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Gloria Gaynor’s eyes light up as she tells me about headlining Brazil’s Rock In Rio music festival last September. “It was wonderful,” she enthuses. “That huge audience, more than 150,000 people, singing along with me…” Just months before she’d topped the bill at Bal de la Rose, in Monte Carlo for …

Shirley Ballas has revealed that her favourite song of all time isn’t a golden oldie or a global chart hit – but a heartfelt track by members of her family. The Strictly Come Dancing head judge made the admission during her 2023 appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, …

Fans are just learning how legendary rock band Rolling Stones got their name, despite the band forming over six decades ago. After banding together in London in 1962, the group now includes frontman Mick Jagger, lead guitarist Keith Richards, and bassist Ronnie Wood, who hopped on board in 1975. The Stones …

Fans of the legendary musician Bob Dylan believe he has forgotten about writing one of his greatest songs. The veteran performer has written hundreds of songs, with many classics included in his discography. Dylan’s prolific songwriting has since led to fans suggesting he may not remember writing some of his …

Fans of the legendary rock band The Beatles have recently uncovered a “major issue” with John Lennon’s singing voice that was seemingly unnoticed for decades. Lennon, whose life was tragically cut short on December 8, 1980, penned some of the group’s biggest hits including ‘Day Tripper’, ‘Come Together’, and ‘Don’t …

They have won multiple awards for Music Video of the Year, and boast many nominations for the title at the Grammys, VMAs, EMAs and more.However, in between masterpieces, there is one music video that Jon Bon Jovi thought was not even remotely up to standard. In 1987, Jon Bon Jovi …

When you think Led Zeppelin, you probably don’t immediately picture emotional, operatic, slow cinematic scores. Yet a musical soundtrack piece with romantic lyrics and soaring vocal highs has been singled out by Robert Plant as his favourite song of all time. Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs – …

Earlier this year, it was announced that the four back-to-back biopics of The Beatles will star Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Joseph Quinn (George Harrison), Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr) and Harris Dickinson (John Lennon). All four official films will hit cinemas a week apart in April 2028, and now three more …

The Kooks’ new album ‘Never/Know’ is out now (Image: Party in the Paddock/Renae Saxby) Nearly two decades after breaking through with catchy guitar hooks and breezy swagger, brighton-based band, The Kooks are stepping into a new era, one that feels like a celebration of who they are, unbothered by outside …

Arcade Fire. Pink Elephant. Poignancy and positivity combine with perseverance on the Canadian indie rockers’ seventh album. The first single from it, Year Of The Snake, is a smooth, euphoric groove that hypnotises you like a snake charmer’s pungi as it builds and grows. In the Chinese zodiac, the year of the snake …