I love proving people wrong. It’s my favourite thing to do,” grins Diane Warren. “I proved my mom wrong when she said I couldn’t make a living writing songs. Cos, I f---ing could!” This is an ...

We caught up with the songwriters of all five of this year's nominees for tales of music deeply rooted in character and story ...

Kneecap are often compared to the Sex Pistols for their ability to provoke a moral panic and have British MPs sputtering with ...

Neil Sedaka, the US rock and roll legend responsible for some of the genre’s most recognisable songs, has died at the age of ...

American singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, who wrote and performed hits through the 1950s and 60s, including Oh! Carol, Breaking ...

From being a writer for hire in the 1950s to his solo pop stardom and emphatic 1970s comeback, the late musician’s catalogue is stuffed with stunning, surprising songcraft ...

Journey’s most famous anthem was a largely forgotten relic of the early 1980s, until it had a massive digital-age resurgence ...

A fun yet mostly safe collection of tracks with an almost infuriatingly homogeneous feel, all nestled within an album that will quickly fade in the collective cultural consciousness.

From Derek and the Dominos to Thunderclap Newman, these 14 brilliant acts stuck around for just one album – and we’re still yearning for more ...

We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, ...

The 21-year-old Essex boy’s efforts to make “hypnotically perfect rap music” have earned him millions of streams – and an A-list fan base. Now, he tells British Vogue: “I’ve got something to prove.” ...