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Wicked’s Defying Gravity is a musical theatre anthem – and a battle cry for outsiders

Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. Universal Studios by Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins, University of Nottingham As director Jon M Chu’s first instalment of the mega-musical adaptation Wicked arrives in...

Quincy Jones mastered the art of arrangement, transforming simple tunes into epic soundscapes

Quincy Jones left his indelible touch on some of the 20th century’s most iconic albums. Arnold Turner/Getty Images for Netflix by Jose Valentino Ruiz, University...

The genius of Cowboy Carter is Beyoncé’s accent – a musicologist explains

Beyoncé photographed by Mason Poole. Parkwood Entertainment LLC by Conor Caldwell, University of Limerick Cowboy Carter, the latest album from Beyoncé, has sparked widespread debate about the...

Tutu Puoane: the South African singer on creating her new album out of Lebo Mashile’s poetry

Tutu Puoane’s Wrapped in Rhythm features words by poet Lebo Mashile. © Tom Vandewalle by Nomfundo Xaluva, University of Cape Town From her base in Belgium, proudly...

With ‘White Christmas,’ Irving Berlin and Bing Crosby helped make Christmas a holiday that all Americans could celebrate

After Irving Berlin, left, penned ‘White Christmas,’ he pegged Bing Crosby as the ideal singer for what would become a holiday classic. Irving Haberman/IH Images...

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