Musicians

Here's 9 artists and albums from the 90s that influenced a wave of artists after them - including recent chart-toppers.

9 celebrated 90s musicians who helped influenced the charts today

Mark Taylor, a retired art teacher, paints music-themed portraits and album sleeves onto old tin lids and leaves them for gig-goers to take at Waterloo Music Bar.

Meet the tin-lid Banksy who gives out quirky free art at festivals

[L-R] AC/DC, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé are all in the top ten most expensive musicians to collect merchandise from, but none of them surprisingly top the list.

Which current musical artist has the most expensive merch to collect?

Yorkshire Busker and TikTok Star Liv Harland to Launch New Initiative

Local Musicians to Take Centre Stage at Xscape with the Launch of a ‘Busk Stop’

Liela Moss has announced she's cancelled her UK tour as costs on the road continue to escalate - leaving her potentially in considerable debt.

Liela Moss cancels short UK tour due to escalating costs

Who from the '80s has had a profound influence on musicians of recent years, including Justin Timberlake, Gerard Way and Karen O?

11 musicians from the 1980s that helped shaped the charts today

Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes have announced they are set to go on an indefinite hiatus after the completion of their European tour dates.

Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes announce indefinite hiatus

Pink Floyd have reportedly agreed to a deal to sell their back catalogue to Sony - but is it the most lucrative music rights aquisition to date?

Explainer Is Sony’s purchase of Pink Floyd’s catalogue now the most expensive?

Backbeat - the word is on the street that there is a particular music theory behind why "Wonderwall" is such a popular track amongst buskers and karaoke singers UK wide.

Why is Oasis’ “Wonderwall” a key song in a busker’s repertoire?

Chappell Roan is known to many for her explosive rise in the music industry, but for others it's the litany of "controversies" the singer has found herself in due to her reluctance to the "pitfalls" that come with being famous.

Explainer Are all the “controversies” surrounding pop star Chappell Roan fair?

With the announcement that SEVENTEEN's Jeonghan is set for mandatory military service this month, are any K-Pop male artists exempt from their civic duty - and does the South Korean public think they should be?

Explainer Why are K-Pop musicians not exempt from mandatory military service?

The crowd wearing LED wristbands whilst watching Coldplay performing on the Pyramid Stage, at the Glastonbury Festival. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

The British music industry is paying the price for Brexit - YP Letters

Manon McCoy (Credit Peter Martin)

Ed Sheeran's surprise visit inspires series of concerts in city

Bilk's Sol Abraham

Boardmasters 2024: Bilk’s Sol Abrahams reflects on Cornish experience

“We’ve done it like a proper rock and roll band. We’re not an industry plant and we haven’t got any rich celebrity parents helping us out.” 

Patrick Hollis

Maisy Grace at Boardmasters 2024

Maisy Grace chats career so far and privilege of playing Boardmasters

Bilk's Sol Abraham

Boardmasters 2024: Bilk’s Sol Abrahams on the hometown music scene

The likes of Nia Archives, Delilah Bon, Sun King and Venus Grrrls are among the Yorkshire contingent performing at Leeds Festival this year.

Six Yorkshire acts to check out performing at Leeds Festival 2024

Tom Simpson, owner of music venue Parish, which is part of the tour.

'Let’s prove to the music industry that live music still belongs to all of us'

Neil Young has postponed his tour due to illness

Neil Young cancels tour amid ill health, at age of 78

Jaydee Brass Band serenades hen party.

Watch: Hen party get lost in music as jazz band serenades them

European Union flags and a British flag. PIC: PA

Britain needs to solve the post-Brexit freedom of movement issue - YP Letters

Matty Healy Malaysia: 1975 frontman could face lawsuit over Good Vibes festival cancellation

Matty Healy could face lawsuit over Good Vibes festival cancellation

Travis Scott (left) and Central Cee (right) will perform at Rolling Loud Portugal 2023 (Getty Images)

Rolling Loud 2023: music festival ticket prices, age limit and line up

Members of the Royal family on Buckingham Palace balcony including the Prince and Princess of Wales. Image: Simon James Smith

Trooping the Colour 2023: Buckingham Palace balcony line-up

Rock duo Royal Blood performed a career-spanning set on Sunday.

