James Norton set to play Brian Epstein in Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles film project
The actor is reportedly in line to play the Beatles’ manager in the 1917 director’s ambitious saga about the Fab Four
‘Almost 30m plays on Spotify!’ When fake bands hit the real-life big time, from Spinal Tap to the Flaming Dildos
How do you invent a convincing fictional band for your play, film or novel? And what happens if they actually top the charts? The creators of Scott Pilgrim, the Commitments, Stereophonic and more reveal all
‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app
Musicians have long criticized the streaming service’s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging
‘Rock stars would be like, Yeah, bring the kid in’: Cameron Crowe on his wild years as a teenage music journalist
The film-maker told his own story in Almost Famous. Now he’s looking back on his younger days with Bowie and Led Zeppelin and revealing the family tragedy he’s finally facing up to
From Tron: Ares to Riot Women: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
There’s another sequel to the beloved 1980s sci-fi classic, and Sally Wainwright’s latest about a new rock band formed of middle-aged women
‘I’m a composer. Am I staring extinction in the face?’: classical music and AI
Technology is radically reshaping how we make music. As I dug deeper into this for a radio 3 documentary I began to wonder if creative organisations are right to be so upbeat about AI. Are we riding the wave or will the wave destroy us?
Saoirse Ronan to reportedly play Linda McCartney in Beatles biopic
Oscar-nominated actor rumoured to play Paul McCartney’s first wife opposite Paul Mescal in Sam Mendes set of movies
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird review – Mars Volta bromance looks for time out
Exhaustive documentary tracking the sweet fraternity between Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala goes a little sour
‘Let’s learn from that history’: opera looks to luddites for how to deal with AI
New work by Ben Crick and Kamal Kaan suggests we could benefit from knowing more about the ‘machine-wreckers’
From the BFI London film festival to Taylor Swift: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
The movie extravaganza his the capital as well as screens nationwide, while the all-conquering Swift brings pop maestro Max Martin back for her new record
Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl review – lazy big screen cash-in
The megastar’s underwhelming new album gets a suitably sub-par cinematic accompaniment offering very little for even the most devoted of fans
The original Tay-Tay: a Swifties’ guide to Elizabeth Taylor
Unashamedly herself with an extraordinary talent and wit, down-to-earth yet unspeakably glamorous – little wonder the actor who is the subject of a track on her new album is the younger Taylor’s role model
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror review – insiders’ account of cult musical 50 years on
Stars including Richard O’Brien, Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry line up to recount the endearing origin story of the perennial crowdpleaser
Bossing it! The makers of Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere on turning Jeremy Allen White into the rock icon
Springsteen’s 1982 lo-fi album Nebraska was recorded when the singer was battling with depression – but about to become a superstar. Now that pivotal period has been brought to the screen – with The Boss’s approval
The Story of Skids: Scotland’s No 1 Punk Band review – likable look back to the noise era
Very much the story of singer Ricard Jobson, this amiable portrait takes in tales of Sid Vicious and the pop culture hysteria when the genre exploded