Record label bosses’ tone-deaf response to the plight of starving musicians shames the industry
In a combative exchange with MPs, music heavyweights refused to admit that streaming makes artists poorer. When will they listen?

In a combative exchange with MPs, music heavyweights refused to admit that streaming makes artists poorer. When will they listen?
Soul-stirring musicals, bawdy books, comedy old and new… Our writers pick the culture guaranteed to cheer you up - even on Blue Monday
The maniacal producer tuned pop into truly great art, making classic after classic – and his evil deeds don't change that
Three weeks before his arrest for murder, the late music producer gave his first interview in 25 years to Mick Brown. Here it is, in full
The 2021 edition of the Glaswegian folk festival may be online, but its opening weekend was a rich showcase for music familiar and far-flung
Every nation’s classical music is different from its neighbours’, and full of apparent opposites too
The stories behind the greats - a celebration of musical nostalgia
How an awkward business arrangement between two volatile stars ended in a furious Mexican stand-off – and a very strange album
Danny Boyle will direct a TV biopic about the Sex Pistols starring Maisie Williams, spanning substance abuse, sex addiction and kleptomania
An anthem, a mystery and a sci-fi lullaby, Bowie's beloved song takes on new meaning five years after his death. But what does it mean?
Practically every British A-list actor has come through drama school. A mixture of Covid rules and Government incompetence threatens that
BMG buys back catalogue of Fleetwood Mac co-founder as wave of high-profile publishing deals continues
A new CD of Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata and Piano Trio No 2 uses authentic 19th-century instruments – and it's a revelation
The latest award of two National Medals of Arts was a surprise, because the arts world has never been pro-Trump. Who has bucked the trend?
Buying back catalogues of stars including Shakira and Neil Young is likely to make music investment company Hipgnosis $30b. Who's behind it?
The hyper-influential British duo's bilious new album is unlikely to win over new converts but is as good as anything they've ever done
Missing the buzz of performing and with limited creative outlets, many bored and stifled musicians are falling back on old vices for comfort
The 18th- and 19th-century musical craze has found a new audience. Welcome to the most hearty, drunken and very British of genres