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Taylor Swift announces behind-the-scenes Eras tour docuseries, plus new concert film

Mon

‘The vocals were on another level’: how Counting Crows made Mr Jones

Mon

Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition review – fabled album falls short of expectations

Mon

Jade review – pop’s quirkiest star transcends manufactured past

Sun

Perfume Genius: ‘I really like body hair! I like a bush. I didn’t even notice Jimmy Fallon censored mine’

Sat

Taylor Swift scores second-biggest UK charts opening week ever with The Life of a Showgirl

Fri

John Lodge was a pioneering force of British rock’s most underrated band

Fri

Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge dies aged 82

Fri

Meet Anamanaguchi, the band behind the last Scott Pilgrim video game’s soundtrack – and the next one

Fri

Robbie Williams review – tiny Camden gig offers blinding star wattage – and a surprising new song about Morrissey

Fri

Hannah Frances: Nested in Tangles review – ramshackle arrangements power restless revelations

Fri

‘We’ve all done stupid things but we’re all capable of redemption’: spoken-word artist Joshua Idehen on fighting hate with hope

Fri

From boom to backlash: has Taylor Swift lost her touch? – podcast

Fri

Vegas vignettes and killer karaoke staples: Katy Perry’s greatest songs – ranked!

Thu

There’s a £1 idea that could save small music venues. Is Live Nation holding it back?

Thu

Taylor Swift beats Adele’s first week in US sales record with Life of a Showgirl

Wed

The Life of a Showgirl is a massive hit – and massively divisive. What should Taylor Swift do next?

Wed

Katy Perry review – like being high on Haribo while trapped in a theme park

Wed

The best gig I ever saw cost £4. Spiralling concert prices are a cultural disaster | John Harris

Wed

Long-lost John Lennon interview reveals US phone-tapping fears

Tue

Nicole Scherzinger review – raunchy gags and dazzling stylistic zigzags

Tue

‘Are the neighbours’ curtains twitching? Good!’ Avril A, the 80s housewife who became a star of Manchester’s gay scene

Tue

Post your questions for Todd Rundgren

Tue

‘People screamed. Cried. Threw up’: 10 extraordinary life lessons from Ozzy Osbourne’s new memoir

Tue

I judged this year’s Welsh music prize – and Don Leisure’s winning album sums up the nation’s eclectic spirit

Tue

Rush reform for first time since drummer Neil Peart’s death

Mon

Should I pay heed to this Swift dismissal? | Brief letters

Mon

‘The lyrics were throwaway. I never intended keeping them!’ How Feeder made Buck Rogers

Oct 6

The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando: ‘Some people were supposed to take drugs – and one of them was me’

Oct 6

Finn Wolfhard’s honest playlist: ‘I don’t know if I want to hear Sweet Child O’ Mine any more’

Oct 6

The Kooks review – a triumphant and touching mass singalong

Oct 5

‘I was called an enemy of the people’: how the US Senate went to war with the biggest rock stars of the 1980s

Oct 5

Street battles, invented languages and gigs in psychiatric hospitals: France’s lost rock revolution of 1968

Oct 5

‘Politics is nasty. And it’s getting worse’: Lionel Richie on his worries for America, his friend Michael Jackson – and why he still believes in the power of love

Oct 4

Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl review – lazy big screen cash-in

Oct 3

Ethel Cain review – a sublime rejection of pop stardom from the shadows

Oct 3

Agriculture: The Spiritual Sound review – unabashedly gorgeous noise from ‘ecstatic black metal’ band

Oct 3

Taylor Swift’s Charli xcx hit job misses the point – and underscores her tedious obsession with conflict

Oct 3

Taylor Swift: fans and critics react to ‘catchy’, ‘goofy’ and ‘joyful’ The Life of a Showgirl

Oct 3

Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl review – dull razzle-dazzle from a star who seems frazzled

Oct 3

Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home review – an extremely moving look into the rock icon’s final months

Oct 2

Imogen Heap: ‘We’re making a horrendous job of existing. Maybe AI is the next stage of evolution’

Oct 2

‘She’s leaning into the idea that her image is a gilded fantasy’: how Taylor Swift embraced the showgirl

Oct 2

Sigur Rós and the London Contemporary Orchestra review – crashing waves of refined harmony

Oct 1

Transvision Vamp’s Wendy James on scandals, reunions and her beef with Elvis Costello

Oct 1

Lola Young cancels all upcoming gigs to ‘go away for a while’ after collapsing on stage

Sep 30

Taylor review – it’s time to bask in the pop star’s 100-watt joy

Sep 30

‘I don’t worry about traditionalists’: Rishab Sharma, the sitar maestro earning millions of followers for his mindful music

Sep 30

Lady Gaga review – from skeletons to sexy plague doctors, this is a glorious, ridiculous spectacle

Sep 30

From Kate Bush to Pentangle to T-Rex, the late Danny Thompson’s musical brilliance knew no bounds

Sep 24

Daryl Hall & John Oates: ‘We had a lethal ability to experiment’

Jun 11 2021