For all the trumpeting of a newfangled Oscars that would celebrate populist films, Sunday's Academy Awards went as they often ...

Lady Gaga has out-sexied the entire world and for this crime she's landed in a semi-nudist jail. Luckily she has a well-known brand of mobile, and her

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Far from facing extinction, the record industry is still a vital cog in the music-making machine, claims a report. But will the working relationship b

The prog-rock band's court win against their record label is a vindication of the album as a creative formatThey don't often look cheery in photos – a

Music Go Music bonded over a love of Abba and make Scissor Sisters look like a folk act. Maddy Costa meets the purveyors of outrageous prog-metal disc

What is it about Yeats that is so attractive to rock stars, and why does Auden have the crowd moshing at the Forum? Graeme Thomson meets the musicians

Hollywood actor to read Jim Morrison's poetry on soundtrack album for forthcoming documentaryThe soundtrack album for a forthcoming Doors documentary

Despite promising to dedicate himself to God, the rapper has returned to prison after admitting he used cocaineSo much for DMX becoming a pastor. Less

Gustavo Dudamel was its first ever winner. The Gustav Mahler conducting competition has a lot to live up to. Kate Connolly heads to Bamberg for t

This week saw the most successful UK charts run ever enjoyed by female artists. But marketing women in pop hasn't changed much from the poster girls o

You'd think there wasn't much left that Happy Mondays hellraiser Shaun Ryder could do to shock people. Then he settled down ...How did this happen? Ho

The pop world reeled, but Owen's infidelity will not derail his band's comeback. In fact, the revelations may increase their popularityTo the list of

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Then find your way back with NMC's music map: music lovers could spend hours in these two amazing and little-publicised sitesSomething for the weekend

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We know about the devastation and looting – but what impact has war had on Iraq's artistic heritage? Seven years after the invasion, Hadani Ditmars re

The UK music industry is responsible for around 540,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year, according to researchers from the UK and US. From E

Proposal to close digital new-music station brings strong response, with further 624 complaints over Asian NetworkThe BBC has received nearly 8,000 co

If music executives sold bottled water, they'd be calling for a ban on tapwater downloads. But their industry is proving resilientIllegal downloads co

Last week was all about celebrating pulchritude in pop. Now we want songs that signal the witching hourI was back in the chair for one week, just one

Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offThe Hold Steady The Smidge Album No 5 sees the Hold Steady rediscovering

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For his latest Sacred Music series, Simon Russell Beale has tracked down today's greatest exponents. He tells Tom Service why this is so much more tha

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