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<p>Kneecap drew such a crowd that entrances were shuttered 45 minutes before their arrival</p>

In Focus

The Kneecap controversy is proof they’re the perfect Glastonbury band

The Irish trio’s appearance has, due to political interference, led to an unexpected referendum on the festival’s soul. But, writes Adam White, their anarchy feels historically in keeping with what Glastonbury represents

<p>Worthy Farm was the perfect place to welcome back the charmingly genuine singer</p>

State of the Arts

Lewis Capaldi’s Glastonbury comeback tells us everything about him

<p>Lydia Night: ‘Going solo has felt the most freeing thing in the world’</p>

Lydia Night: ‘Being messy is excused - but only if you write about it’

<p>Queen of Latin pop: Gloria Estefan is one of the best-selling female singers of all time with over 100 million record sales</p>

interview

Gloria Estefan: ‘He told me he’d kill my mother if I told anyone’

Interviews

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Iwan Rheon: ‘Part of me was left behind when I left Wales’

<p>Thom Rylance: ‘I’ll be in a charity shop in Wigan and I’ll get a FaceTime from Chad Kroeger out of Nickelback, and think I’ve got a weird life’</p>

Interview

Lottery Winners: ‘Robbie Williams said my biggest talent is bravery’

<p>Cypress Hill at the Royal Albert Hall</p>

Interview

Cypress Hill: ‘We made plenty of tracks when we weren’t high’

<p>The five-piece has revolutionised the scene and have picked up some notable fans, but they’re just getting started</p>

interview

Turnstile’s Brendan Yates: ‘We never write to fill a quota of a song’

Glastonbury 2025

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Glastonbury 2025 live: Neil Young headlines in clash with Charli XCX

Young performs lengthy Pyramid Stage performance, following major sets from RAYE, Pulp, Haim and Kneecap

LiveGlastonbury Festival

Glastonbury 2025 live: Neil Young headlines in clash with Charli XCX

Young performs lengthy Pyramid Stage performance, following major sets from RAYE, Pulp, Haim and Kneecap

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<p>The veteran singer-songwriter performs with heart and intensity</p>

Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury headliner Neil Young thunders through a mighty setlist

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Glastonbury Festival

Doechii’s Glastonbury set sees her triumph over a biblical set clash

<p>Kneecap drew such a crowd that entrances were shuttered 45 minutes before their arrival</p>

Glastonbury Festival

The Kneecap controversy is proof they’re the perfect Glastonbury band

<p>Matty Healy of The 1975 during the band's headline performance at Glastonbury Festival, 27 June 2025</p>

Glastonbury Festival

At Glastonbury, The 1975 were at the height of their powers

<p>Matty Healy of The 1975 during the band's headline performance at Glastonbury Festival, 27 June 2025</p>

Glastonbury Festival

At Glastonbury, The 1975 were at the height of their powers

<p>Alanis Morissette on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2025</p>

Glastonbury Festival

Alanis Morissette lets rip during her spectacular Glastonbury debut

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Glastonbury Festival

With her note-perfect Glastonbury slot, CMAT has truly arrived

On Trend

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

New Sensations

<p>Star power: ‘Justin Bieber called me the other day to tell me that he is so grateful to know me, like saying, ‘I’m so proud of you’</p>

New Sensations

Jensen McRae: ‘Justin Bieber is like a big brother to me’

<p>Bea Wheeler’s observational lyricism has earned her a Rising Star nomination at the prestigious songwriting ceremony, the Ivor Novello Awards (up against the already Brit-nominated Lola Young, Liang Lawrence, LULU., and Nia Smith)</p>

New Sensations

Bea and her Business: ‘I would go to label meetings alone aged 16’

<p>Samia: ‘What I’m reaching for is self-certainty’</p>

New Sensations

Singer-songwriter Samia: ‘It’s easier to be an idea than a person’

Reviews

<p>The Haim sisters: they’re going through changes </p>

Haim could have abandoned more on their muscular summer album, I Quit

Live music

<p>Radical change: Dua Lipa more than proved herself at Wembley Stadium</p>

Dua Lipa’s Wembley debut underscores how far she’s come as a performer

<p>Lola Young performing at Little Simz’s Southbank Centre takeover, Meltdown Festival</p>

Lola Young conquers her nerves and proves Adele comparisons are just

<p>Charli performing in Victoria Park</p>

Brat summer is forever at Charli XCX’s victory lap LIDO Festival show

<p>Cocker leaps, writhes, points and shouts like he was born to do it</p>

Jarvis Cocker is Britpop’s ultimate comeback king in epic Pulp show

Retrospectives

<p>Shelley fused punk’s velocity to timeless songwriting</p>

Playback

How Buzzcocks’ Pete Shelley swapped punk for queer-pop electro

<p>Supergrass: ‘We didn’t want to walk around town wearing Nike track suits. We’d probably rather wear some strange, velour, slightly wizardy outfit because it was just fun to dress up weirdly’</p>

Interview

Supergrass on ‘I Should Coco’ at 30: ‘We got even more psychedelic’

<p>Keyboardist Richard Wright plays on stage in ‘Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII’</p>

Playback

This was Pink Floyd at their experimental zenith

<p>George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley at the Great Wall of China ahead of Wham!’s concert at Beijing's Workers’ Gymnasium in 1985</p>

In Focus

‘The police were scared’: When Wham! took Western pop to China

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