Music

The Kanye West affair isn’t as bad as it seems –it’s much, much worse

It is a curious irony that of only one people on Earth is it demanded they must at all times behave with perfect Christian charity – and that is the Jews

Kanye West and the industry that keeps handing antisemitism the mic

It’s time the government and the music scene got their act together and enforced a zero-tolerance approach to anti-Jewish racism

Kanye West Wireless gigs ‘deeply concerning’, says Starmer, as Pepsi pulls sponsorship

West has notoriously glorified the Nazis and released a track titled Heil Hitler

Gaza hostages sang my song of hope, reveals Iranian-Israeli pop star Rita

Billy Steinberg, visionary lyricist behind pop hits Like A Virgin and So Emotional, dies at 75

The Jewish songwriter’s collaboration with musician Tom Kelly led to more than 150 songs between 1981 and 1991

Jewish DJ, producer and UK hip hop pioneer Simon Harris dies aged 63

He made an indelible mark on the UK music scene over his 50-plus year career

Mark Ronson awarded outstanding contribution to music Brit in ‘most meaningful honour’ of his career

The record producer and performer will receive the accolade at this month’s Brit Awards

Haim could become first all-female band to win rock album prize at Grammys

The Jewish sisters are also the first all-female band to receive a nomination for the award with their album I Quit

Italian venue cancels American metal band’s performance after frontman asks to remove Palestinian flag

Dylan Carlson of Earth requested that a flag be taken offstage before his performance last week at the Bologna venue TPO