Music
Natalie Imbruglia: ‘Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel’

Natalie Imbruglia: ‘Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel’
An early belief that stardom was imminent led to a role in Neighbours and a pop career, but self-confidence wasn’t easy to hold on to
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’

‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
Tomorrow’s Warriors began in 1991 as a jam session. Since then, it’s provided education and opportunities for musicians including Ezra Collective
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’

‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
Girl Grind UK’s programmes focus on both business and personal development in the music industry
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
How James Ellis Ford made a solo album in his hospital bed while suffering from leukaemia
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’

Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
‘I was in a dark place with addiction and sofa surfing. Now I show people Manchester’s hidden side’

‘I was in a dark place with addiction and sofa surfing. Now I show people Manchester’s hidden side’
Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’

Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts

Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’

Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’
Letters: ‘Shirley Manson is right. Misogyny isn’t one issue – it’s the root that so many grow out of’

Letters: ‘Shirley Manson is right. Misogyny isn’t one issue – it’s the root that so many grow out of’
Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’

Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
How The Reytons are ‘levelling the playing field’ for working class kids

How The Reytons are ‘levelling the playing field’ for working class kids
Shirley Manson: ‘If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society’

Shirley Manson: ‘If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society’
Miles Davis at 100: the restless creativity of a jazz icon

Miles Davis at 100: the restless creativity of a jazz icon
Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine

Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026

Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026
Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’

Myles Smith: ‘I don’t subscribe to traditional gender roles. My mum was the breadwinner growing up’
What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: ‘It’s important to give hope’

What running with Tinie Tempah taught us about volunteering: ‘It’s important to give hope’
Getdown Services: ‘Rockstars used to sing about smashing 15 pints. Now people can’t afford that’

Getdown Services: ‘Rockstars used to sing about smashing 15 pints. Now people can’t afford that’
Super Furry Animals: ‘We could sign on and get income support so we could eat. It’s harder now’

Super Furry Animals: ‘We could sign on and get income support so we could eat. It’s harder now’
Rita Wilson: ‘I’m proud I started songwriting in my 50s. There is no clock on creativity’



