Music

Donna Jean Godchaux, the powerhouse vocalist who helped define the Grateful Dead’s sound throughout the 1970s, has passed away at the age of 78. The Alabama-born singer passed away on Sunday, November 2, at a hospice facility in Nashville after what her family described as a “lengthy struggle with cancer,” …

The Natural History Museum in London holds a special place in the heart of everyone who has visited. From its stunning building, awe-inspiring Jurassic garden outside and world-beating dinosaur exhibits, to it’s magical gem rooms and collection of more species than most of us realised had ever existed, it’s a …

Posting a teaser clip on Instagram, Sir Brian wrote: “Only the most EPIC Christmas track EVER !!! And available in November – so you have plenty of time to assimilate its treasures. It’s a tour de force – a beautifully simple but powerful and joyous song of praise for Christmas …

Bob Dylan. Bootleg Series Vol 18: Through The Open Window,1956-1963. They say nostalgia isn’t what it used to be but these forgotten gems would make a Halloween gargoyle smile. This 168-track boxset opens with Dylan’s high school trio The Jokers performing Shirley & Lee’s Let The Good Times Roll when he was …

Freddie Mercury’s Queen magnum opus, Bohemian Rhapsody, marks its 50th anniversary this weekend. And to celebrate, the band has created an official 5-part YouTube miniseries on how the iconic song came to be. Both active members Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor feature in brand-new interviews, which can be viewed …

Andrea Bocelli was pleasantly surprised to discover that his son, Matteo Bocelli, could sing, and just a few years ago, they sang their first duet together, “Fall On Me.” The single, sung partly in English and partly in Italian, is the father and son’s tribute to each other and features …

EXCLUSIVE Disabled young people are being excluding from pursuing a career in Britain’s world leading music industry because of “disproportionate barriers” they face accessing education and opportunities. A damning new report finds that their participation across the arts is “lower, shorter-term, and more likely to be home-based”, and that they …

After the last show of Iggy Pop’s 1979 US tour, his pal David Bowie offered to give the band a lift to New York’s Mudd Club in his Lincoln Continental executive stretch limousine. “We piled into his limo, and it was such a tight squeeze I had to sit on …

Lily Allen’s new album, West End girl, has had publications all around the world writing headlines about her, her ex-husband David Harbour, and the nature of their split. And while the album bares all, the British pop star is not yet satisfied. The 40-year-old star has just confirmed a string …

It was 50 years ago today when Queen released their most famous track, Bohemian Rhapsody. Freddie Mercury’s magnum opus was a real gamble back when the band were recording their fourth studio album, A Night at the Opera. Despite pushback at the six-minute length and initial disdain from the critics, …