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For several years now, it’s seemed like a certain kind of pop songwriting – sophisticated, searching, probing, intimate, more interested in melodic expression than ear-grabbing bombast – had fallen out of favor. Folks like David Sylvian, Prefab Sprout and the Blue Nile have been quiet for some time now, and while Everything But the Girl’s Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn remain (gloriously) active, it’s unclear who represents a new generation that might step in to take the relay stick. Until...

Best LGBTQ music of 2020: Jan 1, 2021 | Gregg Shapiro | Contributing Writer In more ways than anyone would care to count, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live. Near the top of the list are the ways in which we experience music. Live music venues — from concert halls and intimate clubs to festivals and cruises — were hit the hardest, and the future of these performance spaces remains uncertain. Fortunately, we still have plenty of recorded music to enjoy while we face the possi...

What would you do if you were Elton John? Youve just won your second Oscar. This time it was for "Im Gonna Love Me Again," the song co-written with longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin for the 2019 biopic Rocketman, on which you were one of the executive producers. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple dates on your farewell tour have been rescheduled, some extending into early 2023. Your last few studio albums have been disappointments, although you did see fit to include a song from 20...