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  • Leicester Forest East by Kate Jackson.

    Art
    ‘Flyovers can be incredibly beautiful!’ Long Blondes singer Kate Jackson’s new career as a motorway artist

    In her neck scarf and beret, she sang songs that defined the 2000s. Now the frontwoman has a second life – turning unloved roads, bridges and service stations into dazzling ‘pop art’ scenes full of romance and possibility
  • Terry Reid performs on stage in Africa Express: The Circus, in 2019.

    News
    Terry Reid, British musician championed by the Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page and more, dies aged 75

  • Mark Taubert and his daughter.

    Community
    ‘My daughter didn’t get emotional like I did’: the families who go gigging together

  • Mariah Carey at Brighton Pride, wearing a sparkly dress and with a colourful background behind her

    Live review
    Mariah Carey at Brighton Pride – even the shirtless dancers can’t distract from how stop-start this is

  • Presley and Parker on the set of Follow That Dream in 1962.

    Feature
    ‘Who was going to carry Elvis’s drugs and guns?’ How Colonel Tom Parker always looked out for the King

  • Melanie Blatt.

    Honest playlist
    ‘Stevie Wonder really stirred something in me’: Melanie Blatt’s honest playlist

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Interviews

  1. Hanumankind

    Meet India's hottest rapper
    ‘They’re rowdy. They’re vibing. I rip my shirt off’: the exploding career of Hanumankind

  2. Big Freedia stands in church, arms spread, smiling, wearing a gold and purple robe

    Going gospel
    Bounce legend Big Freedia: ‘I never heard “God doesn’t love gay folks”. God loves us all’

  3. Ethel Cain

    Fandom, first loves and David Lynch
    ‘I’ve long struggled with my identity in pop’: Ethel Cain

Album reviews

  1. Tyler, the Creator at Coachella in 2024.

    Alexis Petridis's album of the week
    Tyler, the Creator: Don’t Tap the Glass – contradictions and confessions on a dancefloor

  2. From left: Anthony Braxton, Mark Dresser, Marilyn Crispell and Gerry Hemingway.

    Jazz album of the month
    Anthony Braxton: Quartet (England) 1985 – recovered cassettes capture foursome in fantastic flux

  3. Crushingly exhilarating … from left: Wendy Eisenberg, Josh Daniel and Steve Cameron AKA Editrix.

    Experimental
    Editrix: The Big E – DIY trio speak their own ferocious musical language

  4. Curios … Madonna.

    Pop
    Madonna: Veronica Electronica – Ray of Light rarities range from perfect to perfunctory

Live reviews

  1. woman in knee-high boots and white T-shirt smiles, holding her hands together on stage

    Pop
    Kesha – a triumphant and electric return for pop’s comeback kid

  2. Rob Halford.

    Metal
    Judas Priest – thrash, hellfire, dazzling guitar … Ozzy would have loved it

  3. Headspin … Drake performing on day one of Wireless festival.

    Festival review
    Wireless – Drake’s disjointed three-night headline run smacks of desperation

  4. Blackhaine: And Now I Know What Love Is

    Manchester International festival
    Blackhaine: And Now I Know What Love Is – avant-garde dance that grabs hold of your senses

Add to playlist

  1. Westside Cowboy.

    Add to playlist
    Westside Cowboy’s ramshackle Americana – plus the week’s best new tracks

  2. Ozzy Osbourne pictured in 1987.

    Ozzy Osbourne
    Sabbath, Satanism and solo stunners: Ozzy Osbourne’s 10 best recordings

  3. Music Composite of (L-R) Jade, Addison Rae and Khamari

    Song of the summer 2025
    Writers pick their tracks of the season

From the archive

  • Kate Bush.

    Ranked!
    Kate Bush – every UK single rated

    As Running Up That Hill turns 40, revisit our ranking of Kate Bush's greatest hits
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    ‘I had to sprint home from a first date’: the truth about romance during hay fever season

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    Cool bags, posh crisps and something for the sneezers
    Three lifestyle writers share their tips for picnicking like a pro this summer

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    Solar shower, statement sunnies, nasal spray
    Festival veterans on the things they can’t live without

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Obituaries

  • Tom Lehrer sits at the piano in his California house in 2000

    News
    Tom Lehrer, acclaimed musical satirist of cold war era, dies aged 97

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    Obituary
    Dame Cleo Laine, the celebrated singer who helped bring new audiences to jazz

  • Ozzy Osbourne, Self assignment, September 1, 2009<br>LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 01: Vocalist, songwriter, actor and reality television star Ozzy Osbourne is photographed on September 1, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Patrick Fraser/Contour by Getty Images)

    Ozzy Osbourne
    ‘He spoke up for me when I was in prison’: Anthrax, Lamb of God, Rick Wakeman and more share memories of Ozzy Osbourne

  • The late Ozzy Osbourne.

    Ozzy Osbourne, the people’s Prince of Darkness, took heavy metal into the light

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