Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: 'Britishness should be something that we all have a part in'
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Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: 'Britishness should be something that we all have a part in'

Kim Wilde: 'There's no avoiding getting your heart broken'
Letter To My Younger Self

Kim Wilde: 'There's no avoiding getting your heart broken'

End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can't afford to miss in 2025
Music festivals

End of the Road founder on the secret to a good festival and the act you can't afford to miss in 2025

The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War
Music

The music that kept London going through the blackouts and bombings of the Second World War

From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025's best music festivals
Festival guide 2025

From legendary rock to the raves of tomorrow: This is the ultimate guide to 2025's best music festivals

Billy Nomates on her MS diagnosis, nearly quitting music and why online trolls only make her stronger
Music

Billy Nomates on her MS diagnosis, nearly quitting music and why online trolls only make her stronger

Grief made me angry with music – I had to learn how to love it again
Music

Grief made me angry with music – I had to learn how to love it again

Eurovision and Måneskin star Damiano David: 'I'm still waiting to feel like I've hit the big time'
Big Questions

Eurovision and Måneskin star Damiano David: 'I'm still waiting to feel like I've hit the big time'

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: 'It can be tough doing music with a disability'
Music

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: 'It can be tough doing music with a disability'

'We get communities dancing': How Bradford's brass heritage still brings people together
Music

'We get communities dancing': How Bradford's brass heritage still brings people together

Electronic music pioneer Mark Pritchard on obsessive fans, fame and the genius of Thom Yorke
Music

Electronic music pioneer Mark Pritchard on obsessive fans, fame and the genius of Thom Yorke

Why Louis Armstrong is the defining figure of the 20th century
Music

Why Louis Armstrong is the defining figure of the 20th century

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: 'The trumpet felt like an Uzi'
Music

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: 'The trumpet felt like an Uzi'

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees
Classical music

Odyssey Ensemble soundtracks journeys of asylum seekers and refugees

Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times
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Self Esteem and Julie Hesmondhalgh on self-doubt, sisterhood and fighting back in dark times

Inside Public Record, a joyful celebration of the sound of Sunderland: 'We're all in it together'
Ross Millard of The Futureheads and Peter and David Brewis of Field Music in rehearsals for Public Record in Sunderland. Image: Mark Savage
Sunderland

Inside Public Record, a joyful celebration of the sound of Sunderland: 'We're all in it together'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Brandi Carlile: 'Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future'
Music

Brandi Carlile: 'Getting married felt radical. Now my wife and I are very afraid about our future'

E's, discos and studying sculpture: How Britain has changed since Pulp last released an album
A still from Pulp's Common People video
Pulp

E's, discos and studying sculpture: How Britain has changed since Pulp last released an album

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It's one way to reduce plastic
Record Store Day

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It's one way to reduce plastic

Singer AURORA: 'Soundtracking the end of Adolescence was meant to be'
Big Questions

Singer AURORA: 'Soundtracking the end of Adolescence was meant to be'