Beyonce
Jack White’s new album will be of close interest to Led Zeppelin’s legal team
The ploy of releasing an album without any advance warning comes into play when an artist feels they are being…
The unstoppable rise of country music
When a major artist releases a new album, the first thing to follow is the onslaught of think pieces. And…
Hoists, HD and horses
Scheduling open-air concerts in mid-May in northern Europe is a triumph of hope over experience. I last spent time with…
Queen B
You feel a little sorry for Renaissance, the first solo album by Beyoncé in more than six years. It just…
A kind of magic
You have to admire the spirit of the organisers of last weekend’s One World: Together at Home concert. To put…
Beyoncé? I prefer the anti-racists of Millwall
My most thrilling moment of 2016 so far — aside from watching a smug-looking woman carrying a copy of the Guardian…
The roots of the matter
British people buy £43 million worth of human hair a year. So who’s selling?
Beyoncé’s family values
Meet popular culture’s most powerful advocate for marriage
Oscar syndrome
Awards ceremonies grow ever sillier and more self-important