Royal Blood slammed for mocking Radio 1 Big Weekend crowd

Musician Mike Kerr left social media users in a furry after lashing out at Radio 1’s Big Weekend audience.

Ayaan Ali

Police have issued an update following the death of Paul Cattermole

Police issue major update following death of S Club’s Paul Cattermole

Sting has warned that the music industry will face a “battle” with AI in the coming years

Sting says music will ‘battle’ with AI in next few years

Mae Muller is currently in Liverpool ahead of Eurovision 2023

Eurovision acts land in Liverpool ahead of Song Contest

Heardle - Spotify’s audible answer to the runaway success of Worldle

What is today’s Heardle answer for April 5?

Heardle - Spotify’s audible answer to the runaway success of Worldle

What is today’s Heardle answer for April 3?

Riley Keough as Daisy Jones and Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & The Six, singing into a shared microphone (Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video)

Daisy Jones and The Six: Who is the interviewer in the TV series?

Singer Lizzo is performing at Glastonbury 2023

One of two female headliners is already booked for Glastonbury 2024

The Brits 2023: BRIT Awards winners including Album of the Year and Best New Artist

The Brit Awards 2023: All the winners and nominees

LGBT+ History Month 2023: What is it, why is it celebrated in February and how to get involved?

LGBT+ History Month 2023 - What is it and how to get involved

Beyonce performing on stage during a concert in 2013 (Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

5 top tips to get Beyoncé tickets according to an expert

Television frontman and punk legend Tom Verlaine dies aged 73 after ‘a brief illness’

Television frontman Tom Verlaine dies aged 73

Mac DeMarco - “ I don’t want to sound like a grumpy old uncle, but it’s strange!"

TikTok’s influence on music scene ‘very depressing’ says Mac DeMarco

Harry Styles ties with newcomers Wet Leg for most nominations with four each.

Brit Awards 2023 nominations have been announced

Bachman-Turner Overdrive drummer, Robbie Bachman has died aged 69

BTO drummer Robbie Bachman dies aged 69

Bruno Martelli (Lee Curreri) tries to convince Coco Hernandez (Irene Cara) they should form a rock band, in a scene from 'Fame'. Inset: Irene Cara performs before the AFL Grand Final match in 2006

Fame and Flashdance singer Irene Cara dies aged 63

FIFA World Cup: Blue criticised for performance at Qatar fan festival

Peter Crouch releases a classical album of football anthems

Phil Collins and his Genesis bandmates are selling their music rights for $300 million.

Phil Collins and Genesis bandmates sell music rights for $300 million

LYR performing at Long Division festival, Wakefield. Picture: Andrew Benge

Review: Long Division festival, Wakefield

Kristin Hersh

Kristin Hersh: ‘When I called this a supergroup we laughed’

Watch the Heritage Chart with Mike Read here [Credit: Latest TV]

The Heritage Chart with Mike Read: Watch the music show here

The Great Leap Forward

Album reviews: The Great Leap Forward, Andrew Howie, Grant J Robson, Immersion

Kathy Kirby. Photo: Getty Images

Tragic Sixties star Kathy Kirby dies, aged 72

Howdenshire Music Project commitee members Philip Mepham, Amy Butler and Steve Goulden. Picture: Tony Johnson.

East Yorkshire's music project goes global with online following

Sir Ringo Starr has had his All Starrs band for the past 30 years. (Picture: Scott Ritchie/Julien’s Auctions/PA).

Former Beatles drummer Sir Ringo Starr on marriage, lockdown and hanging out wit...

Socially distanced Proms at the Royal Albert Hall

BBC U-turn over Last Night of the Proms controversy

The pandemic has disrupted life around the world.

Musicians have chance to hear their songs played in Co-op stores around country

Video call apps like Zoom and House Party are being used to host virtual pub quizzes (Shutterstock)

25 tricky anagram quiz questions to include in your online pub quiz

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