Olivia Dean sweeps the board at 2026 Brit awards, winning four including artist, song and album of the year
The 26-year-old dominates in Manchester, landing the night’s biggest prizes as Rosé, Wolf Alice and Mark Ronson also take top honours
‘The kinetic energy is palpable’: Manchester embraces its first Brit awards
Event’s first venture outside London aims to recognise geographical diversity of UK’s music talent
Yuja Wang accuses Radio 3’s Norman Lebrecht of misogynistic bullying
Station will no longer be working with journalist after pianist makes email public
‘Like an electrical gong bath!’ The Sheffield supermarket going viral for the symphonic sound of its freezers
Redditors are thrilled by the Co-op on Ecclesall Road, where a magnificent drone is reminiscent of Brian Eno’s ambient music. We take a visit to the back aisles
YouTuber Look Mum No Computer chosen as UK entry for Eurovision 2026
Singer-songwriter Sam Battle has built online fanbase through building and playing unusual instruments
Harry Styles to curate Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre – and play an intimate gig
The pop superstar will oversee the annual music and art celebration in June, marking the festival’s 31st edition and the venue’s 75th anniversary
The hill I will die on: ‘Being a DJ’ isn’t a proper job
In what other field is a couple of hours’ work taking the credit for somebody else’s brilliance so venerated, says Guardian Opinion joint production editor Phil Mongredien
Bad Bunny gets first solo UK Top 10 hits thanks to Super Bowl boost
The Puerto Rican star’s album Debí Tirar Más Fotos jumps to No 2, while the song DTMF rises to No 4
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
‘Holy grail’ footage of David Bowie at his peak to feature in immersive London show
Earl’s Court performance of Heroes in 1978 is among highlights of exhibition exploring singer’s life and work
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
‘That make-or-break feeling? I love it’: can André de Ridder put ENO back on its feet?
Budgets have been slashed, morale is through the floor and the company has been forced to find a second base in Manchester. But the new musical director is up for a challenge. We meet the man with the hardest job in music
Taylor Swift casts ‘insanely charismatic and lovable’ Graham Norton in music video
Opalite video reunites host and guests including Domhnall Gleeson and Lewis Capaldi from Swift’s October chatshow appearance
Elton John accuses Daily Mail publisher of ‘abhorrent’ invasion of privacy
Singer says articles about his health and birth of son ‘outside even the most basic standards of human decency’
‘Part of our biological toolkit’: newborn babies can anticipate rhythm in music, researchers find
Brain activity suggests newborns can detect and predict patterns relating to rhythm, study says