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Images from some of the UK’s best opera productions this year
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Judge who convicted singer’s bodyguard of punching a man in Washington in 2014 has given him a sentence that keeps him out of jail
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Judge who convicted singer’s bodyguard of punching a man in Washington in 2014 has given him a sentence that keeps him out of jail
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Singing in the train Five surprise sing-alongs, from Erasure to The Lion King
Fans returning home from a gig have given a spontaneous performance of A Little Respect, to the delight of the internet
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Writers and readers highlights of the year in culture
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Jon Hopkins performs an improvised, stripped-back version of Breathe This Air at St Sepulchre church in London
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This Friday, in association with Aldeburgh Music, the Guardian will stream live from Snape Maltings a children's celebration of folk songs reinterpreted in exciting ways by today's leading composers, including Rachel Portman, Nico Muhly, Jason Yarde, Sally Beamish and Talvin Singh
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The family of the late Jamaican reggae artist, Bob Marley has launched what they describe as the world's first global cannabis brand
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The official video of the Band Aid 30 song Do They Know It's Christmas?, proceeds of which help victims of the Ebola crisis
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Bono joins other big musical names to record a new version of the Band Aid charity song Do They Know It's Christmas? for the fight against Ebola
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Earnest by nature, musicians now and again like to prove they're in on the joke by appearing in popular TV comedies. Can you name them?
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Chris Martin and Bruce Springsteen had to stand in for a stricken Bono in New York, but rock has a rich history of temporary stand-ins. Test your knowledge …
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The internet is the future and there is nothing we can do to stop it. Unless you are Prince, who has recently removed his presence from the web. But what else have some of the most outspoken names in music said about our digital futures? Attribute the correct statement to the musician for a chance to win nothing
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Just say a prayer – pray that you know which one! We want you to identify the singers of the individual lines in Do They Know It's Christmas?
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Cheryl Fernandez-Versini has become the first British solo female artist to have five number one UK singles – so which other UK chart trivia can you recall?
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From surreal animations to Thom Yorke's jittering choreography, how well do you know Radiohead's videos?
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As Opera North open a new production of L'Incoronazione di Poppea – whose best-known final aria was most probably not even written by Monteverdi – we ask if you know the real guiding hands behind these other well-known bits of classical music?
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Can you identify the normally masked musician from their photograph?
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Can you match the pop artist to their stance on feminism?
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Michael Hogan asks how much you know about the talent behind hit singles
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Aphex Twin could teach most musicians a thing or two about creating a striking publicity image. So can you tell which artists below have undergone a freaky Aphex-style transformation?
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With Xerxes back at English National Opera, find out if you're up to speed on Handel's many, many operas
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Bowie's releasing a single and huge compilation album in November, but how many of his classic videos do you recognise?
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In an era of digital downloads, B-sides are pretty much dead. Can you match these vintage flipsides to their A-sides?
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Can you tell which artists these Guardian and Observer album reviews are describing?
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There are artists other than Liam Gallagher who have been known to hurl an insult or two. Who is behind each of these rock insults?
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Liam Gallagher is as well known for his ability to insult other musicians as he is for his singing. Which 10 bands or artists is he talking about in the quotes below?
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Have a go at matching video stills from these Gondry-directed videos to their songs
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From André Romelle Young to Amethyst Kelly, try to match these given names to their hip-hop alter egos
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Wagner’s opera Tristan und Isolde changed musical and cultural history, exploring the nature of love, sex, life and death.
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Images from some of the UK’s best opera productions this year
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Arizona-based artist Daniel Edlen combines his two passions of art and music by painting musicians on to their records, writes Kathryn Bromwich
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Winners of the 28th Arias awards included 5 Seconds of Summer, One Direction, Sia, Iggy Azalea and Hilltop Hoods, with Delta Goodrem and Katy Perry also in attendance
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Tom Arber’s behind-the-scenes photographs of Opera North as the company prepared for a new production of La Traviata.
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From Iggy Azalea and Jennifer Lopez’s Booty showstopper to the bombastic blast of Jessie J’s Bang Bang, here are some of the biggest performances from the 42nd AMAs in Los Angeles
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Singers, musicians and celebrity supporters arrive at a London music studio to record the Band Aid 30 single to raise money for the fight against Ebola
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The world’s most famous jazz label – celebrated for its striking use of design as much as for its groundbreaking recordings – is 75 this year. John Fordham tells the story of Blue Note through a selection of its famous album covers
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What’s life like inside the 21st century’s first mega band? Exclusive photographs of Harry, Louis, Niall, Zayn and Liam as they release their fourth album. Read the exclusive interview and inside story in tomorrow’s Guardian
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To mark the 30th anniversary of Like A Virgin, a new book entitled Madonna: Ambition. Music. Style will be released – it features images that chart the singer’s journey from her first photo session to the Sticky & Sweet stadium tour
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On 30 October 1984, Born in the USA was released. To coincide with the anniversary, a new book charts Bruce Springsteen’s musical career, influences, lyrics, politics and cultural impact. Here are some of the best images
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In collaboration with War Child, portrait photographer Tom Oldham has spent five years capturing the candid moments before and after artists perform for his ON:OFF project. Featuring Liam Gallagher, Janelle Monae and more, here’s a selection of these images, which will also feature in a forthcoming photo book
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Member of the 1960s pop band Cream, Jack Bruce, has died at the age of 71
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Saturday 25 October marks 10 years since the death of the DJ who was instrumental in launching the careers of some of music’s most successful acts. From PJ Harvey to Public Enemy, the Pogues to Pink Floyd, here are some of the bands he championed
Kyung Wha Chung: 'I have always welcomed children to my concerts'