Music
You don’t need a penis to be a music producer: the women breaking barriers
You don’t need a penis to be a music producer: the women breaking barriers
It’s so rare to see a female music producer that when Jameela Jamil got a credit on James Blake’s record, many presumed it was because he was sleeping with her. How can one of the most male-dominated professions be rebalanced?
Pioneering opera about a transgender woman comes to the UK
Pioneering opera about a transgender woman comes to the UK
When As One was announced for the the London Festival of American Music, reaction from some corners of the classical music world was less than supportive. That shows why it is so necessary, writes Claire Jackson.
From Coldplay to COP26: Is a greener music industry possible?
From Coldplay to COP26: Is a greener music industry possible?
The high cost of cleaning up live music mustn’t kill off smaller artists, says Malcolm Jack
Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Our home was rich with music
Isata and Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Our home was rich with music
The Jazz is Dead label avoids being a vanity project to create something entirely new
The Jazz is Dead label avoids being a vanity project to create something entirely new
Fab films: The best documentaries about The Beatles
Fab films: The best documentaries about The Beatles
Billy Bragg: ‘There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism’
Billy Bragg: ‘There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism’
Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life
Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life
Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury’s belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie
Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury’s belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie
Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’
Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’
Terry Hall: ‘The Specials have always been about protest’
Terry Hall: ‘The Specials have always been about protest’
Shaun Ryder: ‘It will always be one rule for them and another rule for us’
Shaun Ryder: ‘It will always be one rule for them and another rule for us’
Jake Bugg X Jamal Edwards in Nottingham: ‘Younger people are suffering’
Jake Bugg X Jamal Edwards in Nottingham: ‘Younger people are suffering’
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Gilles Peterson is excited about the British jazz explosion
Gilles Peterson is excited about the British jazz explosion
Musician buries the only copy of his album and urges fans to find it
Musician buries the only copy of his album and urges fans to find it
Greentea Peng: ‘Music has been a healing experience’
Greentea Peng: ‘Music has been a healing experience’
Musicians in Exile: The group uniting refugees via song
Musicians in Exile: The group uniting refugees via song
Samara Joy shows the Great American Songbook still matters
Samara Joy shows the Great American Songbook still matters
Emmylou Harris: ‘The only thing I knew how to do was sing, I had no choice’
Emmylou Harris: ‘The only thing I knew how to do was sing, I had no choice’
Return of Green Man festival is a resurgence for music and the community
Return of Green Man festival is a resurgence for music and the community
Tom Odell: ‘Billie Eilish is phenomenal and formidable and fearless’
Tom Odell: ‘Billie Eilish is phenomenal and formidable and fearless’
Kat Von D: People know me for tattoos and makeup but music is my love
Kat Von D: People know me for tattoos and makeup but music is my love
The Olympics need an anthem. Here’s what it should be
The Olympics need an anthem. Here’s what it should be
Bringing together music and yoga to improve wellbeing
Bringing together music and yoga to improve wellbeing
Bobby Gillespie: ‘Some writers are embarrassed to say they loved lockdown’
Bobby Gillespie: ‘Some writers are embarrassed to say they loved lockdown’
Tom Odell: The UK government is intent on destroying live music
Tom Odell: The UK government is intent on destroying live music
Joan Armatrading: ‘I didn’t know I was breaking ground’
Joan Armatrading: ‘I didn’t know I was breaking ground’
Ricky Ross: ‘You can avoid real life, and still get paid!’
Ricky Ross: ‘You can avoid real life, and still get paid!’
Julian Lloyd Webber: ‘The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello’
