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The much-hyped LA singer – who has been compared to Tim Buckley, Elvis and more – certainly has a beautiful voice, though he can lean too eagerly on his influences ...

Last year it emerged that Little Simz, the Mercury Prize-winning rapper who enjoyed a fruitful three-album partnership with ...

The BRIT Awards 2026 nominations are being revealed today, ahead of the ceremony taking place at the end of February. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, February 28, at Manchester’s Co-op ...

A hand-picked two-hour mix of soothing sounds. With music from artists including Michael Kiwanuka, The Velvet Underground, ...

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The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who died at 78, cut his own path among his elders in the Grateful Dead, and beyond. By David Browne As the youngest member of the original Grateful Dead, Bob Weir ...

Bob Weir was the everyman at the heart of the Grateful Dead, the one who kept the band’s feet on the ground through their farthest-reaching explorations. In the first 30 years of the band’s existence, ...

Back in September 2023, Bruce Springsteen announced that he would have to shelve his planned tour until March 2024 so he could recover from peptic ulcer disease. The temporary retreat shouldn’t be ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

Olivia Dean capped her rapid ascent from London busker to breakout global star on Sunday by winning the 2026 Grammy for best new artist, a career‑defining honor that has historically signaled the ...