Ben Beaumont-Thomas
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Post your questions for Tricky
Ahead of an expanded reissue of his debut album Maxinquaye, Tricky will take on your questions ranging across his remarkable career → Read More
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler postpones concerts due to bleeding vocal cords
Frontman is under doctor’s orders not to perform for 30 days during band’s farewell tour, Peace Out → Read More
Outrage as Polish TV talent show contestants use blackface for Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé performances
Singer Kuba Szmajkowski and actor Pola Gonciarz heavily darkened their skin on Your Face Sounds Familiar, with Szmajkowski also wearing cornrows and using the N-word → Read More
Nearly half of working UK musicians earn less than £14,000, new census finds
Musicians’ Census of nearly 6,000 professionals shows many rely on multiple jobs, with notable pay inequalities around disability and race → Read More
Mercury prize 2023: London group Ezra Collective secure first ever jazz win
Band say unexpected win is ‘testimony to good, special people putting time and effort’ into helping young people to play music → Read More
Sam Smith and Normani win copyright lawsuit over Dancing With a Stranger
Duo’s 2019 hit was alleged to have imitated 2015 song Dancing With Strangers, performed by Jordan Vincent → Read More
The Rolling Stones: Angry review – Jagger’s a hoot in strutting, barnstorming return
The first single from new album Hackney Diamonds is a hilarious tale of arguing lovers, animated by bold soloing and evident creative hunger → Read More
Post your questions for music legend Herb Alpert
The musician and mogul sold tens of millions of albums spanning everything from mariachi to disco, and is still releasing new music at 88 – ask him anything about his astonishing career → Read More
Horror metal, J Hus and new Dolly: all of autumn 2023’s best music
Rock, rap and pop royalty are set for a strong season, with returns for the Chemical Brothers and Kylie. Tropicália pioneer Gilberto Gil celebrates a stellar career and Thomas Adès takes the reins at the Hallé → Read More
Jamie Reid, artist of Sex Pistols record covers, dies aged 76
Artist and graphic designer’s cut-up work defined the iconoclastic energy of the punk era → Read More
Kate Bush ‘shocked and honoured’ to earn place in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
British singer is inducted alongside George Michael, Rage Against the Machine, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, the Spinners and Missy Elliott → Read More
Susanne Sundfør: Blómi review – timelessly classic songwriting
Ignore the baffling spoken word bookends and focus on the spectacular songwriting, as the Norwegian star harks back to the likes of Laura Nyro and Carole King → Read More
US rapper MoneySign Suede killed in prison aged 22
Mexican-American rapper who released popular debut album last year was found ‘with injuries consistent with a homicide’ in California prison → Read More
Ed Sheeran testifies in Marvin Gaye plagiarism case: ‘Most pop songs can fit over most pop songs’
Appearing in New York court, singer-songwriter defends his ballad Thinking Out Loud against similarities with Gaye’s song Let’s Get It On → Read More
Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and tireless activist, dies aged 96
Chart-topping calypso singer who supported US civil rights movement and African initiatives dies of congestive heart failure → Read More
Mark Stewart, Pop Group frontman and revered countercultural musician, dies aged 62
Bristol-born vocalist celebrated for political lyricism and highly expressive style was influential both with the Pop Group and a long solo career → Read More
Paul Cattermole, singer with S Club 7, dies aged 46
Vocalist who had four UK No 1 singles with pop group recently announced he would be part of band reunion → Read More
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer and Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 71
Sakamoto was one of Japan’s most successful musicians, acclaimed for work in Yellow Magic Orchestra as well as solo albums and film scores → Read More
Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now review – self-aware star struggling with weight of expectation
While some of this documentary following the making of the Scottish songwriter’s second album falls into cliched soul-baring territory, Capaldi’s wit and talent shine through → Read More
Keith Reid, lyricist for Procol Harum, dies aged 76
Songwriter behind psychedelic 1960s masterpiece A Whiter Shade of Pale had been receiving cancer treatment for two years → Read More