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An imaginatively done cover song can simultaneously provide an unexpected hit for an established act — and shine a welcome new light on the artist who originally did it.

There were at least three Lou Reeds. First and most enduring was the front man of the Velvet Underground, the greaser poet from Long Island who had a cabbie’s voice and a knack for writing songs about drugs and sex and salvation that sounded like the gutter side of 1960s rock. Then came Reed the freelance auteur, churning out spotty solo albums and delivering gnomic anti-interviews to the press. (This same Reed licensed songs to The Simpsons and Beverly Hills 90210, and appeared in ads fo...

Now that Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Talking Heads have revived the genre, here are the greatest live-music movies.

As Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood release their new album, we pick our favourite over-75s in music

As Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood release their new album, we pick our favourite over-75s in music

Luke Combs' version of Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' is a recent chart-topping hit. The Beatles and Rolling Stones began as cover bands. Now, in a music era dominated by YouTube and TikTok, there are more cover songs than ever

The bilingual married duo say the prize money means "we can carry on doing what we love".

Gary Raymond looks ahead to this week’s hotly anticipated Llais festival at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.

Under the Radar is pleased to share our election year Protest Issue for 2012, on newsstands now, featuring two covers with Dan Deacon and Tegan and Sara.

‘I’ve been hosting the show for 31 years. That’s almost half my life. You don’t get that for armed robbery’