Music

Taylor Swift. The Life & Times Of A Showgirl. You can’t knock Taylor Swift for her career. She’s built a global brand with millions of ardent fans, and her lyrics bashing ex-boyfriends delighted a generation. But how many of her songs could pass the old grey whistle test? Which ones could that …

Boyzone fans have been treated well this week. The iconic Irish boyband have just confirmed they are taking on a stadium in 2026 as part of their exciting reunion. And it’s not just one night of entertainment, either – the band are playing two consecutive nights in June 2026. On …

After directing Austin Butler in 2022’s Elvis, Baz Luhrmann dove into 68 boxes of film negative buried deep inside Warner Bros’ salt mines. Much like Peter Jackson making The Beatles: Get Back with access to hours of unseen Fab Four footage from their Let It Be sessions, Baz has done …

Duran Duran, one of the most iconic bands from the 1980s and beyond, are still delivering massive performances across the UK. And the British band (who are famed for hits such as Hungry Like the Wolf, Ordinary World, Girls on Film, Rio and more) have two huge shows lined up …

Rick Astley, 59, may be known around the world for his unmistakable voice and the global hit Never Gonna Give You Up, but behind the music and the fame, the singer has been quietly grappling with a personal challenge. Astley has been open about how the very career that brought …

Ronnie Wood has revealed he joined the Rolling Stones because he was “in the right place at the right time”. The guitar great, who joined the group in 1975, told Desert Island Discs he happened to be at a party with the band when its then guitarist Mick Taylor told …

When Maddy Prior told her mother “We were going electric,” she replied “What are you going to do with the gas cooker dear?” Maddy’s smile lights up her face like the seaside illuminations in her Blackpool birthplace. The singer had been talking about her folk-rock band Steeleye Span, of course, …

For decades, Sir Elton John has dazzled audiences around the world with his flamboyant outfits, iconic piano playing and an extraordinary catalogue of hits – but many fans are only just learning that “Elton John” isn’t the name he was born with. The 77-year-old singer, songwriter and pianist was born …

Singer Lola Young reassured fans she’s “doing OK” after a dramatic collapse on stage at New York’s All Things Go Festival. The 24-year-old artist was caught on video swaying and then suddenly dropping her microphone, falling backwards mid-performance at Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday. Taking to Instagram after the scare, …

He has the looks of a Roman demigod, with a voice that sends female fans dizzy with desire. Dark-eyed and warm-hearted with Thunderbirds eyebrows, Matteo Bocelli – youngest son of world-famous tenor Andrea – is the charismatic 6ft 6 classical-crossover star rapidly becoming the voice of romance for a new …