Stormzy
From Elton John at the piano to Stormzy at Glastonbury and Madonna snogging Britney: 41 era-defining music photos
Icons, rock stars – and divas behaving badly: these photographs of musicians struck a chord around the world
Alexis Petridis, Michael Cragg and Gabrielle Schwarz
28, Sep, 2024 @6:00 AM
Make a playlist, buy in some nice crisps and save the house party from extinction
Everyone wants to go to a house party, as Stormzy says, but no one wants to host one. But it is time to make the effort…
Eva Wiseman
18, Aug, 2024 @7:00 AM
Headie One: The Last One review – rueful memoir with party tunes attached
The north London rapper’s gritty honesty is his strongest suit on a guest-packed second album that juggles dance tracks with his troubled past
Kitty Empire
05, Jul, 2024 @10:00 AM
Sleaford Mods, the 1975, Fred Again: the songs that sum up each year of Tory government
Dave’s lament for the Grenfell atrocity, Dua Lipa’s bedroom disco for a locked-down nation, Kneecap’s Badenoch-riling rap, Elbow’s hymn for asylum seekers … here are the tracks that defined 14 years of Conservative rule
Dorian Lynskey
02, Jul, 2024 @4:00 AM
‘We’re so much more than that’: Stormzy opens #MerkyFC HQ centre to tackle racial inequality in football jobs
Rapper says sport, music and gaming venture in south London is aimed at widening opportunities for young black community
James Tapper
05, May, 2024 @7:00 AM
Brit awards 2024 – full list of winners
The winners of every category at the 2024 Brits, updated as the ceremony progresses
Guardian music
02, Mar, 2024 @8:19 PM
Gaza’s social media activists are a potent force for change in the fight against racism | Kenneth Mohammed
Do not dismiss the new breed of protesters: they are following in the grand tradition of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Rosa Parks
Kenneth Mohammed
20, Feb, 2024 @7:00 AM
Mobo awards 2024: Central Cee tops winners thanks to megahit Sprinter
London MC wins best male and song of the year, while Potter Payper beats stiff competition to win album of the year
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Robyn Vinter
07, Feb, 2024 @11:10 PM
Laneway festival 2024 review – Stormzy electrifies against the odds at Sydney Showgrounds
The festival is touring around Australia and New Zealand this week – hopefully in venues that are better suited to the vibe
Caitlin Welsh
05, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM
Louis Theroux: ‘It’s not rude to ask a question. It’s rude to expect an answer’
His signature mix of charm and cheek has made him one of the best interviewers in the game. Will he take it on the chin when the tables are turned?
Zoe Williams
04, Nov, 2023 @7:00 AM
Language barrier: why even Harry has stopped speaking the king’s English
‘Proper English’, received pronunciation, the king’s English: whatever you call it, the accent is under threat – just like cockney
31, Oct, 2023 @3:39 PM
Stormzy review – rapper’s bullish approach pays off with joyous performance
Slow lovelorn songs make way for a crowd-pleasing succession of hits that has the audience running to the stage
Alexis Petridis
19, Aug, 2023 @4:12 PM
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