This year’s Glastonbury set will feature two first-time headliners in the British pop-rock group the 1975 and the US pop-punk songwriter Olivia Rodrigo. The band,
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Indian rock sensations Bloodywood: ‘What’s more metal than standing up for people you love?’
‘We’re serving a really nice dish called metal tikka masala,” jokes Bloodywood guitarist Jayant Bhadula. “It’s metal but with so many spices that it’ll overwhelm
Mood Machine by Liz Pelly review – a savage indictment of Spotify
In November and December last year, Spotify’s chief executive, Daniel Ek, sold 420,000 shares in the music streaming company, earning himself $199.7m (£160m). One wild
Guns, bombs and needle-drop genius: how AC/DC and Motörhead became the sound of World War II
There was a time, 20 or so years ago, when it seemed as if TV music supervisors were among the most important people when it
‘Together in creativity for peace!’ Sain, the indie label pushing Welsh music forward for 56 years
One of the oldest indie labels in Britain sits down a muddy lane on an old RAF site, less than a mile from the sea,
Lola Young review – soulful Londoner finds magic in the messy
The subject of Lola Young’s single Messy – No 1 for four weeks this year – hates the apparent contradictions in her character, and punishes
Jay-Z sues woman over allegedly falsifying rape allegation
Jay-Z is suing the anonymous woman who in February withdrew a lawsuit accusing the rapper of rape, claiming that she and her lawyers knowingly proceeded
‘Power of music’: steel pan bands foster joy and resilience at Trinidad and Tobago carnival
A crescent moon hung in the cloudless sky over Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), as steel pan orchestras pushed through a throng of thousands of supporters
Hakeem review – musician’s journey from prison to Glastonbury exudes warmth and sincerity
So many music documentaries have a kind of faked intimacy; they dangle the promise of lifting the lid on a star’s darkest secrets but end
‘I don’t want to retreat any more’: William Tyler on grief, alcoholism and his healing new album
When William Tyler put out Goes West in 2019, the album minted what the Nashville-born guitarist calls “an expansive, aspirational part of my life”. It