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
Tenacious D will return: Jack Black and Kyle Gass ‘hashed it out’ after Trump joke controversy
The band went on hiatus after outrage over onstage joke in 2024, but Gass confirms the band will return, saying ‘It was hard. It is like a marriage’
Colin Hay ‘strenuously disapproves’ use of Down Under at March for Australia rallies
Former Men at Work frontman, who was born in Scotland and emigrated to Australia, tells anti-immigration protestors, ‘Go write your own song, leave mine alone’
Olivia Dean and Lola Young lead 2026 Brit award nominations
Singer-songwriters each receive five nominations at British music industry’s flagship awards – where Jarvis Cocker will return 30 years after Michael Jackson incident
Triple J’s Hottest 100: more than 2m votes have been cast – but who will win?
The radio station keeps its countdown tightly guarded – but there are a few predictions that can safely be made
‘Why was it me?’ Mon Rovîa on going from war-torn Liberia to US folk-pop stardom
Having just released his debut album, Bloodline, the singer discusses his fractured identity, survivor’s guilt and how he took solace in Mumford & Sons