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Music is full of cover songs, especially in rock, so it comes as no surprise that the five most covered songs are all by the same band.
R&B singer Kem is exiting his hometown's legendary record label, Motown, to return to being an independent artist.
A decade after Adele’s ‘25’ defined modern ballads, its legacy still lingers as fans question whether it marked the end of ...
Longtime Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench revisited the Tom Petty canon alongside carefully curated covers and selections from his new album The Melancholy Season.
Britain’s ‘Queen of Soul’ Mica Paris has called for stronger support for emerging Black talent in the UK, saying the music ...
Rongrong Souang, a native of China, is as surprised as anyone about her new career as a budding pop star who calls herself ...
Anyway, at 76, Lulu is currently in the midst of a long farewell tour that sees her turn up in Dunfermline this month. It’s a chance to remind ourselves that her voice remains one of Glasgow’s great ...
Kem has revived his Kemistry Records label, which leaves Motown Records without a signature Detroit artist for the first time in its 66-year history.
From Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues” to Sly and the Family Stone’s “Hot Fun in the Summertime” to Harry Styles’ ...
The 85-year-old Staples – the sole survivor and linchpin of the legendary Staple Singers gospel group – has collaborated with ...
They hit the mainstream charts in 1996 with their album “Bringing Down the Horse ... Having shared the stage with the likes of Aretha Franklin, The Backstreet Boys, The Four Tops, Boys II Men, and ...
San Diego Union-Tribune music critic George Varga began drumming in rock bands at 12 and writing professionally about music at 15. A Louisiana native who grew up mostly in Germany, Varga has earned ...