Music

‘Witness (1 Hope) by Roots Manuva gives me some bad girl energy’: Eliza Rose’s honest playlist

Nick Cave’s Veiled World: the starry tale of how sometimes the devil doesn’t have the best tunes

Kendrick Lamar review – with Doechii revving up the crowd, this is an extraordinary show for the ages

Five of the best music books of 2025

Laura Cannell: Brightly Shone the Moon review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month

This Is Lorelei: Holo Boy review – sweet-sad songs from a new pearl of the US alt scene

‘Constant stimulation, dopamine overload’: how EsDeeKid and UK underground rap exploded on a global scale

The 20 best songs of 2025

Cameron Winter review – Geese wunderkind whittles confident rearrangements in an intimate show

Wolf Alice review – indie chameleons sparkle on a glam-rock bender

‘I sang karaoke with Novak Djokovic – a surreal experience’: Jacob Collier’s honest playlist

‘It has made me live life more’: Jessie J on cancer, comebacks and cracking China

‘An engineering feat’: the 26-year-old Australian making costumes for Lady Gaga

Add to playlist: Storefront Church’s cinematic baroque pop and the week’s best new tracks

Ikonika: Sad review – vocal-led new direction is a hit for the Hyperdub veteran