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‘Spotify Wrapped’ is the insufferable nadir of Gen Z narcissism
The streaming giant’s personalised end-of-year streaming data enables preening – and reveals how dull the UK’s music taste has become
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The child’s toy that’s skewing the pop charts
An album released on the kid-friendly, Paul McCartney-backed Yoto player has put Elton John back into the top 10. Is this the future of pop?
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Sabrina Carpenter’s disturbing ‘Lolita’ marketing is a pop provocation too far
The pop star’s sexual lyrics and performances sit in jarring juxtaposition with her Lolita-inspired ‘girlhood’ branding. Who is this for?
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‘Princess Diana hair’ and naked debauchery: Inside Wham’s Last Christmas video
Vomiting, nudity, flatulence… The truth about George Michael’s picture-perfect vision of festive heartbreak, by those who were there
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He’s still standing – how Elton John has survived far worse than blindness
The pop superstar says he has lost his eyesight. But, from drug abuse to injuries, he has always taken adversity in his stride – and soared
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Idles: ignore the Tory-bashing – this is Britain’s most riotously exciting band
At times, the Bristolian punks’ gig felt like a centrist-dad convention. But behind the Corbynite posturing is viscerally thrilling music
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Green energy, vegan burgers – and £7.50 pints. Is this the future of live rock?
At Massive Attack’s Liverpool gig, progressive politics didn’t dampen spirits – or disguise the eerie excellence of the Bristolian band
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Inside The Beatles’ toxic relationship with America
A new film explores the triumph of the Fab Four’s first American tour. But two years on, they were pariahs in the US – what went wrong?
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The mysterious British metal band selling out arenas – without showing their faces
Masked rockers Sleep Token have become one of our biggest bands while remaining completely anonymous. What’s behind the cloak of secrecy?
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The bitter feud ripping apart hopes for a Spice Girls reunion
The quintet are no strangers to in-fighting, but the latest row may be the costliest yet if it stops a new tour and a Netflix documentary
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Young musicians prove Britain’s got classical talent, plus the best of November’s classical and jazz concerts
This dazzling show from the charity Music for Youth brought together 1,500 talented children from across the country
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Charli XCX: Brat winter has arrived – and it’s a super party
The star, who defined the summer with her album’s messy ethos, delivered a masterclass on how to sustain a cultural moment
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Rod Stewart is still a flamboyant style icon at 79
As the rocker is confirmed for the Legends slot at Glastonbury, he remains renegade well into his eighth decade
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‘White saviours’ and warlords: Inside the Band Aid backlash
Long before Ed Sheeran weighed in, Bob Geldof’s charity single generated as much ire as it did money. But does it deserve the criticism?
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Glastonbury 2025 rumoured lineup: Olivia Rodrigo, Cher, Sam Fender
Were you lucky enough to get tickets? Here are all the rumoured acts heading to Worthy Farm next June
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Zayn Malik, O2 Academy Leeds: A touching ‘love you bro’ tribute to Liam Payne
The former One Direction star kicked off his first ever solo tour, showcasing his sensual balladry – let down by a lack of stagecraft
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Father John Misty produces an epic masterpiece – plus the week’s best albums
Father John Misty’s new dawn is full of surprises; U2 have a blast with How to Reassemble an Atomic Bomb; the Wicked soundtrack delights
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How black South Africans used jazz to fight apartheid
The London Jazz Festival is celebrating the legacy of the musicians who put their music – and lives – on the line to tackle racism
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Elvis Costello interview: ‘At this rate, I’ll soon be in Skegness doing Mother Goose’
The super busy septuagenarian on facing mortality, how he writes his songs, learning languages and the threat of artificial intelligence
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The strange and surprising history of Non, Je ne Regrette Rien
The anthem from Charles Dumont, who has died aged 95, was made famous by Édith Piaf in 1960. But how has it remained so popular, decades on?
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György Pauk, celebrated Hungarian violinist who survived the Holocaust then defected to the West
Remembering the ‘hunger, cold and fear’ of the Budapest ghetto, he would carry emergency food, even to the best hotels and restaurants
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Five things we learnt from Cher’s memoir
From her ‘fake’ marriage to Sonny Bono to dating Warren Beatty as a teenager, the superstar spills some surprising secrets in her new book
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Charles Dumont, songwriter whose hit Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien gave Edith Piaf her comeback
He wrote it when ‘angry and depressed’ and the temperamental Edith Piaf at first refused to hear it – then said it would be her resurrection
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Nobody plays Ravel better than this tragic French ‘rock star’
Born a century ago, pianist Samson François brought debonair insouciance – and breathtaking talent – to his playing
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Boybands Forever, review: inside the dark underbelly of pop’s glory days
This new BBC Two documentary is a great trip down memory lane – but as the likes of Robbie Williams attest, it wasn’t all parties and riches
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Barrie Gavin, filmmaker who brought the stars of 20th-century classical music to the small screen
He worked with Simon Rattle, Aaron Copland and Peter Maxwell Davies, but upset Holst’s daughter with his animation for the planet Mercury
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Linkin Park’s From Zero is a scream – plus the week’s best albums
The nu-metal rocker’s comeback finds a worthy heir to Chester Bennington in Emily Armstrong. Plus: Shawn Mendes, Flo, Pa Salieu, 070 Shake
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Britain’s hottest new girl band Flo: ‘Our single mums taught us everything’
Brit winners Flo are breathing new life into the tired girl group format. They talk about resilience, family values and perfect harmony
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Amyl and the Sniffers: A watershed moment for the year’s most exciting (and foul-mouthed) band
Fronted by the hypnotically uninhibited Amy Taylor, the Australian punk band delivered a show with a terrific, buzzy energy
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The Band Aid single was brilliant – but its musical legacy is catastrophic
Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas?, released 40 years ago, prompted a glut of sentimental charity singles that still haunt us today
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Christine McVie: ‘The affairs dented my self-respect. There was something seedy about them’
An extract from the biography of the Fleetwood Mac legend reveals how drugs, booze and illicit sex took a toll on the band’s relationships
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Are film scores the ruin of the classical music industry – or its salvation?
Film music concerts are more popular than ever – but is that a good thing? Our classical music critic and film critic go head to head
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