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There are hits and misses as 15 performers including Dodie, Mxmtoon and Ezra Collective's Ife Ogunjobi give their personal take on Baker's unique sound ...

The radio DJ talks about missing grungy old music festivals, doing all the cleaning at home, and being brought up without ambition by his dad, John Peel ...

The laser-focused spoken-word performer returns to the musical stage with new tracks focusing on their identity, but wider concerns are never far away ...

This visceral post-punk New York band deliver blood, sweat and music of manic brilliance ...

Rap mogul has pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering and sex trafficking as trial begins in Manhattan on 5 May ...

In 1985, a star-studded lineup of Black UK musicians, including Aswad, Dennis Brown and Janet Kay, recorded a charity single to raise funds for famine-stricken Ethiopia. Why are their efforts so little known?

In a dazzling performance, the jazz saxophonist draws out tracks from his latest album into giddy extemporisations, ceding the floor to a series of awesome soloists ...

The British star and the US country artist spur each other on in this tuneful, swinging set with poignant moments ...

An underground phenomenon since his teenage years, Hollis Frazier-Herndon feels like a male Charli xcx about to take off ...

Singer-songwriter made more than 30 albums away from the mainstream, inspiring numerous artists in American alternative music ...