Pop and rock
Ben Elton: ‘I fancied Olivia Newton-John. It’s all right to say that about a third cousin, right?’
The standup talks about tensions behind the scenes of Blackadder, his Wiggles movie that never happened and his opinions on hecklers
Sian Cain
14, Dec, 2024 @11:00 PM
TV on the Radio review – US indie rockers roll back the years
Celebrating the 20th anniversary reissue of their debut album, the New Yorkers remain masters of delayed gratification in a cracking set of hits past
Kitty Empire
14, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
One to watch: Nia Smith
The Londoner’s reggae-spiked soul has earned her support slots with Mahalia, Tems and more – and now her debut EP brings more of that low-frequency cool
Damien Morris
14, Dec, 2024 @12:30 PM
Lauren Mayberry: Vicious Creature review – a solo statement of intent
The Chvrches singer’s debut album skips from punk to pop, wilfully unbothered about current notions of cool
Lisa Wright
13, Dec, 2024 @11:30 AM
Angel Olsen: Cosmic Waves Vol 1 review – intriguing half compilation, half covers
Five rising artists each perform one of their songs, then the US singer-songwriter covers another one of their tracks in a set of woebegone elegance
Kitty Empire
13, Dec, 2024 @11:00 AM
The 50 best albums of 2024: 50-6
Tyler, the Creator contends with parenthood and Sabrina Carpenter is a Nashville-meets-disco girl of our dreams, as we continue the countdown of the year’s best albums
Laura Snapes and Ben Beaumont-Thomas
11, Dec, 2024 @1:58 PM
Elton John: Never Too Late review – few surprises but plenty of joy in official life story
On the eve of his retirement, the much-loved musician revisits his rise to stardom and his evolution as a gay man in a flashback-filled documentary
Peter Bradshaw
11, Dec, 2024 @1:00 PM
TV on the Radio review – NYC art-rockers remain singular, energised and lupine
Their rhythms push and pull between destruction and creation, frontman Tunde Adebimpe is as magnetic as ever: this is no cynical anniversary cash-in
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
11, Dec, 2024 @12:29 PM
A Complete Unknown review – Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan is an electric revelation
James Mangold’s biopic follows the rise of the era-defining star with Chalamet brilliantly embodying his shapeshifting allure
Peter Bradshaw
10, Dec, 2024 @5:00 PM
‘It knocked Eminem’s Stan off No 1’: how we made Can We Fix It? by Bob the Builder
‘I was sitting between Annie Lennox and Stevie Wonder at the Ivor Novellos awards when Bob the Builder won bestselling single of the year’
Interviews by Rich Pelley
09, Dec, 2024 @2:55 PM
Taylor Swift’s Eras tour smashes touring revenue record with more than $2bn in ticket sales
Pop singer’s 149-date tour, which ended on Sunday in Vancouver, more than doubles the previous record for a completed tour
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
09, Dec, 2024 @12:20 PM
‘God Save the King makes me sick’: Bobby Gillespie’s honest playlist
The Primal Scream man is resolutely unromantic and really dislikes the royals, but what does he put on at a party when ‘everyone’s had a few’?
As told to Rich Pelley
09, Dec, 2024 @7:00 AM
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