As her debut album turns 50, we select the best work by a songwriter with a standout talent for finely drawn character studies
October 2019
Carly Simon on turning down Donald Trump: 'I thought he was kind of repulsive'
The singer-songwriter talks candidly about her friendship with Jackie Onassis, being humiliated by Harvey Weinstein and why she has no time for the US president
March 2019
Ranked
The 20 greatest breakup songs ever – ranked!
On the 40th anniversary of Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive topping the charts – and as the UK blunders towards its own acrimonious divorce – here’s the definitive list of tear-stained stonkers
August 2017
10 of the best
Songs for the eclipse – 10 of the best
As the US prepares for a total solar eclipse, here are some of the best songs to enjoy as the sky goes dark
May 2017
TV tonight
Friday’s best TV: Jamestown; Britain Today Tonight
A new period drama from the Downton Abbey creators set in the new world of America, plus Fonejacker dons the prosthetics again to play outlandish US reporters in a spoof of the news
April 2017
Damon Albarn: new Gorillaz album inspired by Trump's election
Band’s frontman says Humanz, the first Gorillaz album in five years, was made as a response to the ‘world going fucking nuts’
February 2017
My first love song: musicians remember the soundtracks to their teenage crushes
A shaggy Texan, a firebreathing dancer, Liz Taylor … stars relive their first loves – and the tunes that bring them back
December 2016
Boys in the Trees by Carly Simon review – singer’s witty self-analysis
From showbiz anecdotes to illness and exploitation, this autobiography gives us Bohemia with the petals falling off
May 2016
Chance The Rapper is the world's first truly independent artist
Golden girls: the glorious west coast sounds of The Ladies of Too Slow to Disco
December 2015
Book of the day
Boys in the Trees: A Memoir by Carly Simon review – Bond, Warren Beatty and the ‘Beast’
Digested read
Boys in the Trees: A Memoir, by Carly Simon – digested read
November 2015
What we learned this week
The week in music: Adele returns, no one's better than Miles Davis and more
Adele finally releases 25, Miles Davis earns the title of best jazz artist of all time and Jimmy Iovine says women don’t know how to find music – all in this week’s music news roundup
Carly Simon says You're So Vain's second verse is about Warren Beatty
After more than 40 years of speculation, the singer tells People magazine that one part of the hit single is about actor and ex-partner Beatty
Readers recommend
Readers recommend: songs about glamour and style - results
Suede to Shorty Long, Roxy Music to Madonna, RR regular llamalpaca dons a suave, stylish outfit to compile a swaggering playlist from last week’s topic
June 2015
The 10 best ...
The 10 best… stage fright sufferers
Pianist Sara Solovitch shares her fears in Playing Scared. Here are some other stars who have famously been afflicted
August 2013
Alan Partridge picks his pop playlist
The star of Alpha Papa talks us through some of his favourite pop hits – from wuthering women and songs about horses to the 'decent beat' of the Human League
May 2012
Levon Helm among stars to celebrate Amnesty International in song
Toast to Freedom also features contributions from Ewan McGregor, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon and Marianne Faithfull
April 2012
Fifty stars form 'supergroup' to mark 50 years of Amnesty
Toast to Freedom, performed by an ensemble of prominent musicians and celebrities, goes on sale
June 2010
Carly Simon refiles Starbucks lawsuit
Singer resumes legal action against Starbucks' record label after judge dismisses case
