Corinne Bailey Rae

Leeds 2023: city to kick off year-long festival with ‘epic’ opening ceremony

Organisers plough on with plans after Brexit meant Leeds missed chance to be European capital of culture

Robyn Vinter

07, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM

Corinne Bailey Rae: ‘On tour, I’ll chop up raw garlic, put it in hot water and drink it’

The singer on the most effective way to look after her voice, why she swears by manuka honey and lunch with Stevie Wonder

Tim Lewis

23, Apr, 2022 @4:00 PM

Hay festival returns with its first in-person event for three years

Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, Bernardine Evaristo, Elif Shafak and Benedict Cumberbatch are among those taking part in the 11-day gathering in Welsh border town

Lucy Knight

05, Apr, 2022 @11:00 AM

‘A summer of love!’ Musicians on the awesome, tearful return of gigs

From Sleaford Mods in London to Mogwai in France, bands and performers talk about the strange and wonderful experience of returning to the stage after 16 months of deprivation

As told to Michael Hann

02, Sep, 2021 @2:00 PM

Quincy Jones: A Life in Song review – a fitfully festive birthday bash

The musician-producer marks his 85th birthday by inviting stars from Mick Hucknall to Corinne Bailey Rae to reprise his hits, while he sprinkles anecdotes from the sides

Michael Hann

28, Jun, 2018 @1:29 PM

Dinner party soundtracker to timeless muse: exploring the Sade complex

The enigmatic musician remains an influence on modern stars such as Drake and Beyoncé. As she releases her first single in seven years we explore why

Ellen E Jones

24, Mar, 2018 @6:59 AM

Funny Cow review – Maxine Peake blazes in the dark days of standup

Peake is hypnotically belligerent as an ambitious club performer trampling over prejudice and sticky carpets on the 1970s comedy circuit

Peter Bradshaw

11, Oct, 2017 @6:45 PM

Afropunk review – afrofuturism gets anthemic at festival of booming black creativity

Printworks, London
JME, Nadia Rose, Nao, Lianne La Havas, Willow Smith and Corinne Bailey Rae all came together at a diverse celebration of black culture

Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff

24, Jul, 2017 @3:37 PM