FHM US

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From Halifax to Hollywood Edward Christopher Sheeran was born in February 1991 in Halifax, England. His parents, both working for an art consultancy at the time, also had an older son. Constantly being surrounded by art and creatives, Sheeran took an

FHM Sweden

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Music is a powerful art form, it has the ability to transform a mood, evoke memories of a long-lost love, and has the power to bring people together. And no artist currently encapsulates all those elements more than Ed Sheeran. The world’s most famou

FHM South Africa

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Music is a powerful art form, it has the ability to transform a mood, evoke memories of a long-lost love, and has the power to bring people together. And no artist currently encapsulates all those elements more than Ed Sheeran. The world’s most famou

The Independent

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The 2022 American Music Awards were held live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday (20 November). The ceremony was hosted by American TV personality Wayne Brady. Taylor Swift was the biggest winner of the night with six wins, including

FHM Australia

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Music is a powerful art form, it has the ability to transform a mood, evoke memories of a long-lost love, and has the power to bring people together. And no artist currently encapsulates all those elements more than Ed Sheeran. The world’s most famou

The Atlantic

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Welcome to Up for Debate. Each week, Conor Friedersdorf rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here. Last week I asked re

The Guardian

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Ed Sheeran is very aware of the contradictions at the heart of his superstardom. The first line of his new Disney+ documentary, The Sum of It All, finds the multi-platinum songwriter declaring: “I’m speccy, ginger hair, really short, English, from th

Guitar World

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“GOSSIP” WORDS AND MUSIC BY DAVID DAMIANO, VICTORIA DE ANGELIS, ETHAN TORCHIO, THOMAS RAGGI, JOE JANIAK, MADISON LOVE AND THOMAS B. MORELLO. COPYRIGHT © 2023 SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING (ITALY) S.R.L., PROMISED LAND MUSIC LTD., ARTIST PUBLISHING GROUP WEST

FHM Sweden

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Country music star Eric Ethridge has seen his latest single “Sad Songs” being streamed millions of times, and while the pandemic has slowed down concerts/tours, that hasn’t stopped Eric from creating new music. FHM sat down with the music man to lear

Under the Radar

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In the fall of 2019, we began a series of interviews with the intention of examining the changes in the music industry over the previous decade. A number of lines of inquiry were identified—How do musicians make a living in 2020? What do the words “i

FHM South Africa

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Country music star Eric Ethridge has seen his latest single “Sad Songs” being streamed millions of times, and while the pandemic has slowed down concerts/tours, that hasn’t stopped Eric from creating new music. FHM sat down with the music man to lear

UNCUT

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LEROY “Lonnie” Jordan is outlining the War manifesto. “Our choice of weapon was our instruments, shooting out rhythm, melody and harmony,” says the band’s singer and keyboardist. “That was our motto. We were called War, but we were all about keeping

NPR

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The famed musician and current chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame talks to NPR about a recent letter he and many other songwriters sent to the head of Spotify.

NPR

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50 years ago, on August 1, 1971, the Concert for Bangladesh, led by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, raised funds — and awareness — for Bengali refugees. What's the legacy of this landmark event?

The Atlantic

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This year, a new wave of music argued that emo is less a genre than the sound of change, uncertainty, and desperate connection.

NPR

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Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will co-headline the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wed, Jan. 20. The day features a variety of performances from other musical artists.

NPR

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Faces Of NPR showcases the people behind NPR--from the voices you hear every day on the radio to the ones who work outside of the recording studio. You'll find out about what they do and what they're inspired by on the daily. This week, we feature Ro

The Guardian

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For Ed Sheeran, the release of a new album usually means a confident sweep to No 1 and steady dominance of the Top 40 over the subsequent months. But there is more at stake than usual for the 32-year-old songwriter when he releases his fifth album, –

NPR

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White, the younger brother of the band's founder and principal songwriter Maurice White, joined the group in the mid-1970s and went on to lay the backbone for hits like "September" and "Shining Star."

Attitude Magazine

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When Gideön founded Homo-Centric Records, his manifesto was passionate, definitive and powerful. He wanted to “re-establish the lines of queer musical tradition at the heart of house music lost to Aids and the recent capitalist desecration of dance m

Peppermint Magazine

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Holly Rankin is remarkably humble for a woman with an impressive roll call of achievements as both a musician and an activist. Under her alias Jack River, she released her debut album Sugar Mountain in June 2018. The album, weaving personal anecdotes

Global Voices

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Two Trinidadian podcasters seek to virtually unite people amidst the COVID-19 outbreak by asking listeners to pick their favourite tunes — and explain why the songs are meaningful to them.

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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1 Which British rock band is the only act to have two of its tours on the list of highest-grossing concert tours of all time (raking in $558m and $415m) and to appear in the top 10 tours of the ‘80s, ‘90s, 2000s and 2010s? 2 Which Grammy-winning sin

The Guardian

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There can be no tougher DJ gig than the Conservative party conference. It is not that it’s a discerning crowd. But it’s once the politicians have left the stage that the complaints start. This year Liz Truss herself was said to have selected M People

Guitar Player

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IT WAS OCTOBER 2019 when we planned this issue’s cover feature with Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo. We were younger, freer, and “Lockdown” was just a great song from Johnny Marr’s 2013 debut solo album. Our cover story was timed to coincide with the release o

NPR

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Music offers freedom. Freedom of expression — a way to rejoice and to mourn, to offer comfort, to call for change.

NPR

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Talia Schlanger takes a moment to reflect on some of her favorite memories in the 'World Cafe' host chair.

Global Voices

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As COVID-19 sweeps through Africa, musicians have taken a hit with canceled concerts, festivals, tours and interrupted studio time. Yet, they have risen to the challenge by composing catchy tunes.

Evening Standard

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Nominations for the BRIT Awards 2023 have been announced, with big names including Harry Styles, Beyoncé and Stormzy securing nods. Harry Styles and Wet Leg picked up the most nominations with four each, including in the prestigious Mastercard Album

FHM Australia

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Country music star Eric Ethridge has seen his latest single “Sad Songs” being streamed millions of times, and while the pandemic has slowed down concerts/ tours,thathasn’tstoppedEricfromcreatingnewmusic. FHM sat down with the music man to learn more