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Notting Hill Carnival is back for 2024, bringing its famous music, food and vibrancy to London. Here’s a guide to what to expect…

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From torrential rain to ‘wardrobe malfunctions’, the best Super Bowl halftime shows have seen it all – including music’s greatest legends.

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Giving a voice and taking a stand, the best protest songs serve as a record of the fight against ineffective and corrupt policy-makers.

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From art-pop agitators to pop-princess reinventions, the best 90s female singers epitomise a decade of bold fashions – and even bolder music.

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From guitar heroes to pop gods and goddesses, the best 80s musicians shaped the decade and made it such a distinctive era.

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From charity tunes to protests against global warming, the best Earth Day songs remind us that the future of the planet is in our hands.

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Whether singing of a lost love or humanity’s demise, the best songs with “fool” in the title are perfect for April Fool’s Day and beyond.

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From Aretha Franklin to Prince and Miles Davis, the most influential Black musicians of all time have made the music world what it is today.

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Channelling pain and telling us it will all be OK, the best breakup albums see musicians laying their souls bare in order to soothe ours.

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Combining jazz, blues, R&B and gospel, Ray Charles, the blind pianist nicknamed The Genius, almost single-handedly invented soul music.

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