Swedish music stars call for Israel Eurovision ban over Gaza
Open letter signed by more than 1,000 musicians from 2024 host country follows petition from artists in Finland and Iceland
April 2023
‘A true genius’: Denniz Pop, the late Scandi-pop architect behind Max Martin, Robyn and NSync
With songs for Backstreet Boys and many more, he turned Sweden into a pop powerhouse – then died tragically young. His peers reflect on an underrated legacy
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
March 2022
‘The canon is so heavy with the male genius’: Neneh Cherry and Robyn on changing the face of pop
As they reboot the classic Buffalo Stance, the friends talk sisterhood, being Swedish and fighting the system
January 2022
The Audio Long Read
From the archive: How Robyn transformed pop – podcast
This week, from 2018: After almost a decade away, Robyn is about to release a new album. Laura Snapes examines her seismic cultural impact.
December 2021
Cultural prescription
Feeling lonely? Film, music, art and more that will put you in good company
From the stark horror of Hamsun’s novel to Fassbinder’s commentary on love and racism, our critics choose great cultural works about being alone
April 2021
The fandom that made me
Robyn: how her banana-eating stage antics redefined my concept of punk
In our latest fan celebration, Katie Hawthorne recalls how a thrilling gig in a muddy field – and a fruit snack – encouraged her teenage self to follow her own eclectic musical tastes
February 2021
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
SG Lewis: Times review – soaring, subtle disco for kitchen dancefloors
Given the British producer’s skill for emotionally attuned nightclub elation, his debut shouldn’t suffer from the shutdown of its natural habitat
June 2020
The 100 greatest UK No 1 singles
The 100 greatest UK No 1s: 100-1
Look back on our complete countdown of the greatest UK No 1s, from the Beatles to Baby D, and So Solid Crew to Suzi Quatro
March 2020
Glastonbury defies coronavirus threat to announce lineup with Kendrick Lamar
Over 90 more names including Pet Shop Boys, Dua Lipa and Noel Gallagher have been announced for 50th-anniversary edition of the festival
November 2019
The decade in music
New rules: the destruction of the female pop role model
Somewhere between Britney and Billie Eilish, liberated by social media and their direct relationship with fans, millennial and Gen Z women claimed the right to be complicated pop auteurs
September 2019
Best culture of the 21st century
The 100 best albums of the 21st century
We polled 45 music writers to rank the definitive LPs of the 21st century so far. Read our countdown of passionate pop, electrifying rock and anthemic rap – and see if you agree
May 2019
On my radar
On my radar: Robyn’s cultural highlights
From Billie Eilish to Hall & Oates: the best US summer festival lineups
April 2019
Names in the news
Daphne du Maurier’s hidden treasure gives hoarders hope
Rebecca Nicholson
Those of us wishing for an Antiques Roadshow find of our own were heartened by the discovery of two unknown poems
Robyn review – soars to new levels of dance-pop perfection
The Swedish singer commands the 10,000-strong crowd with a perfectly pitched set ranging from club anthems to her heartbreaking new classics
Record Store Day: 20 exclusive releases to look out for
Classic vinyl reissues, limited collectors’ editions and unreleased recordings from Fela Kuti, Prince and David Bowie join rare pressings by the Prodigy and the Notorious BIG this Saturday
December 2018
Best music of 2018
The 50 best albums of 2018, No 2: Robyn – Honey
Gorgeous harmonies and unerring emotional intelligence dominate on this looser, clubbier follow-up to Body Talk
Best music of 2018
The top 100 songs of 2018
Guardian music writers have picked their favourite songs of the year – from UK drill breakthroughs to pure pop anthems – and put them all on a giant playlist
Names in the news
Broken-hearted? Bring on the ‘sad banger’ songs like Mark Ronson’s
Rebecca Nicholson
The singer’s new album promises a glorious wallow in breakup misery
