Latest NewsStay updated with the latest news and updates
Other winners include Raye for video of the year, Central Cee for best hip-hop act and Ezra Collective in jazz categoryBritish golden girl Olivia Dean was the biggest winner at the 2026 Mobo awards, s...
Crofts helped define the sound of yacht rock with 1970s hits such as Summer Breeze and Diamond GirlDash Crofts, the yacht rock musician who helped craft 70s hits such as Summer Breeze and Diamond Girl...
The new album draws from the musician’s early childhood memories of growing up in Liverpool and his relationship with Lennon, with musical styles that span his entire career• Alexis Petridis on single...
(MPL/Capitol)This nostalgic new single suggests a convincing mature style, without the unnecessary straining for relevance that marred some recent solo releases• Paul McCartney announces 18th solo alb...
(Ninja Tune)The duo’s snotty nonchalance may capture the post-Brat zeitgeist, but their true appeal lies in a talent for turning vintage dance influences into pointed modern popThose who suggest the e...
Three decades after launching the awards, founder Kanya King reflects on being ahead of the crowd and why Mobo has always been more than musicFor the audience watching performances by twentysomethings...
It could do with more robust political context, but this Spanish-made documentary is still a loving, insightful delve into rave’s lasting influence and lost-weekend logisticsThis Spanish documentary a...
In an honest new memoir, the musician opens up about being closeted in country, sexual assault, and finding love in his 60sOn 14 June 1995, the Nashville singer Ty Herndon was riding high with a No 1...
We need to start seeing Black contribution to Britain as foundational rather than merely influential. And that should extend way beyond musicKanya King is founder of the Mobo awardsLast week, UK Music...
Eddie Otchere spent 10 years photographing the New York hip-hop stars and other musicians. Here are the highlights of his thrilling new photozine Continue reading...
Duke of York’s theatre, LondonFifty years since David Hare’s play was first staged, Rebecca Lucy Taylor is inspired casting as a singer who refuses to go out without a bangDavid Hare’s 1975 play Teeth...
Promising ‘unprecedented access’, the programme will recount the singer’s story, including full details of the harrowing attacks that drove her into hiding for a decadeIt was a great music industry my...
She has survived heartbreak, death threats and nauseating sexism. In her Mayfair club, the Yorkshire star talks about superfans, viral hits, running away to sea – and her bid to become a Nashville ico...
Intimate monologue or performance art? The singer’s recent gigs give a tantalising idea of what a stage adaptation of her album might look like‘This conversation’s too big for a phone call,” sings Lil...
Olivia Dean, Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell, Jacob Alon, Self Esteem and Kae Tempest lead this year’s Ivors, with two nominations each Olivia Dean, Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice, Jacob Alon, Self Esteem and...
UnMute has been founded to overhaul ableist booking practices, representing artists with specialist access requirements often deemed too costly by venues Musician Andrew Lansley hid his autism diagnos...
Sure, this might well be a PR exercise for the rapper after being jailed in 2022 for his part in a mass brawl. But it’s also a vital indictment of the appalling probation systemIn December 2022 – just...
The rapper discussed his 2024 sexual assault lawsuit and the Kendrick-Drake beef in a new GQ cover storySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxJay-Z has spoken ou...
Newly opened museum in north London has archive of more than 100,000 items telling story of British youth subculturesPunk masks, Walkmans and Choppers: Museum of Youth Culture to open in London Contin...
Thriving venues such as the White Hotel have turned the area around Strangeways prison into a cultural hotspot – but owners are worried for its futureWalking across the so-called Strange Quarter takes...