AI Elvis not the first hologram star to shake his moves on stage
From Abba to Tupac Shakur, more and more deceased or ageing stars are being brought back to their former glory thanks to AI
October 2022
Ranked
The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!
As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions
July 2021
Dave: We’re All Alone in This Together review – an eerie, anguished triumph
The rapper’s long-awaited second album darts between hedonistic swagger and unsparing social commentary to cement his place at rap’s apex
June 2021
UK pop pilgrimages: from Paul McCartney’s Kintyre to Giggs’s Peckham
With festivals looking thin on the ground, why not visit the places that have inspired some of our best songs and greatest bands, including Pulp, the Undertones and … Cliff Richard
December 2019
Giggs review – UK kingpin still at the top of rap's food chain
An unexpected appearance by JME punctuates a stripped-back but rambunctious hour that thrums with the energy of a basement club
July 2019
Lovebox festival review – Solange intoxicates the smiley revellers
The relocated event settled into its new home with strong sets from Lizzo, 2 Chainz, J Hus and the blessed Chance the Rapper
February 2019
Giggs: Big Bad... review – lone wolf of British rap still on the prowl
The Peckham rapper has become one of the UK’s most successful by sticking to his guns – and being gifted with a uniquely sensual vocal tone
August 2018
Rapper Giggs attacks the Sun over UK drill story: 'Your paper is so dead'
The British music star castigated the newspaper over its front-page story about Tim Westwood and violence in the drill music scene
June 2018
RIP Channel U: the urban music champion that gave power to the people
Yomi Adegoke
Grime, Afro bashment, drill ... how black British music became more fertile than ever
May 2018
Giggs criticises Piers Morgan for stop and search comments
You ask the questions
Lily Allen: ‘We need to fight back against these forces’
April 2018
Is UK drill music really behind London's wave of violent crime?
It’s a menacing strain of hip-hop with a powerful presence on social media, but does drill reflect or drive crime?
February 2018
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Everything Is Recorded: Everything Is Recorded By Richard Russell review – mogul music with a stellar cast
Everything Is Recorded review – Richard Russell's XL supergroup shines
December 2017
This week's new tracks
Justine Skye’s Don’t Think About It: super-smooth R&B from the Purple Unicorn
Best music of 2017
The best albums and tracks of 2017: how our writers voted
Who We Be review – grime for the masses
This week's new tracks
Demob Happy’s Be Your Man: seedy, mucky and excellent
November 2017
The month's best music
The month's best music: Fever Ray, Giggs, Linda Perhacs and more
From Errorsmith’s hyperactive take on Jamaican rhythm to Rina Sawayama’s shiny power balladry, here are 50 of the month’s best tracks
