14 October 2025 ‘Back then, cocaine was just another way of waking up’ … Stereophonic, the play about a 70s band. Photograph: Marc Brenner It begins as a conceit of fiction: a band that exists only on the page, or the stage, or in cinematic imagination. But in recent years something curious has happened. These invented ensembles have begun to transcend their fictional origins, releasing music, drawing crowds, and taking on a life of their own. The Guardian’s recent account tr

13 October 2025 Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour. Credit : Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty Taylor Swift has just announced a landmark two-part release on Disney+ that promises to peel back the curtain on the most ambitious chapter of her career: a six-episode docuseries called The End of an Era and a concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour: The Final Show. The docuseries will debut December 12, 2025, with two episodes released weekly over three weeks, and it will chart the design,

08 October 2025 A fan looks at copies of the album at the Target release party in Times Square, New York. Photograph: John Taggart/EPA...

02 October 2025 ‘It’s not a surprise that we’re seeing a new side of her’ … Swift wearing an original Bob Mackie costume from the ‘Jewel...

27 September 2025 Lola Young during the All Things Go Music Festival on Sept. 27. British singer Lola Young sparked concern on September...

19 September 2025 Cardi B; Young Thug. Credit : Pierre Suu/Getty; Paras Griffin/Getty Cardi B has officially released her highly...

16 September 2025 Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Coachella Coachella has revealed its 2026 artist lineup, and it brings some fresh...

13 September 2025 Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the...

4 September 2025 Bruce Springsteen, pictured around the release of 1982's Nebraska. Forty-three years after Bruce Springsteen’s haunting...

21 August 2025 Brent Hinds performs with Mastodon at 2015’s Rock in Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photograph: Raphael Dias/Getty Images...

16 August 2025 Swift with Travis Kelce on his New Heights podcast to announce her next album. Photograph: Youtube/New Heights Taylor...

15 August 2025 Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, at the American Music Awards in 2012. Photograph: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP...

12 August 2025 Chance the Rapper. Credit : Keeley Parenteau Chance the Rapper has orchestrated a moment fans won’t soon forget,...

7 August 2025 When Stans, the documentary exploring Eminem’s relationship with his most devoted fans, lit up screens across the city, it...

3 August 2025 Under the sizzling Chicago summer sky on August 2 Doechii transformed the T‑Mobile stage into a kinetic hip‑hop arena...

1 August 2025 Flaco Jiménez in the 1990s. Photograph: Michel Linssen/Redferns Legendary accordionist Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez passed away...

31 July 2025 Lady Gaga in July 2025. Kevin Mazur/Getty At her Los Angeles concert on July 30 as part of the Mayhem Ball Tour, Lady Gaga...

31 July 2025 Rapper and recording artist Prymrr takes center stage in the upcoming Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Storm Area 51,...

28 July 2025 REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo As controversy swirls around Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s €600 million investment in Helsing,...

25 July 2025 Kevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas at 'Good Morning America' in March 2025. Credit: Heidi Gutman/American Broadcasting Companies,...