Music
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’
Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions

Lobster for dinner, anyone? Stars from music, TV and sports share their bizarre Christmas traditions
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
‘It’s changed our life’: These modern slavery survivors are finding hope at Christmas through music

‘It’s changed our life’: These modern slavery survivors are finding hope at Christmas through music
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’
I’m in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here’s why

I’m in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here’s why
‘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’

Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley on losing George Michael: ‘There’s a sadness now to Christmas’
I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera

I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
Reverend and the Makers release Samaritans charity single: ‘You don’t have to be on your own at Christmas’

Reverend and the Makers release Samaritans charity single: ‘You don’t have to be on your own at Christmas’
New Order’s Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories of the band – and I’m mad for it

New Order’s Transmissions podcast digs up wild new stories of the band – and I’m mad for it
Sells like teen spirit: Nirvana stopping being a band when Kurt Cobain died – now they’re a brand

Sells like teen spirit: Nirvana stopping being a band when Kurt Cobain died – now they’re a brand
The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’

The Selecter’s Pauline Black: ‘I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go’
This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy

This jazz festival born in the wake of the pandemic captures the heart of the Big Easy
The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’

The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie: ‘I’d rather not be remembered for Three Lions’
I composed a piece of music made from the dying beats of my father’s heart
