With a Sam Mendes four-film event arriving in 2028 and now an official Savile Row fan experience confirmed for 2027, The Beatles’ cultural presence in the next two years is going to be impossible to avoid.

A chorus without words, a cello, a sheep in the Highlands and influences spanning Harry Nilsson to D’Angelo: Jackson Roy’s new single is the most genuinely singular release of the month.

‘Red Dragonfly’ traces the slow erosion of self within a destructive relationship. It is visceral, dreamlike and entirely unlike most pop music being made right now.

Seu Jorge has been many things: actor, musician, cultural icon. The Other Side is the album where he stands still long enough to say something he has never quite said before.

Iggy Pop was too sedated to stand up straight. Elton John was wearing the stinkiest gorilla suit imaginable. What happened next was inevitable.

While Keith Richards praised punk’s attitude and Mick Jagger appreciated its energy, only one band earned Jagger’s top spot – and it might surprise you.

Long before their infamous Live Aid performance, Tina Turner and Mick Jagger had built a bond she would later describe in surprisingly warm terms.

For decades, Don Henley has insisted that Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Sara’ tells the story of their relationship. Nicks has never agreed.

1Before The Pretenders made Chrissie Hynde a star, she was navigating deportation threats, the NME, and a marriage proposal to two members of the Sex Pistols.

A volatile moment on the 1980 ‘Fire It Up’ tour revealed just how far tensions had escalated between Prince and Rick James.

Keo sold out their tour on five songs. Cardinals made the most divisive debut of the year. Getdown Services have been quietly building a cult since 2021. Six acts, six arguments for why British and Irish music is in a more interesting place than the conversation suggests.

Some are sold out. Some are nearly there. All five are worth knowing about, whether you are planning your summer or just enjoying the idea of someone else’s.