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Watch Ezra Collective bring out youth club Kinetika Bloco for headline BBC 6 Music Festival performance

"If we are to celebrate one thing, it has to be a celebration of all the youth clubs and all the schools that are teaching young people to play music"

Johnny Mathis retires due to age and memory issues

His final show will take place in New Jersey in May

Erased Tapes founder talks taking experimental music to the Royal Albert Hall for Teenage Cancer Trust: “We are punk too”

“I love the Sex Pistols and The Who, but it's important to nurture the next generation of players and let them have a chance”

Glastonbury announces full 2025 line-up for West Holts stage

Maribou State, Doechii and Overmono will headline, with the likes of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Kneecap and Denzel Curry set to make appearances

Mei Semones: the jazz-loving indie star connecting the dots of life and language

Fuelled by a love of jazz and rock icons, the Michigan native is starting to forge her own path to timelessness

King Charles III to share playlist of “songs which have brought me joy” on one-off radio show

It includes songs from Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue, RAYE and more

‘Everybody Loves The Sunshine’ hitmaker and jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers has died, aged 84

His family have confirmed that his death comes after a "long illness"

Jeff Goldblum announces London Palladium show next month with Mildred Snitzer Orchestra

The show happens on the week of the release of his new album 'Still Blooming'

Ezra Collective: “If someone is at the BRITs because we inspired them, then we last forever”

"It would be a waste if we didn’t give this away to someone else"

Doechii, Barry Can’t Swim, Ezra Collective, Jorja Smith, The Last Dinner Party lead line-up for Bristols’ FORWARDS festival 2025

Olivia Dean, Confidence Man, English Teacher and more also join the lineup