Taylor Swift has long been credited with an outsized influence on music, celebrity culture – even politics. But reviving the UK’s flagging economy may be
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Rhythm Nation: how music gives Haiti hope amid the chaos
Even before March this year, when gun-toting gangs overran the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, dictatorships, poverty, health crises and earthquakes had defined the country in the
Zayn: Room Under the Stairs review – Nashville-produced minimalism suits him
Since disembarking from the One Direction juggernaut in 2015, Zayn Malik has taken the path less travelled. His 2016 solo debut, Mind of Mine, housed
Arooj Aftab: Night Reign review – all the heat and mystery of nocturnal life
Few singers can match the delicate warmth and quiet power of Arooj Aftab’s voice. Over the past decade, the Pakistani-American singer has released four albums
‘World domination is a big thing for me’: pop superstar Becky Hill on raving to the top – and her new album’s dark past
Becky Hill glides up on an ebike in full pop star clobber: leather flares, black strap top with enormous silver buckles, immaculately tousled hair, light
Everyone’s Getting Involved review – tepid all-star Talking Heads tribute
Responsible for indie hits like Midsommar, Moonlight and Everything Everywhere All at Once, American film company A24 has created a vast lifestyle brand around its
Billy Idol: ‘I stole the master tapes for Rebel Yell – and gave them to my heroin dealer’
Is it true that you stole the master tapes to the Rebel Yell album during a spat with the record label? VerulamiumParkRangerIt was because of
Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft review – still the great outlier of American pop
Billie Eilish’s third album opens with a track called Skinny. It features a hushed electric guitar figure supporting a lyric filled with very Billie Eilish
Beth Gibbons: Lives Outgrown review – long-awaited solo debut is a gripping study of ageing and loss
No one is ever going to accuse Beth Gibbons of over-exerting herself in the rapacious pursuit of fame: her solo debut arrives 22 years after
I’m with the band: who knew Antony Blinken could play rock classics?
Name: Rocking politicians. Age: The latest example of the trend came on Tuesday night, in a basement in Kyiv. The trend being sheltering from Vladimir