David Furnish calls alleged phone hacks of him and Elton John ‘an abomination’
Furnish says he and his husband felt ‘violated’ by the Daily Mail, which allegedly used information gained unlawfully
‘They are not manufactured’: how Brit school stars took over the Grammys
Croydon school’s principal says success of Olivia Dean and Lola Young is a ‘brilliant celebration’ of free arts education
Chumbawamba call on Spain’s far-right Vox to stop using their best-known song
British pop collective decry use of 1997 hit Tubthumping to promote the party’s ‘small-minded, hate-fuelled agenda’
UK hospitality firms demand more help with business rates amid questions over Heathrow discount
Airports identified as biggest winners of government’s £4.3bn support package with Heathrow alone taking £900m discount
First stills from Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles film released in Liverpool
Postcards showing Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghan in character were printed as postcards and secreted around the performing arts school co-founded in the city by Paul McCartney
A night without Nessun Dorma: what does booing at the opera say about UK audiences?
Critics worry that heckling, such as that at a recent Royal Opera performance, is becoming more common
‘Fascists threatened us but we always took them on’: the anarchic Bradford club still fighting after 45 years
A new book and podcast tell the story of the 1 in 12, a venue that used community and artistic passion as bulwarks against poverty and grim politics. Its founders and key acts recall gigs, plays and pranks on the NME
Placebo make theatre debut with score for Brecht production by Royal Shakespeare Company
Alt-rockers will score Hitler allegory The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, with Mark Gatiss in the title role
‘It’s a hospitality-wide problem’: night-time traders react to business rates relief plan
Gyms, pharmacies, restaurants, cafes and convenience store owners question why only pubs and live music venues should get help in England
Pubs and live music venues to get support after business rates backlash
Package worth at least £80m a year for England and extra to come for Wales and Scotland receives mixed reaction
Deacon Blue ‘appalled’ by Reform UK’s Scottish leader quoting their song lyrics
Exclusive: Band hit out at party’s ‘poisonous rhetoric’ after Malcolm Offord makes reference to Dignity during speech
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
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
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