Michael Kiwanuka

Michael Kiwanuka: Small Changes review – an exquisite return

Five years on from his self-titled Mercury winner, the singer-songwriter scales things down to potent effect

Damien Morris

22, Nov, 2024 @11:30 AM

‘Singing about faith was scary. I wanted to be cool’: Michael Kiwanuka on God, fatherhood and his secret to great art

As he announces ‘understated’ fourth album Small Changes, the Mercury-winning musician explains how he went from ‘slight weirdo’ to wowing Glasto – and why more of us are turning to religion

Alexis Petridis

13, Sep, 2024 @4:00 AM

Coldplay, Cyndi Lauper and the Red Arrows: Saturday at Glastonbury 2024 – a photo essay

Day two for the photography team at Glastonbury brought the heat, the Last Dinner Party, a flypast, and an astonishing array of anthems from Chris Martin and co

Matt Fidler and Ben Beaumont-Thomas; photographs by David Levene, Jonny Weeks and Alecsandra Raluca Dragoi

30, Jun, 2024 @4:00 AM

Increase in Black artists on Glasto bill reflects cultural shift

After Lenny Henry’s 2022 criticism of lack of diversity, this year’s bill features Janelle Monáe, Danny Brown, Little Simz and more

Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

28, Jun, 2024 @12:01 PM

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA to headline 2024 Glastonbury festival

Coldplay become act to headline most times with their fifth top slot, while Shania Twain is booked for the Sunday teatime ‘legend’ set as the lineup is announced

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

14, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM

‘I’d take a mediocre album rather than nothing!’: the new music readers want to hear in 2024

Guardian readers are longing for returns by artists from Ariana Grande to Archie Shepp –and even possibly Kate Bush?

Aneesa Ahmed and Guardian readers

23, Jan, 2024 @11:15 AM

Green Man festival review – the absurd, the wonderful and the otherworldly

From the magisterial glam rock of Yves Tumor to the comedy surf-pop of Melin Melyn, Green Man froths with positivity and subversion

Sophie Walker

22, Aug, 2022 @2:28 PM

Michael Kiwanuka review – patience is golden

This most unassuming of soul stars has had to wait a long time to tour his lushly produced eponymous album, and his return brings blissful escape

Kitty Empire

14, May, 2022 @1:00 PM

Brit awards 2022: Inflo is first non-white winner of producer of the year

Sault co-founder, who has worked with Adele and Little Simz, thanks ‘all the Black producers before me – I am you’

Safi Bugel

28, Jan, 2022 @12:01 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

Sault: Nine review – a masterclass in anger and balm

The enigmatic collective’s fifth album in two years is another masterclass in confounding expectations

Kitty Empire

03, Jul, 2021 @1:00 PM

Live at Worthy Farm: follow along with Glastonbury’s livestreamed festival

With a lineup including Coldplay, Michael Kiwanuka, Haim and Wolf Alice, Glastonbury’s livestreamed show is the next best thing to being there. Follow along here as it airs online

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

22, May, 2021 @6:57 PM