Tantrums of the rich and famous: nine acts that turned on their audience – from Elton to Bieber to Blur
This week, Damon Albarn took umbrage at a Coachella crowd who failed to sing along. But he is far from the worst offender
May 2023
Thank you, Royal Blood, for heralding the death of ‘real’ music
Laura Snapes
Frontman Mike Kerr launched a wave of memes with his petulant festival rant – and revealed the sense of entitlement created by a culture that prized rock above pop
April 2021
Teenage kicks
Royal Blood’s teenage obsessions: ‘Girls aren’t into kids who can juggle’
The chart-topping rock duo, returning with their third album, Typhoons, recall their love for wrestling, nu-metal, David Blaine and how Back to the Future kickstarted their band
February 2018
Brit awards 2018 – in pictures
From Rita Ora and Kendrick Lamar to Sam Smith – stars arrive at British music’s biggest event. White roses were worn and carried as a symbol of solidarity with victims of harassment and abuse
January 2018
Brit awards nominations 2018: Dua Lipa beats Ed Sheeran with five
The New Rules singer caps her breakthrough year with the most nominations at British music’s biggest awards ceremony
June 2017
Glastonbury 2017: Katy Perry and Craig David win over crowds with hits and self-deprecation
Glastonbury 2017: Jeremy Corbyn conquers the stage – as it happened
Glastonbury 2017: Friday evening with Radiohead, Lorde and the xx – as it happened
Glastonbury 2017: Friday as it happened – with Bradley Cooper, Johnny Depp, Charli XCX and more
Grenfell Tower charity single tops chart two days after release
Royal Blood: How Did We Get So Dark? review – some killer, some filler…
Royal Blood: How Did We Get So Dark? review – an archetypal difficult second album
March 2017
Katy Perry among 86 artists announced for Glastonbury 2017
Pop superstar joins Solange, Barry Gibb, the xx, Biffy Clyro, Stormzy and the Jacksons down on Worthy Farm
February 2015
Royal Blood get biggest Brit awards sales boost, One Direction get the smallest
Eamonn Forde
Music blog
Brit awards 2015: 10 things we learned
Best moments of the Brit awards 2015 – in pictures
Poptastic! … the 2015 Brit award winners – in pictures
Royal Blood win best British group at Brit awards 2015
The playlist
The playlist: metal – Lay Siege, Royal Thunder, Ranger and more
November 2014
Royal Blood review – thrilling old-style stadium-sized rock for the modern age
The drums-and-bass duo mine the hard rock format to make it new and deliver fever-pitch fun to the clothes-flinging, moshing crowd, writes Dave Simpson
