CMAT, Pulp and PinkPantheress among Mercury prize shortlist light on new names
Only two debut albums – among them the ‘token’ jazz release – feature among this year’s list of nominations for the coveted UK and Irish music prize
Show me the nipple-baring Ziggy knitwear! A tour inside David Bowie’s mind-boggling 90,000-item archive
From the plans for a Major Tom movie to the Aladdin Sane mask and some wild ‘artworks’ sent by fans, this Bowie treasure trove is now open to the public – and it’s the freakiest show!
‘People say my music helps them heal’: Canada’s First Nations musicians revitalise the powwow
Confronting the historic trauma of forced assimilation, a wave of artists are rejuvenating hyper-diverse Indigenous cultures in the kinds of festivals that were once forbidden
Slickness, sarcasm and one-night stands: Supertramp’s 10 best recordings
After the death of co-frontman Rick Davies, we survey the best of the songwriting partnership with Roger Hodgson that propelled them to mass success in the 70s
Rick Davies brought a peculiar funk to Supertramp, a band that existed on its own unfashionable terms
The tension between co-founders Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies – who has died aged 81 – was the driving force of a band who refused to fit into any genre
‘Most of the time I was only wearing tiny shorts’: how Devendra Banhart made I Feel Just Like a Child
‘I wanted something more interesting than a key change. So when someone walked by the studio with a husky, I said, “Do you want to howl with your dog?”’
Justin Bieber: Swag II review – more filler with an occasional pop killer
Part two of Bieber’s seventh album adds very little: it’s largely bland pop with glimpses of quality thanks to a buzzy supporting cast including Dijon and Bakar
MTV VMAs 2025 winners: Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter triumph at muted award ceremony
Singers took home two trophies each as Mariah Carey won a lifetime achievement award, in a night that largely celebrated female artists
Rick Davies, Supertramp frontman and co-founder, dies aged 81
Death of British singer, who wrote and sang hits including Goodbye Stranger and Bloody Well Right, comes ‘after a long illness’, band says
Jade: That’s Showbiz Baby! review – former Little Mix star thrives in chaos on an idiosyncratic debut
Jade Thirlwall offers a wild ride through electroclash, Eurovision drama and emotive synth-pop – albeit one she can’t quite maintain for a whole album
Lewis Capaldi review – an emotional return to the spotlight for pop’s most heart-on-sleeve star
The singer announces he is thrilled to begin his first tour since taking time off for his mental health, but is visibly nervous and at one moment breaks into tears
Suede: Antidepressants review – edgy post-punk proves reunited Britpoppers remain on the up
Great 10th albums are rare – but that is exactly what the band’s killer riffs, eerie atmosphere and midlife reflections achieve
David Bowie’s final project was 18th century musical, new V&A exhibition reveals
A forthcoming display of the singer’s archive includes sticky notes detailing a theatrical work called The Spectator, about a petty thief and high-class gangs in London
Add to playlist: ultra-prolific Leicester rapper Snoa plus the week’s best tracks
With 71 singles and three albums so far this year, the teenage MC is keeping the quality control high as he swerves across cloud rap, grime and more
Here & Now review – Steps supermarket musical is a sweep of bangers, bops and ballads
Endlessly entertaining jukebox show frames its plot around a seaside store’s workers to purvey the band’s hits