The 40 best albums to listen to before you die
Some records are so good that they can change your life. Our critics Helen Brown, Chris Harvey and Roisin O’Connor pick the albums you need to hear
Now Hear This: Jonas Brothers, Little Simz, Solange and Picture This
In her weekly column, music correspondent Roisin O'Connor goes through the best releases of the week
Little Simz interview: ‘If you get offended by me, that’s on you’
As she releases her third album GREY Area, the north London artist speaks to Roisin O’Connor about Lauryn Hill, refusing to conform, and how she is still learning new things about herself
Women dominate the Grammys as the awards make up for past mistakes
After the Recording Academy president’s insulting comments last year, the Grammys finally recognised a diverse range of female talent, writes Alexandra Pollard
Grammys 2019: British female artists return R&B to centre stage
R&B’s popularity has been floundering since the turn of the century, writes Alexandra Pollard, but Grammy-nominated artists like Ella Mai and Jorja Smith are reviving the genre
Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke: This is not a time I’m proud to be British
The band’s frontman has written an LGBT+ Brexit musical – Leave to Remain – which captures the frightening reality for many people. He talks to Al Horner
Why the Fyre Festival documentaries were so terrifying
In the new Hulu and Netflix documentaries, Billy McFarland said one thing about influencer culture that should alarm us all, writes our columnist Lucy Jones