Ed Sheeran named UK’s most played artist of the year – again
For the sixth time in eight years, Sheeran has topped the PPL’s list of the UK’s most played artists, encompassing streaming, radio, broadcast and public places
February 2023
Brit awards 2023: Harry Styles and Wet Leg triumph while Lizzo delivers the glitz – as it happened
Fontaines DC, Aitch, Becky Hill and the 1975 also won gongs, while Tom Grennan flubbed it. Here’s all the action from the 43rd annual music awards
January 2023
‘A fundamental blow’: anger over threat to BBC Introducing music discovery platform
Brit awards: all-male best artist category reveals wider music industry sickness
Laura Snapes
Brit awards 2023: Wet Leg and Harry Styles lead male-dominated nominations
UK artists dominate Top 10 singles of 2022 for first time since records began
August 2022
George Ezra: End to End review – singer-songwriter’s charming cross-Britain hike
After months of isolation and anxious about touring again, Ezra and two friends walk the length of the UK meeting musicians in an uplifting documentary
June 2022
George Ezra: Gold Rush Kid review – introspective, sunshine-ready pop
The Hertfordshire charmer returns with his customary peppy singles, along with some more thoughtful fare
Queen’s platinum jubilee concert 2022: the Platinum Party at the Palace – as it happened
One of the showpiece events for the platinum jubilee is a concert with Queen, Diana Ross, Elton John and more
Stars and royals gear up for Platinum Party at the Palace
Diana Ross, Queen and Lin-Manuel Miranda to play Party at the Palace
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
George Ezra: Gold Rush Kid review – boy of summer lets the clouds gather
April 2022
George Ezra review – as happy and sunny as a holiday ad
The chart-topper’s songs are ruthlessly professional but also full of charm, and this gig ahead of his third album release shows what a warm and clever writer he is
February 2022
George Ezra to play Queen’s platinum jubilee party
Weekend
Weekend: Marina Hyde, George Ezra and Joe Rogan
January 2022
‘I’ve moved on, and then some’: singer George Ezra on fame, friendship and finding new inspiration
The best original photographs from the Observer
Original Observer photography
May 2021
Culture in peril
Glastonbury: PJ Harvey, Jarvis Cocker, George Ezra and Róisín Murphy join livestream bill
A narrative by Harvey, Cocker, Michael Eavis and others will link musical performances from around the site
May 2020
David Bowie, Adele and Beyoncé: BBC unveils Glastonbury coverage
Classic sets to be shown in place of 50th anniversary festival scuppered by coronavirus
April 2020
Lockdown culture
'When I've tried to write about it, it's sounded meh' – George Ezra and more on coronavirus
In the second part of our series, we ask set designer Es Devlin, director Claire Denis, composer Mark Simpson and others about how the pandemic has changed their work
