Music
Jason Donovan on ‘first love’ Kylie Minogue: ‘It’s a very difficult relationship to escape’

Jason Donovan on ‘first love’ Kylie Minogue: ‘It’s a very difficult relationship to escape’
Donovan has reflected on nearly 40 years in music in this week’s Big Issue
Bros star Matt Goss: ‘Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together’

Bros star Matt Goss: ‘Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together’
By his own admission, the Bros frontman lives in a state of wonderment, but he’s also haunted by family tragedy and just wants to be reunited with his brother
World’s most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: ‘Music was the only way for me to survive’

World’s most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: ‘Music was the only way for me to survive’
The world’s most listened-to composer came from a family
of high achievers so the pressure was always on, but he found creative happiness, and joy on his yellow bicycle
There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas
There’s a tragic inevitability with Angelina Jolie’s Maria Callas
This UK music festival is building homes and tackling homelessness: ‘It’s a festival of giving’
This UK music festival is building homes and tackling homelessness: ‘It’s a festival of giving’
Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’

Plea to save UK’s grassroots music venues as hundreds face closure: ‘We’ll all be poorer for it’
Pete Doherty: ‘Living without heroin was very hard to imagine’

Pete Doherty: ‘Living without heroin was very hard to imagine’
Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’

Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’

Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’
‘It’s like watching Michelangelo work’: Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and more on what Bob Dylan is really like

‘It’s like watching Michelangelo work’: Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson and more on what Bob Dylan is really like
Funk band Cymande on new music doc Getting It Back and finally getting recognition after years

Funk band Cymande on new music doc Getting It Back and finally getting recognition after years
Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers

Why Labour’s VAT hike on private school fees could mean UK music suffers
Keane star Tom Chaplin: ‘Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis’

Keane star Tom Chaplin: ‘Trump, Putin and Netanyahu need psychoanalysis’
Pop star Henry Moodie: ‘I find Donald Trump’s racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting’

Pop star Henry Moodie: ‘I find Donald Trump’s racist, homophobic rhetoric deeply upsetting’
Tom Grennan: ‘The cultural highlight of 2024 is Brat summer’

Tom Grennan: ‘The cultural highlight of 2024 is Brat summer’
I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk

‘There’s a war against buskers’: Inside the crackdown on buskers – and why street artists are at risk
James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’

James Blunt: ‘Nostalgia and misery have been my mainstays for over 20 years’
‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic

‘Last Christmas is woven in the fabric of Christmas’: Celebrating 40 years of Wham!’s festive classic
BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024

BBC 6 Music’s Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
Keane’s Tom Chaplin: ‘There’s a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older’

Keane’s Tom Chaplin: ‘There’s a natural sense of perspective that comes with getting older’
X Factor star Grace Davies on music, mental health and Liam Payne: ‘I’m glad that show isn’t on now’

X Factor star Grace Davies on music, mental health and Liam Payne: ‘I’m glad that show isn’t on now’
Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: ‘There’s a sadness now to Christmas’
