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When drum’n’bass grew stale in the 90s, it got a samba-splicing Brazilian twist. As that style returns, the scene’s legends and newcomers celebrate a cross-cultural triumphWagner Ribeiro de Souza wasn...
The singer was one of her country’s most’s popular musical exports, and travelled the world with an evangelistic vision for spreading cumbia musicTotó la Momposina, one of the most celebrated musician...
From synthpop to drum’n’bass, the company had a roster of edgy stars – and let them do what they wanted. As a new podcast is launched, artists and staff remember the extreme work environment‘My eyes h...
Singer-songwriter has ‘not authorised or supported’ Billy & Me, which will be based on the story of his first manager Irwin MazurBilly Joel has condemned an upcoming biopic titled Billy & Me, told thr...
Leaves from Dolly Parton’s front garden, a Yellow Submarine cookie jar full of ashes, a branch from the tree Marc Bolan’s car hit … our writer explores Holy Pop, the exhibition where superfans are sac...
Before music, these women had worked as nurses, foster carers and ice-cream van drivers. Now, they’re booked solid at clubs and festivals. How did they become the real-life Riot Women?When Sally Wainw...
This affecting anti-hagiography traces the ascent of a bona fide superstar, featuring interviews with Nick Cave, Dannii, Jason Donovan – and the icon herself making a shocking cancer revelation• News:...
In new Netflix documentary, pop superstar says she ‘got through it, again’, referring back to successful treatment for breast cancer in 2005• TV review: Kylie – this refreshingly raw, real encounter w...
A new UK scheme is encouraging venues to provide accommodation for touring acts. But what if someone hurls a TV through a window?Touring has become increasingly financially precarious for grassroots a...
Waterfront Hall, BelfastRalf Hütter and his bandmates show how profound their influence has been on huge swathes of popular music – and they give a tender tribute to the late Ryuichi SakamotoForty-fiv...
Italy’s south has long been either romanticised or patronised. A Palermo collective has dived into historic archives to recover surreal rhymes and surprising songs that defy the island’s picture-postc...
The Australian singer’s new album, Looking For People to Unfollow, is a punchy rejection of ‘faux-sincerity’ and music being reduced to TikTok-able snippetsOn the first Friday in May, a procession of...
A run of immaculate albums ended in 2018 with an identity crisis and the producer becoming a kindergarten chef. Now he’s back with a blissed-out new recordWhen Axel Willner went to Stockholm’s Funky C...
Singer took lead vocal on UK No 1 When You’re in Love With a Beautiful Woman, and had numerous other transatlantic hitsDennis Locorriere, the guitarist and singer with the chart-topping soft rock band...
The band’s newest member, Josefine Lukschy, was born the year their fifth album was released. They and founding member Blixa Bargeld talk about leading the counter counter-culture‘Everything already w...
Bulgaria’s first-ever win in European song contest delivers ray of hope at turbulent time after years of political instabilityBulgarians have rejoiced in their country’s first victory at the Eurovisio...
Johan Cruijff Arena, the NetherlandsStyles’ first stop in his Together, Together tour, which will see him perform lengthy residencies around the world, is a reminder of how talented he isMidway throug...
The UK finished last as the contest, held in Vienna, saw five countries boycott it over the participation of IsraelBulgaria has won the 2026 Eurovision song contest after singer Dara swept to victory...
In the lead-up to his Australian tour, the producer and DJ reveals his obsession with Chucky, his favourite time signature and which Kanye West record is the ‘most overrated album of all time’What alb...
Self-deprecating It Only Takes One Lion is partly inspired by team’s current song, Yes Sir, I Can BoogieThe lyrics came to Stuart Murdoch in the hazy aftermath of Scotland’s dramatic qualification for...