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Aldous Harding: Warm Chris – Well crafted but anchorless
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Sting sells songwriting catalogue for estimated $300m
Deal covers copyrights for more than 600 songs and future music earnings
Neil Young may have given Spotify the kick it has long deserved
Exit by veteran rocker amplifies both streamer’s misinformation and artist exploitation
Spotify forecasts weaker-than-expected first quarter subscriber numbers
Music streaming company posts 18% rise in active monthly users
Joe Rogan apologises after Spotify clamps down on Covid misinformation
Streaming app to provide accurate information amid backlash over podcast content
Ian O’Riordan: Swimming not the same thrill without the danger of hypothermia
Swimmers set to take part in Ice Man challenge of 45 minutes in five degree sea water
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WHO chief backs Neil Young in dispute with Spotify over Covid misinformation
Streaming service removing musician’s songs after ultimatum over Joe Rogan’s podcast
Neil Young demands Spotify remove his music over Joe Rogan vaccine misinformation
‘They can have Rogan or Young. Not both,’ writes musician in open letter
Mother and baby home controversy overshadows work of Frank Duff
Legion of Mary founder a tireless worker in aiding single mothers to raise own children
Bruce Springsteen sells catalogue to Sony in $500m deal – report
US star becomes latest singer to monetise career’s work
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Barn – veteran rockers enjoy their hay day
Into their late ’70s, Young and his band have no intention of turning down the guitars
Warner Music in talks to purchase David Bowie’s songwriting catalogue
Songbook being sold by star’s family is among the biggest on the market
Facebook files’ saga, Lubov Chernukhin and Bond’s triumphant return
Planet Business: For sale, thousands of songs, much-streamed
Don Juan’s date with destiny – Frank McNally on another great liberator with Kerry roots
An Irishman’s Diary
David Crosby on Stills, Nash and Neil Young (‘probably the most selfish person I know’)
At 80, the superstar musician has survived heroin addiction, illness and tragedy
Hipgnosis forecasts higher streaming earnings after strong year
Pandemic accelerated move to online listening for music lovers
Fifty years of Martyn Turner cartoons: ‘I have always been a liberal bigot’
The Irish Times satirist on the X case cartoon, those worms and his inability to draw
Vicar Street recorded operating profit of almost €740,000 before Covid
Owner Harry Crosbie says venue has full year of gigs lined up for when it reopens
Tielemans’ thunderbolt seals Leicester’s maiden FA Cup triumph
Brendan Rodgers’ team beat Chelsea in front of 21,000 fans at Wembley Stadium
Paul Simon sells song catalogue to Sony for undisclosed sum
Singer-songwriter joins Bob Dylan, Neil Young and more by cashing in on their intellectual property
Johnny Rogan obituary: One of the most well-regarded music biographers of his generation
London Irish writer’s tenacity and attention to detail did not always please his subjects
Stuart Staples: ‘The wrench of leaving a small town was very defining’
Tindersticks singer on Nottingham, TV Personalities cover, Eimear McBride and new lp
'Queen of Latin Music' Shakira tunes in to trend of selling music rights
Colombian popstar becomes latest artist to sell back catalogue of songs
Carlos Vinícius hat-trick helps Spurs drown out Marine’s giant-killing hopes
Side from England’s eighth tier almost took a shock lead in FA Cup third-round tie
Rocker times release of his take on Trump’s America to perfection
Former Creedence Clearwater Revival leader John Fogerty’s song emerges as riots occur in Washington
Neil Young sells 50% of entire song catalogue rights to Hipgnosis
Deal comprises Young’s song catalogue of 1,180 compositions
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