The Streets review – semi-theatrical staging of A Grand Don’t Come for Free resurrects a British classic
Deadpan recital of the era-defining album of downbeat English rap suits the full-album format, presented with a formidable band
Bad Bunny set for first lead acting role in historical drama Porto Rico
The Grammy winner will star alongside Edward Norton and Javier Bardem in a film inspired by an early 20th century revolutionary, directed by rapper Residente
Cardi B review – ambitious spectacle and sizzling choreography
Kia Forum, Los AngelesGrammy-winning Bronx rapper electrifies LA with pugnacious lyrics and vivid set pieces on her first arena tour
‘Choosing happy is a hell of a process’: Thundercat on funk, lost friends and being fired by Snoop Dogg (possibly)
The genre-hopping bass virtuoso has backed Ariana Grande and Herbie Hancock, appeared in Star Wars and become a dedicated boxer. Ahead of his fifth album, Stephen Bruner explains his polymath mindset
Enjoying mafia movies doesn’t make me a killer. So be wary of the state using rap music to prove murder
UK prosecutors are recklessly deploying art against young men in court. That’s why I’m taking parliamentary action to curb it, says lawyer and Labour peer Shami Chakrabarti
J Cole: The Fall Off review – rap legend’s final album is a self-obsessed hip-hop history lesson
(Interscope)Bowing out after six consecutive US No 1 albums, Cole references rap greats and even conjures a convo between Biggie and 2Pac – but the lens rarely strays from himself
Unmasking US rap iconoclast MF Doom’s final years in West Yorkshire
Podcast by Adam Batty and BBC 6 Music DJ Afrodeutsche follows the leads to Leeds
Campaigners urge UK ministers to make music lyrics inadmissible in court
Art Not Evidence group wants change in law that currently allows lyrics by defendants to be presented as evidence of gang affiliation
The Grammys riled Donald Trump – but the big winners were chosen for their music, not politics
The president called the ceremony ‘garbage’, but in reality it was a celebration of artists whose commercial success was matched by boundary-pushing boldness
Grammys 2026: the nominations in all the major categories
With big numbers for Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and more, check out the nominated artists this year
Gonna be golden? Who will – and should – win the big awards at the 2026 Grammys
The top categories are stacked with quality, from Bad Bunny to Kendrick Lamar, Chappell Roan and K-pop hits – but here are the artists who most deserve to triumph
Kanye West takes out full-page ad apologising for antisemitic behaviour and denying he is a Nazi
Rapper, now known as Ye, apologises to his family and to the Black community and says he loves Jews, blaming his bipolar disorder for his ‘poor judgment and reckless behaviour’
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
Urthboy AKA Tim Levinson: ‘My most chaotic gig? There’s a lot where it’s pretty good knowing we didn’t die’
The Herd emcee on the highs and lows of noughties touring, the perfect protest song, and his cringeworthy encounter with a hero
A$AP Rocky: Don’t Be Dumb review – a charismatic, playful return, but it’s no slam dunk
Now a father of three and burgeoning actor, Rocky finally comes back to music with his strongest album since his 2013 debut – though there’s plenty of flab