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Bruce Springsteen pays tribute to Sam Moore: “There simply isn’t another sound like Sam’s soulful tenor”

"He was filled with stories of the halcyon days of soul music, and to the end had that edge of deep authenticity in his voice I could only wonder at"

Soul legend Sam Moore has died, aged 89

His era-defining sound influenced musicians like Michael Jackson, Al Green and Bruce Springsteen, who recruited Moore for his 2022 soul covers album ‘Only The Strong Survive’

‘Oogum Boogum’ singer and soul legend Brenton Wood has died, aged 83

Wood's manager claimed his final words to fans were: "Catch you on the rebound"

Watch Morgan Freeman and Al Green duet ‘Let’s Stay Together’

Freeman surprised patrons with the duet at his Mississippi blues bar on New Year's Eve

Watch JADE, CMAT, Jungle and Queen’s Roger Taylor play Jools Holland’s Hootenanny on New Year’s Eve

Sister Sledge's Kathy Sledge, The Boomtown Rats, Marc Almond and The Dead South were also on the lineup

SAULT officially release surprise album ‘Acts of Faith’

The album was originally shared as a single 32-minute .wav file back in July

The Stylistics recruit Shania Twain and The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins for first album in nearly two decades

KISS' Gene Simmons and The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood are also set to feature on the album

Mustafa announces first-ever world tour in support of album ‘Dunya’

The recent NME Cover star will perform in the US, UK and Europe before making his way to North Africa for dates in Ethiopia and Sudan

Smokey Robinson to play first UK headline show in over 15 years

The Motown legend will play the Love Supreme jazz festival in East Sussex next summer

Nao announces UK, European and North American 2025 tour

Her fourth album 'Jupiter' arrives early next year