Jenny on Holiday: Quicksand Heart review – Let’s Eat Grandma innovator’s knowing new-wave reinvention
In Jenny Hollingworth’s first solo venture, her singular songwriting powers shine in swooping vocals and transcendent pop melodies
Brian Smith obituary
Other lives: Blues fan and photographer who captured images of many US artists on tour in the UK
‘I’ve got a fearlessness to being laid bare’: how Yungblud became Britain’s biggest rock star
In 2025 the Doncaster-born singer-songwriter has earned two UK No 1s, three Grammy nominations and the respect of rock’s greats – and he says it’s all down to putting fans first
’I inexplicably detest Mr Brightside’: John Simm’s honest playlist
The actor first realised what music was when he heard Yellow Submarine and knows a lot of Paul Simon lyrics, but what would he put on at a party?
‘Playing in a war zone isn’t for most people’: the British band braving drone strikes and pneumonia to tour Ukraine
How did an Aussie, a Texan, an Irishman and three Cumbrians find themselves on the road on the Ukrainian frontline? For classic rock collective Hardwicke Circus, it was a no-brainer: ‘We thought they’d like to hear some rock’n’roll’
Blue: Reflections review – a clunky rehash of their Y2K boyband heyday
The four-piece try to tap into modern pop’s deep well of nostalgia but come off like Westlife on a bad day
Songs about new beginnings – ranked!
From CMAT and the Carpenters’ fresh starts to the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun and Nina Simone’s Feeling Good, starting again is a rich theme in pop. Here are some of the best examples
Our 2026 listening resolutions: from Radiohead to Kendrick Lamar, critics try to get into music they’ve never liked
Streaming’s algorithms make it easy to avoid whole discographies – so in the interest of deeper listening, our writers dedicate time to the ones who might have got away
NewJeans member Danielle sued for millions after bitter feud with K-pop record label
Ador terminated the Australian-born singer’s contract on Monday and is now suing her, a family member and the band’s former producer
‘Being annoying is worse than being evil’: the high-octane, low-culture genius of indie duo Getdown Services
Scatological lyrics, social conscience and a shoutout from Walton Goggins – 2026 is going to be the laptop garage band’s year
Lily Allen’s live return, Charli xcx’s Wuthering Heights and Simon Rattle’s Janáček: music to listen out for in 2026
Raye, Deftones and Yungblud do UK tours, Jill Scott returns for more neo-soul, and classical world gears up to celebrate György Kurtág at 100
Songs about love, poverty and swimming in Bacardi lemon: Dutch ‘levenslied’ captures a new generation
The Netherlands’ guttersnipe answer to French chanson and German schlager is as popular as ever – but has it lost its roots as the defiant voice of the working class? Our writer sways along at the Muziekfeest van het Jaar to find out
‘Have sex to my own music? That sounds repugnant’: KT Tunstall’s honest playlist
The Scots singer thought Kim Wilde was cool and got talked into buying a Cocteau Twins record but which song gives her a slap in the face?
‘Almost collapsed’: behind the Korean film crisis and why K-pop isn’t immune
Both industries dominate the world but now face fundamental transformation and uncertainty at home
‘Hardcore had a level of violence I was really interested in’: the thrash solos and beatdowns of False Reality
The band may be relatively new but its members have spent years steeped in the scene, giving them edge and an ear for tracks that rip through a room