Angel Olsen’s last album was 2022’s country-tinged, grief-wrought Big Time; a stopgap EP, Forever Means, came out in 2023. Cosmic Waves Volume 1 feels like
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End of an Eras era: what’s next for Taylor Swift?
Few artists in the history of pop music have had a year like Taylor Swift. The singer, who turns 35 today, started off 2024 as
‘Fame is a drug like LSD’: Robbie Williams on success, sexuality and his simian movie alter ego
In the grand retelling of his life, Robbie Williams wanted to be a lion. To be as strong, respected, and feared as the large cat
From exquisite Elgar to razor-sharp Cage: our classical recordings of the year
Most end-of-year lists will surely be featuring a remarkable young pianist, Yunchan Lim, whose very special talent had first been spotted when he won the
Kate Bush joins campaign against AI using artists’ work without permission
Kate Bush has called on ministers to protect artists from AI using their copyrighted works amid growing concerns from high-profile creatives and ongoing political uncertainty
The 10 best global albums of 2024
10. Poeji – Nant Mongolian singer Enji’s debut collaboration with German jazz drummer Simon Popp is a masterclass in vocal range and control. Largely wordless
Lennie De Ice, British producer who pioneered sound of jungle, has died
Lennie De Ice, the British music producer whose track We Are IE helped to shape the jungle genre in the 1990s, has died. His friend
Music tells the story of our lives – and trusty old Last.fm does it better than gaudy Spotify Wrapped
Like many music fans with a conscience, I use Spotify begrudgingly. I need to listen to a vast amount of music for work; I want
Elton John: Never Too Late review – few surprises but plenty of joy in official life story
Here is a snapshot of the great singer-songwriter and pop genius as he prepares to retire from touring; he is to play his final live
TV on the Radio review – NYC art-rockers remain singular, energised and lupine
Every couple of years or so, a performance by NYC art-rockers TV on the Radio goes micro-viral again: Wolf Like Me on David Letterman’s chatshow