Cher, Questlove, Joni Mitchell... the 12 best music books of 2024

From tell-all memoirs to deep dives into specific scenes, here's a selection of the music book highlights of the year 

Left to right: Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, Kathleen Hanna; Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell, Ann K Powers; and Hip-Hop Is History, Questlove.

1. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, Kathleen Hanna

One of the most tired questions you can ask a woman in music is ‘what’s it like being a woman in music?’.