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‘You escape the slaughter. But there’s a long tail of sadness’: musician Bedouine on the strangeness of Arab life outside the Middle East

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Post your questions for David Byrne

2h ago

‘In prison, I made a little studio in my head. It kept me sane’: Ibrahim Alfa Jr, British techno’s great survivor

7h ago

Is Australian music at risk of extinction? Here’s what the data tells us

21h ago

Readers reply: If an alien asked you: ‘What is music?’ what would you play for them?

Sun

‘So rogue’: country superstar Shania Twain turns London pub into saloon

Sun

‘At my funeral I want people dancing in the aisles to Madness’: David Gray’s honest playlist

Sun

Hello, goodbye: the Beatles’ chaotic, controversial final tour – as never seen before

Sun

Stevie Nicks donates $3m to medical school to recognize her voice doctor

Sat

Add to playlist: the introspective ‘Afromood’ of Nigerian star Strei and the week’s best new tracks

Fri

From G-Flip to Tame Impala: why Australian music is soundtracking so much TV right now

Fri

Quarter of UK musicians have lost all EU work since 2021, report finds

Fri

With warmth, kindness and unlimited energy, Kanya King revolutionised Black British culture

Fri

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner wedding divides Palermo: ‘I could understand if it was for the pope’

Fri

Taylor Swift: I Knew It, I Knew You review – giddy up! Song for Toy Story cowgirl Jessie is Swift’s best in years

Fri

Kanya King, founder of Mobo awards for Black British music, dies aged 57

Fri

‘I knew it was over for us’: the bands who got left behind when punk exploded

Fri

Lizzo: Bitch review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

Fri

Original Abba members celebrate expansion of London education programme

Thu

Bob Harris steps down from BBC Radio 2 shows because of ill health

Thu

Sing when you’re winning: the 20 greatest songs about football – ranked!

Thu

Mike D review – ex-Beastie Boy’s first UK gig in two decades, in a Tyneside bingo hall, is uproarious fun

Thu

‘It’ll never be like that again’: Sonny Rollins and Steve Schapiro on jazz’s golden age – in pictures

Thu

‘The story of Hong Kong is the sound of it’: the cross-cultural joy of the city’s Cantopop music

Wed

Peabo Bryson, R&B singer behind classic Disney duets, dies aged 75

Wed

Jack White review – former White Stripe’s art is like a 12-year-old visiting Tate Modern for the first time

Tue

Tonight the Music Seems So Loud by Sathnam Sanghera review – a heartbreaking portrait of George Michael

Tue

Köln 75 review – how a legendary jazz-improv show was cajoled into being by a German teenager

Tue

Taylor Swift announces new single for Toy Story 5 soundtrack

Mon

Totó la Momposina obituary

Mon

‘People get confused, think it’s called Where Did You Go?’ How the Bluetones made Slight Return

Mon

‘You can let your inner freak out!’: welcome to Pixelate and the growing craze for internet-culture raves

Mon

Young Britons feel disconnected and locked out of creative arts, charity says

Mon

‘We’re really good. I don’t mean that arrogantly’: Yard Act on bullying, imposter syndrome and their heavy new album

Mon

Massive Attack to tour Australia for first time in 16 years

Sun

Collection of rave-era memorabilia expected to fetch up to £80,000

May 31

If an alien landed and asked you: ‘What is music?’ what would you play for them?

May 31

‘I don’t listen to indie music any more’: Ed O’Brien’s honest playlist

May 31

‘It’ll be like Barbenheimer’: UK gripped by new wave of Beatlemania in lead-up to four biopics

May 31

Germany’s embattled nightlife scene welcomes plan to reclassify clubs

May 31

Kanye West concert in Italy cancelled over ‘public order and safety issues’

May 30

Take That review – stadium redux of Circus tour has maximal razzle-dazzle

May 30

Spin city: Melbourne loves records – but is it really the vinyl capital of the world?

