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James Hetfield is wrong - escapist music is political

Metallica's James Hetfield isn't playing politics, claiming the band's agenda is "love, energy and heavy music". It's more political than he makes out...

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Hello the CD resurgence, we've been expecting you...

A report has confirmed that the growth in CD sales is outpacing that of vinyl - Emma Wilkes unpicks this (with some help from her sister).

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James Blake Smears Music Critics

An open invitation to James Blake to retract his comments about music journalism.

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Squeaky bum time for Live Nation... again?

MPs in the UK say Live Nation has created a "climate of fear" whilst their data says they have a 58% grip on UK ticketing. Here's what else the Committee found.

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