James Bay looks back: ‘I’m glad to have kicked the fedora habit’
The singer-songwriter recreates an old photo and reflects on going from playing in empty rooms to opening for the Rolling Stones
May 2018
James Bay: Electric Light review – too much chaos and not enough calm
Bay’s second album ditches the bluesy apparel for ruthlessly efficient pop with more en-masse choirs than a touring production of Sister Act
March 2018
James Bay review – sex, sparkles and shades of Prince in husky revamp
The perma-hatted troubadour behind Hold Back the River has emerged with a slick new look – and the songs sometimes match up
February 2018
This week's new tracks
Tracks of the week reviewed: Noah Cyrus, Daphne and Celeste and James Bay
Featuring 2018’s first gold-plated pop anthem, a bucket-bonced banger-botherer and indie-pop’s premier hat wearing returns with an underplayed slinkwobbler
February 2016
Brit awards red carpet: from Adele to Rihanna, the hits and misses - in pictures
Brit awards 2016: Adele dominates with four awards
Brit awards 2016 with Adele, Coldplay, Justin Bieber and more – as it happened
Brit awards 2016: the best moments – in pictures
Jack Garratt: Phase review – unrequited love over dubstep stylings
Jack Garratt review – candid solo show provides perfect riposte to 'bland' claims
January 2016
What's with all the white-boy blues singers?
Hello from the winning side: Adele tops the list of Brits nominations
The Q&A
Q&A: James Bay – 'I wish I could be more spontaneous'
Justin Bieber becomes first artist to fill top three spots in UK singles chart
June 2015
Glastonbury 2015: Friday daytime as it happened – Mary J Blige, Pussy Riot and gig tombola
The soul queen played Glastonbury for the first time, the clouds opened, Guardian writers played gig tombola, and Pussy Riot rocked up with Charlotte Church
Glastonbury kicks off with joyful blues, heavy showers and boy bands backstage
On the first day of the festival, One Direction members loiter backstage to watch James Bay, whose single Hold Back the River fails to stop the rain
Music blog
So long, Kanye – how Glastonbury would look if scheduled by Spotify
We’ve looked at this year’s lineups on three stages and rejigged them according to how they would look if they’d been scheduled according to the artists’ popularity on Spotify
April 2015
This week's new live music
Shadwell Opera, James Bay, Drenge: this week’s new live music
Live music booking now
Live music booking now
March 2015
James Bay enters UK charts at No 1 with Chaos and the Calm
Brits Critics’ Choice award winner knocks Kendrick Lamar off the top spot, while singer Jess Glynne scores her first No 1 single with Hold My Hand
