David Bowie

Pop musician David Bowie leaning out of a train window at London Victoria railway station.

Your new favourite playlist featuring 25 epic tunes about London

What records went on to become the best-selling vinyl in the UK in the 21st century?

What have been the best selling records in the UK in the 21st century?

Sounds Familiar

The ultimate music quiz is coming to The Phoenix

Flowers laid at a David Bowie Ziggy Stardust mural in Brixton after his death in 2016

New vision for lost pub where David Bowie first became Ziggy Stardust

Live Odyssey

A deep dive into six decades of British music at Camden's newest attraction

The late David Bowie and Jennifer Connolly return to our big screens this year with the Jim Henson's Labyrinth: In Concert touring across the UK.

David Bowie’s Labyrinth comes to Life with UK Tour in 2025

Diana Ross dances at Embassy in Mayfair in 1983

The glamorous nightclub once at the centre of London's socialite scene

How well do you know famous Londoners? Take our quiz to find out

Quiz: How well do you know famous Londoners?

Musician Liam Payne performs at the "One Direction iHeartRadio Album Release Party".

Watch: British public recall celebrity deaths that affected them most

Pink Floyd have reportedly agreed to a deal to sell their back catalogue to Sony - but is it the most lucrative music rights aquisition to date?

Explainer Is Sony’s purchase of Pink Floyd’s catalogue now the most expensive?

Is Elvis, Stevie Wonder or The Beatles the most sampled, covered or interpolated musicians of all time? New research gives a run down of the top ten most sampled musicians in history.

Research uncovers who is the most sampled musical artist of all time

London Walk of Fame: 13 celebs we think deserve a star in the city

Alan Edwards has worked with stars including the Spice Girls, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Amy Winehouse and Prince.

‘I toured with the Spice Girls and it was like being back in punk’

David Bowie in 1983 and Prince in 1990.

‘I worked with Bowie and Prince - they were more alike than they knew’

Zadie Smith, Charles Dickens and Hanif Kureishi have all written classic London novels.

World Book Day 2024: 7 great London novels and their first lines

Full guide to the David Bowie exhibition in London

Full guide to Live Aid musical set to join London’s West End

Grimes, Primal Scream, The Verve and Green Day are among the acts to have played Brixton Academy over the years. (Photos by Getty)

Brixton Academy: Memories of The Verve, Green Day and Grimes

The Kinks, UB40, Janis Joplin and The Sugarhill Gang will be added to the Music Walk of Fame in Camden. (Photos by Getty)

The Kinks and Sugarhill Gang among Music Walk of Fame additions

US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs onstage during Eras tour

Taylor Swift becomes Guiness World Record holder - again

Linda Lewis has died aged 72

Linda Lewis dies: tributes pour in for 72 year-old singer

The Proclaimers taken off King’s coronation playlist

1972, June. Customers in the Eagle pub on Farringdon Road in London. Credit: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

In photos: London pubs in the 1970s, from Muhammed Ali to Red Rum

At the opening of a new boutique, Just Looking, on the King’s Road, Chelsea, models Vicky Wise, Jenny Skelton, Jane London and Diana Reeves show a choice of skirt lengths from the mini to the maxi. (Photo Mirrorpix/Omnibus)

‘The rise and fall of the hippest street in the world’

David Bowie as the Thin White Duke

David Bowie archive featuring 80,000 items to be made public

Clockwise from top left: Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, Stormzy, Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon of the Clash, and Little Simz. (Pictures: Getty)

Blues to David Bowie, Pistols to grime - celebration of London music

Iggy Pop performing with the Stooges in 2013 when the crowd were more receptive and didn't throw eggs and shovels. (Picture: Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

Dog Day Afternoon: Iggy Pop headlines an afternoon of punk in 2023

Could you be the new owner of a house on one of London’s coolest streets - once home to Oscar Wilde, David Bowie and George Best? Photo: AlexWinshipTedworthProperty/SWNS

See inside £10m mansion on street home to Oscar Wilde and David Bowie

Mick ‘Woody’ Woodmansey unveils David Bowie plaque in Camden. Photo: LondonWorld

David Bowie’s drummer unveils late singers Walk of Fame stone

David Bowie is to be added to Camden’s Music Wall of Fame

David Bowie to be added to Camden’s Music Wall of Fame

Who are the most famous people from London?

Nile Rodgers and Chic perform on the main stage during the TRNSMT Festival at Glasgow Green

Nile Rodgers & Chic London 2022: how to get tickets for O2 Academy gig

These are the top 50 British exports

David Bowie performs his final concert as Ziggy Stardust at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, in July 1973. His first concert as Ziggy Stardust was on February 10 1972 in a pub in Tolworth, Kingston. Credit: Express/Express/Getty Images

50 years since David Bowie’s first performance as Ziggy Stardust

David Bowie-style cremations boom on star's anniversary amid cost of living cris...

Not so grumpy Rick back on tour

Rick recognised as not so grumpy these days!