Pulp announce More, their first album since 2001
Sheffield-formed band also release swaggering new single Spike Island, their first new track since 2013
Former Beatles drummer Pete Best announces his retirement
Musician, who played with the Beatles between 1960 and 1962 until he was replaced by Ringo Starr, says he ‘had a blast’
Gang of Four bassist Dave Allen dies aged 69
Bandmates pay tribute to friend and ‘Ace of Bass’ who helped forge the post-punk band’s sound
‘It’s distressing’: Elton John speaks of pain of losing his eyesight
Artist says severe eye infection last year has left him unable to read, see TV or watch his sons playing sports
Patwa is not ‘broken English’: the African ties that bind US and Caribbean languages
Centuries later, Jamaican Patwa and US Gullah Creole retain many Africanisms adopted from enslaved people
Did John and Yoko split because of Richard Nixon? The making of revelatory music film One to One
The director of One to One: John & Yoko reveals how he was given access to a trove of intimate and family archive material that changes how we see the star couple
Wigmore Hall’s principled stand over public funding is music to my ears
The institution is hardly known for being radical but its refusal to accept Arts Council subsidies is a revolutionary move
Arts Council England defends support of classical music amid loss of trust
Arts funding body responds to criticism as Wigmore Hall in London says it will operate independently from 2026
UK watchdog backs plan for cap on price of resale tickets in blow to touts
CMA stance moves Britain step closer to outright ban on ticket touts ripping off fans
Reeves’s Sabrina Carpenter freebie furore proves today’s politicians should avoid one thing: fun
With the UK mired in gloom for the foreseeable future, how can the chancellor possibly think about enjoying herself, asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
Pioneering project by Welsh National Opera suggests music can alleviate chronic pain
Participants in pain management programme said singing and breathing exercises eased their symptoms
Andy Peebles, former Radio 1 DJ and presenter, dies aged 76
Host of Top of the Pops and My Top Twelve among other shows was one of last people to interview John Lennon
The Sex Pistols rock London with first gig at 100 Club in 50 years
Band members were joined on stage by former Gallows frontman Frank Carter as stars and fans welcomed their return
The Searchers bring their musical quest to an end after 68 years
Exclusive: Merseybeat act, contemporaries of the Beatles, will play final show at Glastonbury this year after farewell tour
Stormzy to receive honorary Cambridge University doctorate
Rapper is honoured for his philanthropic work alongside the likes of John Rutter, Angela Davis and Simon Russell Beale