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Screen and heard: is TikTok changing the way pop stars perform?
From Lorde to Rosalía, today’s biggest stars deliver shows that seem precision-engineered for social media. We speak to the people behind the scenes
Shaad D'Souza
05, Jan, 2023 @3:00 PM
The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!
As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions
Guardian music
06, Oct, 2022 @12:12 PM
Bleachers review – in-demand producer Jack Antonoff cuts loose with his band
When he’s not producing for the likes of Taylor Swift and Lorde, Antonoff’s band offers him an outlet that’s joyful to the point of occasional indulgence
Alim Kheraj
05, Sep, 2022 @11:07 AM
‘Music makes you fall in love with people’: Marlon Williams on his ‘Māori disco bop’
The singer talks about moving home, his upbeat new sound, the euphoria of performing and putting out a ‘sunny New Zealand record’
Jenny Valentish
01, Sep, 2022 @5:30 PM
Lorde review – a magnificent night out
By turns tearful and rocking out, the New Zealand star is on a roll with cathartic cuts from 2021’s Solar Power, including a stirring performance in Māori
Kitty Empire
02, Jul, 2022 @1:00 PM
Sunday at Glastonbury: Kendrick Lamar, Diana Ross and Jack White – as it happened
The US rap star headlined the main stage on the last night of the festival, while Pet Shop Boys, Charli XCX, Jarvis Cocker and a host more brought the festival to a close
Keza MacDonald (now), Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Gwilym Mumford and Laura Snapes (earlier)
26, Jun, 2022 @11:49 PM
Lorde review – introspection and euphoria in strikingly theatrical show
The New Zealand star just about manages to unite the disparate tones of her song catalogue in a rousing and elegant live show
Katie Hawthorne
27, May, 2022 @11:13 AM
Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar to headline resurgent Glastonbury
As the festival returns from Covid-enforced hiatus, over half of the acts announced so far feature women
Nadeem Badshah and Laura Snapes
04, Mar, 2022 @8:30 AM
Abba to Zappa: pop, rock and classical music to look forward to in 2022
UK rap’s biggest star goes on tour, Wet Leg drop a deadpan debut and Rosalía gets into reggaeton. Here are the albums, concerts and tours the big hitters have in store
Alexis Petridis and Andrew Clements
30, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM
Give Lorde a break. Non-Māori must speak Māori for it to survive | Morgan Godfery
If we must wait for the perfect circumstances to speak or sing te reo, we may as well sign the language’s death certificate
Morgan Godfery
14, Sep, 2021 @12:18 AM
Cyborgs, not goddesses: how breastplates became fashion’s feminist accessory
From Lorde to Cardi B and Bella Hadid, celebrities are literally arming themselves against outdated gender expectations
Priya Elan
10, Sep, 2021 @11:11 AM
‘Powerful experience’: Lorde releases mini-album in Māori language
The New Zealand pop star says recording in the indigenous language was an ‘emotional’ experience
Guardian staff
09, Sep, 2021 @6:06 AM
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