Music
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 Band Aid 40: time to change the tune?In the Spotlight Band Aid's massively popular 1984 hit raised around £8m for famine relief in Ethiopia and the charity has generated over £140m in total By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published In the Spotlight
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 Chappell Roan is a new kind of boundary-setting celebrityIn the Spotlight She's calling out fans and the media for invasive behavior By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published In the Spotlight
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 Quincy Jones, music icon, is dead at 91Speed Read The legendary producer is perhaps best known as the architect behind Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' By Peter Weber, The Week US Published Speed Read
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 Five things you might not know about Quincy JonesIn the Spotlight From narrowly escaping the Manson Family murders to producing The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, his cultural imprint extended far beyond music By The Week UK Published In the Spotlight
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 Ecuador's cloud forest has legal rights – and maybe a song creditUnder the Radar In a world first, 'rights of nature' project petitions copyright office to recognise Los Cedros forest as song co-creator By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published Under the Radar
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 'Age of barbarism': are we doing enough to protect young pop stars?In the Spotlight Some argue that Liam Payne's death should lead to a ban on young pop stars By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published In the Spotlight
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 'Heartbreak' as One Direction star Liam Payne dies aged 31Speed Read Singer fell from third floor of hotel in Argentina By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published Speed Read
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 Kris Kristofferson: the free-spirited country music star who studied at OxfordIn the Spotlight The songwriter, singer and film-star has died aged 88 By The Week UK Published In the Spotlight
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 Art and protest in IranUnder the Radar Regime cracks down on creatives who helped turn nationwide Woman, Life, Freedom protests 'into a cultural uprising' By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published Under the Radar
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 Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter, is dead at 88Speed Read The musician wrote hit songs for Janis Joplin and Johnny Cash before starring in Hollywood movies By Peter Weber, The Week US Published Speed Read
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 From 'Teenage Dream' to millennial nightmare – where did it go wrong for Katy Perry?Talking Points Brutal reviews for new album represent a serious setback in the pop star's attempted return By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published Talking Points
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 Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested on federal chargesSpeed Read The hip-hop star was hit with sex trafficking and racketeering charges By Peter Weber, The Week US Published Speed Read
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 10 upcoming albums to stream in sweater weatherThe Week Recommends As summer turns to fall, check out these new albums from Fleetwood Mac, Katy Perry, Kim Deal and more By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published The Week Recommends
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 Taylor Swift ties Beyoncé record at MTV awardsSpeed Read The pop star's acceptance speeches encouraged fans to register to vote and commemorated the victims of 9/11 By Peter Weber, The Week US Published Speed Read
