Beck

Grammy awards 2023: who will win – and who should?

Will Adele’s Grammy dominion continue and Harry Styles steal more limelight? Or could Kendrick Lamar or Beyoncé finally take one of the headline prizes?

Shaad D'Souza and Laura Snapes

31, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Johnny Depp writes song about defamation trial against Amber Heard

Actor writes two songs for album with British guitarist Jeff Beck that ‘ignited our youthful spirit and creativity’

Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill

10, Jul, 2022 @10:42 AM

‘Like them, we’re fragile’: how Randall Poster assembled his star-packed birdsong project

The esteemed music supervisor enlisted stars such as Mark Ronson, Nick Cave, Beck, Sean Penn and Tilda Swinton for an ambitious new project

Jim Farber

23, May, 2022 @5:28 AM

From Latitude to Lady Gaga: what to see as music venues and festivals reopen

As live music returns, we pick the best artists launching post-lockdown tours and festival dates – with the Eagles, Beck and Bloodstock leading the charge

Alexis Petridis

14, May, 2021 @3:39 PM

Drake calls for Grammys to be replaced after snubbing Black artists

Singer’s demand follows absence of the Weeknd in all categories of the 2021 awards despite huge success this year and dismay at exclusion of Lil Uzi Vert

Laura Snapes

26, Nov, 2020 @1:19 PM

Beck's greatest songs – ranked!

As the prince of American alternative turns 50, we select his finest moments, from bluegrass ballads to breakup masterpieces and ‘beefcake pantyhose’

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

02, Jul, 2020 @2:00 PM

Nirvana reunion: Dave Grohl's 13-year-old daughter steals the show

Violet Grohl performed Heart-Shaped Box with the surviving members of Nirvana and guest performers St Vincent and Beck at an LA charity gala

Eve Barlow

06, Jan, 2020 @10:55 AM

Beck: Hyperspace review – dewy, plush and on-trend

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Kitty Empire

24, Nov, 2019 @9:00 AM

Beck: Hyperspace review – Pharrell collaboration never achieves lift-off

In what would have seemed a dream teaming early last decade, Pharrell Williams helped produce Beck’s occasionally lovely but unambitious 14th album

Michael Hann

22, Nov, 2019 @9:00 AM

Thanks for the Dance: posthumous Leonard Cohen album announced

Thanks for the Dance has been arranged by singer’s son Adam and will feature various collaborators and previously unheard material

Laura Snapes

20, Sep, 2019 @2:52 PM

Daniel Johnston: a potent, profoundly moving songwriter

Johnston’s mental health struggles made him an unlikely musical hero, but his beautiful, artifice-free songwriting remains hugely influential

Alexis Petridis

12, Sep, 2019 @9:25 AM

Marianne Faithfull: the muse who made it on her own terms

As the singer prepares to release her 21st album, we look back at a singular career marked by creative restlessness, personal troubles and triumphant reinventions

Alexis Petridis

23, Oct, 2018 @12:30 PM