Taylor Swift has had mega-success since her teens, and from the outside it looks like she couldn't have wished for more. Unfortunately, it hasn't all been so rosy 

Some people still haven't  forgiven Paul Weller for breaking up his breakthrough band, but a listen to The Style Council's 'best of' compilation suggests he made the right move 

My heart broke when I heard of John Lennon's death, the best of the Beatles and a punk before punk existed 

They've given us some of the best nights of our life,  but many are struggling with a situation that has become a perfect storm in terms of decimating the sector all the way to Christmas 

Daniel Tashian, the former Silver Seas singer,  may not be a household name, but his work with Kacey Musgraves and Burt Bacharach shows why he's well worth exploring 

Emma Swift has created quite a buzz with her exquisite album of songs by Bob Dylan 

After hearing the news that Linda had breast cancer, he resolved to carry on recording. 'You either go to bed and never get up,' he said, 'or you just carry on. This is carrying on.'

Music won’t go away, but will the album? Not likely, as Tom Dunne explains

You probably wouldn't guess them all, but My Bloody Valentine, Microdisney and U2 do feature 

Luka Bloom nailed it: Spotify is no craic. It’s doing what Record Companies used to do – exploiting your music - but is doing it without the charm. The foreplay is gone.