Shaun Curran

James Blunt on marking 20 years in pop, facing down the haters, and whether pop music has become too posh

The band's frontman Black Francis talks about the band's new album, burning through four bassists, and headless chickens

Before Chappell Roan, there was Peaches. She talks about being a lyrically outrageous, gender-nonconforming queer pop icon before the language existed

Her videos are watched by millions and her live shows are famously spectacular, but the 'hip hop violinist' explains why her road to success has been a rocky one

Pete Doherty seemed certain to become a drugs casualty - yet here we in 2024 with the wind in the sails of the good ship Albion

The lead singer of the biggest cult band in pop on going solo, the Chappell Roan backlash and why lesbians make the best pop

As a BBC documentary reveals the dark side of the golden age of British boybands, those in the thick of it reveal the punishing workload, drinking to forget and being forced to carry on through a breakdown

The Grammy-nominated singer on where she finds her creative confidence - and why she doesn't like talking about herself

Forty years on from the release of the seminal charity Christmas single, Bob Geldof is struggling to convince the music industry – and the general public – that it hasn't become a relic

When the between-song chat is more entertaining than the concert itself, you know something's gone seriously wrong