Bowie: The Final Act review – moving and enjoyable tribute to music legend’s last stand
Singer’s final decades can’t really be called his creative golden years but there are touching contributions from his collaborators
Chris Rea obituary
Singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his enduring hit Driving Home for Christmas
Match the celeb to the panto – and other puzzlers in our bumper Christmas culture quiz
From corny adverts to snowy murder plots, test your knowledge with these seasonal questions
The Guide #222: From Celebrity Traitors to The Brutalist via Bad Bunny – our roundup of the culture that mattered in 2025
Not exhaustive, not definitive and unapologetically subjective: our annual tour of the best TV, music, films, podcasts, games and books of the last year
From Avatar to Amadeus: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
James Cameron’s Smurftacular franchise is back for an action-packed third outing, and musical geniuses butt heads in the new TV adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s play
Timothée Chalamet puts alter-ego rumors to rest in remix with EsDeeKid
After speculation actor was actually underground MC, pair join on remix to EsDeeKid’s 4 Raws
May Britt, Swedish actor and former wife of Sammy Davis Jr, dies aged 91
Britt, whose marriage to Davis in 1960 provoked threats due to racism and anti-miscegenation laws in the US, has died of natural causes in Los Angeles
Sir Humphrey Burton obituary
Renowned broadcaster known for arts and music programmes such as Arena, Aquarius and Omnibus
‘She dreamt bigger than all of us’: is Timothée Chalamet really a Susan Boyle superfan?
The Marty Supreme star said the Britain’s Got Talent runner-up is one of the greatest Britons of all time – surely he’s not taking her name in vain for attention
Release of Rob Reiner’s final film delayed
A concert film follow-up to this year’s Spinal Tap II: The End Continues had been scheduled for release in 2026 but has now been put on hold
‘Music needs a human component to be of any value’: Guardian readers on the growing use of AI in music
AI promises to have far-reaching effects in music-making. While some welcome it as a compositional tool, many have deep concerns. Here are some of your responses
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy review – life gets gamified in one-note Korean sci-fi
Big K-pop stars and a teen-skewed subtext aims this squarely at a particular audience but this fantasy never really levels up
Musicians are deeply concerned about AI. So why are the major labels embracing it?
Companies such as Udio, Suno and Klay will let you use AI to make new music based on existing artists’ work. It could mean more royalties – but many are worried
Boost for artists in AI copyright battle as only 3% back UK active opt-out plan
Liz Kendall faces pressure from campaigners as she tells parliament there is no clear consensus on issue
‘I am not happy with my output!’ Kate Hudson on taking risks, rejecting compromise – and finding her voice at 46
After years as Hollywood’s romcom darling, Hudson is putting music at the centre of her career – and after her show-stealing turn in Song Sung Blue, the Oscar buzz is growing