Neil Mccormick

Newly disclosed pages of Sondheim’s original 1973 manuscripts document the tortuous creative process behind Send in the Clowns

The preservation of Kylie Minogue has been wondrous to witness. At 56 years old, the hardworking Australian trouper still commands attention in a supposedly fickle, youth-obsessed pop environment.

This impressive one-off show from Lipa, currently Britain’s reigning pop star, displayed her talents in a whole new light

Are you ready for The Deconstruction of Bruce Springsteen ? A new documentary co-produced and narrated by the veteran rock superstar is a curiously

The rockers delivered a superb gig at the London Palladium – but they should be playing at the biggest stadiums and arenas in the world?

The opening song on Patterns in Repeat, Laura Marling's eighth solo album, is a little miracle: a song from a parent to a child that conveys all the tenderness of unconditional love without being cloying or sentimental.

The brilliant singer songwriter may retire to be present for her daughter – it would be a huge loss to music. Plus: Razorlight and Pixies

Robert Smith transmutes feelings of grief, anxiety, anger and self-doubt into a work of such grandeur it leaves the listener exhilarated

Bob Dylan is back on these shores, doing his baffling Bob Dylan thing, part veteran rock superstar, part grizzled bar-room hack, part inscrutable

We have all been touched by the music of Quincy Jones. The late, great American producer 's invention and imagination weaves through the sound of