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A whole generation of artists and listeners seems to have given impetus to a new wave of music in the world's second most sung language. The question of identity and the entry of new genres are driving it.

Almost as many films were shot in London as LA in 2025 — with big movie money pouring into the capital and a state-of-the-art studio system, Tinseltown is losing its blockbuster grip, reports Laura Martin

Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' logged 3.5 million album-equivalent units in its first week, surpassing Adele's decade-old benchmark; critics and fans say aggressive variant sales and retailer exclusives complicate comparisons.

The star has already sold 3.5m units of her critically divisive album, a new record in the modern era of music sales

It’s the life of a saleswoman

The numbers are in and Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ has broken all records. It sold 2.7million copies in 24 hours, surpassing Swift’s own 2024 record. The album has also broken several Spotify records and the companion cinema outing topped the weekend box office.

Every summer, one song emerges as the inescapable summer anthem

IN FOCUS: This year – for the first time in a while – a ubiquitous Summer Banger has failed to materialise. Ellie Muir looks into why there’s no defining sound for our dog days in 2025, and whether it says anything about the cultural mood right now

For this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, we spoke to three Scottish women in dance that are carving space, shifting narratives, and staying…