For many music fans it’s the most stressful few minutes of the year: the online scramble to secure Glastonbury tickets. And while 2025’s event is
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Wrangling with Abba, risking jail for the Stone Roses … the lawyer behind pop’s big spats
Music lawyers are typically mandated to be much less exciting than the artists they represent, but John Kennedy could give most hotel-trashing stars a run
Quincy Jones and Frank Sinatra: the audacious partnership that rocketed them to another planet
In 1958 Quincy Jones was working in Paris when he received a call on behalf of the princess of Monaco. Grace Kelly had convinced the
‘You got it or you didn’t’: the sweat, smoke and sonic excess of the indie scene pre-Britpop
A while back, photographer Joe Dilworth found himself talking to the drummer in a currently successful British rock band. He asked how they got started,
Lulu review – remarkable farewell tour ends one of pop’s strangest journeys
It has, says Lulu, been “hard to put all the moments together” in her two-hour farewell show. One can understand why that might have proved
From Elvis to Donna to Stevie: how hit-making legend Quincy Jones created superstars and changed pop history
Over the course of 91 years, Quincy Jones did pretty much everything you could do in the entertainment industry. He was a musician, arranger, composer,
Post your questions for Gwen Stefani
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
‘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’