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By far the biggest musician to have joined the membership-based platform, Dylan’s posts have so far been puzzling – and therefore entirely in characterA couple of years back, the august music writer D...
Radicalised by the inventiveness of groups such as the Harlem Renaissance, the LA-based musician is determined to reclaim the radical possibilities of culture in an age of institutional and algorithmi...
The AOR jazzer behind smash hit The Way It Is veered off into the avant garde. But he’s having sudden mainstream acclaim. ‘Well,’ he says as he releases yet another album, ‘it’s nicer than being ignor...
The singers and sisters on growing up in west London, finding fame in the 90s and relaunching their music as a duoBorn in Canada, Natalie and Nicole Appleton are singers best known as members of the g...
The presenter would do Common People at karaoke and avoids 6 Music during intimate moments. But which multilingual song makes him cry?The first song I fell in love withMy dad had a quite a small recor...
Who needs Worthy Farm? From woodland raves and psych freakouts to fell walks and barbecue hoedowns, there’s a festival for everyone this summer. And some of them don’t even require a tentDownload10 to...
As I sat in a park during the pandemic, listening to the Evermore album on my headphones, one song finally released the grief that I’d pent up for five yearsWhen the pandemic hit in 2020, it had been...
The Swedish musician decided to pursue motherhood alone, and found it came with a surprising sexual awakening – a story she lays out on her new album, her first in eight yearsRobyn sits silently, eyes...
Report shows black music accounts for 80% of money generated by UK industry in past 30 yearsLeading figures in the UK music industry are calling for more work to be done to support black talent in exe...
With her acoustic guitars and trip-hoppy beats, the London musician recalls a particular era of polished 00s boho-pop, from Nelly Furtado to Corinne Bailey RaeFrom LondonRecommended if you like All Sa...
Musician urges public to send clear message at what is expected to be UK’s biggest ever multicultural rallyBilly Bragg has encouraged people to send a clear message to those seeking to divide the coun...
(ECM)Jack DeJohnette and Michel Portal – both of whom died recently – are phenomenal foils for the Weather Report alumnus’s classical-influenced jazzCzech double bass virtuoso and composer Miroslav Vi...
After a nine-year come-up, the self-described ‘worst girl in America’ is having a breakthroughFor the past several months, nothing has gotten me through this brutal New York winter quite like Crank, a...
(Nonesuch)Imaginative interpretations of Funkadelic and Frank Ocean sit alongside starry collaborations and gorgeous instrumentals on the bassist’s brassy side projectWhile some rock musicians fill th...
Winning two Grammys last month cemented the New Yorker’s transition from producer for the likes of Drake to guitar-soloing superstar. Now he has Stevie Wonder calling him up – though he’s conscious of...
Critics Catherine Shoard, Alexis Petridis and Hannah J Davies on what to watch and listen to this seasonSpring is here, and alongside the return of sunshine and blossom there are plenty of new cultura...
Other winners include Raye for video of the year, Central Cee for best hip-hop act and Ezra Collective in jazz categoryBritish golden girl Olivia Dean was the biggest winner at the 2026 Mobo awards, s...
Crofts helped define the sound of yacht rock with 1970s hits such as Summer Breeze and Diamond GirlDash Crofts, the yacht rock musician who helped craft 70s hits such as Summer Breeze and Diamond Girl...
The new album draws from the musician’s early childhood memories of growing up in Liverpool and his relationship with Lennon, with musical styles that span his entire career• Alexis Petridis on single...
(MPL/Capitol)This nostalgic new single suggests a convincing mature style, without the unnecessary straining for relevance that marred some recent solo releases• Paul McCartney announces 18th solo alb...