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Duffy steals the show at Brits

19.02.09
The Brit Awards 2009 became the Welsh Awards at the precise moment Tom Jones handed Duffy her third statuette of the evening.... more

CDs of the week

04.07.08
Beck's new record is worth staying up all night for, Black Kids' time may come and Mike Walker releases a Mancunian masterpiece.... more

Voice from heaven, family from hell ... The dangerous world that singer Duffy left behind

29.03.08
She's the new Dusty Springfield and the latest in an astonishing line of young female British singing talent. But what the fans who've made Duffy No 1 for five consecutive weeks - and the biggest-selling artist of 2008 so far - don't know is the harrowing story of the dark and dangerous world she escaped... more

CDs of the week

29.02.08
Erykah Badu returns with a record that could signpost the future for black American music and an album of timeless soul sounds from Duffy.... more

CDs of the week

22.02.08
A five-star debut from Duffy, Janet Jackson's monstrously long new album and the extreme beauty of Goldfrapp.... more

Big in 2008

28.12.07
From pop to classical music to contemporary art, our critics name the young stars who will make their mark in the coming year.... more

Off the record

16.11.07
John Aizlewood tips a young Welsh singer for stardom in 2008 and congratulates Rik Waller on his upcoming marriage.... more

Summer of gigs at Somerset House

17.04.07
Some of the biggest names in pop have been lined up to appear at this summer's concerts in the courtyard of Somerset House.... more

Life after Suede

06.03.07
The few hundred fans at the ornate Bush Hall embraced former Suede frontman Brett Anderson's new-found maturity.... more

Critic's choice: top 5 gigs

12.01.07
Old folkies Vashti Bunyan and Bert Jansch, lairy rockers The Twang, plus a metal outfit and a Swedish multi-instrumentalist are David Smyth's preferred treats.... more

Solo effort could be a master Stroke

01.12.06
Albert Hammond Jr bucks the trend of guitarists releasing appalling solo work. In fact, his first show in London was far better than anything the Strokes have done recently.... more

Schools of rock

14.09.06
From Coldplay and Pulp to The Who and Pink Floyd, much of modern music flourished in the capital's seats of higher learning. A new poll has revealed where they studied.... more

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