Rapper AJ Tracey launches fund to help Black students at Oxford University
The west London musician has followed in the footsteps of fellow artist Stormzy – but is braced for a negative response from some
August 2022
Reading festival review – vibrant pop takeover leaves rock in the shade
Dominated by the likes of PinkPantheress, Little Simz and Megan Thee Stallion, it’s left to Arctic Monkeys and Wolf Alice to remind revellers of Reading’s still-beating rock heart
June 2022
Glastonbury 2022 review: stunning moments, special singalongs and a rumour mill in overdrive
Billie Eilish, Self Esteem, Paul McCartney, Olivia Rodrigo, Noel Gallagher, AJ Tracey, Sam Fender and Wet Leg were all electrifying. But where was Harry Styles?
April 2022
Charity single recalls human cost of Grenfell tragedy five years on
Rappers and singers from local area discuss feelings of loss and hope on track marking anniversary
August 2021
Reading and Leeds festival review – Stormzy and Liam Gallagher unite the masses
Autumn arts preview 2021
From Ghetts to Genesis, Nick Cave to Arlo Parks: autumn 2021’s essential music
May 2021
Brit awards 2021: the ceremony as it happened, with Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and more
The month's best album reviews
Marianne Faithfull, AJ Tracey and more: May’s best album reviews
April 2021
Organisers of AJ Tracey gig fined £10,000 for breaching Covid rules
Rapper said he ‘didn’t expect that many people’ after huge crowds gathered in a Manchester park to see him perform
AJ Tracey: Flu Game review – a confident slam dunk
Ladbroke Grove meets the NFL as the London rap star eyes the US market on a basketball-inspired album of nonstop bangers
UK rap star AJ Tracey: ‘I’m not all the way out of the streets’
The west Londoner is up for two Brit awards and is hoping for a No 1 album – but fame and success haven’t eclipsed his insecurities or impoverished past
March 2021
By recognising UK rap and women's creativity, the Brits are finally in tune
Alexis Petridis
Brit awards nominations 2021: Dua Lipa, Arlo Parks and Celeste lead improved field for women
September 2020
J Hus, Stefflon Don and Dizzee Rascal: Rated awards celebrate black British music
J Hus won album of the year for Big Conspiracy while Dizzee Rascal took the legacy prize at the fifth annual GRM Daily awards
August 2020
Sarathy Korwar, Flying Lotus and FKA twigs among 2020 AIM awards winners
Independent Music awards for artists outside major label system also honour Moses Boyd, Arlo Parks, Yaeji and AJ Tracey
March 2020
Glastonbury defies coronavirus threat to announce lineup with Kendrick Lamar
Over 90 more names including Pet Shop Boys, Dua Lipa and Noel Gallagher have been announced for 50th-anniversary edition of the festival
February 2020
Brit awards 2020: who will win every award … and who should
Lewis Capaldi could sweep the board in his breakthrough year, but he faces strong competition from Stormzy, Dave and Michael Kiwanuka
December 2019
Best music of 2019
The 20 best songs of 2019
Our critics have voted til they can’t no more... and these are their tracks of the year. You can listen to all 593 songs that were voted for in our playlist
November 2019
Grime4Corbyn artists step back from new campaign for Labour
AJ Tracey review – swagger and tongue-twisting rhymes
