Michael Kiwanuka: Fudge review – rough and instinctive, but also lush and alive with melody
Its release delayed by ill health, Kiwanuka’s latest was made in tandem with 2024’s Small Changes – but it’s much more than a mere companion album
Will there ever again be a band as big as the Beatles or the Stones?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
‘I drunkenly sing Wonderwall off-key and awfully’: Rebecca Ferguson’s honest playlist
The singer-songwriter gets a lift from U2 and likes to reminisce to Bette Midler, but which cheesy Euro banger does she secretly like?
Add to playlist: the buzzy bildungsromans of boy wonder Superfan and the week’s best new tracks
Kali Flanagan was handpicked by Julian Casablancas to support the Strokes – now, at 21, he’s writing songs full of the rushing emotions of youth
‘The mainstream has come to them’: how did Fontaines DC go from Dublin dive bars to headlining stadiums?
Once scrappy post-punk poets, they’re now one of the biggest bands in the world. As they release new album Dopamine Chamber, fans including Kneecap and Shame explain their sensational rise
Worldpeace DMT: Stick Around for Tea review – ‘laptop twee’ duo keep things goofy but strengthen songs
Bringing back the hyperliterate sound design of their acclaimed 2025 debut, the London duo explore childhood with whimsical humour and terrific musicality
‘I need to prove my family’s sacrifice was worth it’: how pop auteur Shygirl slogged her way to the top
Adored by Madonna and Charli xcx and buoyed by finding true love, the Londoner is branching out into rock and breaking the mainstream. She explains how her working class upbringing made her so fearless
Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words review – Chamayou makes each piece feel somehow familiar yet fresh
The pianist brings a singing quality and seeming effortlessness to the complete set of Songs Without Words
‘Don’t do this!’ Why Paul McCartney cares about looking shorter than John Lennon in Sam Mendes’ Beatles films
You’re Paul McCartney. So how come you’re still getting het up at a fictional version of you being marginally smaller than a fictional version of John Lennon?
‘A guy held a knife to my throat and said: play something normal!’ Richard Thompson on crazy crowds, his beloved beret and Sandy Denny’s driving skills
As he releases new album Hippies, Thugs and Heroes, the 77-year-old British folk legend answers your questions about Billy Connolly, Californian fish and chips and whether he nearly joined the Eagles
Angèle: Instinct review – Belgium’s biggest star is determined to do pop differently
Massive in her home nation but less so outside, Angèle is aided by Justice, Soulwax and Caroline Polachek in a bold bid for broader appeal – but her resultant album can be generic as well as daring
Finding the groove: what’s the best genre of music to dance to?
What is it about music that makes even non-professionals want to hit the dancefloor, and is it disco, funk or even classical that does it best? Four leading choreographers discuss their theories, with the science to back them up
Stevie Wonder review – playing his greatest album in full, he knocks everyone sideways
The opening night of Wonder’s tour marking the 50th anniversary of Songs in the Key of Life leaves jaws on the floor, thanks to sumptuous tracks carrying still-urgent messages
The Mary Wallopers review – legs and pints go flying to the sound of rowdy folk ragers
Irish six-piece embark on their biggest tour yet, turning grisly old stories into a knees-up with politically astute, spit-and-sawdust energy
Joni Mitchell becomes US citizen: ‘A journey that began 62 years ago’
Canada-born singer-songwriter, 82, posts footage of citizenship ceremony to Instagram