Born in Oxfordshire and raised in Ireland, Adam Clayton, 64, co-founded U2 in 1976. Since then, the band has sold more than 170m albums and
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Leya are a New York duo comprising harpist Marilu Donovan and violinist Adam Markiewicz, who seem to occupy a space roughly equidistant from ambient music,
Five of the best music books of 2024
View image in fullscreen The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Performers Shaped Pop Culture 1955-1979Jon Savage, FaberFrom his definitive punk history England’s Dreaming to his forensic examination
Japanese singer and actor Miho Nakayama dies aged 54
Musician and actor Miho Nakayama, best known for her dual role in the successful 1995 feature Love Letter and for her music career in the
The 20 best songs of 2024
20 MJ Lenderman – Wristwatch The year’s breakout indie star, Jake Lenderman has a voice like the last roll of the die. On his fourth
K-pop idol Rosé of Blackpink fame grew up in Australia – but she could never have made it big here | Wing Kuang
In the past year, K-pop star Rosé has redefined the music genre known for its choreographed dance moves and global fan culture. Having followed Rosé
Chappell Roan, Hozier and Travis Scott to headline Reading and Leeds for first time
Chappell Roan, the year’s breakout pop star, is to headline Reading and Leeds festival next year. The drag-indebted US songwriter had one of the biggest
Tall tales, campfire singalongs and Oldham slang: the White Stripes’ 20 best songs – ranked!
20. The Big Three Killed My Baby (1999) Not, as one might initially assume, a reference to the Merseybeat band from noted scholar of 60s
Glastonbury festival raised £5.9m for charity in 2024
This year’s Glastonbury raised £5.9m for charitable causes. The Somerset festival donated £2m to the NHS Somerset charity and £126,000 to support NHS hospitals in
Music sector workers to lose nearly a quarter of income to AI in next four years, global study finds
People working in the music sector will lose almost a quarter of their income to artificial intelligence within the next four years, according to the