThe nostalgic 80s sound of vaporwave, the nocturnal funk-pop of Nite Jewel, the blissful Balearic songs of the Mood Hut label and the kind of balladry heard between bouts of dimension-crossing depravity at a Twin Peaks bar combine on the second album by US singer and producer JJ Weihl, AKA Discovery Zone.The period detail is expertly rendered, from Fairlight- -
Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine review – perceptive post-divorce album is nearly spotless
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Amid intense and intrusive speculation about her private life, Grande wipes away the tears and tackles the big questions of adult life with maturity, compassion – and delicious gossipBy 2020, Ariana Grande had achieved saintlike status in pop. No one would argue with it. At her 2017 show in Manchester, 22 fans were killed in a terrorist attack, and she was praised for her grace when she threw the all-star One Love Manchester benefit concert just two weeks later. The following ye -
Judas Priest’s Rob Halford: ‘Coming out as gay? It’s unbelievable, the elation’
via theguardian.comThe frontman answers your questions on metal’s punk rivals, working with Dolly Parton, his top Priest song and his time working in a Walsall sex shopWas the first heavy metal record the Kinks’ You Really Got Me (1964), Steppenwolf’s Born to Be Wild (1968), Black Sabbath’s Black Sabbath (1970) or something else? VerulamiumParkRanger
Gotta be Black Sabbath. I love the Kinks and Steppenwolf but by definition they’re not really metal. In terms of riffage, I’ve alw -
Jim Beard, keyboardist for Steely Dan, dies aged 63
via theguardian.comBeard was known for collaborations with jazz legends including Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin and Wayne ShorterJim Beard, a keyboardist for Steely Dan, has died at 63, according to multiple reports.Beard, a musician also known for his collaborations with jazz legends including Pat Metheny, John McLaughlin and Wayne Shorter, died in a New York City hospital on Saturday, Deadline reports, citing a representative of Beard. Continue reading... -
‘Artists will not stand for this’: musicians drop SXSW in support of Palestine
via theguardian.comActs such as Squirrel Flower and Mamalarky have chosen not to perform over festival’s ties to army and weaponry sponsorsMultiple artists have pulled out of their official showcases at this year’s South by Southwest festival (SXSW) in support of Palestine, citing the Austin, Texas, event’s ties to the defense contractor RTX Corporation, formerly known as Raytheon, and its sponsorship by the US army.The boycott was led by Chicago-based songwriter Ella Williams, AKA Squirrel Flowe -
Swift Notes: how the Eras tour ticketing debacle reflects – and distorts – US industry reform
via theguardian.comAs US lawmakers investigate ticketing practices from antitrust investigations to ‘speculative’ sales, do these proposals prioritise consumers or corporations – and why do some bear Swift’s name?• Sign up to the weekly newsletter hereIn last week’s inaugural Swift Notes, I wrote about how in the past year Taylor Swift has been popping up in unexpected places, from crafting to debates about grammar. I was surprised to find her in a recent newsletter from the wond -
Taylor Swift’s Super Tuesday message urging fans to vote gets mixed reaction
via theguardian.comPop star says on Instagram Story: ‘If you haven’t already, make a plan to vote today’Super Tuesday – latest updatesTaylor Swift took time out on Super Tuesday to implore her fans to vote in the 2024 primary elections.“Today, March 5, is the presidential primary in Tennessee and 16 other states and territories. I wanted to remind you guys to vote the people who most represent YOU into power. If you haven’t already, make a plan to vote today,” Swift shared -
Indie record shops boom in number – but supermarkets are deserting music
via theguardian.comData from Digital Entertainment and Retail Association finds there are now 122 more indie record shops compared with 2014New data shows that the UK has dozens more record shops that it did 10 years ago, but the marketplace for physical music elsewhere is quickly collapsing.A study by the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA) finds that there are now 461 indie record shops in the UK, 122 more than 2014. Purely in terms of store numbers, the sector has recovered strongly after a small -
Arts Council England seeks £40,000 from Speech Debelle and legal team after tribunal loss
via theguardian.comCouncil pursues legal costs after judges ruled musician Debelle did not face racial discrimination while working for itArts Council England is seeking legal costs of £40,000 from the Mercury prize winner Speech Debelle and her legal team after she lost an employment tribunal following claims she faced racial discrimination while working for the arts funding body.Debelle, whose real name is Corynne Elliot, worked for ACE as a relationship manager in the organisation’s music team for t -
Olof Dreijer on the Knife, Swedish nationalism and dancefloor activism: ‘Music gives us energy to overcome’
via theguardian.comAfter disbanding cult pop act the Knife, Dreijer helped migrant musicians and resisted the Swedish far-right. His wondrous new club tracks now reconsider how art can inform politicsThe past decade has been a journey for Olof Dreijer. In 2014 he and his sibling Karin disbanded their avant-pop duo the Knife at the height of their fame, and the Swedish producer found himself reckoning with his creative future. “I was spending my time doing a lot of youth work and activism and the tracks I was -
‘I put the ass in blasphemy’: Lynks, the horror-drag pop star reclaiming biblical ‘abomination’
via theguardian.comFrom behind a series of outlandish masked costumes, the anonymous British artist is using humour and horniness to explore queer pride and queer shame“Every day they ask me, ‘why do you wear that mask Lynks?’ / Well if I didn’t, every one of you would want to fuck me.” The confidence is understandable: Lynks’ witty and sexually frank studies of British gay culture, over muscular pop reminiscent of MIA and Peaches, have marked them among UK pop’s most exci -
‘Hit the Hague, hit the bong!’ Hear Gregg Alexander’s original demo of Murder on the Dancefloor
via theguardian.comThe first time the lyrics to the hit song saw the light of day, it was in the back of a broken-down car on the way to Detroit• ‘In January, it was the most heard song on Earth!’: the amazing story behind Murder on the DancefloorIf it weren’t for a busted car, Murder on the Dancefloor might never have existed, songwriter Gregg Alexander – formerly of the New Radicals – told Dave Simpson today, in a very rare interview detailing the creation of a song experiencin -
‘I often see fans crying or snogging to it’: Cast on how they made Walkaway
via theguardian.com‘It was used as the soundtrack when the England football team were knocked out of Euro 96. The nation wept, Walkaway was the song – and I missed the whole thing’In 1992, I’d gone from playing bass in the La’s to forming Cast. I was in that beautiful, golden sweet spot of becoming a songwriter, when you’re idealistic and almost naive, and it feels like maybe you can write a song that will be the backdrop to people’s lives. I’d already written five s -
‘I can guarantee Beyoncé has never stepped foot in here’: Houston’s country saloons review Texas Hold ’Em
via theguardian.comBeyoncé’s record-breaking hoedown Texas Hold ‘Em has prompted debate about belonging in country music. Patrons in her Texan hometown have their say on the songThe Shady Acres saloon is a hole-in-the-wall country dive bar about eight miles north-west of Beyoncé’s childhood home in Houston, Texas. On a Wednesday evening, a few pickup trucks are parked out front. Inside there is a wooden bar with dollar bills stapled to the ceiling. Texas beers such as Shiner Bock an -
Sinéad O’Connor estate calls on Donald Trump to stop using her music
via theguardian.comSinger ‘would have been disgusted, hurt, and insulted’ at her version of Nothing Compares 2 U being used at ralliesSinéad O’Connor’s estate has said she would have been “disgusted, hurt, and insulted” at her version of Nothing Compares 2 U being used at Donald Trump’s political rallies.A joint statement from the late Irish singer’s estate and record label Chrysalis Records demanded the former US president “desist from using her music i
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