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Aaliyah

August 2023

  • Magoo, right, pictured with Timbaland in 2011.

    Magoo: rapper who collaborated with Timbaland, Missy Elliott and Aaliyah dies aged 50

    Hailing from then unfashionable Norfolk, Virginia, Timbaland and Magoo’s partnership went on to become a decisive influence on 90s Black music

June 2022

  • R. Kelly's girlfriends clash at Trump Tower in Chicago, sending one to a hospital while other is charged with domestic batteru<br>R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Sept. 17, 2019 in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

    R Kelly should get at least 25 years in prison, prosecutors say

    R&B superstar used his fame to systematically ‘prey upon children and young women’, prosecutors wrote in the filing

September 2021

  • R. Kelly found guilty on all charges in sex trafficking trial<br>epa09492087 (FILE) - US R&amp;B singer R. Kelly approaches his vehicles as he leaves court at the Leighton Criminal Courts building after a status hearing on his sexual assault charges in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 07 May 2019 (reissued 27 September 2021). R. Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, has been found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking charges by a US jury on 27 September 2021. EPA/TANNEN MAURY *** Local Caption *** 55175284

    R Kelly verdict caps decades of abuse that predominantly targeted Black women and children

    Court heard Kelly used fame and power to subject his victims to sexual and physical abuse

August 2021

  • Aaliyah

    Aaliyah: ‘Her sound is the R&B blueprint’

    She died in a plane crash 20 years ago – but her records still sound like the future. As they finally hit streaming services, fans and acquaintances explore Aaliyah’s enduring appeal

January 2021

  • Laura Snapes

    Phil Spector defined the toxic music svengali – a figure that persists today

    Laura Snapes
    Spector, who has died aged 81, created a culture of cruelty that was seen by the music industry as a symptom of genius. It’s a scenario that has played out again and again

June 2020

  • Number 1 hits, Number 1, From left; The Beatles, Donna Summer, the Per Shop Boys

    The 100 greatest UK No 1 singles
    The 100 greatest UK No 1s: 100-1

    Look back on our complete countdown of the greatest UK No 1s, from the Beatles to Baby D, and So Solid Crew to Suzi Quatro

September 2019

  • Image composite for best of the century - Music 100 04

    Best culture of the 21st century
    The 100 best albums of the 21st century

    We polled 45 music writers to rank the definitive LPs of the 21st century so far. Read our countdown of passionate pop, electrifying rock and anthemic rap – and see if you agree

January 2019

  • R Kelly performing in Detroit, 21 February 2018.

    Lady Gaga, Jay-Z allegedly declined to appear in Surviving R Kelly docu-series

    Executive producer dream hampton claims the R&B singer’s former collaborators Céline Dion, Erykah Badu, Dave Chapelle and Questlove also turned down interviews

October 2018

  • In Control... Janet owning The Pleasure Principle.

    Wall humps! Crotch grabs! Why Janet Jackson’s Pleasure Principle is pop’s most influential video

    If Dua Lipa and Silk City’s video for Electricity feels familiar that’s because Janet did it first In 1986. Here’s how the video changed the pop landscape

September 2017

  • Natasha Bassett as Britney Spears, Lex Scott Davis as Toni Braxton, Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor, Yaya DaCosta as Whitney Houston and Agnes Bruckner as Anna Nicole Smith

    Lifetime of sin: ranking the US network’s musical biopics

    From LiLo’s gravel-voiced Liz Taylor to a Whitney straight out of America’s Next Top Model, we rank Lifetime Movies’ made-for-TV ‘masterpieces’

June 2017

  • Tinashe

    Tinashe: 'If you’re a black singer, you’re either Beyoncé or Rihanna'

    The Flame singer on ‘colourism’ and sexism in the music industry – and when her second album will see the light of day

April 2017

  • METRONOMY-AWH-0390

    On my radar
    On my radar: Joe Mount’s cultural highlights

    The Metronomy singer on living in Paris, vintage curtains, and growing his own rhubarb

August 2016

  • Aaliyah in 1995

    Aaliyah: fashion originator of athleisure and health goth

    The late singer’s fashion style, from midriff-bearing androgyny to grunge, was big in the 90s and is booming right now

March 2016

  • Steve Winwood<br>Portrait of Steve Winwood, taken in 1965.; Job: 72535; Ref: KCN; (Photo by King Collection/Photoshot/Getty Images)

    Readers suggest the 10 best …
    Readers suggest the 10 best teen pop singers

    Last week we brought you our 10 best teen pop singers. Here we present your thoughts on who should have made the list

August 2015

  • Kurt COBAIN

    The debate
    Is it OK to release ‘new’ music after an artist’s death?

    Dorian Lynskey and Peter Robinson
    Kurt Cobain and Aaliyah have new posthumous releases due, featuring unheard material. Is this fair to any musician?

December 2014

  • The Spice Girls embody girl power.

    'Girl power' failure as Delia's goes under, but fashions will live forever in culture

    Delia’s defined girl fashions of the ’90s – aimed at everygirl who wanted a twist – and thanks to film and music, we’ll always be able to revisit their edgy, glittery joy

November 2014

  • Timbaland: not impressed with Lifetime's Aaliyah biopic.

    Timbaland accuses Lifetime of disrespecting Aaliyah in new biopic

    Fans joined Timbaland in voicing criticisms of the biopic on social media, using the hashtags #LifetimeBeLike to mock studio’s casting decisions

October 2014

  • Arca

    Arca: ‘Nothing is off limits emotionally’

    He’s only 24 but hip-hop producer Alejandro Ghersi, aka Arca, is already a muse for both Björk and Kanye. What do they know that we don’t?

June 2014

  • Aaliyah in New York. AP Photo/Jim Cooper

    Family of Aaliyah reportedly plan to block a TV biopic about the late singer

    Following news that the TV film Aaliyah: Princess of R&B was to begin production, Barry Hankerson, Aaliyah's uncle and former manager has allegedly 'hired lawyers'

April 2014

  • Dead but not forgotten: (clockwise) John Lennon, Whitney Houston, Joe Strummer, Marvin Gaye and Aali

    From John Lennon to Michael Jackson: rock stars on their dead heroes

    Ian Gittins: With the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death this weekend, Ozzy Osbourne, Blondie, Katy B and others talk about when they heard their musical hero had died

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