Clarence Carter, US soul star who had hits with Patches and more, dies aged 90
Singer-songwriter, and former husband of Candi Staton, was blind from birth and had further hits including Slip Away and Back Door Santa
Genesis Owusu: Redstar Wu & the Worldwide Scourge review – political fury and propulsive fun
Seething with righteous anger and moshpit-ready tracks, the Australian artist’s genre-hopping but cohesive LP makes a case for the durability of the form
‘AI isn’t going to have any beneficial influence on humans’: Beth Orton on creativity, craft and the inspirational power of David Bowie
Ahead of her new album, the singer-songwriter answers your questions on big 90s nights out, financial survival and the time a whole tube carriage serenaded her
US man accused of killing rock singer in 1993 arrested after decades on the run
Richard Werstine, wanted in connection with killing of Cold as Life vocalist Rodney Barger, was arrested in Panama
‘Sung by a silver robot from 1984!’ The 11 biggest bangers in Eurovision 2026
Delta Goodrem, rappers on scooters and a Lion spray-painted silver from head to toe … as Europe’s pop circus returns amid protests and pyrotechnics, we pick the songs set to dominate this year’s grand final. Bangaranga!
How Michael Jackson’s tarnished image is being cannily rehabilitated
A new biopic has contributed to an atmosphere that casts the late singer as a profoundly damaged figure who is more victim than victimiser
Bring Me the Horizon and Eric Clapton struck by objects thrown by audience members
British pop-metallers’ frontman Oli Sykes suffers concussion after phone strikes him on the head, in latest in spate of similar incidents faced by musicians
Man sentenced to two years in prison for stealing unreleased Beyoncé music
Kelvin Evans pleads guilty to stealing hard drives and laptops from a car before singer’s Atlanta tour dates in 2025
Beverley Martyn obituary
Star of the 60s London folk scene whose career faltered after her troubled marriage to the musician John Martyn
‘Live music is the new status symbol’: can New York’s C2C beat festival burnout by embracing the niche?
With performers Arca, Los Thuthanaka and YHWH Nailgun, New York’s C2C proved the thrills – and limits – of staying independent amid a festival boom
‘We must keep her name alive’: Cesária Évora, the captivating Cape Verdean who went from restaurant singer to global star
After a lifetime of poverty, Évora found huge success aged 51 with 1992 album Miss Perfumado. As Cape Verdean singers celebrate her morna ballads on stage, those who knew her recall her power, pride and constant smoking
Woe Vienna? Boycotts and blackouts mar buildup as Eurovision 2026 begins
Usually joyous song contest ‘a little bit sad’ this year, says one expert, with rows over Israel and costs to the fore
‘Using his Terminator voice, Arnie said: “Your song. Give it to me. Now”’: George Thorogood on Bad to the Bone
‘There was a lot of fighting and drinking at our shows. We played for bikers, for Hell’s Angels. We would break records for beer sales everywhere we played’
Angine de Poitrine review – alien rock duo’s UK debut is hypnotic, harebrained and 100% worth the hype
The polka-dotted phenomenon land their spaceship in Leeds for an ecstatic show that balances supremely complex musicianship with ridiculous good fun
Get back: Beatles’ Apple Corps to turn former London base into seven-storey visitor attraction
Paul McCartney hails plans for 3 Savile Row, which include access to rooftop where the band played their final gig