MBW’s Key Songs In The Life Of… is a series in which we ask influential music industry figures about the tracks that have – ...

The TWIT includes great captains of industry such as WPP's Sir Martin Sorrell (score: 29); former Benetton boss Flavio ...

A study by researchers from the University of Cambridge has revealed just how much your accent conveys about you.

While most artists are in it for the money, it takes a true artist like Patti Smith to encourage people not to buy one of her ...

Bold yet thoughtful, David Gray’s meditations on relationships under pressure reveal a soul in flux. Plus, the week’s best new songs ...

A look into Paul Simon and his style of songwriting, via a conversation he had with Steven Colbert about his lesser-spotted gem Darling Lorraine.

Years before Eddie Van Halen put it in the early pages of the guitar textbook, Harvey Mandel was highlighting his performances with flourishes of two-hand tapping – grabbing the attention of onlookers ...

exactly the same feelings as when you form a band... It wasn’t like that at all! “I was going down Tottenham Court Road in London and looked over at The Dominion and was very aware that Van ...

Newcastle United's manager Eddie Howe has stated that winning the Carabao Cup would serve as a strong response to those criticising the club's transfer decisions. As he prepares his team for the first ...

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While the Tour de France remains, by far, the biggest race in cycling for some riders - like Mathieu van der Poel - it offers little in the way of motivation. For 2025, the Dutchman is more ...

Sir Van Morrison has been filmed singing his best known song Brown Eyed Girl in private only months after he reportedly said he wouldn’t perform it in public any more. The 58-year-old song has ...