Music
Singing from the rooftops: Eurovision in the time of coronavirus
Covid-19 may have cancelled this year's Eurovision, but that doesn't mean the politics of the contest aren't on show in a different way
A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-wop-bam-boom!
Little Richard’s joyful exuberance changed the nature of music
"Can women conduct?": World-famous conductor Marin Alsop is taking her battle to Vienna
Conducting has long been the province of powerful men. But as the #MeToo movement comes to classical music, can an industry steeped in its ways change?
Almost everything you know about the hymn “Jerusalem” is wrong
Lines in England’s unofficial national anthem confused contemporaries and we are not faring much better
The universality of music
A new study prompts us to ask what in music deserves an evolutionary or physiological explanation, and what is better explained by the individual cultures we live in
Must-see Classical and Opera—recommendations for the months ahead
Including a Beethoven Weekender
Why pop and politicians have always had a rocky relationship
From Thatcher-loving Spice Girls to the rise and fall of Grime4Corbyn, the place of pop music in modern British politics has a long and complex history
The best opera and classical in December 2019—Otello at the ROH and Mascagni in Glasglow
Plus the Choir of Clare College at St John’s Smith Square
What it's like to be the ghostwriter behind some of pop's greatest hits
After a successful career writing songs for Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers has just released his first album. But what is it like to be ‘silent’ partner in a songwriting collaboration with a megastar—and how do you strike out on your…
How Shaun Keaveny built a 12-year friendship with listeners
Keaveny's 6Music breakfast show was warm and genuinely funny. After more than a decade, he is moving to a new slot—and spoke to Prospect just before the first as live pilot
The Prospect podcast #49—When music meets philosophy
Ivan Hewett on what classical music lovers like Roger Scruton get wrong
Little maestros: the strange world of the child prodigy
But are they monsters or genuises?