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20 of the best CD players as the compact disc comeback continues
We expand our guide to the best compact disc players with a fresh selection of good looking and great sounding models
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David Lynch's mysterious new project reignites a long-standing collaboration
David Lynch and Chrystabell are releasing a new album – listen to the first song, out today
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‘Beyond the Bassline’: 500 years of Black music in Britain
Music is the touchpaper for this superb social-history exhibition at the British Library, London
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‘How we make our audience go wow’: Take That on tour
Behind the scenes of the Take That tour set design. Wallpaper* speaks to the band and the architects about the flames, fountains, paper storms and twin ten-tonne kinetic staircases that we saw live at London's O2
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A new limited-edition Rhodes piano and Gibson doubleneck guitar aim for the stars
The new Rhodes Mk8 Earth Edition piano and Gibson Jimmy Page EDS-1275 Doubleneck guitar revisit classic instruments at a price
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Eurovision unveils its 2024 stage, designed by one of Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour creatives
This year's stage design aims to bring the audience into the performance more than ever before
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The 2024 Ivor Novello nominations for songwriting have been revealed
77 British and Irish songwriters and composers make up this year's nominees, announced tonight at London's Groucho Club
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Sad clowns and Yoruba tricksters: the immersive world of Tierra Whack and Alex Da Corte
Alex Da Corte and Tierra Whack collaborate on ‘World Wide Whack’ an immersive album experience of creative visual art
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Rimowa’s ‘Hammerschlag’ design is inspired by a Nils Frahm piano piece
Rimowa and Nils Frahm hammer down on expressive techniques to create the ‘Hammerschlag’ carry case and cabin bag
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Bacao Rhythm & Steel band's cover of ‘P.I.M.P’ stars in Anatomy of a Fall
Wallpaper* meets ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ favourites Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, whose cover of 50 Cent's ‘P.I.M.P’ muscles its way into the Oscar-nominated courtroom drama
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Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer designs the sound of sand
Composer of the Dune: Part Two score, Hans Zimmer tells Wallpaper* about his ‘industrial, mechanical, brutal’ sonic journey
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V&A East announces ‘The Music Is Black: A British Story’, its first major exhibition
London’s V&A East to examine the cultural impact of Black British music with its inaugural exhibition in 2025
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Last chance to see: Hip hop’s rise to a global cultural phenomenon, at Baltimore Museum of Art until 16 July
‘The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century’ at the Baltimore Museum of Art coincides with the 50th anniversary of hip hop
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At Glastonbury 2023, it’s magic mushrooms galore
At Glastonbury 2023, we speak to the minds behind a new mycelium-fuelled pavilion for the Silver Hayes area of the festival, set to become a new annual platform for creative research and development
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Six new ways of making music, from sonorous start-ups to note-perfect classics
Our music technology round-up showcases six new ways of making music, from a piano designed to blend into the modern home to sophisticated effects units and an all-in-one DJ system
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Max Richter: ‘Visual art culture is wide open in a way that classical music, unfortunately, sort of isn't’
Hot on the heels of Max Richter’s new album, ‘Sleep: Tranquility Base’, and recently opened multi-arts haven in rural Oxfordshire, we speak to the acclaimed composer about creating a sonic antidote to complex times
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London tour: from design shopping to exciting dining, architecture and art
Our London tour is a guide to the city’s must-sees of the moment, from Battersea Power Station to a hyperlocal design hub and the best bars and restaurants
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Montreux Jazz Festival posters: a visual history
As artist Guillaume Grando (SupaKitch) unveils his poster for the 57th Montreux Jazz Festival (30 June - 15 July 2023), we reflect on the most memorable designs since 1967, including from David Bowie to Andy Warhol and Camille Walala
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Oupio's hybrid tech fills the home with light and sound
Guided by Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles of Good Design and the motto ‘own less, do more’, this spherical shell of white opal glass houses two pieces of sensory tech together
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Naim Audio’s new Mu-so speaker is fine and future-proofed audio
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Ministry of Sound opens a co-working space and bar in south London
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Loewe’s first portable speaker is a late Bluetooth bloomer – but it’s worth the wait
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Fragile Self’s multi-platform debut album is a fervent fusion of sound and vision
The designer behind David Bowie's album covers has released a multimedia album exploring the history of psychology and the definition of ‘normality'
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Step inside a song with Sonos and Google Assistant in London
Sound expert Sonos makes noise at a new exhibition, asking: ‘What does music really do to the mind?'
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Bob Dylan Center in Oklahoma to be designed by Olson Kundig
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Montblanc reveals smart headphones – and we're all ears
Continuing its portfolio of solutions that bridge analogue and digital realms, Montblanc creates a collection of smart headphones that combine contemporary technology with the writing instrument brand's century-old skill base
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David Bowie celebrated in new star-spangled jewellery collection
Tatty Devine’s new collection takes inspiration from David Bowie’s lyrics, music and looks
