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The LA hip-hop crew forged a cultural identity for a track that went on to be widely covered and used in film soundtracks
As vocal clones of music’s biggest names go viral, the FT’s pop critic embarks on an unlikely quest to replicate his favourite singer’s voice
The baritone and composer remembers performing on a coffin at the 2002 festival and is keen to push more boundaries this summer
The singer’s prizewinning debut album, ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’, has given her a high bar to reach
The vocalist’s third album after decades of near-silence shows her on careful but compelling form
Pianist Peter Jablonski, conductor Nicholas Collon and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra deliver urgent performances on this Ondine recording
Cadillac Records have rereleased a 1976 recording from the British quintet which sounds remarkably fresh
Her hugely popular songs expressed her belief that, with enough will, people could do anything
In director Simon McBurney’s Met debut, Mozart’s opera receives clever twists, along with first-rate singing
Christian Gerhaher is exceptional as the downtrodden title character in Deborah Warner’s new production in London
Andrey Zhilikhovsky excels in the title role of Mozart’s opera, but Mariame Clément’s production is a muddle
The largely wordless composition altered the course of music history
The Tuareg band sing about military confrontations on tracks featuring producer Daniel Lanois
The 81-year-old’s first album of new material in seven years bridges mysticism and melodicism
Randall Goosby is paired with the Philadelphia Orchestra in a new Decca recording
The Scottish singer’s second album provides an overheated selection of love and break-up songs
The singer was versatile and unfiltered as she tore through ballads, hip-hop and dancefloor bangers
German publisher brings forward replacement of Hartwig Masuch with Thomas Coesfeld
The hard-rock veterans are riding a wave of popularity. Singer Joe Elliott and guitarist Phil Collen explain why
Cellist Abel Selaocoe and kora-player Seckou Keita’s concerto offered sunshine, while guitarist Sean Shibe was touching
The story of the song’s origins has recently been updated, while its message has become corrupted by contemporary US politics
Tvorchi represented Ukraine at the contest in Liverpool even as Russian missiles rained down on their home city of Ternopil
His performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 3 at David Geffen Hall had fireworks but also subtle moments
The soprano and pianist performed with intensity and drama at Washington DC’s Kennedy Center
Nick Broomfield’s absorbing and melancholic feature includes unseen archive footage of the band’s founder
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