Musicians

Ricky Wilson and the Kaiser Chiefs are among the new names announced for Latitude Festival 2025

Air and Kaiser Chiefs among the latest Latitude 2025 acts

From Mac Miller to Amy Winehouse - here's the 10 artists we've lost that are still high earners through streaming outlets.

The 10 artist who are still high earners in 2025 after their deaths

Is there a formula to win the Record of the Year GRAMMY? Experts believe they've figured out what's required for the best shot at earning the awards.

Explainer Experts think they've cracked the formula how to win a GRAMMY

How much is it costing unsigned UK musicians to 'make it' in 2025?

How much money it really takes to make it in UK music

Some of the string soloists in last year's Fife Festival of Music. (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Music makers set to take to the stage as Fife Festival of Music returns

There are a number of popular apps to help you learn everything from songwriting to playing the piano

Apple's 5 top-rated apps to help learn music or a new instrument

MOBO founder Kanya King CBE has revealed on social media she is battling stage 4 bowel cancer.

Kanya King CBE: MOBO Awards founder battling stage 4 cancer

Who were the most searched for musicians on Google in 2024?

The 10 most searched for musicians on Google in 2024

Mark Taylor, a retired art teacher, paints music-themed portraits and album sleeves onto old tin lids and leaves them for gig-goers to take at Waterloo Music Bar.

Meet the tin-lid Banksy who gives out quirky free art at festivals

Who from the '80s has had a profound influence on musicians of recent years, including Justin Timberlake, Gerard Way and Karen O?

11 musicians from the 1980s that helped shaped the charts today

Bilk's Sol Abraham

Boardmasters 2024: Bilk’s Sol Abrahams reflects on Cornish experience

Maisy Grace at Boardmasters 2024

Maisy Grace chats career so far and privilege of playing Boardmasters

Bilk's Sol Abraham

Boardmasters 2024: Bilk’s Sol Abrahams on the hometown music scene

Neil Young has postponed his tour due to illness

Neil Young cancels tour amid ill health, at age of 78

Kirkcaldy High School String Assemble play at last year's Fife Festival of Music. (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Music makers set to take to the stage as Fife Festival of Music returns

Matty Healy Malaysia: 1975 frontman could face lawsuit over Good Vibes festival cancellation

Matty Healy could face lawsuit over Good Vibes festival cancellation
The 1975 could face a lawsuit over Matty Healy’s onstage rant at Good Vibes festival
Will Millar

Travis Scott (left) and Central Cee (right) will perform at Rolling Loud Portugal 2023 (Getty Images)

Rolling Loud 2023: music festival ticket prices, age limit and line up

Members of the Royal family on Buckingham Palace balcony including the Prince and Princess of Wales. Image: Simon James Smith

Trooping the Colour 2023: Buckingham Palace balcony line-up

Rock duo Royal Blood performed a career-spanning set on Sunday.

Royal Blood slammed for mocking Radio 1 Big Weekend crowd

Police have issued an update following the death of Paul Cattermole

Police issue major update following death of S Club’s Paul Cattermole

Sting has warned that the music industry will face a “battle” with AI in the coming years

Sting says music will ‘battle’ with AI in next few years

Mae Muller is currently in Liverpool ahead of Eurovision 2023

Eurovision acts land in Liverpool ahead of Song Contest

Heardle - Spotify’s audible answer to the runaway success of Worldle

What is today’s Heardle answer for April 5?

Heardle - Spotify’s audible answer to the runaway success of Worldle

What is today’s Heardle answer for April 3?

Riley Keough as Daisy Jones and Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & The Six, singing into a shared microphone (Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video)

Daisy Jones and The Six: Who is the interviewer in the TV series?

Singer Lizzo is performing at Glastonbury 2023

One of two female headliners is already booked for Glastonbury 2024

The Brits 2023: BRIT Awards winners including Album of the Year and Best New Artist

The Brit Awards 2023: All the winners and nominees
It was an exceptional and chaotic night at the Brits with Harry Styles and Wet Leg triumphant
Will Millar

LGBT+ History Month 2023: What is it, why is it celebrated in February and how to get involved?

