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In April 2009 a modest, middle-aged woman from a village in Scotland was catapulted to global fame when the YouTube video of her audition for Britain’s Got Talent touched the hearts of millions all over the world. From singing karaoke in local pubs to a live performance with an 80-piece orchestra in Japan’s legendary Budokan Arena, and a record-breaking debut album, Susan Boyle has become an international superstar.

From genre-defying icon Ben Folds comes a memoir reflecting on art, life and music that is as nuanced, witty and relatable as his cult classic songs. Ben Folds is an internationally celebrated musician, singer-songwriter and former frontman of the alternative rock band, Ben Folds Five, beloved...

A SUNDAY TIMES POP BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY TELEGRAPH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY MAIL MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR ('Of the many Led Zeppelin biographies marking the band's 50th anniversary, this is the most illuminating') OBSERVER BEST BOOKS OF 2018 'An enthralling...

An intimate collection of fond memories, personal letters, good songs, and bad jokes from a true American legend. "This is your old friend, Willie, sending a note to see how you're doing and to say I'm doing fine." In this series of short letters straight from the heart, Willie sends his thanks...

Capturing the music, characters, escapades, and energy of his DJ days, a profound memoir from seven-time Grammy-winning record producer Mark Ronson. Lady Gaga, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, the Barbie soundtrack—behind some of the biggest musical moments in the past...

While documenting his own personal identity struggles with gender and self-identity, British K-Pop singer Oli London explores the root cause of the issue of trans ideology and gender identity, tackling the pressures of social media, the education system, media, and other factors that are pushing a growing number of young people into transitioning. He takes a close look at real world examples and examines laws, research, and data to help lift the lid on the multibillion-dollar gender affirming care industry.

Plus que de simples mémoires, l'autobiographie de Philippe Manœuvre est une plongée dans la vie de celui qui est devenu une légende du rock à lui tout seul, un personnage vibrionnant, un Tintin du rock'n'roll immanquablement chaussé de ses Ray-Ban, le critique rock le plus célèbre de France de ces quarante dernières années. Proche d'Iggy Pop, de Polnareff, de Gainsbourg et de tant d'autres, intervieweur des Stones plus de vingt fois, il a fréquenté les plus grandes stars et parle aux baby-boomers comme au public de la Nouvelle Star.

André Gide, one of the great intellectuals of the 20th century and a devoted pianist, invites readers to reevaluate Frédéric Chopin as a composer "betrayed...deeply, intimately, totally violated" by a music community that had fundamentally misinterpreted his work. As a profound admirer of Chopin’s "promenade of discoveries", Gide intersperses musical notation throughout the text to illuminate his arguments, but most moving is Gide’s own poetic expression for the music he so loved.

“Peter Buffett has given us a wise and inspiring [audio]book…for every young person seeking to find his or her place in the world, and for every family hoping to give its daughters and sons the best possible start in life.”—Bill Clinton You may think that with a last name like his...

A groundbreaking book exploring the breadth of history of recorded music by and for the LGBT community and how those records influenced the evolution of the music we listen to today. From Sia to Elton John, from Billie Holiday to David Bowie, LGBT musicians have changed the course of modern music. But before their music - and the messages behind it - gained understanding and a place in the mainstream, how did the queer musicians of yesteryear fight to build foundations for those who would follow them?

In the spring of 1933, more than 8,000 Jewish musicians, actors, and other artists were expelled from their positions with German orchestras, opera companies, and theater groups. Later that year, the Jüdische Kulturbund, or Jewish Culture Association, was created to allow Jewish artists to perform for Jewish audiences.

This program is read by the author. A legendary record producer and performer takes listeners on an alphabetical journey of insights into the music of the Beatles and individual reminiscences of John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Peter Asher met the Beatles in the spring of 1963, the start of a...

This is a history of the Second World War - as you have never heard it before. Dancer, singer and intelligence agent Josephine Baker German Nazi pianist Elly Ney British pianist Myra Hess Composer Avril Coleridge-Taylor Ballerina Tatiana Vecheslova Violinist Alma Rosé, conductor of the...

Why does Beethoven’s music strike the human nervous system with a force that two centuries have done nothing to diminish? Why does the opening of the Fifth Symphony still make a roomful of strangers hold their breath? Why do the late quartets, written by a man sealed inside total deafness, reach depths of expression that composers with perfect hearing have never approached?

Queen: Majestätischer Klangzauber, bombastische Rocksongs, Hymnen für die Ewigkeit und innovative Soundspielereien - die Musik und die Karriere von Freddie Mercury und seiner Band lassen sich nur mit Superlativen beschreiben. Das gefeierte Biopic Bohemian Rhapsody lockte die alten Fans in die Kinos, aber auch die junge Generation von Musikhörern, die im Kinosaal ein Phänomen miterleben konnten, das es in dieser Form nie wieder geben wird. Doch wer erschuf diese unsterbliche Musik? Wer waren die Menschen hinter dem Image?

There is no shortage of earnest books about the cultural significance of musicians like David Bowie, Bob Dylan, and John Lennon. But George Michael does not attract such attention. The music he produced is not generally deemed worthy of serious analysis, yet such dismissals overlook how...

He wrote one of the biggest hits of our age in ‘about an hour’ in his childhood bedroom. He would go on to collaborate with some of the greatest musicians of all time, from Aretha Franklin to Stevie Wonder. He was a pop star who bleached his hair blonde, wore tiny shorts and, at the same...

This is the first and definitive book about the music of Oasis, written by two insiders and published in time for the reunion tour. A Sound So Very Loud is not only a deeply researched tribute to the generational creative talent and star power of the Gallaghers, it is also crammed with unknown...

The Taylor Book is the ultimate guide to a generation-defining pop sensation, packed with all the context you need to fully immerse yourself in the Swiftiverse. From her humble beginnings as a teen country artist to her record-obliterating Eras tour, Taylor Swift is a supernova that shows no...

Fleetwood Mac have had a chart-topping career that spans over fifty years and includes some of the biggest-selling albums and greatest hits of the 20th and 21st centuries. But the band's story is one of enormous triumph and also unimaginable tragedy. There has never been a band in the history of...