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Spotify algorithms are making pop singles shorter – and it's no bad thing
Spotify algorithms are making pop singles shorter – and it's no bad thing
Abolish binary ideas about classical vs contemporary music and everybody wins
Abolish binary ideas about classical vs contemporary music and everybody wins
Francis Rossi: 'Poor Rick, always trying to be the rock star'
Francis Rossi: 'Poor Rick, always trying to be the rock star'
Post-classical pioneer Joep Beving concludes stunning trilogy with 'Henosis'
Post-classical pioneer Joep Beving concludes stunning trilogy with 'Henosis'
Surely there are plenty of artists worthier of a biopic than Mötley Crüe?
Surely there are plenty of artists worthier of a biopic than Mötley Crüe?
Big Issue feature star Lewis Capaldi is the UK number one
Big Issue feature star Lewis Capaldi is the UK number one
Picking up the baton – female classical stars are finally getting their dues
Picking up the baton – female classical stars are finally getting their dues
A superstar? An enigma? Gerry Cinnamon is our next folk hero ready to leap
A superstar? An enigma? Gerry Cinnamon is our next folk hero ready to leap
Welsh authorities link up to fund music opportunities for every child
Welsh authorities link up to fund music opportunities for every child
The story behind Lewis and Peter Capaldi’s powerful organ donation video
The story behind Lewis and Peter Capaldi’s powerful organ donation video
Why travelling musicians are worried about a no-deal Brexit
Why travelling musicians are worried about a no-deal Brexit
Why the crisis in music education is a crisis for all
Why the crisis in music education is a crisis for all
Watch Lewis Capaldi's emotional new organ donor video starring Peter Capaldi
Watch Lewis Capaldi's emotional new organ donor video starring Peter Capaldi
Amid austerity and poverty, The Specials are back when we need them the most
Amid austerity and poverty, The Specials are back when we need them the most
Music radio needs more of a human touch – like garden shed DJ Deke Duncan
Music radio needs more of a human touch – like garden shed DJ Deke Duncan
A new wave of contemporary and accessible opera is hitting all the high notes
A new wave of contemporary and accessible opera is hitting all the high notes
More Specials! Buy this week's mag for exclusive AR video of The Specials
