Music

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

A force of nature, Barclay was a boulevardier who made music and love with equal enthusiasm

It’s never too late to start learning a musical instrument, and even if you aren’t very good, the benefits are much deeper than you might imagine

A new museum in Alicante celebrates the Jesus of Madrid

A new exhibition tells the disturbing story of the brutalised boys who became 18th-century London’s biggest musical celebrities

Denmark has recently ranked second on the World Happiness Report and the capital's love of jazz is a reflection of that

It’s terrible that it exists, but my generation has only known crisis, chaos and the pandemic, so we may as well play it loud

At its heart of this film is the megawatt screen charisma of Michael B Jordan and a deep appreciation of the blues

One of the Beatles’ great gifts was to reconcile masculinity with emotional intelligence

The Tory peer has been bemoaning the "teenage" tastes of Labour ministers like Rachel Reeves. But was his hero Margaret Thatcher really any better?

He was one half of Milli Vanilli. So was he a failure, a fraud – or an extraordinary success?

The EDO celebrated the milestone with a public charity concert at the Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead

In divisive times, the contest still holds extraordinary power, explains Chris Harms of Lord Of The Lost - even if you finish last

A collective called the 1000 Artists have followed in the composer’s footsteps by releasing a silent protest album

The American jazz pianist had a passion for teaching music, and created a bridge between the worlds of bebop and classical

‘Pippo’ soared to fame alongside Maria Callas in the 1950s but his playboy lifestyle ultimately led to the loss of his golden voice

A scoop about cult singer Mark E Smith’s will falls down on inspection

Irmin Schmidt on the hypnotic chemistry of Can, Europe's most influential band

Her career as one of the world’s leading operatic sopranos often came second to gushing entreaties to her ravishing appearance

Cherished and controversial, Sanremo is Eurovision... but turned up to eleven

Her association with the Rolling Stones meant she was dismissed as a ‘muse’ – but she overcame misogyny and drug addiction to become an experimental artist of rare breadth

Photographer Simone Nanetti’s haunting images of Italy’s abandoned nightclubs

There were at least six orchestras at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Eighty years after the camp’s liberation, most of their music has been lost to history. Can conductor Leo Geyer change that?

From catchy pop hits to far right death threats and knife attacks – the shocking story of the Swedish pop group

How a grumpy star, a broken piano and an improvised set added up to a timeless jazz classic recorded 50 years ago – the legendary Köln Concert

Despite the grey skies and dreariness of winter, Scotland’s capital retains its allure in the colder months

The daughter of a songwriter and from a long line of composers, the woman born Isabelle Gall was predestined for a career in music

For those who want tunes with their travel, Europe is home to an astonishing plethora of annual summer jazz festivals

A whole host of alumni from the contest will release new music, and perhaps lift spirits, in 2025

The ailing broadsheet has become fixated with a losing candidate for the top position – and not for the first time