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Jon Bon Jovi confirms full recovery from vocal cord surgery

"It was longer than I’d ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith”

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Morgan Freeman to produce and narrate blues history album

The actor said the record will detail "the sound of America’s past and present, and the heartbeat of a culture that refused to be forgotten”

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Morgan Freeman to produce and narrate album charting 100 year history of the blues

The actor said the record will detail "the sound of America’s past and present, and the heartbeat of a culture that refused to be forgotten”

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Maria May Discusses Burnout and Boundaries in Electronic Music

Music agent Maria May (CAA) on what three decades in electronic music has taught her about burnout, boundaries, and the gap between how we develop artists and how we look after the people running the

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Jon Bon Jovi

"It was longer than I’d ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith”

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Sixpence None the Richer bassist Justin Cary dies at 50

"We love our brother so so much," the band's frontwoman wrote. "Words don’t cover it. I know so many out there love him too"

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Tay Keith's family pays tribute

“While the world knew him as Tay Keith, his family knew him as BryTavious – a source of love, strength, laughter, and guidance"

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“We called it Slow Tools. I mean, we’d have 19 breakdowns a day": How the producer of Ricky Martin's Livin' La Vida Loca overcame troublesome tech to make recording history with the first all-digital number one single

“It was like, you know, Thomas Edison or something," says Desmond Child. "We made it all the way to number one in a completely digitised format”

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Tay Keith’s family pays tribute to “a cultural force whose work helped define the sound of a generation”

“While the world knew him as Tay Keith, his family knew him as BryTavious – a source of love, strength, laughter, and guidance"

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“I'm fed up with playing it. It's all right but you do get fed up with it after 50 years”: The surprising truth behind one of the biggest-selling instrumental hits of all time

Few realise that Acker Bilk’s haunting Stranger on the Shore had a very personal origin

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“The most powerful standalone MPCs we have ever built at these prices": Akai’s MPC One and MPC Key 37 get second-gen upgrades

The affordable MPC One and its keyboard counterpart get upgraded CPUs and more storage, but no MPCe pads

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James Burrows, legendary sitcom director of ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends’, dies aged 85

Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of TV comedy classics, including 'The Big Bang Theory' and 'Will and Grace'

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Justin Cary, Sixpence None the Richer bassist, dead at 50

"We love our brother so so much," the band's frontwoman wrote. "Words don’t cover it. I know so many out there love him too"

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James Burrows, legendary sitcom director of ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends’, dies aged 85

Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of TV comedy classics, including 'The Big Bang Theory' and 'Will and Grace'

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Jon Bon Jovi

"It was longer than I’d ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith”

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The Story Behind Acker Bilk's

Few realise that Acker Bilk’s haunting Stranger on the Shore had a very personal origin

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Jon Bon Jovi Discusses Vocal Cord Surgery Recovery

"It was longer than I’d ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith”

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The Story Behind "Stranger on the Shore"

Few realise that Acker Bilk’s haunting Stranger on the Shore had a very personal origin

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Jon Bon Jovi Fully Recovered Post-Vocal Cord Surgery

"It was longer than I’d ever expected, but it had to be right. We never lost faith”

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Acker Bilk's "Stranger on the Shore" Origin

Few realise that Acker Bilk’s haunting Stranger on the Shore had a very personal origin