May 29

If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress? | Laura Snapes

May 29

Add to playlist: the whimsy and warped electronics of duo Ear and the week’s best new tracks

May 29

Matías Aguayo: Anenoa review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month

May 29

Violet Grohl: Be Sweet to Me review – alt-rock arriviste aces the part

May 29

CMAT shares ‘deep sadness’ over body-shaming after BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend performance

May 29

‘I can gauge John’s reaction: that’s good, stick that in’: Paul McCartney on how old bandmates – and Oasis – inspired his nostalgic new album

May 29

Musical acts back out of performing at Trump-affiliated concert series

May 29

Austrian man jailed for 15 years for plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

May 28

Olivia Rodrigo responds to babydoll dress criticism: ‘It shows how we normalize pedophilia in our culture’

May 28

‘The biggest myth? That I got kicked out of Sister Sledge’: Kathy Sledge on sibling rivalry, Chic and disco’s political power

May 28

‘I felt my humanity was bastardised’: Cynthia Erivo says reaction to Ariana Grande red carpet incident rooted in racism

May 28

Iceage: For Love of Grace & the Hereafter review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

May 28

‘We’re waiting for the plan to find us’: Mouse on Mars on working with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and 30 years of oblique adventures in sound

May 28

Raves, Brecht and re-enacting Diana’s funeral: the White Hotel bows out as the north’s bravest music venue

May 27

’The UK is a hostile environment to do art’: Tara Clerkin Trio on their bold, bright music – and the fight working class artists face

May 27

Australian BTS fans blast Ticketmaster’s ‘predatory’ tactic of hiding price until tickets go on sale

May 27

Magic, mastery and magisterial power: 10 of Sonny Rollins’ greatest recordings

May 26

Sonny Rollins obituary

May 26

‘I’ve rebranded as a stoic. It’s my ting now!’ The crime and punishment of Pozer, UK rap’s fastest, fiercest talent

May 26

Los Angeles Philharmonic announces Daniel Harding as next music director

May 26

‘Everyone is equal in this space’: the cosmic world of neurodivergent-friendly club night Robyn’s Rocket

May 26

Saint Levant: the pop star from Gaza caught between passionate fandom and bitter disapproval

May 26

Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95

May 26

Ozzy Osbourne AI avatar will be ‘so tasteful’, Jack Osbourne says after fan backlash

May 26

‘Bowie compared us to T Rex. Couldn’t get any better’: the Mekons on how they made Where Were You?

May 25

Sugar review – Bob Mould’s reunited band still in a sweet spot between noise and melody

May 25

Food orders and phone bills: Jimi Hendrix memorabilia to go on display in London

May 25

‘The knickers that get thrown are bigger now!’: Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82

May 25

Doja Cat review – pop superstar or true freak? US iconoclast plays the tension to perfection

May 22

Kurt Vile: Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me review – indie rock’s most easygoing dude gets existential

May 21

Beyond the Bio: The Universal Language of Art

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May 19

Artsy Types May Age Better: Music and Museums Act as Exercise, Slowing Age By 4% Says Study

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May 16

Nedra Talley Ross helped make the Ronettes the platonic ideal of a girl group

Apr 27

Dave Mason, co-founder of Traffic who had a star-studded solo career, dies aged 79

Apr 22

‘Landmark’ Antitrust Ruling Finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster Operating as Exploitative Monopoly

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Apr 20

Watch London DJ Lead a Fabulous ‘Day Rave’ at Senior Center to Combat Loneliness

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Apr 19

Urine From Music Festival Toilets is Fertilizing a New Biodiverse Forest With Odor-Free Nutrients

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Apr 11

Dialing ‘867-5309’ Will Now Connect You with a Professional Cancer Support Line Free of Charge

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Mar 19

NASA Turns Light into Sound Frequency Creating a Milky Way Symphony (LISTEN)

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Made of steel: how South Yorkshire became the British indie heartland

Feb 2 2018