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<p>Commanding priestess: Florence Welch performs at the London O2 Arena</p>

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Florence Welch is the UK’s best live act – a moment of magic proved it

The powerhouse indie singer refused to go on with the charade of an arena full of fans filming on their phones, and released an ecstatic energy with her demand to ‘be present’, writes Patrick Smith

<p>That old razzle-dazzle: RAYE performs during her 2026 tour</p>

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RAYE’s tour proves she’s destined to be known as one of the greats

<p>Brian Wilson (right) while recording The Beach Boys album ‘Pet Sounds’ in 1966 in Los Angeles, California</p>

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The record label wanted another ‘California Girls’. The Beach Boys gave them a song that changed the world

<p>It’s me, I’m Charli: The ‘Brat’ artist conjures gothic drama on her ‘Wuthering Heights’ soundtrack</p>

Review

Charli xcx’s Wuthering Heights is a phantasmagorical fever dream

Interviews

<p>As Peaches, Merrill Nisker’s unapologetic electro-clash has seen the likes of Yoko Ono, Iggy Pop, Madonna, and Thom Yorke numbered among her fans</p>

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Peaches: ‘People called me a one-trick pony but it’s a way of life’

<p>‘Emotionally intense’: Jenny Hollingworth, aka Jenny on Holiday, releases her new solo record ‘Quicksand Heart’</p>

Interview

Let’s Eat Grandma’s Jenny Hollingworth on her shimmering new album

<p>Mika is preparing to release his first English-language album in six years</p>

The Saturday Interview

Mika: ‘Scrutiny over my sexuality was kind of brutal’

<p>Songwriter Chloe Angelides and Lily Allen in the studio working on West End Girl</p>

In Focus

Meet the songwriter who helped Lily Allen make her most personal work

Roisin O’Connor’s Good Vibrations podcast

Director Jacob Tierney and composer Peter Peter are guests on 'Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations'

Heated Rivalry director Jacob Tierney on the show's amazing soundtrack

Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations with Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine shares regret after releasing Megadeth’s final album

Jill Scott appeared as a guest on 'Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations' podcast

Jill Scott: ‘I love seeing a confident woman, in any shape or size’

Good Vibrations with KT Tunstall

KT Tunstall reflects on the ‘unwelcome side’ of her early fame

Latest features

New Sensations

<p>Rachel Diack, better known as Ledbyher, is one of the most exciting new stars of the UK’s underground rap scene</p>

Meet Ledbyher, the UK rap scene’s most engaging new storyteller

<p>Absolutely: ‘I’m a boss when I’m in the studio’</p>

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The next big star in UK pop? Absolutely

<p>Irish rock band Cardinals</p>

New Sensations

Irish newcomers Cardinals on faith and the scars of British violence

<p>Stephen Wilson Jr: ‘I spent four years making this record about my deceased father, and I went through hell doing it, so it’s really profound for me to see the effect it’s had on people’</p>

Interview

Country music newcomer Stephen Wilson Jr on grief, loss and redemption

Music Box

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Samantha Crain is mesmerising in Music Box performance of ‘Gumshoe’

Watch Sam Ryder’s brilliant pared-back performance of single ‘OH OK’

<p>Annie DiRusso performs during a Music Box session</p>

Watch rising star Annie DiRusso’s electrifying pared-back session

Reviews

<p>Mumford & Sons turn their album singalongs into a stadium-sized lock-in</p>

Mumford & Sons choose vulnerability on their new album Prizefighter

British folk trio revive the communal spirit of their early years by inviting artists such as Hozier, Chris Stapleton and Gigi Perez to collaborate

<p>Japanese-Australian artist Joji has nailed the art of leaving his fans wanting more</p>

Joji’s album Piss in the Wind reveals the human ghost in the machine

Live music

<p>Florence and the Machine performing in Glasgow, 9 February 2026</p>

Florence and the Machine’s spectacular Glasgow show was full of drama

<p>SUPER BOWL-MEDIO TIEMPO-RESEÑA</p>

Bad Bunny’s wild fiesta of a halftime show took a brazen stand

<p>Lorde has always zig-zagged between self-reflective, seen-it-all gloom and a primal, perma-adolescent urge to freak out and dance</p>

Lorde’s O2 gig had energy, cringe and teens pining for Melodrama cuts

<p>Thom Yorke performs during the first night of Radiohead’s 2025 tour in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday 4 November</p>

In Madrid, Radiohead deliver a transcendent return to live shows

<p>Ethel Cain performing at London’s Eventim Apollo</p>

Ethel Cain at London’s Apollo was an evening of doom-laden anti-pop

<p>Lady Gaga performs during her Mayhem Ball tour at the O2 Arena in London</p>

Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball is the concert of the year

Retrospectives

<p>Bruce Springsteen photographed for the release of his album 'Nebraska' in 1982</p>

Tragic history behind dark Springsteen album that inspired new biopic

<p>Bob Dylan followed reports on the case of Hattie Carroll, who died after being attacked by farm owner William Zantzinger</p>

The story behind Bob Dylan’s ‘The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll’

<p>Back-to-back: Bruce Springsteen insisted that his longtime bandmate and friend, Clarence Clemons, be included in the shot</p>

Bruce Springsteen’s Born to Run cover could’ve looked very different

<p>Mirror image: Grapefruit were another Fab Four on the Sixties scene</p>

The strange story behind one of John Lennon’s favourite bands

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