From Abba to U2, midcentury vocal groups to 00s emo, we highlight songs that clear up the previous year’s party and look to a fresh start

What connects a tea towel, a double-decker bus and a facial? The countertenor picks his 10 favourite tracks that distil the beauty of tears, pull at the heart strings and suspend time

Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine’s respectful doc tells the story of the artist through the life of his 1984 song, by turns a modern prayer, symbolist poem and divine gift

In an extract from his book on late musicians’ estates, Eamonn Forde explores the feud that began shortly after Jeff Buckley’s death between the songwriter’s label and his mother

On the 20th anniversary of the singer’s death Buckley’s global fanbase has done their bit to chip away at the substantial debt he left behind

Jeff Buckley, Nick Cave, Diana Ross and the Beatles are among our reader’s picks of artists in a reflective, nostalgic mood

I never had the chance to see Buckley perform but his matchless gift remains an inspiration and a medicine – when I feel estranged, the sureness of his voice in “What Will You Say” is what I return to

Forget James Bay and Hozier and Rhodes and all the other big-voiced male balladeers, because this 19-year-old New Yorker is going to blow them all away

The musician, who died in a swimming accident in 1997, is the subject of three forthcoming movies