Singer Jessie J reveals she has been diagnosed with OCD and ADHD
In an Instagram post, she said having a baby last year had ‘exposed’ the conditions ‘a lot more’
February 2022
Jamal Edwards obituary
Music and media entrepreneur who helped launch the careers of Ed Sheeran, Jessie J and Emeli Sandé
December 2018
Jessie J: This Christmas Day review – bigger-is-better seasonal fare aiming for world domination
She’s won a TV singing competition watched by millions in China: now Jessie J is ramping Christmas up to 11
April 2018
Lost in showbiz
Jessie J’s cultural revolution: how a Middle-Grade Pop Monster saved China
Her triumph on the country’s TV talent show wasn’t all about winning or the money. It was about enabling her to show the Chinese ‘a western performer and hear music some had never heard before’
February 2018
Why Jessie J’s bid to win a Chinese talent show is the best career move she’s ever made
From Avril Lavigne to Justin Timberlake: what do pop stars mean by the ‘real me’?
October 2017
Jessie J review – self-care anthems and spiky wit
Koko, London Letting her inner Essex girl run riot, the singer campaigns to win back the UK’s affections with banter, tremulous ballads and new tracks from her album ROSE
August 2017
This week's new tracks
Macklemore & Lil Yachty’s Marmalade: swallow your pride – this is actually good
Also this week: Kesha fails to address the real problems of modern life and Jessie J is oh-so-very loud indeed
May 2017
Manchester’s heartbreak: ‘I never grasped what big pop gigs were for until I saw one through my daughter’s eyes’
Music aimed at teenage girls is derided but the likes of Ariana Grande provide the kind of empowering, transcendent experience that terrorists hate
April 2017
Accounts frozen at charity backed by One Direction
Believe in Magic, also reportedly supported by Olly Murs, Michael Bublé and Little Mix, investigated after multiple complaints of mismanagement
April 2016
Readers recommend
Readers recommend playlist: songs about schadenfreude
Our reader pored over your suggestions and made a playlist celebrating the misfortunes of others. Who’s laughing now?
October 2015
Michelle Obama releases playlist of anthems for International Day of the Girl
Spotify set includes songs like Alicia Keys’ Girl on Fire and Beyoncé’s Run the World (Girls) as first lady promotes her Let Girls Learn campaign
September 2015
Cerys Matthews, Dr Crotchety
Cerys Matthews: music for a karaoke night with your son's future in-laws
Our musical agony aunt’s alter ego helps a sixtysomething father choose karaoke tunes that won’t show him up as an old fart
July 2015
Delta Goodrem v Jessie J: a catfight as contrived as the idea that women can't get along
Van Badham
The ‘feud’ between Delta Goodrem and Jessie J on The Voice is the cliche reality TV was built on. Aren’t we bored of the catfight confection yet?
June 2015
Smule: the social music app that lets fans sing karaoke with Jessie J
Apps that let fans create their own versions of their favourite songs - and duet with the likes of Jessie J - have put the US company on the music map
November 2014
This week's new tracks
Romare’s Roots, this week’s best new track
Music blog
From Adele to AlunaGeorge: how Brits Critics' Choice nominees have fared
The 2014 American music awards - in pictures
Veteran's Day Concert for Valor review: less piety, more profanity please
October 2014
Jessie J: Sweet Talker review – pop in search of originality
Jessie J’s third album replaces quirkiness with failsafe producers, writes Kitty Empire
