The frontwoman of No Doubt and a hugely successful solo artist, Gwen Stefani has been a singular, iconic presence in pop culture for more than
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‘One thing goes wrong and that’s it’: how Janet Jackson’s career was wrecked in a split second
It has been just over two decades since Justin Timberlake ripped off a piece of Janet Jackson’s bustier at the 2004 Super Bowl half-time show
Delicate ballads, bold brass and the thrill of Thriller: 10 of Quincy Jones’s greatest productions
Michael Jackson – Thriller For all Quincy Jones’s astonishing versatility, straddling the analogue warmth of big band jazz and the sleek production of the early-digital
Quincy Jones, producer and entertainment powerhouse, dies aged 91
Quincy Jones, a titan of American entertainment who worked with stars from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson and Will Smith, has died aged 91. Jones’
Michael Mayo: Fly review – a bravura fusion of original work and jazz standards
The fluctuating divide between soul and jazz has become more blurred than ever, as this young American singer first attested on his acclaimed 2021 debut,
Laura Marling review – a sumptuous performance, with strings attached
The first night of Laura Marling’s five-show residency at Hackney church on Tuesday seems, perhaps, the wrong gig to be reviewing. The atmosphere is rapt,
‘I am the industry!’: Keke Palmer on being Hollywood’s queen of content
In an era when social media has turned us all into products to promote, Keke Palmer is the whole damn corporation. As a one-woman multimedia,
Mark Kermode on… composer John Williams, master of unforgettable blockbuster soundtracks
Some years ago I interviewed the British director Edgar Wright about his favourite soundtrack albums. I mentioned that, in the age before videos, I had
Peter Perrett: The Cleansing review – a darkly humorous gem
That there are nods to his own mortality throughout this third album in Peter Perrett’s late-career renaissance isn’t a massive surprise. After three sublime albums
Tyler, the Creator: Chromakopia review – candour meets artfulness
Over the course of his past four albums, rapper Tyler, the Creator has traded his edgy teenage Odd Future persona – and homophobic rhymes –