Partly upstaged by a magnificently bored prince and princess, it was the tried and tested likes of Elbow and Rod Stewart that went down best at this jubilee pop bash
Stepping back in time and into the future, Abba astound with a mind-bending virtual comeback show of hits, uncanny dance moves and no-expense-spared Swedish class
The darlings of 00s indie sleaze shook jaded audiences into life with their raucous rock’n’roll. Twenty years later, facing ecological catastrophe and middle age, can they do it again?
At 70, the groundbreaking musician is enjoying a late career bloom thanks to the internet. She talks about her prog rock past and escaping western influences
When she was only 17, the Canadian singer’s debut album wowed the world. Now, as Let Go hits its 20th anniversary, its pop-punk anthems are finding new life thanks to TikTok
His 00s megahits took the sound of Kingston clubs global. He talks about the genre’s influence, its new female stars, and the debate over the monarchy in his native Jamaica
The Budapest and Shotgun singer teeters between hook-laden and cheesy on his third album – though the best tracks reveal there’s more to Ezra than mere jollity
His 00s megahits took the sound of Kingston clubs global. He talks about the genre’s influence, its new female stars, and the debate over the monarchy in his native Jamaica
The late rapper, who was killed at the age of 20, was known for both his captivating music and a history of violence, a troubling legacy explored in a new documentary
Smith, who died this week aged 72, changed the course of music history by championing unity and collaboration, while his synths lit up Madonna, Radiohead and more
UK rappers are plundering 00s choruses to help their tracks up the charts. Whether a cheeky ploy or a failure of imagination, it’s a marker of how the scene has grown
The subject of a new documentary, who is also portrayed in an upcoming Dalí biopic, scorned modelling as ‘immoral and stupid’, turning instead to a lifetime of underrated, high-minded pop
Founded in 1969, the Detroit title that first used the term ‘punk rock’ was daringly derisive but also often racist, sexist and homophobic – so why bring it back?
She’s been called a fascist, a parasite and a pretty nice girl who doesn’t have a lot to say. So are all pop songs about the monarch treasonous? And are they really directed at her?
UK festival lineups are still male-dominated, and even queer-friendly events tend to centre gay men. We join the mullets and harnesses at a new event trying to change things
Royalties company PRS for Music has announced a major funding cut for its charitable arm. Artists such as Black Country, New Road explain why it could damage the UK music scene
Kitty Empire's artist of the week Abba Voyage – a dazzling retro-futurist extravaganza
4 out of 5 stars.