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<p>Pete Townshend: ‘I was terrified of going to court. I thought I would be used as a poster boy, so I refused. I took the caution’ </p>

Pete Townshend: How Keir Starmer confronted me over child abuse images

The guitarist talks to Kevin E G Perry about his 2003 arrest, his Seventies eco-meltdown rock opera, and how he feels about Rishi Sunak’s Tories

Does London need another mega concert venue like The Sphere?

<p>Music-Books-Bernie Taupin</p>

Interview

Bernie Taupin on his delirious decades at the top with Elton John

<p>Hint, hint: it may be time for Taylor Swift to drop the knowing games she’s been playing since age 14 </p>

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Taylor Swift is a serious artist – time to leave the gimmicks behind

Interviews

<p>The National releases their 10th studio album ‘Laugh Track’ </p>

Interview

The National: ‘Everything was evidence of failure’

<p>Madison Beer: ‘I think I’ve been very misjudged. It’s a s**t feeling'</p>

Interview

Pop star Madison Beer: ‘There’ve been a lot of dark points in my life’

<p>Reneé Rapp released her debut album ‘Snow Angel’ in August </p>

Interview

Reneé Rapp on her debut, coming out, and that Drew Barrymore incident

<p>Graham ‘G’ Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi and Kayus Bankole make up Young Fathers</p>

Interview

Mercury Prize nominees Young Fathers: ‘Our music isn’t finger-wagging’

Music Box

<p>Olivia Dean performs ‘Dive’ at Montreux Jazz Festival for Music Box</p>

Olivia Dean performs ‘Dive’ in session at Montreux Jazz Festival

Lily Moore performs Music Box session at Montreux Jazz Festival

<p>Legendary jazz artist Marcus Miller plays an exclusive session for Music Box at Montreux Jazz Festival</p>

Marcus Miller performs ‘Detroit’ at Montreux Jazz Festival

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New Sensations

<p>Saint Harison grew up as a musical theatre kid in Southampton, where he attended a local pop academy</p>

Interview

R&B artist Saint Harison on Elton John, going viral, and his debut EP

<p>Lucinda Chua: ‘I like that feeling of transport: how music can take you outside of your existence'</p>

Interview

Lucinda Chua: ‘I am ready to make music without asking for permission’

<p>As a schoolboy in Croydon, Wilks grew up listening to grime’s first coming</p>

Interview

Rapper Jords on masculinity, Black British identity and his new album

Album reviews

<p>For All the Dogs: Drake’s latest album feels like it was made for men and men alone</p>

On For the Dogs, Drake’s contempt for women borders on sinister

<p>Artwork for Sufjan Stevens’ new album, ‘Javelin'</p>

On Javelin, Sufjan Stevens finds beauty in the loneliest places

Live music

Shania Twain’s London show proved the country-pop queen’s still got it

<p>Running out of guitar: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard delight with a predictably energetic live performance </p>

Mud, sun and Wet Leg make for a glorious buffet at End of the Road

Retrospectives

<p>24-hour party people: Pacha Ibiza</p>

Can Ibiza keep its cool club kids as the super-rich move in?

<p>Stevie Wonder photographed in the UK on 25 January 1974, a year after his near-fatal crash</p>

The car crash that almost killed Stevie Wonder, 50 years on

<p>The Thrills in London, 2004 </p>

‘It was bewildering’: The Thrills on their flash-in-a-pan success

<p>Tina Turner performing in Brighton in 1985</p>

Tribute

Tina Turner, the rock goddess whose music lit the fires of hope

For the Love of Festivals

<p>From Billie Eilish to Sam Fender, this year’s home turf festivals offer it all</p>

The 11 best music festivals in the UK for 2023

Not sure which music festivals to hit this summer? The Independent’s culture staff have you covered, from Americana and country-themed events in the Kentish countryside to spiritual experiences in the lush Welsh mountains

<p>Head of Culture Patrick Smith with friends at End of the Road festival in 2019</p>

Music festivals have saved me so many times

<p>The festivals we’ve picked will likely tempt music fans to swap mud-trodden fields for a week in the sun</p>

The 14 best music festivals in Europe

<p>‘I didn’t stop drinking’ – Gary Powell at the Isle of Wight festival in 2006</p>

The Libertines drummer Gary Powell on his wildest festival moments

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