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Bryan Ferry. Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 Like most 70s teenagers, my introduction to Bryan Ferry came when Roxy Music debuted on Top Of The Pops with Virginia Plain in 1972. Part-prog, part-glam, the thrilling song broke pop’s golden rules – it had no chorus and Ferry didn’t even mention the title …

Having hit the road in April 2022, Sir Paul McCartney’s post-pandemic tour comes to an end with two nights at London’s O2 before the Christmas break. Express.co.uk was lucky enough to attend the first concert yesterday evening, and boy, what a treat for Beatles and Wings fans, young and old. …

In a surprise announcement, Sean Paul and Ashanti have revealed they will embark on an extensive UK tour next year. The American R&B artists are set to perform 13 shows across the UK in April 2025, thrilling thousands of fans. Sean Paul, known for hits like No Lie, Temperature, UP, …

In celebration of the release of Queen I, the band’s remixed and remastered debut album, Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor gave a brand new interview looking back on the group’s early days. Appearing in the YouTube miniseries’ fourth and final official video below, the rock legends confessed why they …

When drummer John Bonham died in 1980, Led Zeppelin was done. Apart from a couple of one-off shows, which concluded with the 2007 Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert in London with Jason Bonham on drums, the world’s best-selling band, after The Beatles and Queen, called it quits for good. But now …

Guns N’ Roses confirmed earlier this week that they’ll be hitting the UK in 2025 with two monolithic shows. With one show at London’s Wembley Stadium and another at Birmingham’s Villa Park Stadium, the November Rain stars will be playing to thousands and thousands of music fans on June 23 …

John Lewis, in collaboration with legendary singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft, has announced the winner of their nationwide singing competition, a key part of this year’s iconic Christmas campaign. The retailer, famous for its Christmas adverts featuring cover songs, used their largest platform this year to offer aspiring musicians a unique opportunity …

Beatles admirers have witnessed something they thought would never happen again: Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon harmonising together on stage. Sir Paul has candidly shared that performing the recent Beatles track ‘Now And Then’ on his current tour evokes profound emotions, describing it as “very emotional” because it’s a …

Fans expressed their disappointment over hold-ups at the Paul McCartney gig at Co-op Live. Concertgoers rushed to online platforms to air grievances over delays outside the venue prior to the first of McCartney’s weekend performances. While McCartney wowed the crowd inside the venue, the problems outside left a sour note …

Pope Francis said she has “the voice of an angel”, but nobody could accuse Carly Paoli of having the patience of a saint. When we spoke last month, the world-famous mezzo soprano’s Wiltshire farmhouse was already festooned with festive decorations. “I love, love, love Christmas,” she tells me, her face …