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Thania Garcia Together with Spotify, the 100 Percenters, who have long rallied for more equitable treatment for songwriters in the industry, will offer career grants of $2,500 each to ten professional songwriters and producers. The partnership is supported by Spotify’s Creator Equity Fund as the latest part of its ongoing commitment to fostering equity in the audio space. Applications for these grants will be open starting March 15 and will close April 15.

Glastonbury viewers were left in awe as Yusuf/Cat Stevens gave a 'timeless' performance on Sunday afternoon (June 25). The 74-year-old played the coveted Teatime Legends slot, which included his 70s hits Father and Son, Morning Has Broken and Moonshadow.

British singer Linda Lewis, who scored a string UK solo hits in the 1970s but is most widely known as one of the era’s most in-demand back-up singers who recorded with Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens, David Bowie, T. Rex and Rod Stewart, died at her home on May 3. She was 72.

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Yusuf Islam has joined the line-up for a virtual concert to mark the United Nations’ International Day of Peace next week (September 21, 2020).The Morning Has Broken singer, formerly Cat Stevens, will be among the headliners at the Peace One Day event, produced by new dad Jude Law and Jeremy Gilley.A post shared by Peace One Day (@peaceoneday_official) on Aug 24, 2020 at 4:00am PDTThe gig will mark the Father & Son hitmaker’s third Peace One Day appearance, having previously performed in 2007

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has said a new and re-recorded version of his acclaimed album Tea For The Tillerman will “bring new life” to its songs.

Sean Penn's annual gala for CORE, to be held tomorrow (Jan. 15) in Los Angeles, has a rich musical history.