The BBC Sound of 2025 list, the broadcaster’s annual list of rising artists with “the best chance of mainstream success”, has highlighted a number of
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More endurance than you can shake a stick at: does conducting keep you young?
Tonight, 97-year-old Herbert Blomstedt will climb to the Royal Festival Hall podium in London to conduct the Philharmonia Orchestra. For those of us who anticipate
Coachella 2025 lineup: Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott to headline in April
Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott will headline Coachella 2025. Scott, whose prominent billing comes with the description “designs the desert”, will
Jungle, funk and 14th-century Arabic astronomers: piano virtuoso Pat Thomas on his journey through jazz
‘I see myself as a traditional player who’s just open to things,” says Pat Thomas. Respectful of heritage yet unwilling to be bound by genre,
Value of UK music industry hits record £7.6bn thanks to superstar tours
The value of the UK music industry has hit a record £7.6bn after superstar acts including Elton John, Beyoncé, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran embarked on
Ed Sheeran, Fuse ODG: do they know they’re dead right about Band Aid? Africa needs more than a singalong
Hey y’all: listen up to the chartbusting, pop-pickin’, time-addled DJ: “Yes indeed, Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas is back with a bang, a
Two Bee Gees drummers die within days of one another
Colin Petersen, the original drummer for Bee Gees, has died aged 78. Petersen joined the band in 1966 alongside brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.
Ripple Effect Band: the all-female rock group singing in a language spoken by about 50 people
In Arnhem Land, 500km east of Darwin, you’ll find Maningrida, population 2,518. It is a place rich with history and culture, with dozens of languages
‘There was three of them waiting, like: play this track or else’: DJ EZ, the reality-bending maestro of the decks
One day around the turn of the millennium DJ EZ turned up for his regular slot at Kiss FM. His career was taking off in
‘A road trip like no other’: my epic drive on Kraftwerk’s Autobahn
Ask people what the most iconic musical road trip is and they’ll most likely direct you towards America: take Highway 61 through the birthplace of