Think of Simon and Garfunkel, the Everly Brothers and the Kinks — disputes often feature in the creation of our most cherished albums

Three decades ago Britpop erupted with the Oasis masterpiece — how did five young men from Manchester make the album of a generation?

Recorded at its New York headquarters, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra’s tribute to its founder showcased big band music as it entered a new phase

The bassist turned record label founder talks about why the Scottish dream-pop trio fell apart and how he discovered Fleet Foxes, as well as living with a tumour for more than 20 years

Edge of Saturday Night is taking dancefloors everywhere by storm — it’s all thanks to the Blessed Madonna

The rock star has been transformed by the death of two of his sons. As his new album Wild God comes out, he talks about how he has turned sage — helping others to cope with grief

Noel and Liam Gallagher appear to have settled their differences and, if the truce holds, will play massive concerts in London and at Manchester’s Heaton Park in 2025

He’s been trying to make it in the music industry since the Seventies. Times music critic Will Hodgkinson meets the greatest pop star you’ve never heard of

Before finding dream homes as the presenter of Escape to the Country, Nicki Chapman made chart dreams come true for the biggest acts of the 1990s and 2000s. After a brush with a brain tumour, she’s ready to share the dressing-room gossip

Ticket sales and interest rise sharply for opening performers including Paramore, Gracie Abrams and Sabrina Carpenter