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Fear conquers all to make Lily Allen queen of singles at Q Awards

26.10.09
Lily Allen’s single The Fear won best track at the Q Awards today as recently split Oasis lost out to Muse in the best act category.... more

Yusuf, U2 and Baaba Maal delight in Island Life

29.05.09
Spine-tingling music from Baaba Maal and U2 before Yusuf melted hearts with his masterful songs and strangely affecting voice.... more

Van the Man takes us on magical mystery tour

20.04.09
Perhaps given the mean-spiritedness of his recent output, Van Morrison feels the need to embrace more innocent, more optimistic times.... more

Island celebrates 50 years with Festival

10.03.09
Amy Winehouse and Paul Weller are amongst acts set to play the Island 50 Festival.... more

Staff anger over BBC’s refusal to broadcast Gaza appeal

26.01.09
BBC bosses faced outrage today from their staff and stars over their refusal to screen an aid appeal for Gaza... more

Off the record

19.09.08
From Coldplay to KT Tunstall — charities are finding that enlisting musicians is the ideal way to get their message to a jaded public.... more

Yes, we were the original Spinal Tap, says Rick Wakeman of Seventies prog-rock supergroup

16.08.08
He was the alcoholic, meat-loving Tory in a band of right-on vegetarians, an outrageous autobiography reveals.... more

Singer wins 'bigot' libel claim

18.07.08
Yusuf Islam, the former Cat Stevens, accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over a claim he was a sexist bigot who wouldn't speak to women not wearing a veil... more

Fiery Lennox sings for a ceasefire

24.09.07
As is always the case when celebrities and good causes come together, there were a few occasions on which the worthy gave way to the downright cringe-worthy.... more

Critic's choice: Top five gigs

21.09.07
The top gigs this week include Prince, The Holloways, Lord Large formerly of Electric Soft Parade, and the UN approved Peace Day concert.... more

A Blunt response to the doubters

06.09.07
For all his priapic cavortings off-stage, James Blunt is a reassuringly straightforward performer on it, says John Aizlewood.... more

Yusuf has spiritual comeback

02.03.07
Yusuf Islam - the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens - performed his first concert in 28 years. Not surprisingly, his performance was a little tentative, says Andre Paine.... more

Traffic-stopping tribute to Jim

22.01.07
Bill Wyman, former Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, Yusuf Islam, Paul Weller and Pete Townshend all appeared at a tribute concert to psychedelic rocker Jim Capaldi.... more

Critics choice: Top five gigs

19.01.07
With star-packed events at Ronnie Scott's and the Roundhouse featuring Jamie Cullum, Paul Weller and Bill Wyman, to Swedish electropop at the Mean Fiddler, there is something for everyone.... more

CDs of the week

10.11.06
Jarvis Cocker's debut solo album features some of his most idiosyncratic work ever, All Saints' Studio 1 is jaw-droppingly dreadful and Yusuf Islam edges back to pop.... more

Soundtracks to our lives

10.11.06
It's time to stop being coy about the albums we love, says Garry Mulholland in his new book. So we asked him and a panel of experts to reveal their Top 10s.... more

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