The genre-spanning superstar melds high and low art in a ground-breaking show

Rebecca Lucy Taylor is storming the West End in a play about how the music industry treats women. But she had already confronted the reality of the business — as Self Esteem

She was the darling of the New York indie scene fronting Sunflower Bean — but, bored with its macho ‘leather jacket pageantry’, she has reinvented herself as a classic solo songwriter, writes Lisa Wright

Singer Rufus Wainwright gets his bling in Cecil Court and has a grand old time at the Delaunay

Black stars who forged the sound of Britain launch new V&A

Her dazzling music first came as balm to a nation in lockdown and won her the Mercury Prize — now Arlo Parks is in love, spreading the joy and embracing the sacred spaces of the club scene.

Nibbling on clay? Munching on chalk? The next wellness craze could be found beneath your feet, says Lisa Wright

In front of his parents – and Geri Halliwell – Cruz Beckham’s show (one of three sold-out nights) at the Courtyard Theatre proved to be quite the success with decent indie-pop and real star quality

Lily Allen’s first night at the London Palladium defies the haters to show this is an artist back at the top of her game

Jehnny Beth takes on The Dome in Tufnell Park with a stunningly full-on demonstration of why she is the hottest underground talent around

Sleaford Mods bring the rage to O2 Brixton Academy along with towering joy thanks to some special guests

This surprise show tied into a new album announcement was a treat for fans with Dave Grohl loving every second

Chadwick Boseman’s play Deep Azure has come to Shakespeare’s Globe for a highly anticipated run. Here is the moving tale behind it, by the director, Boseman’s family and the mother of the tragic student who is the subject of the play

Desperate for a youthquake with real substance? Meet sibling duo The Molotovs, a peroxide explosion of rebellious teen spirit who have already shared a stage with Blondie and the Sex Pistols

Florence Welch rules the O2 with new gravitas within an exorcism of female rage

Jacob Alon has just scooped the 2026 Brits Critics’ Choice Award — and with their intimately haunting folk, the young Scottish singer-songwriter may be the hottest new talent in years.

Powerful vocals and a skill for classic songwriting have already brought her a Brit nomination and A-lister plaudits, but the ‘new Adele’ is aiming for a greatness beyond fast fame.

Hot off the back of recent number one album Futique, Biffy Clyro show London exactly why they are one of the biggest bands in the country

Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro have survived since the age of 15 without a single change in their line-up — it’s been an emotional rollercoaster, but now they want to celebrate

The Last Dinner Party prove they are one of the best, and least classifiable, bands in the country