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Nothing compares to it: Revisiting the wild story of Sinéad O’Connor’s hit 35 years on

PLAYBACK: Everyone remembers the Irish singer’s mesmerising video for ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’. Few know that Prince was the musician who wrote and released the original – or the level of chaos that ensued when he and O’Connor met. On the song’s 35th anniversary, Mark Beaumont delves into its emotive…

The Independent UK

“They’re both amazing guitarists, but Jeff Beck let you take liberties”: Rhonda Smith had been on call with Prince for more than a decade when she told the Purple One she was busy with Jeff Beck

Session ace Rhonda Smith on how her 10-year stint with Prince came to a close

Guitar World

The Clash and Prince to be honoured with Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards

London punk legends The Clash and and magical Minneapolis maverick Prince to be recognised for their "outstanding artistic significance"

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“Out of all guitars Sadowsky made for Prince, the purple floral one saw the most use”: Prince’s iconic custom ‘Parade Tour’ guitar, used in the America video, is up for auction – with a price tag of $400,000

The eye-popping Sadowsky build starred in the America video and features artwork by reggae musician Wayne Jarrett

Guitar World

Chaka Khan: ‘I told Stevie Wonder, I don’t like it – what else you got?’

The ‘Ain’t Nobody’ singer talks to Stevie Chick about the rap at the start of ‘I Feel for You’, her years battling drug addiction and alcoholism and her collaboration with Sia

The Independent UK

Mailbag: Responsibility in Simona Halep’s Doping Case, the Role of Tennis Spectators and More

The 32-year-old appeals a four-year ban while her former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, reunites with Holger Rune, raising questions of accountability.

Sports Illustrated

NAMM 2024: Prince’s stunning custom Yamaha grand piano, the last instrument he played on stage, to go on display

"He played chopsticks first, then a few minutes of classical music without singing. He finished with the piano and did not play again publicly”

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Sinead O’Connor: Police issue statement after Irish singer’s death

Musician’s family was alerted after she was found ‘unresponsive’

The Independent UK

Morrissey lashes out at tributes to Sinead O’Connor: ‘You praise her now only because it’s too late’

‘You hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you,’ claims former Smiths singer

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor: Police issue statement after Irish singer’s death

Musician’s family was alerted after she was found ‘unresponsive’

The Independent UK

‘You praise her now only because it’s too late’: Morrissey lashes out at tributes to Sinead O’Connor

‘You hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you,’ claims former Smiths singer

The Independent UK

Nationals rally to defeat Twins, 3-2, at chilly target Field

MINNEAPOLIS — They played Prince's "Sometime It Snows In April" on a 37-degree Friday night at Target Field. That's where second baseman Jorge Polanco made his long-awaited season debut and Washington denied manager Rocco Baldelli his 300th Twins win with an eighth-inning rally for a 3-2 victory.

Tribune News Service

St Pauls teenager was dealing drugs for the 'Prince' supply line

Dalmar Ali-Gaid spotted dealing in Stapleton Road but was said to be 'exploited rather than the exploiter'

Bristol Post

Bruce Gowers obituary

Emmy award-winning director best known for Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody music video and American Idol

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‘The Number Ones’ explores 20 No. 1 hits that ‘ruptured’ music from the Beatles to Soulja Boy

While plucking the 20 most momentous Billboard No. 1 hits over six-plus decades, music critic Tom Breihan skipped over no shortage of notable Georgia artists, from Gladys Knight and Ray Charles, to R.E.M. and OutKast.

The Independent UK

Story of the song: Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O’Connor

From The Independent archive: Robert Webb on a discarded Prince song that packed an emotional punch for the Irish singer

Los Angeles Times

Making the radical case for Sinéad O'Connor: She was right all along

Thirty years ago this month, Sinéad O'Connor tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live," effectively destroying her mainstream career with a single act of protest against the Catholic Church.

The Guardian - UK

So which decade was better? Battle of the 1960s v the 1980s

Pattie Boyd, face of the swinging 60s, last week said that, in truth, the 80s were better. We asked two Observer writers who grew up in those decades to fight it out…

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The Independent UK

Mo Ostin, longtime Warner records chairman, dies at 95

Mo Ostin, a self-effacing giant of the music business who with rare integrity presided over Warner Bros

The Guardian - UK

Mo Ostin, US record exec who signed Jimi Hendrix and the Kinks, dies aged 95

Headhunted by Frank Sinatra, the head of Warner/Reprise oversaw classic releases by the likes of Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Prince

The Guardian - UK

William Hart, Delfonics lead singer and songwriter, dies aged 77

Hart was the primary songwriter for the Philadelphia sweet-soul group, who recorded with Thom Bell and were covered by Prince and Aretha Franklin

The Guardian - AU

‘Better than we dared imagine’: Sydney Opera House unveils its ‘miracle’ new concert hall

After two years of renovations, a room once blighted by poor acoustics and outdated machinery can now accommodate musicians previously turned away, with a push of a button

Bristol Post

Dream Glastonbury line-up as voted for by British fans

Beyonce, Eminem, David Bowie and Elvis Presley also made the cut

Wales Online

The legendary families who ran Wales' Italian cafés

From frothy coffees to steamed pies - the Italian cafés had it all and we loved everything about them

The Guardian - UK

‘The planets aligned!’ How Górecki’s Third Symphony stormed the 90s pop charts

A profoundly mournful classical work, written by one of Poland’s leading avant-garde composers, vied with REM and Paul McCartney to become a huge bestseller in 1992. Those involved recall a truly surprising hit

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