On a recent episode of the BBC podcast Miss Me?, host Miquita Oliver and guest Jordan Stephens of Rizzle Kicks were discussing the death of
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Krept & Konan: Young Kingz II review – filthy and poignant in equal measure
Five years since their last album, the south London rap duo return on their own Play Dirty label after a decade in partnership with a
‘She really is everything!’: how Doechii became a rap icon – and bagged a Grammy
Last Sunday’s Grammy awards were a celebration of widely known blue-chip talent: Taylor Swift was there, handing an award to Beyoncé. Shakira performed a medley,
‘I didn’t think I’d be able to sing in Welsh’: artists’ pride on show for music day
When it was launched a decade ago, Dydd Miwsig Cymru – Welsh-language music day – tended to be dominated by artists for whom Welsh (Cymraeg)
Prince estate blocks release of Netflix documentary by Oscar-winning director Ezra Edelman
The estate of the late funk superstar Prince has successfully blocked the release of a nine-hour Netflix documentary about him, made by the Oscar-winning creator
Xhosa Cole: On a Modern Genius (Vol 1) review | John Fordham’s jazz album of the month
Few have doubted that African American pianist/composer Thelonious Monk was a genius of modern music, as this album title attests, but the acclaimed 28-year-old Birmingham-born
‘He smashed his iPad and headphones. My lyrics got torn up’: inside Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s explosive duets album
By the time Elton John retired from touring in 2023, everyone knew his story. It followed a memoir and a biopic, which cemented the Elton
Olly Alexander: Polari review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
It isn’t melodramatic to say that Olly Alexander’s debut solo album comes at a crucial moment in his career. Four years ago, his ever-escalating success
Occult Elvis: was Presley a telepathic demigod who could heal the sick and change the weather?
In his heroic yet tragically short life, Elvis Presley was many things to many people: leather-clad hip-gyrating sex symbol; corruptor of youth; symbol of the
Irv Gotti, Murder Inc founder and producer of DMX, Ja Rule, Kanye West and others, dies aged 54
Irv Gotti, the chart-topping producer and music label executive who was instrumental in the careers of Ja Rule, Ashanti and DMX as the co-founder of