Music

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

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