LGBT+ History Month 2023 - What is it and how to get involved

Bell Baxter Wind Band play at Fife Festival of Music in St Bryce Kirk, Kirkcaldy. (Pic: Fife Photo Agency)

Fife Festival of Music: Event returns for its 41st year of music making

Beyonce performing on stage during a concert in 2013 (Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

5 top tips to get Beyoncé tickets according to an expert

Television frontman and punk legend Tom Verlaine dies aged 73 after ‘a brief illness’

Television frontman Tom Verlaine dies aged 73

Mac DeMarco - “ I don’t want to sound like a grumpy old uncle, but it’s strange!"

TikTok’s influence on music scene ‘very depressing’ says Mac DeMarco

Harry Styles ties with newcomers Wet Leg for most nominations with four each.

Brit Awards 2023 nominations have been announced

Bachman-Turner Overdrive drummer, Robbie Bachman has died aged 69

BTO drummer Robbie Bachman dies aged 69

Bruno Martelli (Lee Curreri) tries to convince Coco Hernandez (Irene Cara) they should form a rock band, in a scene from 'Fame'. Inset: Irene Cara performs before the AFL Grand Final match in 2006

Fame and Flashdance singer Irene Cara dies aged 63

FIFA World Cup: Blue criticised for performance at Qatar fan festival

Peter Crouch releases a classical album of football anthems

Phil Collins and his Genesis bandmates are selling their music rights for $300 million.

Phil Collins and Genesis bandmates sell music rights for $300 million

The Great Leap Forward

Album reviews: The Great Leap Forward, Andrew Howie, Grant J Robson, Immersion

Billy Reekie is one of the singers performing at Rock the Rovers in Styx, Kirkcaldy on August 29. Pic: George McLuskie.

Rock the Rovers fundraising gig returns for 2021

Backstage at Kinross

Musicians rally behind Fife live music venue at risk of permanent closure

Gav Patrick started up the Fife's Sunday Sessions group on Facebook

Musicians set for Fife’s Sunday Sessions finale after raising over £3000 for goo...

Video call apps like Zoom and House Party are being used to host virtual pub quizzes (Shutterstock)

25 tricky anagram quiz questions to include in your online pub quiz

The Lion King - Thandazile Soni (Rafiki)

Review: Stunning Lion King tingles all the senses

Scott Morris' photo of Clive Gray

Exhibition and album tribute to Fife photographer

Dysart Colliery Band is looking for new members

Can you help strike up Fife silver band’s numbers?

Citizen Bravo - talking money and music

Mary Somerville

Musicians honour Fife's forgotten superwomen of science

Pictured at the launch event for Rock the Rovers 13: Back Row Mark Wilson (Gentlemen Jackals), Scott Thomson (Gentlemen Jackals), Billy Wilson (Fifes Finest SC), Andy Mill (Raith Rovers Director), Ali Wallace (Fifes Finest SC), Gavin Quinn (Fifes Finest SC), Kieron Murdoch (Styx). Front Row Kyle Benedictus and Iain Davidson. Pic: Eddie Doig

Musicians get ready to Rock the Rovers for a 13th year

Killer set...Seal turned on the style with his big band at the Usher Hall in Edinuburgh on Saturday night, performing Standards as well as some of his biggest hits. (Pic: Robert Kidd)

Seal is a sensation singing Standards in Scotland

Pictured from left: Liam McEwan (Styx), Romy Sinclair (Styx], Gavin Quinn (RtR organiser) and Steven Watt (Project 6 lead singer).

Musicians get set to Rock the Rovers

The weddings included a Halloween themed day

Love Actually and the Addams Family characters... Fife's most unusual weddings

Jackie Storrar is joined by students from Fife College who have stepped forward to design the album artwork for her final album, having been diagnosed with incurable breast cancer in 2013. The proceeds of the album will be donated to Maggie's Fife.

Students help design Jackie's legacy album