Will AI ruin music as we know it? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph
From David Guetta using an AI Eminem in a set, to an entire AI-generated Kanye West verse going viral. Is artificial intelligence making music better or is the industry under threat?
June 2022
Ed Sheeran was the most-played artist of 2021 in the UK
The pop star’s single Bad Habits was also the most-played song of last year, according to new data from music licensing company PPL
December 2021
New artists join Adele and Dua Lipa on list for first non-gendered Brit awards
As the music prizes strive for inclusivity, first-timers Self Esteem and Central Cee make the shortlist along with veterans Abba
March 2021
'It’s a statement of exclusion': music festivals return to UK but lineups still lack women
Guardian analysis of 31 events reveals many still falling short on equal gender representation
October 2020
Pass notes
Like a Virgo: why Madonna ditched David Guetta over his star sign
Science says astrology is nonsense – but a clash of Zodiac signs was enough to stop Madge from working with the French DJ, he claims
September 2018
Jason Derulo review – full-beam charisma machine comes on strong
Effortlessly combining ballet and kung-fu high kicks, the pop preener’s bare-chested show finds some poetry in priapism
May 2018
Shaggy and Sting, Janet and Cliff: the eight weirdest collaborations in pop
From Janet Jackson and Cliff Richard’s Two to the Power of Love, to Shaggy and Sting’s new record, here’s a rundown of the oddest musical melanges
December 2017
The Q&A
David Guetta: ‘Who would play me in the film of my life? Ryan Gosling’
The DJ and music producer on grumpy people, watching TV in bed, and what type of love he prefers
August 2017
Feat the kitchen sink: how Zayn, David Guetta and Drake changed pop credits
Ampersands in music do more than tell you who’s on a record – they illustrate the power struggles that go on behind pop’s closed doors
June 2017
Gruff Rhys' top ceremonial tunes: from David Guetta to The Internationale
The Super Furry Animals frontman on the anthems that stir his soul
November 2016
Tomorrow never knows: why predicting 2017’s hottest acts is pointless
If this year’s taught us anything, it’s that the ‘experts’ know nothing. So any crystal ball-readings about next year’s breakout stars are almost certainly wrong
September 2016
This week's new tracks
The best of this week’s music: J Hus will make you dance while stealing your girlfriend
Meanwhile, Leonard Cohen is reliably magisterial and Green Day are Still Breathing...just about
August 2016
Festival Watch – V 2016
Little Mix threaten to steal the show at Hylands Park, but no one can beat the star power of Rihanna
June 2016
How to write a banger for Beyoncé
The songwriter behind some of Adele, Leona Lewis and Beyonce’s hits reveals the formula behind creating a timeless knockout of a track
October 2015
This week's new tracks
This week’s new tracks: Honne drop a funky, bitter break-up anthem
Honne | The Parrots | David Guetta & Showtek ft Magic! | Weyes Blood | Jamie Lawson
August 2015
EDM and hip-hop's bad bromance needs an intervention
The two genres were always like long-lost siblings, but Pitbull and Flo Rida have taken things to another dimension of wrong – but it doesn’t have to be this way
July 2015
Add carvings of Outkast to giant Confederate monument, says petition
Fans call for Atlanta’s hip-hop heroes to be added to the largest bas-relief in the world, which depicts Confederate leaders
June 2015
You Guetta be kidding me: show red card to Euro 2016 for hiring French DJ
Club culture
David Guetta on going mainstream: 'Not only did I cross over, my entire scene did'
May 2015
Summer jams: Guardian critics pick the songs that will soundtrack your holidays
As the perennial debate begins over which songs will own the summer, our critics chime in with their favourites – and find mobile phones, yoga and polyamorous relationships are the big themes this year
