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10 songs artists should have never abandoned

‘Lost’ – Linkin Park It felt like the air was sucked out of the entire rock scene the minute that Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington passed away. While the genre was by no means dead, Bennington was one of the people continuing to push it forward in the mainstream, and even if people weren’t responding to […]

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Lizzo Reveals Her Weight-Loss Strategies: ‘Everybody’s Body Is Different’

Lizzo is opening up about the steps she took to feel lighter both physically and mentally, with the star sharing her weight-loss and anxiety-beating strategies on an TikTok livestream Tuesday (April 22).  Speaking to followers months after announcing on Instagram that she’d reached her “weight release” goal in January, Lizzo divulged which specific changes she’s […]

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Pedro Pascal shows support for transgender rights at ‘Thunderbolts’ premiere

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Wed 23 April 2025 11:53, UK Actor Pedro Pascal was recently spotted showing solidarity with the transgender community at the premiere of the new Thunderbolts movie. The Last of Us actor appeared at Cineworld Leicester Square to support the Marvel film. He wore the viral ‘Protect the Dolls’ t-shirt, which he […]

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‘God Save The Queen’: The song that killed punk?

(Credit: Alamy) Tue 22 April 2025 12:30, UK After a brief, confused hubbub, ‘God Save The Queen’ quickly became the moment punk stopped being a movement and turned into a consumable genre. The powers that be were puzzled and appalled by the rupturing of the status quo that it initially caused. In its earliest days, […]

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Five best new wave songs released as singles in 1984

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy / Press) Tue 22 April 2025 12:00, UK The tinny melodies of synths and riffing electric strings can only mean one thing—it’s new wave time. The genre that defined much of the late 1970s and early 1980s made a permanent imprint on the modern foundations of pop music, giving birth […]

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Five best new wave songs released as singles in 1984

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy / Press) Tue 22 April 2025 12:00, UK The tinny melodies of synths and riffing electric strings can only mean one thing—it’s new wave time. The genre that defined much of the late 1970s and early 1980s made a permanent imprint on the modern foundations of pop music, giving birth […]

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The two albums that shaped Michael Kiwanuka

(Credits: Marco Grey) Tue 22 April 2025 11:30, UK There are no shortage of influences to the music of Michael Kiwanuka. This is a man whose twin heroes, Otis Redding and Bill Withers, touch every corner of his music. From the sharp, hook-filled songwriting, warm swathes of guitar and cooed choirs of backing vocals to […]