10 of the greatest songs by Sly Dunbar – from reggae classics to Grace Jones and Bob Dylan
After his death aged 73, we look back at a selection of the hundreds of tracks the Sly and Robbie drummer had a hand in making
Sly Dunbar, reggae drummer and producer with Sly and Robbie, dies aged 73
Drummer helped to define the sound of roots reggae and dancehall, and worked with stars including the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Grace Jones
Pharrell Williams sued by former Neptunes partner Chad Hugo over alleged lost earnings
The producers who helped define the sound of pop music in the 90s and 00s are in dispute over earnings from their final album as NERD
‘People can be cruel – I learned that early’: US pop star Madison Beer on child fame and fan attacks
Signed at 13 and dropped by 16, Beer’s path to stardom has not been easy. Now 26, she says she’s finally making music for herself and happy to wear her heart on her sleeve
Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus: ‘Bass players are just cool. We’re the one that brings it all together’
The bass player and singer on naming his chickens, selling his Banksy and surviving cancer
Robbie Williams breaks the Beatles’ record for UK No 1 albums, with 16th chart-topper
New studio album Britpop goes straight to No 1 in opening week, after Williams moved its release date to avoid a chart battle with Taylor Swift
Victoria Beckham tops UK singles sales chart as fans show support over Brooklyn feud
Not Such an Innocent Girl makes No 1 for single sales and downloads, after revelations about family rift
‘Every single frame was sweated over’: how Becoming Led Zeppelin became the biggest documentary of the year
Bernard MacMahon’s film about the 70s giants took advantage of audience enthusiasm to make a major impact in cinemas – and it’s just the latest in a string of films about the era of classic rock
Dijon review – a dense and dramatic forest of futurist sound from Grammy-nominated R&B auteur
Nominated for producer of the year for his album Baby and work with Justin Bieber, the US musician’s passion and experimentalism shine in this daring performance
Add to playlist: the Regency-styled 80s synth-pop revivalism of Haute & Freddy and the week’s best new tracks
The LA-based pop duo are sending a jolt through TikTok with maximalist songs that emote wildly in every direction
Harry Styles: Aperture review – a joyous, quietly radical track made for hugging strangers on a dancefloor
Styles is wonderfully loose and unhurried on the lead single to his new album, taking a bold path away from the rest of today’s mainstream pop
‘Some artists thought it was too political’: can Jarvis, Damon, Olivia Rodrigo and Arctic Monkeys reboot the biggest charity album of the 90s?
Oasis, Macca and Radiohead made Help a smash for War Child in 1995. A new reboot packs comparable star power – and was partially produced from a hospital bed
Arctic Monkeys release first new song since 2022 to benefit War Child
Opening Night will appear on HELP(2), a charity compilation out in March which also features Olivia Rodrigo, Depeche Mode, Pulp and more
Liza Minnelli uses AI to release first new music in 13 years
Singing legend heralds ‘new tools in service of expression’, on compilation that also features an Art Garfunkel song using AI-generated piano backing
K-pop supergroup BTS set to trigger US economic boom with tour: ‘Every stop is going to see a boost’
As the band prepares to tour, economists say pent-up global demand could reshape how concerts boost city economies