Prince

The 20 greatest concert films – ranked!

As Taylor Swift’s Eras tour reaches cinemas, with Beyoncé’s Renaissance following soon, we pick the films that best converted the live experience to the screen

Alexis Petridis

12, Oct, 2023 @2:00 PM

Donald Trump on Fresh Prince? Richard Branson on Friends? The worst celebrity TV cameos ever

From a former prime minister to an entrepreneur and heaps of pop legends, we’ve charted the most terrible television appearances made by famous people who cannot act

Stuart Heritage

10, Aug, 2023 @1:58 PM

Sinéad O’Connor obituary

Singer who shot to global superstardom with a song by Prince, Nothing Compares 2 U, one of the biggest-selling singles of 1990

Caroline Sullivan

26, Jul, 2023 @8:50 PM

Taylor Swift becomes first woman to have four albums in US Top 10 at once

Singer is just third artist in history to have four albums in top 10 concurrently, with Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) becoming her 12th album to reach No. 1

Sian Cain

17, Jul, 2023 @3:24 AM

My biggest regret: I had tickets to a secret Prince gig – but was too tired to go

My wife and I had young kids, and we would have had to consume our body weight in Red Bull to stay awake. I still wish we had

Mike Gayle

23, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM

Santa Claus is coming to frown! Why the best Christmas songs are sad and slow

Who says festive numbers have to be merry? Marvin Gaye’s prisoner-of-war lament is a touching treat – while Prince’s track about a guy getting over a yuletide death with banana daiquiris is the jewel of the genre

Emma John

06, Dec, 2022 @3:51 PM

Dickens & Prince by Nick Hornby review – a tale of two greats

Hornby draws parallels between the Victorian novelist and the musician in this heartfelt homage to these brilliant, driven individuals

Peter Conrad

28, Nov, 2022 @9:00 AM

From Bowie to Beyoncé: the gateway albums to get into the greatest artists

Keen to explore an artist’s oeuvre but overwhelmed by choice in today’s stream-heavy world? Fear not: from Joni to Fela, Madonna to Miles, our critics tell you which album to begin with

Guardian writers

19, Nov, 2022 @11:00 AM

Dickens and Prince by Nick Hornby review – cultural greats collide

A joyful examination of two artists from different centuries and the unlikely parallels in their life and work

Fiona Sturges

28, Oct, 2022 @8:00 AM

Nick Hornby on Prince and Dickens: ‘They were superstars in their lifetimes’

The author on the twin heroes of his new book, and the different challenges of screenwriting and novels

Lisa O'Kelly

16, Oct, 2022 @6:00 AM

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