Music

Anything she releases is devoured by her millions of fans. But what, really, is she selling?

For pretty much his entire life, Mendes was either in style or on the verge of being back in vogue, such is the world’s enduring love of Brazilian music

Formed at the height of punk and revered by fans like Kurt Cobain, the Raincoats are the band that refused to die

The controversial band defied local critics and pro-Israeli protestors at a riotous gig in Paris

From a backyard shack in Kingston, Perry reinvented the idea of the recording studio – before burning it to the ground

Considering the battles that raged within her, perhaps the thing about the singer that commands most respect is not her genius, but her persistence

In Iceland, where the boundaries of what’s possible are often pushed, Thermal Beets is ditching the harmful plastic ordinarily used to make records

HUNTR/X – stars of Netflix’s animated film KPop Demon Hunters – are female, fictional and seemingly unstoppable

London’s Laptop Orchestra is reinventing classical music by teaching computers to play

From politicians and A-listers to Jägermeisters at 2am, our big three festivals have all bases covered

The most-performed living composer celebrates his 90th birthday

As Ozzy Osbourne bows out, rock’s other shock legend returns to his roots – and reminds us who did it first

At Wembley Stadium, Liam and Noel Gallagher served up pure sonic energy, proving that the best things in life can live forever

The singer left the most famous soul label in music history almost as quickly as she’d arrived

In the capital city’s abandoned temples and underpasses, Taiwan’s youth are reclaiming their space – and culture

In the game of he said, she said, the former still wins. Until principles can trump money, MeToo’s survival is fighting a losing battle

The Beeb linked to a 'leaked' setlist for Oasis's comeback gig - except it was a spoof which claimed the band had set aside time for a fight

Growing up in an abusive household, the Gallagher brothers became two very different personalities. Together, they made one great rock’n’roll star

The Reform leader has a new, surprising area of expertise

The protest band got an ecstatic welcome in Dresden, the city where a young Vladimir Putin was stationed as KGB officer

Very few people have ever been famous the way Armstrong was. He released music almost every year from 1923 to 1970, selling four million records

At Glastonbury, the punk-rap duo played to one crowd – and their critics followed by playing to another

The concept was developed by feminist thinkers in the 1970s. Finally, two female artists have come along to blow it to pieces

The British establishment has given the Irish rap group the two greatest gifts of all: legal trouble and a moral panic

Digging into the details and data to separate the noise from the news

The former Smiths man wanted to work with Nick Cave – but put him off with a ‘slightly silly anti-woke screed’

The Beach Boy is gone – and as Trump’s troops stalk LA, the state’s sun-drenched dream is over too

You used to be the coolest Europeans, with the best music and culture. But cutting back the British Council and the World Service will only make you smaller on the world stage

An older generation of music fans are putting concerts by old favourites at the heart of their city breaks

Serious books are being written about the pop icons. But do we risk letting light in on the magic?

Estonian Tommy Cash’s Espresso Macchiato mocks Italians. Is he a prankster, or a racist?

A Finnish comedy trio are among the bookies’ favourites to win the song contest... for Sweden