BBC Music articles

10 essential music documentaries to watch on iPlayer now
There's always a wealth of music-related films available - here are a few top picks
How to create the perfect Bond theme
Tips and tricks from those who know a thing or two about writing for cinema
The best of Glastonbury 2015's special guest appearances
Kanye went it (mostly) alone, but plenty of other acts didn't...
10 most explosive performances in recent Later... with Jools Holland history
Appearances from the last three years that have already became career-defining moments
10 most shocking moments in recent chart history
The anomalies and controversies that have defined Top 40 in the last 10 years
5 astonishing moments from Radio 1's Big Weekend 2015
A shortlist of eyecatching highlights from a very memorable weekend
5 essential BBC broadcasts to mark John Lennon at 75
Celebrating and debating the Beatle 75 years after his birth
5 modern acts that owe a debt to classic rock 'n' roll
How the musicians of today are taking their cues from the 1950s
6 things to see at the Proms (if you think you don't like classical music)
You don't have to know your Schubert from your Schumann to have a ball at the Albert Hall
7 fascinating electronic music documentaries to listen to right now
From before Kraftwerk all the way to dubstep, explore the history of bleeps and beats
7 reasons why Skepta is on the brink of a major breakthrough
Post-Later... and the Big Weekend, the grime MC looks set to blow up. Here's why
8 fantastic Glastonbury 2015 performances you might have missed
Some musical gems from the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury 2015
8 really quite well-known acts that have never played Glastonbury - until now
Amazingly, this list of legends are all playing the festival for the first time in 2015
A short history of hip hop at Glastonbury
Ahead of Kanye headlining, we look back at the festival's long relationship with rap
Are these the most indie indie bands ever?
Mark Radcliffe picks five acts that embody the true spirit of independence
Are these the most unexpected collaborations in recent music history?
From Damon and Noel to Slaves and Skepta, a look at pairings no one could have imagined
BBC Introducing at Glastonbury 2015
Introducing some of the acts playing the BBC Introducing stage at Worthy Farm
Disclosure's Guide to Wild Life
Guy Lawrence from the dance duo picks 6 acts to see at their festival with Rudimental
Doctor Who: An adventure in space and time... and sound
An in-depth look at the creation and legacy of its classic theme tune
Download 10 short but powerful BBC World Service music podcasts
Catch up with the best of the Witness programme's music documentary month
Dr Dre: Straight Back To Compton
A guide to the special guests and background to Dr Dre's album Compton
Express Yourself: The stories behind N.W.A’s biopic, Straight Outta Compton
The film tackles much more than just the music of 'the world's most dangerous group'
From soca to sofa: how to recreate the Carnival experience at home
Can't make it to Notting Hill or Nottingham? We've got everything you need
Guitar abuse at the BBC
How to improve your guitar playing without learning any new techniques
Heaven sent: CHVRCHES are a perfect pop band for our times
From exporting electropop to battling trolls, CHVRCHES are doing everything right
How New Order invented the 1980s
From post punk to proto rave, New Order set the template for an entire decade
How Top 10 are you?
Take our chart quiz and find out if you can make it all the way to the top
How indie are you?
Think you're quite the indie trainspotter? Take our fiendishly hard quiz and find out
How old school country is becoming the hottest sound of the year
New country artists are making waves with a fresh take on traditional songs
Last chance to see: iPlayer's musical treats that won't last forever
A wealth of extraordinary music from the BBC iPlayer, while stocks last
Longing for The Weeknd? Step this way
The enigmatic soul man resurfaces and takes over the BBC
Newsworthy Farm: BBC News at Glastonbury
Floods, mud, drugs and gentrification - the BBC reports literally from the field
Quiz: Foos or Muse?
Foos Line Is It Anyway? Can you tell a Foo Fighters lyric from a Muse lyric?
Quiz: How Glastonbury are You?
How well do you know the history of the world's most iconic festival?
Snoop Dogg's funniest and most memorable moments at the BBC
Great things happen when the gangsta rapper comes to the BBC!
So young: impossibly youthful first appearances on Later… with Jools Holland
Bad hair, nerves and awkwardness from Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and more
Spoken Word at the BBC
The irresistible rise of spoken word poetry, featuring Kate Tempest and George the Poet
Stormzy: "If you don't rate me, shame on you"
How one grime MC is determined to take freestyle into the charts
The 10 most-covered artists in the Live Lounge
It's Live Lounge Month, so we crunched the numbers to see who's been covered the most
The 5 best BBC hip hop documentaries online now
From Tupac to Pharrell and all the way back to Africa, explore to world of rap
The best of Blur at the BBC
To celebrate Blur's first album since 2003, we present a look back at Blur at the BBC
The best of Glastonbury 2015's secret sets
How many of these surprise performances did you predict would happen?
The best quotes from Brian Eno's John Peel Lecture
As expected, the former Roxy Music man's talk was full of pearls of wisdom
The many times that One Direction broke the BBC
Whether they're taking a break or breaking up, here's a look back at 1D's BBC best bits
The ultimate round-up: What we learned at Reading + Leeds 2015
It was a huge weekend on both sites. Here's a look back at all the madness
The unique legacy of Amy Winehouse at the BBC
See Amy Winehouse's BBC interviews and performances, including rarely seen archive
Things we've learned from July's music interviews
What we picked up listening to musicians being grilled by Auntie last month
Things we've learned from Recent BBC Music Interviews
They said what!? The best quotes from the last seven days at BBC Music

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