#theguardian.com. × Paavo Järvi to succeed Edward Gardner at helm of London Philharmonic. The Estonian will take over as chief conductor of ‘this wonderful historic orchestra’ from the 2028/29 season, when Gardner’s current contract ends
#Mar.03.2026
#theguardian.com. × ‘He worked on his speech in French for months’: César awards boss rejects Jim Carrey clone conspiracy theories. Gregory Caulier has attempted to quash rumours that Mask actor was replaced by a heavily made-up impersonator for his appearance picking up an honorary award in Paris
#Mar.02.2026
#theguardian.com. × ‘Crazy, without limits’: Paris disco haunt of Jagger and Grace Jones to reopen. Legendary nightclub Le Palace, where Serge Gainsbourg and Prince also performed, to rise again
#Feb.28.2026
#theguardian.com. × ‘The kinetic energy is palpable’: Manchester embraces its first Brit awards. Event’s first venture outside London aims to recognise geographical diversity of UK’s music talent
#Feb.28.2026
#theguardian.com. × Brigitte Bardot tribute at the César awards greeted with boos. A shout of ‘racist’ could also be heard during the segment at France’s version of the Oscars
#Feb.27.2026
#theguardian.com. × Éliane Radigue, French composer and musique concrète legend, dies aged 94. The Paris-born artist reinvented the synthesizer through meditative and feedback-drenched sonic explorations
#Feb.24.2026
#theguardian.com. × One Battle After Another defeats Hamnet and Sinners at Baftas, as I Swear’s Robert Aramayo takes best actor. Paul Thomas Anderson drama scores six awards, as Jessie Buckley becomes first Irish woman to win leading actress prize
#Feb.22.2026
#theguardian.com. × ‘Summer is coming!’: Royal Shakespeare Company to stage epic Game of Thrones prequel. Novelist George RR Martin says RSC is ‘obvious choice’ to put on new play The Mad King, which will open after spring
#Feb.18.2026
#theguardian.com. × Beats and throat singing: Sámi DJs tap into growing pride in Indigenous identity. Acts such as Article 3 are drawing inspiration from their culture and meeting a big appetite for Indigenous-focused club nights
#Feb.18.2026
#theguardian.com. × Taylor Swift concert attack plot: 21-year-old man charged with terrorism in Austria. Unnamed suspect accused of planning to bomb one of singer’s Eras tour shows in Vienna
#Feb.17.2026
#theguardian.com. × Far-right character’s monologue prompts violent scenes at German theatre. Actor shouted down and pelted with fruit during Catarina, or the Beauty of Killing Fascists
#Feb.16.2026
#theguardian.com. × Harry Styles to curate Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre – and play an intimate gig. The pop superstar will oversee the annual music and art celebration in June, marking the festival’s 31st edition and the venue’s 75th anniversary
#Feb.16.2026
#theguardian.com. × Bad Bunny gets first solo UK Top 10 hits thanks to Super Bowl boost. The Puerto Rican star’s album Debí Tirar Más Fotos jumps to No 2, while the song DTMF rises to No 4
#Feb.13.2026
#theguardian.com. × Birthplace of hymn Cwm Rhondda saved by fundraising drive. Supporters raise £73,000 to secure future of Welsh valleys chapel where beloved hymn was first sung
#Feb.12.2026
#theguardian.com. × ‘Holy grail’ footage of David Bowie at his peak to feature in immersive London show. Earl’s Court performance of Heroes in 1978 is among highlights of exhibition exploring singer’s life and work
#Feb.10.2026
#theguardian.com. × Philippe Gaulier, clown guru and mentor to theatre and comedy greats, dies aged 82. Teacher who ran school outside Paris was a formative influence on generations of comedians and actors including Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Thompson
#Feb.10.2026
#theguardian.com. × Italian reporters to protest over boss’s gaffe-filled Olympic commentary. Director of state broadcaster Rai Sport welcomed viewers to wrong stadium and mistook Italian actor for Mariah Carey
#Feb.09.2026
#theguardian.com. × Bad Bunny to meet political moment as Maga fumes over Super Bowl show. Puerto Rican superstar promises ‘the world will dance’ in all-Spanish half-time gig that comes as Trump agents wage deadly crackdown
#Feb.08.2026
#theguardian.com. × Elton John accuses Daily Mail publisher of ‘abhorrent’ invasion of privacy. Singer says articles about his health and birth of son ‘outside even the most basic standards of human decency’
#Feb.06.2026
#theguardian.com. × Fans race to learn Spanish before Bad Bunny's Super Bowl half-time show. The Puerto Rican singer’s highly anticipated Super Bowl half-time show has inspired non-Spanish speakers to study Puerto Rican dialect and slang
#Feb.04.2026
#theguardian.com. × Chumbawamba call on Spain’s far-right Vox to stop using their best-known song. British pop collective decry use of 1997 hit Tubthumping to promote the party’s ‘small-minded, hate-fuelled agenda’
#Feb.02.2026
#theguardian.com. × Mandelson should no longer be a peer, says Starmer. Emails from 2009 appear to show the then business secretary shared confidential UK tax plans with Jeffrey Epstein
#Feb.02.2026
#theguardian.com. × The Kessler Twins sisters Alice and Ellen die together aged 89. German pop duo who last year said their wish was ‘to leave together’ had joint assisted death at their home in Grünwald
#Nov.18.2025
#theguardian.com. × Musicians losing out on millions due to wrongly allocated UK royalties, new research finds. Regarding music played in UK nightclubs, more than £5.7m each year is allegedly allocated by performing rights societies to the wrong artists
#Nov.18.2025
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