Music
Roderick Williams and Andrew West: Birdsong review | classical album of the week
Baritone Williams brings his characteristic attention to text and tone to pieces usually sung by young women, including works by Schumann and Brahms
Erica Jeal
22, Jul, 2021 @2:00 PM
Amy Winehouse’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
With the 10th anniversary of her death this week, rediscover the best of Winehouse’s discography, where heartbreak and anger are mixed up with wit and joy
Alexis Petridis
22, Jul, 2021 @12:03 PM
Prince: Welcome 2 America review – the best album of his last two decades
Prince’s stock as a recording artist was low in 2010, so it makes weird sense for this work to appear in 2021, getting the posthumous attention it deserves
Alexis Petridis
22, Jul, 2021 @11:00 AM
Mercury prize 2021: first-time nominees dominate shortlist
No 1 albums by Wolf Alice, Mogwai and Celeste are joined by leftfield artists such as Hannah Peel and Nubya Garcia in race for prestigious music award
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
22, Jul, 2021 @10:16 AM
Eric Clapton refuses to play venues that require proof of vaccination
Clapton says he won’t perform for a ‘discriminated audience’ after vaccination passports made mandatory for clubs and venues this autumn
Laura Snapes
22, Jul, 2021 @10:05 AM
BBC Proms to open in July with no social distancing
Attendees will need to provide proof of their vaccination or Covid status in order to enter the Royal Albert Hall
Laura Snapes
21, Jul, 2021 @2:19 PM
Rapso: discover the pride and power of Trinidad’s rap-soca music
The striking vocalist Brother Resistance, who died this month, helmed a politically astute hybrid of rap and soca that opened new possibilities in Caribbean music
David Katz
21, Jul, 2021 @11:45 AM
Glastonbury festival: September one-day event not going ahead
Organiser Emily Eavis says, ‘for a number of reasons’, the festival team are focusing on the family campsite opening this week on Worthy Farm
Laura Snapes
21, Jul, 2021 @9:39 AM
Britney Spears: US House of Representatives introduces bill to end conservatorship abuse
Inspired by Spears’ case, the Free Act would bring protection and oversight to a ‘broken system’
Laura Snapes
21, Jul, 2021 @9:31 AM
Rave responsibly: a guide to clubbing safely as Covid restrictions end
Virologists and night-time advisers share their tips on making a night out as safe as possible, from testing to masks to looking out for each other
Joe Muggs
21, Jul, 2021 @8:00 AM
Self Esteem: ‘I was tired of being this sweet heterosexual lady in a band’
Once an earnest indie singer with Slow Club, Rebecca Lucy Taylor is now a take-no-prisoners pop diva. Can her patriarchy-smashing anthems conquer the charts?
Rachel Aroesti
21, Jul, 2021 @5:00 AM
Sir Graham Vick obituary
Innovative opera director determined to put on groundbreaking productions in unusual settings
Barry Millington
20, Jul, 2021 @2:05 PM
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