Music

Today marks what would have been John Lennon’s 85th birthday and Beatles fans have been celebrating around the world. Joining them, Sir Paul McCartney posted a snap of himself with Lennon in what appears to be the 1969 Let It Be sessions, in the basement of Apple Corps on Savile …

Taylor Swift. The Life & Times Of A Showgirl. You can’t knock Taylor Swift for her career. She’s built a global brand with millions of ardent fans, and her lyrics bashing ex-boyfriends delighted a generation. But how many of her songs could pass the old grey whistle test? Which ones could that …

Boyzone fans have been treated well this week. The iconic Irish boyband have just confirmed they are taking on a stadium in 2026 as part of their exciting reunion. And it’s not just one night of entertainment, either – the band are playing two consecutive nights in June 2026. On …

After directing Austin Butler in 2022’s Elvis, Baz Luhrmann dove into 68 boxes of film negative buried deep inside Warner Bros’ salt mines. Much like Peter Jackson making The Beatles: Get Back with access to hours of unseen Fab Four footage from their Let It Be sessions, Baz has done …

Duran Duran, one of the most iconic bands from the 1980s and beyond, are still delivering massive performances across the UK. And the British band (who are famed for hits such as Hungry Like the Wolf, Ordinary World, Girls on Film, Rio and more) have two huge shows lined up …

Rick Astley, 59, may be known around the world for his unmistakable voice and the global hit Never Gonna Give You Up, but behind the music and the fame, the singer has been quietly grappling with a personal challenge. Astley has been open about how the very career that brought …

For decades, Sir Elton John has dazzled audiences around the world with his flamboyant outfits, iconic piano playing and an extraordinary catalogue of hits – but many fans are only just learning that “Elton John” isn’t the name he was born with. The 77-year-old singer, songwriter and pianist was born …

When Maddy Prior told her mother “We were going electric,” she replied “What are you going to do with the gas cooker dear?” Maddy’s smile lights up her face like the seaside illuminations in her Blackpool birthplace. The singer had been talking about her folk-rock band Steeleye Span, of course, …

Ronnie Wood has revealed he joined the Rolling Stones because he was “in the right place at the right time”. The guitar great, who joined the group in 1975, told Desert Island Discs he happened to be at a party with the band when its then guitarist Mick Taylor told …

Marking the release of the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown this week, British music and audio pioneer Cambridge Audio has conducted a new survey of over 5,000 music fans worldwide. They were asked to list their all-time Top 5 most influential music artists. And it will come as little …