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The Barbican is the perfect setting for a band literally laser-focused on scope, shape, size and scale

Up and coming R&B artist delivered a stunning performance of three of her songs

London festival takes place on 3 June

'Bigmouth strikes again'

Exclusive: Watch artists from Johnny Marr to Ian Rankin (and Tim Burgess) explain why they're on the new record

Drake releases anticipated new record More Life, Mura Masa teams up with Charli XCX and Joe Goddard goes solo

Australian post-rock quartet follow up the universally acclaimed Love of Cartography with third album Made of Breath Only and stream it exclusively with The Independent

'If I see one more person be told to sit down, I swear to God'

'Let's see how tough and gangster they are then'

The legendary rocker died on Saturday at his home in Wentzville, Missouri

More Life has been described more as a playlist - featuring new music from Drake and other OVO Sound affiliates - rather than an album or mixtape

'He one of the all-time great poets, a rock poet you could say,' says John Lennon in The Beatles Anthology

'While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest'

Three of the most thrilling prospects in heavy music join forces to lay waste to the UK

Experts in streaming and vinyl explain how they’re adjusting to a continuously evolving industry

Serge Pizzorno recently claimed album is about 'saving guitar music from the abyss'

The final wave of acts joining the Glow Tent stage at the sold-out Kendal Calling festival has been announced. 

The British singer completes this year's headline acts alongside Radiohead and Foo Fighters