Music

Posted at 16:16
Tributes paid to 'jazz giant' Chris Barber
By Mark Savage
BBC music reporter
The musician, who helped forge the skiffle craze, died peacefully in his sleep, aged 90.
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Posted at 10:30
Episode 32
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Video caption: The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage.
The quarter-finals continue tonight as two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
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Posted at 0:46
To make it in music, be prepared for the pitfalls
By Mark Savage
BBC music reporter
Why a handbook for artists hoping to enter the music industry gives frank advice on mental health.
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Posted at 22:04 2 Mar
Eurovision plans live concerts for 2021 show
Participants from 41 countries will head to the Netherlands for this year's contest under new plans.
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Posted at 18:54 2 Mar
'Culture crisis' as live venue faces redevelopment
The owner of Oxford's Wheatsheaf submits a planning application to convert the gig space.
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Posted at 18:14 2 Mar
Reggae legend Bunny Wailer dies, aged 73
By Mark Savage
BBC music reporter
The musician was a founding member of The Wailers, alongside his childhood friend Bob Marley
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Posted at 17:10 1 Mar
St David's Day celebrated worldwide with song
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Video caption: St David's Day: Sir Bryn Terfel joins virtual choir to sing Hymns and Arias
Sir Bryn Terfel joins singers online from across the world to celebrate St David's Day this year.
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Posted at 10:23 1 Mar
Hundreds of K-pop songs disappear from Spotify
By Mark Savage
BBC music reporter
Popular tracks by Monsta X and Sistar are removed from the platform amid a contract dispute.
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Posted at 1:26 28 Feb
The UK's TikTok singing superstar
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Video caption: Sam Ryder: TikTok's singing superstar
Sam Ryder on TikTok, Britney, Justin Bieber and his new solo career.
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Posted at 0:15 27 Feb
How Billie Eilish became a Superstar ★★★★☆
By Will Gompertz
Arts editor
An intelligent film about a caring person, with her own physical & psychological challenges to overcome.
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Posted at 17:31 26 Feb
Mogwai score number one album after 25 years
The Scots rock band say they are in shock after beating Ghetts to secure their first number one album.
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Posted at 17:29 26 Feb
Why 'lookalikes' Jessie Ware and Gemma Arterton teamed up
By Mark Savage
BBC music reporter
The pop star and the award-winning actress discuss their haunting video for Ware's new single.
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Posted at 16:48 26 Feb
How Covid forced musicians to 'look at life anew'
By Laurence Cawley
BBC News, East
Music in a pandemic: Guerrilla gigs, song-writing compulsions and learning an Elizabethan guitar.
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Posted at 16:43 26 Feb
Jessie Ware meets her 'lookalike' Gemma Arterton
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Video caption: How Jessie Ware made a video with her 'lookalike' Gemma Arterton
The pop star called in a favour from her "celebrity lookalike" for her latest music video.
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Posted at 16:39 26 Feb
Jessie Ware meets her 'lookalike' Gemma Arterton
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Video caption: How Jessie Ware made a video with her 'lookalike' Gemma Arterton
The pop star called in a favour from her "celebrity lookalike" for her latest music video.
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Posted at 16:03 26 Feb
Eurovision winner's second life in the UK charts
By Steve Holden
Newsbeat music reporter
Duncan Laurence won Eurovision with his song Arcade, which is now being powered by TikTok.
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Posted at 10:40 26 Feb
Maximo Park on Grenfell and the Bataclan
By Paul Glynn
Entertainment & arts reporter
The North East indie-pop band say music can both "celebrate life" and ask "difficult questions".
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Posted at 10:21 26 Feb
Bobby Shmurda wants to be 'role model' after prison
The rapper was sentenced in New York on weapon and conspiracy charges.
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Posted at 16:42 25 Feb
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel's Ronald Pickup dies
The 80-year-old actor passed away peacefully after a long illness, his agent says.
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Posted at 16:20 25 Feb
How a Korean family chases the American Dream in Minari
By Vincent Dowd
Arts correspondent
Director Lee Isaac Chung on making the critically-acclaimed film and why he avoided seeing Parasite.
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