Jamie Cullum

Rockin’ around the Christmas streams: why festive music is bigger than ever

As they chase a wildly lucrative market with their new Christmas albums, Gary Barlow, Jamie Cullum, Leona Lewis and more explain the financial – and emotional – pull of a seasonal hit

Michael Hann

10, Dec, 2021 @8:00 AM

Jamie Cullum: ‘I channel a lot of emotional intensity into my music'

The musician, 41, on what he owes Michael Parkinson, the joys of cultural freedom and why he’ll feel nervous when he’s finally able to perform again

Nick McGrath

19, Dec, 2020 @2:00 PM

All I want for Christmas is normality: festive hits chart earlier than ever

Sales and streams of Christmas classics are up by 50% on last year as listeners turn to Mariah, Wham! and Shakin’ Stevens to combat pandemic blues

Laura Snapes

18, Nov, 2020 @5:17 PM

Kylie, Cher, Robbie Williams and more team up for Children in Need single

Cover of Oasis’s Stop Crying Your Heart Out also features Nile Rodgers, Lenny Kravitz and Jess Glynne among 25 star performers

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

13, Nov, 2020 @8:56 AM

Dave, Little Simz and Jamie Cullum win at 2020 Ivor Novello awards

Songwriting and composition awards herald politically conscious work including Dave’s Black, described as ‘important and eloquent’

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

02, Sep, 2020 @12:00 PM

Ivor Novello awards 2020: Dave, Kate Tempest and Stormzy among nominees

Behind-the-scenes talents Dan Carey, Jimmy Napes and Jamie Hartman join Kate Tempest with a pair of nominations each in UK songwriting awards

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

19, Jul, 2020 @11:01 PM

Jamie Cullum review – fun genre rampage from self-doubting showman

Although some routines are getting well-worn, Cullum hops between hip-hop, crooning and one-liners with aplomb

Dave Simpson

12, Mar, 2020 @1:15 PM

Mercury prize 2019: Dave wins for Psychodrama, plus all the action as it happened

Streatham MC beats Idles and Slowthai for the most prestigious award in British music – follow our coverage here

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

19, Sep, 2019 @9:43 PM

Music industry heavyweights call for an alternative to Brexit

Open letter signed by figures including Annie Lennox and Billy Bragg says leaving EU poses ‘significant threat’ to UK music business

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

11, Dec, 2018 @2:59 PM

Jamie Cullum at the Proms review – highbrow mixtape with the odd guest

Musical genres battle it out as Cullum’s special guests, including jazz-soul singer Eska and rapper Coco, add elegance and power to his cruise-ship crooning

Caroline Sullivan

12, Aug, 2016 @3:30 PM

Cheltenham jazz festival review – Jamie Cullum leads rip-roaring lineup

Veteran players Lee Konitz, Archie Shepp and others rubbed shoulders with rising stars for a shoulder-shaking celebration of everything from blues to Afrobeat

John Fordham

05, May, 2015 @4:17 PM

The BBC's God Only Knows cover – every performance reviewed and rated

The BBC’s new promo clip was unveiled on Wednesday night. But who brought the starpower? Who fell flat? And was the BBC taking the mickey out of Chris Martin?

Michael Hann

08, Oct, 2014 @11:57 AM