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Blues

Live Review: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (but I Like It), solo Stone Ronnie Wood honours his legacy in London

Metal

Live Review: What did an All Points East festival newcomer think of Deftones' biggest ever UK concert?

R&B/Soul

Live review: Jorja Smith and Tems fire up All Points East with a huge opening night in Victoria Park

Hip Hop/Rap

Live review: The Weeknd blows the roof off Wembley with explosive five‑night finale

Electronic

Peggy Gou Goes 'Nanana' at the Old Royal Naval College: Is she worth the hype or just an 'Influencer DJ'?

Electronic

Kaleidoscope Festival brings the fun for all ages

Electronic

Tarot cards, a cacao ceremony, and transcendental techno... Going off the 'Deep End' at Tofte Manor for John Summit’s Saltburn Summer debut

Rock

The specs, the boots, the sheer bloody brilliance! Elvis Costello brings rock royalty and post-punk spit to a sold-out Royal Albert Hall

Pop

LIVE REVIEW: She Makes Me Want to Shout! Lulu Rocks the Boat at Henley’s Black-Tie Extravaganza

Electronic

Live Review: Tiësto lights up Silverworks Island after a mass Wonderwall sing‑along welcomes him to the stage

Rock

Live review: My Chemical Romance blow the roof off Wembley with wild, theatrical emo carnival

Pop

Live Review: Lewis Capaldi gets through a 's***-load of ballads' at incredible BST Hyde Park show

Pop

Live Review: Scissor Sisters in sexed-up BST Hyde Park set with inflatable boobs and 'horny' confession

Pop

Live review: Duran Duran rock BST Hyde Park

Pop

Live Review: Maroon 5 deliver wall-to-wall bangers at BST Hyde Park

K-pop

Live Review: ATEEZ deliver a K-pop masterclass at BST Hyde Park 2026

Metal

Live review: Metallica roar back into Cardiff with a ferocious, stadium‑shaking set - 30 years after their last visit

Pop

Live review: Nile Rodgers and CHIC bring the party to the palace at Hampton Court Palace Festival

Indie

Live review: Mac DeMarco caps off Brixton stint with euphoric performance

Pop

Take That, Sienna Spiro and RAYE shine at Capital’s Summertime Ball

Pop

Madison Beer brings pop power to a sold‑out O2 Arena

Pop

Zara Larsson brings sun‑soaked pop party to Radio 1’s Big Weekend

R&B/Soul

Why Olivia Dean should headline Glastonbury 2027 after Radio 1 Big Weekend masterclass

R&B/Soul

Akon and Ne-Yo bring a bucket-load of nostalgic bangers to Birmingham’s Utilita Arena

Country

Album Review: Rita Wilson lays it all bare on raw new album Sound of a Woman

Country

Tucker Wetmore’s singalong country anthems delight thousands on second night of London residency

Indie

Live Review: Metric revisit their London past in moving acoustic set

R&B/Soul

Album Review: Welcome To Brownsville… a musical parable of Will Brown’s spiritual awakening

Electronic

Album Review: Forged in the ‘Wildfire’… Loreen rises like a phoenix from the ashes with her latest LP

Pop

Reneé Rapp brings powerful show to London and reveals she ‘loves’ playing in the city

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Pop

Miley announces new album Bass Persuades and two‑night Hollywood Bowl return

Pop

Chappell Roan says Daisy Chain Fields made her realise how much she missed performing

Rock

Mary Austin reveals Freddie Mercury’s hidden pain and the secret she’ll take to her grave

Miley Cyrus drops her surname as she prepares to launch new era of music

Watch: Ed Sheeran performs Pokémon theme at Pokémon World Championship closing ceremony

TikTok crowns UK garage and Oasis as the sounds of Summer 2026

Celine Dion to release Live à Paris on vinyl for the first time to mark album’s 30th anniversary