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Paul McCartney has ‘fun’ breaking the rules of songwriting

Sir Paul McCartney says he’s still writing songs with the same rule‑dodging, wide‑eyed mischief he had as a teenager.
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Pete Waterman ‘still sad’ over scrapped Judas Priest collaboration

Pete Waterman is "still sad" his Judas Priest collaboration was never released. The 77-year-old pop producer - who worked...

Rick Astley sank into depression after career went downhill in 1990s

Rick Astley sank into depression after his pop career went downhill in the 1990s. The ’80s ‘Never Gonna Give...

Rick Astley ‘felt guilty’ for taking hiatus from music

Rick Astley "felt guilty" about wanting to take a break from the music industry. The pop singer, 58, was...

Rick Astley: ‘We probably shouldn’t cover The Smiths’

Rick Astley admits he and Blossoms "probably shouldn't" perform The Smiths songs. The 'Never Gonna Give You Up' hitmaker...

Blossoms spill Glastonbury’s backstage area isn’t as glamorous as people think

Blossoms have spilled that playing Glastonbury isn’t at all glamorous. The indie pop group performed Smiths covers with...

Blossoms’ new music video will star Rick Astley – and is inspired by gorilla statue theft

Blossoms’ new music video will star Rick Astley and is based on the headline-grabbing true story of a huge fibreglass gorilla being...

Take That and Keane cancel shows in Co-Op Live Arena chaos

Take That and Keane have become the latest artists to cancel shows at the new Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester.

Rick Astley doesn’t ‘know what’ he thinks about the jukebox musical featuring his songs

Rick Astley doesn’t “know what” he thinks about Stock Aitken Waterman’s new stage musical. The 57-year-old singer shot to...

Rick Astley gets ‘weekly’ requests to use Never Gonna Give You Up

Rick Astley gets requests to use 'Never Gonna Give You Up' on a "weekly basis". The 80s pop star...

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Fontaines D.C. pay tribute to manager and ‘6th member of the band’ Trevor Dietz

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Soft Cell will meet its conclusion after ‘fitting farewell’ to late Dave Ball

Marc Almond has described Soft Cell’s final album Danceteria as a "fitting farewell" to his late bandmate Dave Ball.

Echo and The Bunnymen reschedule Philadelphia show after frontman Ian McCulloch involved in road incident

Echo and The Bunnymen were forced to postpone a show just hours before stage time after frontman Ian McCulloch was involved in...