Forced to tour continuously to make money (the rise of music streaming radically reduced sales of his CDs), life on the road ...

One of Asha Bhosle's final songs was released in March 2026, just weeks before her death at 92. The song was part of British ...

A cross-curricular music resource celebrating the contribution of black artists and composers to British music. This video covers advent of Ska, Lovers Rock and the growth of home-grown black British ...

The 1960s saw a stampede of lefty folk musicians, but none as politically engaged as Phil Ochs. A true activist-musician who ...

Fans may find new fodder for discussion — or fuel to revive a fiery debate — in a recent ranking from Ultimate Classic Rock.

In 1964, she became the first from her country to win a gold medal in track and field, in the long jump, becoming a celebrity ...

Not every song is written in earnest, or reads that way. These are three unintentionally funny one-hit wonders from the 1960s ...

We need to start seeing Black contribution to Britain as foundational rather than merely influential. And that should extend way beyond music Kanya King is founder of the Mobo awards Last week, UK ...

The British Country Music Festival, now in its seventh year, has announced its 2026 line-up, with two of the three headline acts coming from the UK. The festival will take place in Blackpool at the ...

Or should we go looking for hidden gems wherever women composers are concerned? Even in the relatively recent past they had a harder time than their male counterparts, either because of prejudice, or ...

Liane Engeman, who has died aged 81, almost became the first Dutch woman to enter Formula One, a chance she was denied by circumstance rather than any lack of talent. Nicknamed the “blonde terror”, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "I'll never let you go, why? Because I love you." This iconic 1960s song made history 66 years ago, when it was the No. 1 song in ...