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OVO Hydro, GlasgowThe Nashville singer-songwriter is among the guests joining Mike Scott for a sprawling, exuberant revue that finds new life in the Waterboys’ rootsy pastThis is strange. A Waterboys...
The Black Bananas singer knows all the words to Rapper’s Delight and relates to AC/DC, but which song reminds her of a heartbreaking theft?The first song I fell in love with Van Halen’s Runnin’ With...
Country music fans use the Long Road festival in Leicestershire to mark the passing of Dolly Parton Continue reading...
Grammy award-winning American artist selected as 13th person to submit written work to Oslo-based projectThe next manuscript by the American artist Laurie Anderson will remain unseen for 88 years, as...
Reading festivalThere’s not much time to dig into her deep catalogue of future-facing pop, but she satisfies the hardcore“Time itself is a circle,” as the rock’n’roll philosopher Nietzsche once said,...
Country star came to South Yorkshire town in 2007 for UK launch of the Imagination Library, her book donation schemeShane Jarman was up a ladder decorating a Christmas tree at the school where he was...
Their un-Googlable, very online name is the antithesis of this earthy duo’s sublime art-folk. Like their emotionally ambiguous music, the pair don’t give up their mysteries easily• The best music of a...
Irish noisemongers Gilla Band, shadowy producers Two Shell and lovable band the Big Moon have new records, and there are tours from Bob Dylan and Kelela – plus the best of jazz, global and classical •...
As R&L replace the BBC’s unsigned artists stage with one filled with rock scions and a Simon Cowell boyband, many are decrying disappearing opportunities for grassroots actsThis year’s Reading and Lee...
Rich harmonies mix with synth, harp and aquatic grace on the intriguing first single from the New York songwriter’s debut albumFrom New York, USARecommended if you like Jessica Pratt, Minnie Riperton,...
The singer had a serendipitous mixture of humor, humility and humanity. We could all stand to channel it a bit moreThe moment that the world found out that Dolly Parton had died, I was in a hair salon...
Their raucous pop music has made Katseye the biggest girl band in two decades. Can they weather toxic fandom, critical pans and a dwindling member count?Before screenings of their new documentary, the...
(ALTER)The Grammy winner unites former clients including Lamar and Ravyn Lenae for a playful, dazzling voyage through the guitar’s diversity, from alt-rock to AfrobeatOn this long-awaited debut, Gramm...
(Editions Mego)Lewis mines beauty and intimacy from her minimalist blend of samples and rich instrumentation, sounding as profound whether they last 11 minutes or 38 secondsThe first thing you hear on...
Why do the Texan innovator’s records take so long to make? ‘It’s important to gather the data,’ she says: the death, dating and dopamine behind her exquisite comeback alongside the AlchemistErykah Bad...
A zero-emission compact hydrogen power plant will drive the two stages at Clifton Down in BristolWhen Lorde, Little Simz and Wet Leg stride on to stages in Bristol this weekend, they will not only be...
‘My sister was always thinking of others,’ Parton’s younger sister Stella wrote in a Facebook tributeDolly Parton’s younger sister Stella Parton has shared a moving tribute to the late country music s...
Ahead of the release of her 13th solo album, the fantastically titled Chakzilla, we rank the best of a sublime catalogue of funk, slow jams and tears-on-the-dancefloor discoChaka Khan had harsh words...
(Reprise)The crossover star’s introspective sixth album is full of memories of his mother, who died in 2025, bringing his dextrous guitar to songs rooted in tradition and yearningOn the face of it, 20...
A memorial at the park’s entrance held bouquets, and a child asked his mothers why so many people were cryingBecky Bullard was en route home to Austin, Texas, when she heard the news.“As soon as I hea...