Music

75-year-old Lionel Richie may have poked fun at his advancing years last night during his show at Manchester’s Co-op Live, but his performance was as energetic as ever. “The coffee has kicked in, as have the vitamin pills,” said the legendary singer songwriter, as he got himself acquainted with the …

Cuban singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman Gloria Estefan, of the American band (Image: Archive Photos) Glittering accolades have long accompanied Gloria Estefan throughout her celebrated career, with nine Grammys and a Lifetime Achievement gong at the American Music Awards chief among them. But one award that stands out for the …

Music lovers have called an unlikely collaborative cover of Prince song Purple Rain the ‘best-ever’ cover of the track. The song has been covered by the likes of Dolly Parton, The Waterboys, and Dwight Yoakam, but a performance from two music icons in the UK has provided fans with an …

Music is the language that connects people all over the world, it provides a soundtrack for celebrations, sad times and quite often the commute to work. Although streaming sites and social media are often where people go to to listen to music now, it’s CDs and vinyls that I still …

More than just a singer of the Swinging Sixties, Marianne Faithfull was a voracious reader with a sharp eye for literature that mirrored the extremes of her own life. As the daughter of an academic and a woman who moved through the cultural epicentres of London, Paris and New York, …

Rolling Stone magazine has listed its top 10 albums of all time (Image: Getty) Imagine trying to pick your favourite album of all time. For some, it might be very easy and come straight to mind; for others, they may have to think it over and could change depending on …

Kylie Minogue has revealed that she has had to postpone a string of tour dates after falling ill. The Padam Padam singer originally completed her UK tour run, visiting cities such as London, Glasgow, and Newcastle, before continuing her tour leg in Europe. Taking to her social media, she told …

Guns N’ Roses recently confirmed they will be performing two colossal shows in the UK later this month. The Sweet Child O Mine stars are set to perform at London’s Wembley Stadium and Birmingham’s Villa Park Stadium at the end of next week, and they’re going to be enormous. During …

To mark today’s launch of the limited-edition Queen I Dolby Atmos Audiophile Blu-ray, Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor have shared a brand new animated lyric video for one of the tracks from their remastered 1973 debut album. The song in question is Freddie Mercury’s My Fairy King, featuring enchanted …

The 1975, Neil Young, Olivia Rodrigo, Loyal Carner, Charli XCX and The Prodigy may all be headliners at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, but they also all share something else unexpected in common that could prove a real life saver.. While “Staying Alive” by the BBC has long been suggested by …