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Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’
Politics

Paul Weller: ‘Keir Starmer’s just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn’t he?’

Washed Out music video controversy shows the hardest part is accepting AI is here to stay 
Music

Washed Out music video controversy shows the hardest part is accepting AI is here to stay 

‘Queer women aren’t for the male gaze’: Girli on queerness and why Tories ‘don’t give a s**t’ about Gen Z
Music

‘Queer women aren’t for the male gaze’: Girli on queerness and why Tories ‘don’t give a s**t’ about Gen Z

Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill’s early songs’
Letter to my Younger Self

Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: ‘I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill’s early songs’

Bob Vylan: ‘Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there’s not space to be vulnerable’
Music

Bob Vylan: ‘Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there’s not space to be vulnerable’

Soweto Kinch on ripping up the jazz rulebook and how his new BBC show is building community
Music

Soweto Kinch on ripping up the jazz rulebook and how his new BBC show is building community

Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson: ‘You don’t need some rock star saying war is a bad thing’
Letter To My Younger Self

Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson: ‘You don’t need some rock star saying war is a bad thing’

How a band formed in an asylum hotel is giving refugees hope: ‘Each note comes from the heart’
Music

How a band formed in an asylum hotel is giving refugees hope: ‘Each note comes from the heart’

Olivia Rodrigo GUTS World Tour review – the voice of Gen Z girlhood makes it looks easy
Music

Olivia Rodrigo GUTS World Tour review – the voice of Gen Z girlhood makes it looks easy

‘Pinkwashing’ or ‘unifying’? Why fans are boycotting Eurovision – and why some are watching anyway
Eurovision

‘Pinkwashing’ or ‘unifying’? Why fans are boycotting Eurovision – and why some are watching anyway

From 00s pop to cutting-edge electronica: Here’s the best UK music festivals in summer 2024
Festival guide

From 00s pop to cutting-edge electronica: Here’s the best UK music festivals in summer 2024

Delta Goodrem on ‘angel’ healthcare workers and advice Olivia Newton-John shared after cancer diagnosis
Music

Delta Goodrem on ‘angel’ healthcare workers and advice Olivia Newton-John shared after cancer diagnosis

Making your mind up: The long history of Eurovision, politics and Israel, explained
Eurovision

Making your mind up: The long history of Eurovision, politics and Israel, explained

Eurovision star Olly Alexander says he’s ‘ambivalent’ about the ‘divisive’ Union Jack
Eurovision

Eurovision star Olly Alexander says he’s ‘ambivalent’ about the ‘divisive’ Union Jack

Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’
Letter To My Younger Self

Sananda Maitreya: ‘You don’t have to suffer. You can just choose happiness’

Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?
Analysis

Is Taylor Swift making song lyrics more important than ever?

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‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
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‘I’ve done awful things – but I try to be better’: Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Mental health

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’

Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’
Letter To My Younger Self

Labi Siffre: ‘I’ve had far more difficulties in my life due to being a homosexual than being Black’

‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?
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‘When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno’: Why is music so important to us?