Kelly Clarkson

10 of the best Christmas songs (that aren’t by Mariah Carey)

The classics are back in the charts even earlier than usual – alongside the perennial row about the Pogues. So why not discover these lesser-known festive bangers?

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

19, Nov, 2020 @3:00 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

Baby It's Cold Outside rewritten by John Legend to remove 'date-rape' lyric

A new version of the 1944 duet, whose gender dynamics have long been argued over, will appear on Legend’s forthcoming Christmas album

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

29, Oct, 2019 @10:35 AM

Since U been on: will Kelly Clarkson succeed as a talkshow host?

Like Lily Allen and Charlotte Church before her, the singer faces the challenge of transitioning from pop star to presenter

Issy Sampson

07, Jun, 2019 @12:00 PM

The 20 greatest breakup songs ever – ranked!

On the 40th anniversary of Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive topping the charts – and as the UK blunders towards its own acrimonious divorce – here’s the definitive list of tear-stained stonkers

Alexis Petridis

14, Mar, 2019 @3:16 PM

Since U been gone: imagining Max Martin's Juliet jukebox musical

The Swedish producer’s debut musical sees Juliet ditching Romeo to move to Paris. We use his hits to plot the narrative

Laura Snapes, Michael Cragg, Anna Leszkiewicz and Owen Myers

29, Jan, 2019 @3:17 PM

From Cat Power to Coldplay: the best, worst and weirdest Rihanna covers

The Last Shadow Puppets turned vampiric, Harry Styles harked back to prog rock and Patti Smith was overcome by nerves … How 15 acts laid down their love for the queen of R&B

Hannah Jane Parkinson

16, Oct, 2018 @8:48 AM

Does America need the American Idol reboot right now?

With a new network and new judges after a two-year break, the show returns to TV more optimistic, gentle, and subtly patriotic than ever

Jake Nevins

12, Mar, 2018 @10:30 AM

Written by the stars: assessing the unlikely celebrity authors of children's books

As John Cena and Lupita Nyong’o ink deals to write kids literature, they join a surprisingly long list of celebrities trying to appeal to a younger audience

Stuart Heritage

08, Feb, 2018 @11:30 AM