Clem Burke, Blondie’s drummer and ‘heartbeat’, dies aged 70
Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, founding members of the new wave hitmakers, pay tribute to their late bandmate
‘I wrote it while bored on a health farm’: how Mike and the Mechanics made All I Need Is a Miracle
‘The demo had my singing on it. When I played it to the band, the look on their faces said, “We’re in trouble, boys”’
Critics may sniff at Ed Sheeran’s Persian fusion hit Azizam – but we Iranians love it
With its Iranian melodies, instrumentation and backing singers, Sheeran’s joyful new single is a reminder of how culture transcends borders
‘Goths don’t have sex – we just stare into the black sun’: Billy Corgan’s honest playlist
The Smashing Pumpkins songwriter and guitarist on overdoing karaoke, joining Pink Floyd on stage and his secret love of Katy Perry’s Roar
Amadou Bagayoko obituary
Malian singer-songwrier and guitarist who had international success in a duo with his wife Mariam
‘The fighter still remains’: Paul Simon kicks off comeback tour in New Orleans
The 83-year-old played his first date of an intimate 20-city tour after quitting live performances back in 2018
Critics are tearing into the Beatles biopics already. Here’s why they should let it be
The casting of new Fab Four movies and Wuthering Heights has been slammed before filming even finishes. Can’t we just wait and see?
One to watch: Model/Actriz
This visceral post-punk New York band deliver blood, sweat and music of manic brilliance
Black Country, New Road: Forever Howlong review – a subtle transformation
Sharing lead vocals since the exit of frontman Isaac Wood, the band sound less intense but more agile on a set rich in vivid moments and exceptional musicianship
Elton John and Brandi Carlile: Who Believes in Angels? review – a true meeting of minds
The British star and the US country artist spur each other on in this tuneful, swinging set with poignant moments
2hollis: Star review – sounds like the internet and bound for stardom
An underground phenomenon since his teenage years, Hollis Frazier-Herndon feels like a male Charli xcx about to take off
Ed Sheeran: Azizam review – a cross-cultural Persian experiment … which sounds incredibly English
After a couple of earthy, rootsy albums, Sheeran emphatically returns to pop with another of his indelible hooks, surrounded by Middle Eastern instrumentation
‘This weird dream just keeps going!’ Wet Leg on overnight success, sexual epiphanies and facing fears
The UK indie-rockers won two Grammys for their debut album. Ahead of their second, they explain how they protected one another amid sudden fame – and how queer love and Davina McCall inspired them
Bruce Springsteen to release seven ‘lost’ albums in June
Spanning 1983 to 2018, Tracks II: The Lost Albums will feature a collection of 83 songs that New Jersey musician says he has played ‘to myself and close friends for years’
Chaka Khan on Prince, poetry and wild, wonderful nights: ‘No one’s done anything but craziness at 4am’
The singer answers your questions about her drum skills, friendship with Joni Mitchell and more – and reveals unheard music with both Prince and Sia