pop music
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’
Nearly a quarter of the UK’s grassroots music venues required ’emergency’ support to help them stay open over the past year
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’
The last two decades have been eventful for Keane frontman Tom Chaplin, but what the future holds is what excites him most
Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive

Olly Murs relives finding X Factor fame and losing Caroline Flack in Big Issue exclusive
The singer and new first-time father has penned a letter to his younger self in this week’s Big Issue, out today (Monday 22 April).
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: ‘She visits me in my dreams – it’s lovely’
Zayn Malik: ‘I wanted to forge my own path, write my own story and see the world’
Zayn Malik: ‘I wanted to forge my own path, write my own story and see the world’
“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive

“I’m a very Northern man”: Zayn on Bradford roots and forging his own path in Big Issue exclusive
Jason Donovan on how Kylie inspired his pop career and Joseph opened the door to the stage

Jason Donovan on how Kylie inspired his pop career and Joseph opened the door to the stage
Duran Duran on critics, escapism and why AI can actually be a useful tool for artistry

Duran Duran on critics, escapism and why AI can actually be a useful tool for artistry
Madonna’s Celebration tour proves this is the Material Girl’s world – we’re all just living in it

Madonna’s Celebration tour proves this is the Material Girl’s world – we’re all just living in it
Prince would blast me with his charm, says Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs

Prince would blast me with his charm, says Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs
Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days

Summer songs 2023: Anthems to soundtrack sunny days
George Michael’s death left ‘a void’ says Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley

George Michael’s death left ‘a void’ says Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley
Jayde Adams on how Take That movie Greatest Days captures the ‘intensity of fandom’

Jayde Adams on how Take That movie Greatest Days captures the ‘intensity of fandom’
Sparks: People think we’re weird. We’ve never felt that

Sparks: People think we’re weird. We’ve never felt that
Rita Ora and Fatboy Slim: An exclusive conversation between two UK music superstars

Rita Ora and Fatboy Slim: An exclusive conversation between two UK music superstars
The evolution of Praising You, Rita Ora’s new version of Fatboy Slim’s Praise You

The evolution of Praising You, Rita Ora’s new version of Fatboy Slim’s Praise You
Rita Ora: It’s important to remind people I came to the UK as a refugee

Rita Ora: It’s important to remind people I came to the UK as a refugee
As Ken Bruce signs off from Radio 2, what will fill the PopMaster shaped hole in our lives?

As Ken Bruce signs off from Radio 2, what will fill the PopMaster shaped hole in our lives?
Iranian ‘gangster’ regime must change, says refugee pop star Shab

Iranian ‘gangster’ regime must change, says refugee pop star Shab
Author Jan Carson: Britpop, bible camp, Ian Paisley and me
