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How a 90s ballad captivated the world

By Nick Levine

Arseny Avraamov
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The forgotten Soviet genius of music
By Alex Sakalis
Sean Connery's tough-guy James Bond was very different from the secret agent imagined in Ian Fleming's novels (Credit: Alamy)
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Why 5 October, 1962 changed Britain
By Mark Allison
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Hollywood's most underestimated star
By Laura Martin
Jerry Heil
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How pop stars react when war breaks out
By James Jackson
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The unsung legends of house music
By Arwa Haider
Edith Smyth
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The 'scandalous' life of Ethel Smyth
By Beverley D'Silva
Judy Clay and Billy Vera
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The US' first interracial love song
By Diane Bernard
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The black composer erased from history
By Holly Williams
Kate Bush
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Inside Kate Bush's alternate universe
By Dorian Lynskey
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The singing contest that made history
By Brendan Sainsbury
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Why rap music became big in India
By Charukesi Ramadurai
Ori
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The music most embedded in our psyches?
By Arwa Haider
Oksana Linde (Credit: Mardonio Díaz)
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Forgotten pioneers of electronic music
By Allyson McCabe
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People who 'danced themselves to death'
By Rosalind Jana
Charles Dibdin
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How the first pop star blazed a trail
By Holly Williams

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