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David Bowie, Adele and Beyoncé: BBC unveil Glastonbury coverage
Classic sets to be shown in place of 50th anniversary festival scuppered by coronavirus
Read more » | Desktop version »Bobby Digital: Jamaican reggae producer dies aged 59
Producer who worked with artists such as Shabba Ranks, Garnett Silk and Morgan Heritage was a maverick of the dancehall era
Read more » | Desktop version »The 100 greatest UK No 1s: 100-9
We continue our Top 10 countdown, in which Abba dance up a storm and Marvin Gaye defines his musical identity
Read more » | Desktop version »Lockdown listening: classical music and opera to stream at home
With concert halls and opera houses closed, organisations and musicians across the world are livestreaming concerts and opening up their digital archives
Read more » | Desktop version »The 100 greatest UK No 1s: No 9, Abba – Dancing Queen
This glittering, many-layered pop track, laced with nostalgia and yearning harmonies, has inspired many imitators – and some covers during lockdown
Read more » | Desktop version »'I will kill you if you give this song to anyone but me': how Peggy Lee was perfect for Is That All There Is?
As coronavirus derails plans for a concert to celebrate the centenary of Lee’s birth, Kevin EG Perry looks back on a singer whose seductive style masked rejection and pain
Read more » | Desktop version »Jimmy Cobb, drummer on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, dies aged 91
Jazz musician who was key to Davis’s sound was the last surviving player on the classic album
Read more » | Desktop version »Mory Kanté obituary
Singer and songwriter whose 1980s hit Yéké Yéké was Africa’s first million-selling single
Read more » | Desktop version »House music: Rian Evans' watching and listening picks
In our new series, critics tell us about the music they’re listening to at home, from symphonies to live streams, grand opera to guilty pleasures. This week, Rian Evans moves from Poulenc to Pinocchio, and rolls over Beethoven
Read more » | Desktop version »Sonic Youth: where to start in their back catalogue
In Listener’s digest, our writers help you explore the work of great musicians. Next up: the feedback-worshipping high priests of indie-rock who wedded art and pop
Read more » | Desktop version »Brian May was 'near death' after suffering heart attack while gardening
The Queen guitarist said doctors found three blocked arteries after he experienced a ‘small’ heart attack
Read more » | Desktop version »The 100 greatest UK No 1s: No 10, Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through the Grapevine
A heady mix of loss, defiance and lust, Gaye’s only UK No 1 is a testament to the Motown singer’s captivating depth – and a glimpse of the masterwork to come
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