11 h. ago Two musical revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, leave life's stage nearly simultaneously

Sometimes death, as life, brings strange symmetries

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29 h. ago 'I was in bed with P Diddy when Cassie assault video surfaced

Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex-girlfriend took the stand this week in the rap mogul's sex trafficking trial, testifying about her relationship with the embattled music icon

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46 h. ago ‘Send me some money!’ My unforgettable encounters with the legendary Sly Stone

He went from the towering highs of the 60s and 70s, where he changed the face of music, to the shambolic lows of a decades-long addiction. But interviewing the music genius over the years showed me a man who was awed, revered and strangely shySly Stone, pioneering funk and soul musician, dies aged 82A trailblazer and icon of hope and painSly Stone – a life in picturesIn 2013, there didn’t seem much point in requesting an interview with Sly Stone. It was 31 years since he had released an album of new material, Ain’t But the One Way, which he had abandoned midway through, vanishing completely from the studio and leaving the producer Stewart Levine to patch together what he could. It was longer still since he had produced any music that was even vaguely close to the standard he had set himself in the late 60s and early 70s – a six-year period bookended by the release of the groundbreaking single Dance to the Music in 1967 and his last truly classic album, Fresh, in 1973 – when he could...

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62 h. ago Sly Stone was a trailblazer who changed the course of music – and an icon of both hope and pain

With the Family Stone, Sly was so audacious it was hard to believe his brilliance could ever be exhausted – making his unravelling all the more painful to watchSly Stone, pioneering funk and soul musician, dies aged 82Sly Stone’s greatest songs – ranked!Sly Stone – a life in picturesEven though he recorded three of funk’s most foundational albums – four if you include 1970’s Greatest Hits, as flawless a good time as pop ever delivered – Sly Stone’s subsequent fall from grace was perceived as a grave betrayal of his talent. That Stone’s unravelling was so conspicuous – his drug abuse apparent in every wasted chat show appearance, his infallible hit-machine waning after his Family Stone became estranged – only exacerbated the sting of this loss. But Stone’s imperial era lasted almost a decade and delivered a discography that remains the acme of funk. He changed the course of pop and reconfigured the structure and essence of dance music, multiple times. He was an icon of hope, of pain,...

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62 h. ago Sly Stone was a trailblazer who changed the course of music – and an icon of both hope and pain | Stevie Chick

With the Family Stone, Sly was so audacious it was hard to believe his brilliance could ever be exhausted – making his unravelling all the more painful to watchSly Stone, pioneering funk and soul musician, dies aged 82Sly Stone’s greatest songs – ranked!Sly Stone – a life in picturesEven though he recorded three of funk’s most foundational albums – four if you include 1970’s Greatest Hits, as flawless a good time as pop ever delivered – Sly Stone’s subsequent fall from grace was perceived as a grave betrayal of his talent. That Stone’s unravelling was so conspicuous – his drug abuse apparent in every wasted chat show appearance, his infallible hit-machine waning after his Family Stone became estranged – only exacerbated the sting of this loss. But Stone’s imperial era lasted almost a decade and delivered a discography that remains the acme of funk. He changed the course of pop and reconfigured the structure and essence of dance music, multiple times. He was an icon of hope, of pain,...

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66 h. ago Sly Stone dies aged 82 as tributes are paid to Sly and the Family frontman

Sylvester Stewart was described as a "monumental figure" in the music industry.

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66 h. ago Sly Stone dead at 82: Funk legend during the 60s passes away as cause of death is revealed

Stone's family announced the influential musician's death in a statement released Monday. They revealed that he had a prolonged battle with  COPD and had other underlying health issues.

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67 h. ago Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

Sly Stone, an electrifying musician, songwriter and showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s, has died

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68 h. ago Sly Stone dead: Sly and the Family Stone singer dies, aged 82

Sly Stone, who fronted the band Sly and the Family Stone, has died, aged 82, it's been announced this week, with his family issuing a statement on the news of his death

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68 h. ago Sly Stone death: Funk and soul legend of ‘Dance to the Music’ fame dies aged 82

Sly and the Family Stone rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s

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9 d. ago ITV The Voice coach quits show to be replaced by huge music icon

The Voice UK will be returning to our screens this summer, but there will be a shake up to the judging panel as a huge American music icon will be replacing a certain star on the show

Culture

9 d. ago The Voice coach quits ITV show and replaced by huge American music icon

The Voice UK is back but with a major change as a new judge has been added to the line up alongside will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones

Culture

1 week ago BGT legend issues insider advice to Simon Cowell that could save future series

EXCLUSIVE: One Britain's Got Talent icon has spoken to Daily Star and given some tips to music mogul Simon Cowell, including how he can make the show better for future contestants

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1 week ago Brits music icon says she'd love to do Strictly but gets 'rejected every year by producers'

The singer, who rose to fame in the early 80s on the Eurovision Song Contest, revealed that BBC bosses have rejected her proposal to star on the show multiple times.

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2 w. ago Kool & the Gang singer Michael Sumler dies at 71 in horror car crash

Since the horror smash tributes have flooded in for the soul music icon, remembered by many as the “life of the party.”

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2 w. ago Janet Jackson, 59, looks half her age as she leads 2025 American Music Awards winners with Icon honor

Janet Jackson showed age was nothing but a number when she accepted the honorary Icon Award at the 2025 American Music Awards ceremony on Monday.

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2 w. ago Thai music icon Sek Loso sentenced to nearly three years in prison

Rock musician convicted on gun possession and drug use charges

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3 w. ago Meghan Markle stood back from royal duties while working as unpaid guest editor of notorious Vogue issue, according to royal expert

The Duchess of Sussex guest-edited the September 2019 Forces for Change issue of British Vogue which featured 15 'trailblazing change makers' on its cover.

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3 w. ago UK's Remember Monday sign '7 figure deal from music icon' after Eurovsion flop

Remember Monday, who represented the UK at this weekend's Eurovision, are said to have signed a seven-figure deal with Andrew Lloyd Webber, despite receiving nul points at the contest.

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3 w. ago UK's Remember Monday sign '7 figure deal from music icon' after Eurovision flop

Remember Monday, who represented the UK at this weekend's Eurovision, are said to have signed a seven-figure deal with Andrew Lloyd Webber, despite receiving nul points at the contest.

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