The hill I will die on: You should be legally obliged to play Mr Brightside at your wedding
Any marriage that starts without the Killers’ biggest hit is guaranteed to end in divorce, says freelance features writer Amelia Tait
Ariana Grande expands on decision to ‘step back from visibility’, telling fans it was ‘not reactive or impulsive’
Singer and actor, whose world tour ends next month, told audience in Chicago that she had been quietly planning the move for a long time
Vicki Wickham obituary
Journalist, producer, talent manager and driving force behind the 1960s pop music TV show Ready Steady Go!
‘I didn’t understand what Gaz was singing. It’s about needing a hug’: how Reef made Place Your Hands
‘We were swept up in the moment and full of testosterone. The 90s wasn’t a time when men were encouraged to be sensitive’
Phil Collins details serious alcoholism: ‘People were coming to say goodbye’
Pop and rock legend tells Sunday Times of drinking problem and ill health after final Genesis tour in 2021
Ariana Grande to take ‘a step back’ from public life due to ‘endless, ongoing scrutiny’
Singer was due to reunite with Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey in London production of Sunday in the Park With George
Brian Case obituary
Other lives: Much admired writer on music and the arts for the NME, Melody Maker and Time Out
From TikTok to signing with Kesha, Boy Throb say they’re for real – and serious about a US visa
‘The people’s boy band’ are petitioning the US government for an ‘extraordinary abilities’ visa for singer Darshan Magdum, who lives in India
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 single
Duetting stars surpass record set in 1953, when crooner Frankie Laine hit the top with I Believe
Glen Hansard obituary
Oscar-winning singer, songwriter, actor and founder of the Dublin rock band the Frames
‘He lived here a long time, so it feels poignant’: Nick Cave thrills Brighton passersby with secret rooftop gig
Prior to playing huge outdoor show in city’s Preston Park, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds set up on a record shop balcony – and play to fans visiting from across the world
Ariana Grande: Petal review – calm, controlled anger at exes, fans and the media
Casting herself as a flower trampled underfoot, the superstar’s eighth album swaps the glitz of her Wicked years for dark blooms of haunted electronics
Add to playlist: the art-pop showtunes of Luki and the week’s best new tracks
Combining grand melodrama with nuanced emotional character, Lucy Duncan and producer Niac’s collaboration sounds both timeless and true
Boy George pulls out of Jesus Christ Superstar after releasing pro-Israel song
The 80s star will no longer appear in role of Herod in London Palladium run, with manager saying decision is ‘in the best interests of my artist’
‘I was so self-assured in my early 20s. Then my frontal lobe hit’: Rachel Chinouriri, every pop star’s favourite UK pop star
She faced racist bullying as a child – then pigeonholing as an artist. Now following up a hit debut album championed by the A-list, the Croydon singer-songwriter says she finally understands who she really is