Music

U-Roy obituary
Jamaican deejay who brought the lyrical art of ‘toasting’ to prominence
Peter Mason
23, Feb, 2021 @5:52 PM

The pint-sized 'singing ambassadors' leading their parents in song
From encouraging kids to be ‘singing ambassadors’ to putting on giant online concerts, choirs have overhauled their approach
Amelia Hill
23, Feb, 2021 @2:52 PM

Robbie Williams biopic to be directed by Greatest Showman's Michael Gracey
Filming of ‘superhero narrative’ of one of the UK’s most successful pop stars slated to begin in the summer
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
23, Feb, 2021 @12:05 PM

Daft Punk were the most influential pop musicians of the 21st century
By resurrecting disco, soft rock and 80s R&B, and bringing spectacle to the world of dance music, the French duo changed the course of pop music again and again
Alexis Petridis
23, Feb, 2021 @10:35 AM

Mick Jagger narrates film to mark Royal Albert Hall anniversary
Venue kicks off 150th birthday celebrations with footage dating back to 1933, some of it unseen
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
23, Feb, 2021 @12:01 AM

London venue plans ignored rest of UK | Letter
Letter: The axing of a concert hall project in the capital is no great loss, there are world-class facilities in other parts of the country, writes Julie Berrow
Letters
22, Feb, 2021 @5:30 PM

Daft Punk, French electronic music duo, split up after 28 years
Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo do not explain end of collaboration that produced hits including Get Lucky and One More Time
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
22, Feb, 2021 @3:30 PM

Katy Perry found me my first friends – they were online, and in Brazil
Finding devotees on the other side of the world let me escape from school, though my misbegotten responsibility soon became too much like hard work
Pedro João Santos
22, Feb, 2021 @11:23 AM

‘Right now I’m into Libyan reggae’: the music label delving into the Arab world's back catalogue
Jannis Stürtz has trawled Casablanca and rooted around a factory in Sousse for music. The Habibi Funk founder talks about his passion for Tunisian disco, Sudanese jazz and Lebanese soft rock
Alexis Petridis
22, Feb, 2021 @7:00 AM

Steuart Bedford obituary
Conductor acclaimed for his insightful interpretations of Benjamin Britten’s work
Barry Millington
21, Feb, 2021 @3:51 PM

Sal Dulu: Xompulse review – boom-bap dreamscapes
Jazz, ambient and soul harmonise in the Dublin-based producer’s gently daze-inducing debut
Tara Joshi
21, Feb, 2021 @3:00 PM

The Hold Steady: Open Door Policy review – Springsteen-isms welcome
The Brooklyn-based rockers add a splash of brass to their everyman stylings on this lyrical eighth album
Phil Mongredien
21, Feb, 2021 @1:00 PM
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