Music and branding rubbed each other up the wrong way as soul-pop poppet Pixie Lott made her live comeback under the unlikely banner of a Q magazine gig... more
As Stevie Wonder sung the final jubilant note on the Pyramid Stage, the moon rose and time was called on the hottest and possibly the happiest Glastonbury in its 40-year history.... more
Barack Obama is set for a tumultuous, relieved and heart-lifing welcome today, not least in New York where Time Out has a whole section devoted to where you can celebrate the end of the Bush years and the must-have gadget is a clock that counts down the seconds to the arrival of St Barack... more
The economy might be crashing but live music in London is on a roll, with revenue up six per cent. We sent five writers out on Wednesday to sample one night of music in the capital ... more
An astonishing charity dinner last night, at which Tony Blair was the guest speaker and Stevie Wonder gave his first major performance in London for nearly a decade, raised more than £25 million for the world's poorest children.... more
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
Musiq's banter may be cheesy but luckily for the 29-year-old Philadelphia-born soul singer, when his voice kicked in on a smooth waltz-tempo ballad at Shepherd's Bush Empire, all was forgiven.... more
The Dixie Chicks won five Grammys and The Police performed together for the first time in 23 years on an otherwise bleak night for British talent.... more
Italy's Ennio Marchetto's paper-and-cardboard fancy dress comedy act is a gloriously camp and unique family show. Tear along and enjoy, says Bruce Dessau.
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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
An online music price war is set to break out with Universal Music, the world's largest music company, set to slash prices on its back catalogue.... more
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