Ellie Goulding

From Taylor to Ariana, pop’s overreliance on gossip is choking the life out of it

Today’s pop stars are cramming songs with so much biography they need footnotes – and they’re in danger of alienating all but their hardcore fans

Laura Snapes

24, Apr, 2024 @9:16 AM

Raye, Tate McRae and a bit of a rave: all the Brits 2024 performances reviewed

From Kylie’s megamix to Rema’s maximalism, we rate and slate the performers at British music’s biggest night of the year

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

03, Mar, 2024 @9:00 AM

Female pop stars celebrate record-breaking year on UK singles chart

Women claimed an unprecedented 31 weeks atop the Top 40 and accounted for 48.5% of all songs that reached the Top 10 – plus seven of the year’s 10 biggest songs

Laura Snapes

03, Jan, 2024 @12:01 AM

Today guest editors review – Radio 4 dishes up eggs over uneasy with Goulding, Kureishi and James May

Christmas tradition dictates unqualified celebrities edit the flagship news show for five days, with results as skippable – and occasionally tasty – as festive leftovers

Nell Frizzell

29, Dec, 2023 @3:58 PM

Andrew Malkinson, wrongly convicted of rape, to guest edit BBC’s Today

Miscarriage of justice victim will be among programme’s Christmas editors which also include Hanif Kureishi and James May

Amelia Hill

23, Nov, 2023 @10:49 AM

Language barrier: why even Harry has stopped speaking the king’s English

‘Proper English’, received pronunciation, the king’s English: whatever you call it, the accent is under threat – just like cockney

31, Oct, 2023 @3:39 PM

‘It’s not a pop-the-champagne moment any more’: is the UK album chart broken?

Artists are hitting No 1, then dropping out of the Top 100 the following week. Industry figures ponder whether the chart is still a barometer of taste – or just a marketing ploy

Safi Bugel

18, May, 2023 @8:47 AM

‘It’s my least personal album!’ Thank you, Ellie Goulding, for making pop escapist again

As hyper-gossipy songs by the likes of Miley Cyrus need accompanying guides to help decode them, Goulding’s rejection of ‘personal experiences’ feels radical

Shaad D'Souza

04, Apr, 2023 @3:13 PM

Your ultimate Sydney events guide: the best things to do this weekend, and what’s on through December

Summer in the City is Guardian Australia’s guide to the best arts, gigs and festivals around the country. Here are some highlights for Sydney in December

Steph Harmon, Michael Sun, Janine Israel, Elissa Blake and Sian Cain

08, Dec, 2022 @1:53 AM

Calvin Harris’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

With his new album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol 2, out next week, we take a look through the Scottish producer’s hit-studded career

Michael Cragg

28, Jul, 2022 @11:00 AM

The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022: episode five – as it happened

Marble loaf cakes and making celebrities in biscuit form were Tuesday’s challenges for a cast including Mawaan Rizwan, Ellie Goulding, Tracy-Ann Oberman and presenter Sophie Morgan. But did any of them know their way around an oven?

Scott Bryan and Michael Chakraverty

19, Apr, 2022 @8:15 PM