The 34-year-old singer has now toppled the King’s record to become the solo artist with most weeks topping the Billboard album chartTaylor Swift has broken Elvis Presley’s long-held record for most weeks spent No 1 on the Billboard album chart as a sol...
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As the singer prepares to host the BBC’s new year special, it caps a stellar 2023 for the star who launched a meme phenomenonSome may think: why is the BBC welcoming in 2024 with “Mr 1987”? Though that suggests they missed the memo about the spectacula...
Away from Swift’s joyous, record-breaking successes, the year’s most acclaimed albums were concerned with death and absenceIn truth, when pop music in 2023 comes to be considered by history, it will probably just be remembered as the Year of Taylor Swi...
Singer’s legal battle with former employee Asha Daniels continues, with lawyers arguing lawsuit is meritless and improperly filedLawyers for pop singer Lizzo have filed a motion to try to prevent a harassment lawsuit against her coming to court.In Sept...
In the 90s and 00s, you couldn’t move for pop stars emoting in warm coats – but this subgenre has been overtaken by pure Christmas feverAhead of the announcement of the Christmas No 1 on 22 December, the halls of the UK Top 10 are decked with festive c...
Claudette Dion said singer’s future career was uncertain due to symptoms of stiff person syndrome, though ‘the idea is to return to the stage’Céline Dion “doesn’t have control over her muscles”, her sister has said, as the singer lives with an autoimmu...
Joseph Fiddler performed and recorded with Prince, Seal and Maxwell, and mentored hip-hop producer J DillaJoseph Fiddler, the funk musician known as Amp Fiddler who was acclaimed for solo work and collaborations with generations of diverse musicians, h...
(Reprise)Gentle melodies and minimal instrumentation grace this live album of mostly lesser-known songs from the seven decades of Young’s careerAt 78, “Shakey” is showing no signs of slowing down, although he seems more comfortable with looking back. R...
The Alabama Shakes frontwoman became the toast of music’s A-list – so why did she feel so miserable? She reveals the grief and heartbreak she overcame to make her stellar new albumOn a good morning, Brittany Howard wakes up and decides who she wants to...
The legendary soprano was celebrated for her emotional connection. This moribund gimmick intended to bring her back – but in fact took her further awayGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn the final moments of Stephen Spielberg’s 2001 film AI: ...