Love ‘Wordle’? Add these music-based quiz games to your daily routine

What is it? A pretty straightforward ‘guess the song’ game After you’ve selected your three favourite genres and your favourite decade – hello, ’90s! – this app blasts out a banger and asks to guess either the title or…

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Jorja Smith to headline The O2 as part of London venue’s 20th birthday celebrations

The London venue opened as the Millennium Dome in December 1999, before rebranding and opening as the O2 Arena in the space’s entertainment district in June 2007. Now, to mark 20 years since it reopened its doors, a…

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Alex Amor’s Debut Album ‘Heavenly Bodies’ Conjures Celestial Indie Pop

The rising artist conjures dream pop visions with a refreshing twist, something exemplified by Alex Amor’s slim but impactful discography. Across three EPs she’s racked up more than eight million streams, with fans…

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Jaafar Jackson says ‘Michael 2’ will show child abuse scandal from Michael Jackson’s “point of view”

The story of Michael Jackson’s rise to fame has been one of the most successful films of the year, surpassing $1billion (£731million) to become the highest-grossing biopic of all time . The film’s timeline begins with…

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Queer fans of The Sims express worry over new EA ownership – here’s why

Read next Saudi Arabia’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights is among the biggest concerns. In The Sims 4 , the latest game in the life simulation franchise, same-sex relationships, marriages and families are fully supported. LGBTQ+…

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Add to playlist: the righteous jangle and snaking melodies of Jawdropped and the week’s best new tracks

And, if the sun-bleached cool of Jawdropped's music is anything to go by, starting a powerpop project in your 30s will light up this pleasure centre like a dive bar pinball machine. The US quartet are all on their…

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Daily Mail accused of stalking woman mistaken as White Stripes drummer Meg White

The rightwing British tabloid quietly removed the article and photographs, first published on 6 August, from its website last week. The Mail did not issue a correction or editor's note explaining the removal. Hailed for…

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Swedish artist de clair announces debut album veta begas

“satisfied” employs a fuller band sound, exploring the pull between restlessness and wanting to feel settled. de clair said: “For a long time, my mind was too focused on the future. I wrote 'satisfied' out of pure…

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Agnes Obel has discovered a different way of seeing

Did you want the album to feel like you were taking people on a journey in that way, or is it just a coincidence? It wasn’t deliberate, but that has also been my own journey for these past five or six years of making the…

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Ms* Gloom announces remix of her J Is For Joon mixtape with Araabmuzik version of “Joker”

The remix edition brings in contributions from Malibu, Lust for Youth, Quiet Light, Cult Member, and others. Araabmuzik’s take on “Joker” is the first preview from the collection. Ms* Gloom recorded new vocals for the…

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