T Bone Burnett talks about making sweet folk music for the Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis"

But, Fiona Sturges asks the British rapper, what's with all the mucky lyrics on the new album?

The 1960s was a golden era for young French female pop singers with risqué lyrics

The band’s latest album takes them way beyond the jangly indie-pop for which the quartet are still known

This year's Brit Award nominations highlight the strength of new music, with breakthrough acts Bastille, Disclosure and Rudimental dominating the British Group and Album categories.

Ahead of a concert celebrating his centenary year, his youngest son, Julian, tells Jessica Duchen about the sacrifices their father made for his children

As a box-set of The Beatles' US albums is released, Andy Gill laments America's cavalier approach to the Fab Four's classics

Take a letter, entertain my Aunt Sylvia and boil me 72 eggs. As recent revelations have shown, being a PA to the rich and famous can be an almost impossible task. Gillian Orr reports

Singer-songwriter Dan Croll travelled to South Africa for a magical, emotional recording session with his heroes, Ladysmith Black Mambazo 

Vinyl is shedding its image as a retro novelty as a new generation discovers cover art, liners and great sound

The Week in Music

It’s been called a revolution in music PR: a brave new world that involves sitting around doing naff all. When David Bowie released his comeback single last January, with no great strategy beyond “Look! I wrote a song!”, his “anti-marketing” approach seemed to be a one-off.

Andy Gill picks this year's must-hear pop music

From Frank Zappa’s son to the Waterson folk dynasty, music runs in the blood – and the new generation are living up to their famous names

Indie rockers Yuck lost their lead singer last year, but with a new album out and an upcoming tour, they’re enjoying a new lease of life