‘There’s nothing like this choir – it’s very unique’

Singer duets with pre-transition self

Call for ‘grassroots revolution’ to save folk music

Festival to host first running speed-dating event

Dua Lipa marries Callum Turner in low-key London ceremony

Kraftwerk’s Radioactivity: From eerie 1970s track to anti-nuclear protest anthem

Fifty years old this month, Kraftwerk’s single Radioactivity was a groundbreaking track that morphed into the German electronic pioneers’ most political protest song.

The tiny Tokyo shrine where people pray for concert tickets

In Japan, “idol worship” can be surprisingly literal, as superfans pray for coveted concert tickets at a centuries-old shrine.

The kitsch ’60s act that dominated the US charts

In the middle of the 1960s rock revolution, a jazz trumpeter smashed chart records and briefly became bigger than the Beatles. Now aged 91, Herb Alpert talks to the BBC.

Michael Jackson biopic set to be a controversial hit

A new film about Michael Jackson’s extraordinary but troubled life is due to open in cinemas. It’s tracking to be very popular – but will it tell the full story?

Wired headphone sales are exploding. What’s with the Bluetooth backlash?

Is the return of wired headphones driven by a simple desire for better sound quality or is it part of a backlash against modern tech? Thomas Germain tries to find out.

The lifelong benefits of making music

From helping people cope with age-related disorders to altering our perception of physical pain, music’s impact on our bodies can ring loud.

Director praises Kylie as ‘hardest working woman’

Coventry’s Debbie Isitt says the singer, subject of a Netflix documentary, “never stops” working.

‘It’s a whirlwind’ as farmers plough path to BGT win

A rural choir formed for mental health wins BGT, raising awareness of farming struggles nationwide.

Italy bans Kanye West and Travis Scott concerts over security concerns

Local authorities say the cancellation of other West concerts had played a role in the decision.

Exhibition into city’s ‘unique’ jungle scene opens

The display highlights Bristol’s early influence on the drum and bass and jungle music scenes.

‘Surreal’ to reach 20 years says festival founder

Wychwood Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse has grown every year since its launch in 2005.

Live orchestra to play 90s classics at festival

Jersey’s Weekender festival will offer “totally different experiences” on 11 and 12 September.

‘Choreographers are the new DJs’: The art of the viral dance routine

Videos of fans copying the moves to hits from artists like Zara Larsson and PinkPantheress are going viral.

CMAT shares ‘deep sadness’ over body-shaming abuse after Radio 1 Big Weekend set

The Irish singer says she has experienced a “difficult” few days after performing at the music festival.

Rik Mayall Festival back to show off hometown love

A string of comedians are descending on the late comic performer’s home town.

Janet Jackson to perform at royal estate festival

The five-time Grammy winner is added to the line-up for Sandringham’s Heritage Live event in August.

‘I have followed Take That for more than 30 years’

Take That fans have been sharing stories as the band prepares to start their tour in Southampton

AVA: What you need to know about Belfast’s hit music festival

AVA Festival Belfast is taking place at Titanic Slipways on Friday and Saturday.

Bad Bunny joins Toy Story 5 cast as voice of forgotten pizza toy

The Puerto Rican star will make a cameo in the latest in the animated Disney film franchise.

Pete Waterman: ‘We had no concept of how big Kylie was’

The Coventry-born music producer is a contributor to a Netflix documentary about the star.

The real-life Riot Women changing perceptions of punk rock

The six-piece band have taken the punk genre by storm since they formed last year.