2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (570+ words) One of the country's bestselling singers is heading to a contest mired in geopolitical controversy " but, she says, "I believe in the healing powers and hope of music' Delta Goodrem is to represent Australia at Eurovision in May, the 70th anniversary…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago  (777+ words) After closing her scene-making record label and moving to the US, Barnett decamped to Joshua Tree " where she learned to slow down and make noise again "It felt like the end of a chapter, and then the next chapter kind…...

5+ hour, 31+ min ago  (710+ words) O2 Arena, LondonMorrissey is in impressive voice and the old songs still retain their power, but the conspiracy theorising and nationalist rhetoric are miserable in all the worst waysIt could almost be the 90s: at a sold out O2 Arena, a pink-shirted Morrissey…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago  (778+ words) Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, CardiffThe cellist moved up a gear during Tabakova's concerto, as the fiery writing showed her at her virtuosic bestCellist Laura van der Heijden was last year's recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society instrumentalist…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago  (308+ words) With her radical politics and flamboyant affairs, Sand was no stranger to controversy, but it's time to debunk the myths surrounding a writer ahead of her time The 150th anniversary of her death this year is a chance to revisit her…...

10+ hour, 20+ min ago  (1876+ words) In her teens, the Mercury prize-winning musician was stuck on tour buses when she should have been on the dancefloor. Now she is throwing herself into club culture " and living on her own termsUntil only a few years ago, Arlo…...

11+ hour, 20+ min ago  (469+ words) The James frontman fell for Leonard Cohen as a child and would do Val Doonican at karaoke. But which singer taught him that "music could be medicine? The first single I bought I was given WH Smith tokens as a…...

14+ hour, 20+ min ago  (320+ words) The composer's new album features tracks from Hamlet and Everyman, while The Importance of Being Earnest with Ncuti Gatwa has a free week on YouTube Finn Anderson and Tania Azevedo's acclaimed folk musical explores the Scottish and Irish roots of…...

15+ hour, 20+ min ago  (1138+ words) The ITV censors had their work cut out in a protest-filled, relatively edgy ceremony that hosted ultra-expressive performances from Rosal'a, Wolf Alice and more" Brit awards 2026: the full list of winners" "We're going into a dark place': Brit awards artists…...

20+ hour, 28+ min ago  (462+ words) Sydney Opera House ForecourtThe 77-year-old is one of our greatest living performers, doing sit-ups, hula-hooping and even flashing the audience " but her rich voice is the true revelation From her island life as a young girl in Spanish Town, Jamaica,…...