Music

How Sweden’s Eurovision loser became perhaps Europe’s greatest-ever jazz singer

It was a real privilege to sit down with Björn Ulvaeus this week to discuss the band's social impact

After decades of success in the US and Europe, the Russian composer suffered an ignominious demise in 1950s Moscow

How the jazz musician’s iconic soundtrack to Lift to the Scaffold still resonates today

From The Rolling Stones and The Cure to Jean-Louis Murat: How musicians excel at melding literature and song

The British trio are back with more of their despairing, sinister sounds on new album The Fell

Traditionally it’s assumed that there is only a west-to-east movement but there has been a rich tradition the other way

Madonna has always questioned contemporary social norms. Why would we expect her to change now?

Music has long tried to solve the riddle of childhood and recapture the point of view of the child that we all once were

25 years since Mamma Mia! first premiered the jukebox musical is unlikely to go away any time soon

An award for Swedish power metallers Sabaton quickly turned sour when a concert in Crimea emerged

The French composer who grew up in a cult and found solace in the power of music

Nearly 20 years after his death Sacha Distel is enjoying an afterlife through his music

Extra paperwork, border checks and additional costs for exports - Brexit has destroyed the livelihoods of countless musicians

Europe has long provided the soundtrack to despair and desolation

Over two decades since he sent shockwaves through the world’s sullen youth, Ville Valo is back with his debut solo album

The Cardigans' Nina Persson on Sweden, Britpop and getting back on the road

Europe will continue to show it is a musical powerhouse this year

This will be the year Scottish artists put IndyRef2 on their setlists

Welcome to your new, continental playlist

We have to go far north, to the lands most closely identified with snowy festiveness, to find nations truly invested in Christmas music and embracing songs in their own language

As Hanukkah songs are sung throughout next week, they will forge a link to a difficult past even as they celebrate a living culture

Jerzy Połomski, one of the most-loved entertainers in Polish history, has died at the age of 89

ABBA’s back catalogue has found a new iteration thanks to a symphonic metal outfit from Finland

Classical music's challenge today is to revolutionise thinking and reinvigorate interest. A new, showy Messiah is one step

The German spent a lifetime seeking a creative place as far as possible from the vivid horrors of his past

The Italian's conducting was so intense a friend swore he'd seen a white glow around him

While influenced by American R&B, the emerging superstar’s eponymous “Raguwavy” is virtually unique

Another World Cup means another official song of the tournament

In a world beset by war, turmoil and climate panic, Schubert’s 200-year-old Winterreise seems more pertinent than ever

A combination of Covid, Hindu nationalism and low standards have caused a slump in the Indian film industry, prompting an exodus of stars and producers. Can Bollywood survive?

The birth of the singles chart signalled the future direction of British pop