Alexis Petridis

Alexis Petridis It sometimes seems like no musical success in the 2020s is allowed to pass without some degree of online controversy.

Their parents were Womack & Womack, Uncle Bobby was a superstar and so was their grandfather, Sam Cooke. The trio explain how, after driving Ubers and being told soul was dead, they joined the family business

Alexis Petridis Backstage at a London festival, on a Sunday afternoon, the Womack Sisters are assembling themselves on a sofa, still clad in the clothes they were wearing on stage a few minutes ago.

The late producer’s gift for bringing in elements from dance music’s cutting edge drew all manner of music royalty – and he often made them sound better than ever before

Alexis Petridis Torch Song – Mothdoom Ecstasy (1986) William Orbit's first band were a curious business.

Alexis Petridis Looking out over the audience at the Crystal Palace Bowl, Nas feels moved to reminisce about his first visit to London.

Alexis Petridis 20. Acura Integurl (2011) Frank Ocean's pre-fame demos are hard to find – there's a fan-made, 64-track compilation

It’s a decade since the Los Angeles musician released the seminal album Blonde. To lessen the pain of his hiatus, we count down the best of an artist who redefined R&B

Nas performs his gritty but intricate 90s classics, sharing the bill on the first London edition of the Roots Picnic festival with Questlove and co’s exuberant funk

Sounding weathered but undimmed, Kurt Wagner feels as if he’s standing right in front of you as he sings these superb, choir-swathed songs that invite and unsettle