The first song I fell in love with I was obsessed with Michael Jackson as a kid, to the point where we went to Butlin’s
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Ramones family row puts the skids on US punk pioneers’ biopic
A movie based on New York band the Ramones could be coming apart after a legal battle that in many ways mirrors the trajectory of
Music: Kitty Empire’s 10 best albums of 2024
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Peaches: ‘Who should play me in the biopic? Amy Taylor from Amyl and the Sniffers’
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Paul McCartney review – a dizzying, bittersweet, life-encompassing journey through time
Towards the end of Come on to Me – a song about sexual chemistry from the near-end of the Paul McCartney solo catalogue – the
Wham!’s Last Christmas is Christmas No 1 for second year running
Forty years after it was held off the No 1 spot by Band Aid, Wham!’s Last Christmas is the UK Christmas No 1 for the
The 50 best albums of 2024: No 1 – Charli xcx: Brat (and Brat and It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat)
In 2022, Charli xcx released Crash, an album that she claimed was a deliberate “sellout”. An artist who had previously seemed hell-bent on singlehandedly dragging
Del Boy did it! Or did he … ? Test your knowledge with our bumper Christmas culture quiz
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You and I are gonna live forever: why 2024’s pop was all about sharing the moment
The past year brought with it intriguing musical movements, not least a sudden pivot towards country by a succession of mainstream pop stars. Heralded by
The 50 best albums of 2024: No 2 – Cindy Lee: Diamond Jubilee
Before you even pressed play, Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee took you back in time. When it was released in March, the only way to hear