Ed Sheeran responds to backlash over removing Macklemore from tour after ‘Free Palestine’ comments
English singer outlines his position after US stadium owners refuse to let rapper perform after political speech
New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert announces she is ‘living with cancer’
Musician clarified her own health status after concerns were raised by interview with husband and bandmate Stephen Morris earlier this month
‘The cauldron was already bubbling …’ Green Lung, Druidess and the return of folk horror to British heavy metal
Playing a sound rooted in 80s bands such as Witchfinder General and Pagan Altar, metal bands are once again gravitating towards dark folklore – but in a ‘Glastonbury crystal shop’ kind of way
I went to a festival in Kent – and had a revelation about human ingenuity
A piano wired to a tree might seem an unlikely crowd-puller. But in Ramsgate last weekend, an experimental musician reminded me how boundless creativity can be, writes Zoe Williams
Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after ‘free Palestine’ speech
The American rapper will no longer support Sheeran’s US leg of Loop tour after comments at MetLife Stadium show
How did the Guardian cover Oasis at Knebworth 1996? Well … we didn’t
Noel Gallagher told fans ‘this is history’ but the paper opted to review support act the Charlatans instead, as that band returned from tragedy
Oasis announce 2027 tour, including return to Knebworth 30 years after historic concerts
After 2025’s wildly lucrative reunion, the Gallagher brothers will tour the UK, Ireland and US, and revisit the Hertfordshire site of their greatest live triumph
Beck: Ride Lonesome review – stunning end to the heartache trilogy of Sea Change and Morning Phase
On his first album in seven years, Beck keeps the quality control extremely high as he surveys mid-50s malaise in the wake of divorce
Touring can take musicians to isolating, anxious extremes. Access to therapy on the road is a vital support
I know from our early days how high-pressure road life can be. While big tours often hire therapists, grassroots acts can’t afford it. I’m pleased to back a new scheme that aims to change that
‘I’ve never been more terrified!’ Carly Rae Jepsen on motherhood, stardom and her horniest album ever
Call Me Maybe made the singer-songwriter famous – but also confused. Who was she? Who was her music for? Fourteen years later, about to release the double album Day and Night, she finally has some answers
Mahler Academy Orchestra/Steinaecker review – trailblazing performance that pushes work to the limits
Penultimate Prom showcases antique brass and woodwind and humongous tubular bells in a magical mystery tour through an alien musical landscape
Elkie Brooks looks back: ‘Before I went on stage I used to drink Guinness and a few shots of brandy’
The singer-songwriter on her rock’n’roll past, playing second fiddle to the Beatles, and the key to being an energetic performer in your 80s
Spiritbox review – Canadian metal ranges from gothic and guttural to Auto-Tune pop
Singer Courtney LaPlante’s delivery typifies the tension between hard and soft in a confident show that could do with more grit
Last Night of the Proms review – musical chaos ensues in near four-hour finale
The evening features everything from a rendition of an inscrutable Samuel Barber concerto to a celebration of Dolly Parton, but the real star is tartan-clad tenor Nicky Spence
‘I grew my hair and dropped out of society after hearing Black Sabbath’: J Mascis’s honest playlist
The Dinosaur Jr axe man stole from his mum to buy a Beach Boys record and squeaks to Tom Petty – but which punk banger made him cry?