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Making the most of lockdown

IN MID-MARCH, THE POP-MUSIC WORLD WENT into collective retreat. Tentpole festivals were postponed; stadium tours were scrapped. Major artists, such as Lady Gaga and Sam Smith, shelved their albums rather than run the risk of appearing insensitive in an era of isolation and illness.

But one artist did the opposite, choosing to rush

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