From Taylor to Ariana, pop’s overreliance on gossip is choking the life out of it
Laura Snapes
‘This is an art form – and we’re losing it’: is the music video dying?
March 2024
Why do pop stars align themselves with astrology? Heaven knows
Elle Hunt
Ariana Grande, SZA and Kacey Musgraves are just a few of the musicians to invoke astral powers in their songs. It’s a reach for relatability – but what does it mean for songwriting?
Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine review – a clearing of the emotional decks
Post-divorce, the American pop star returns with a sumptuous collection that has just the right amount of bite
Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine review – perceptive post-divorce album is nearly spotless
Amid intense and intrusive speculation about her private life, Grande wipes away the tears and tackles the big questions of adult life with maturity, compassion – and delicious gossip
February 2024
Super Bowl 2024: watch all the biggest new movie and TV trailers
This year’s crop of major new ads includes first looks at Wicked, Deadpool and Wolverine and Twisters
January 2024
‘I’d take a mediocre album rather than nothing!’: the new music readers want to hear in 2024
Ariana Grande: Yes, And? review – a defiant kiss-off to the haters
September 2023
‘Chilling’: Ariana Grande, Amanda Gorman and others sign letter against book bans
Letter, spearheaded by Reading Rainbow’s LeVar Burton, includes 175 signatories calling on Hollywood to fight bans in US schools
August 2023
Victoria Monét: Jaguar II review – a shimmering kaleidoscope
Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato latest to split from manager Scooter Braun
July 2023
Officer in charge of Manchester Arena attack response could face criminal charges
Ch Insp Dale Sexton was cleared of wrongdoing in March but after a review of the evidence the Crown Prosecution Service has been asked to investigate
October 2022
Ranked
The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!
As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions
September 2022
Discovery channels
Video games introduced me to the Chemical Brothers - now teens find music through Fortnite
Keza MacDonald
In the 90s and 00s, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Guitar Hero were prime outlets for music discovery. In 2022, it’s League of Legends and Fifa that are shaping taste
April 2022
TV tonight
TV tonight: the Manchester Arena attack victim who grew up 10 miles from bomber Salman Abedi
Grammy awards 2022: who will win – and who should
March 2022
Ariana Grande giving $1.5m to support trans youth amid ‘disgraceful’ legislative attacks
Ranked
Pharrell Williams’s 30 greatest songs – ranked!
December 2021
Look away: why star-studded comet satire Don’t Look Up is a disaster
Charles Bramesco
Adam McKay’s celeb-packed Netflix comedy aims to be a farcical warning of climate change but broad potshots and a smug superiority tanks his message
September 2021
Manchester Arena attack inquiry finds some victims had ‘unsurvivable injuries’
Grief of distraught parents laid bare as inquiry explores whether any of the 22 victims could have been saved