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Bernie Taupin on his delirious decades at the top with Elton John

‘Rocket Man’, ‘Your Song’, ‘Tiny Dancer’, ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’, ‘I’m Still Standing’... Bernie Taupin has written the lyrics for so many Elton John classics he can barely remember half of them. That may have something to do with his boozy Caribbean escapades in the 1970s — and the addiction support he was giving his lifelong friend and songwriting partner, he tells Craig McLean

<p>Hint, hint: it may be time for Taylor Swift to drop the knowing games she’s been playing since age 14 </p>

Comment

Taylor Swift is a serious artist – time to leave the gimmicks behind

<p>The National releases their 10th studio album ‘Laugh Track’ </p>

Interview

The National: ‘Everything was evidence of failure’

Features

Can’t get her out of my head: The enduring mystery of Kylie Minogue

Interviews

<p>Madison Beer: ‘I think I’ve been very misjudged. It’s a s**t feeling'</p>

Interview

Pop star Madison Beer: ‘There’ve been a lot of dark points in my life’

<p>Reneé Rapp released her debut album ‘Snow Angel’ in August </p>

Interview

Reneé Rapp on her debut, coming out, and that Drew Barrymore incident

<p>Graham ‘G’ Hastings, Alloysious Massaquoi and Kayus Bankole make up Young Fathers</p>

Interview

Mercury Prize nominees Young Fathers: ‘Our music isn’t finger-wagging’

<p>Slowdive: Rachel Goswell, Neil Halstead, Christian Savill, Simon Scott, and Nick Chaplin </p>

Interview

Slowdive: ‘A critic told us we’d be working in Tesco in six months’

Music Box

Culture

Olivia Dean performs ‘Dive’ in session at Montreux Jazz Festival

Culture

Lily Moore performs Music Box session at Montreux Jazz Festival

<p>Legendary jazz artist Marcus Miller plays an exclusive session for Music Box at Montreux Jazz Festival</p>

Culture

Marcus Miller performs ‘Detroit’ at Montreux Jazz Festival

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New Sensations

<p>Saint Harison grew up as a musical theatre kid in Southampton, where he attended a local pop academy</p>

Interview

R&B artist Saint Harison on Elton John, going viral, and his debut EP

<p>Lucinda Chua: ‘I like that feeling of transport: how music can take you outside of your existence'</p>

Interview

Lucinda Chua: ‘I am ready to make music without asking for permission’

<p>As a schoolboy in Croydon, Wilks grew up listening to grime’s first coming</p>

Interview

Rapper Jords on masculinity, Black British identity and his new album

Album reviews

<p>Ed Sheeran in artwork for his new album, ‘Autumn Variations’, by Annie Leibovitz</p>

Reviews

Ed Sheeran’s Autumn Variations: full of soupy, seasonal sentimentality

<p>Doja Cat releases her fourth album ‘Scarlet’ </p>

Reviews

Rapper Doja Cat sounds more serious than ever on new album Scarlet

Live music

Reviews

Shania Twain’s London show proved the country-pop queen’s still got it

<p>Running out of guitar: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard delight with a predictably energetic live performance </p>

Reviews

Mud, sun and Wet Leg make for a glorious buffet at End of the Road

Retrospectives

<p>24-hour party people: Pacha Ibiza</p>

Features

Can Ibiza keep its cool club kids as the super-rich move in?

<p>Stevie Wonder photographed in the UK on 25 January 1974, a year after his near-fatal crash</p>

Features

The car crash that almost killed Stevie Wonder, 50 years on

Features

‘It was bewildering’: The Thrills on their flash-in-a-pan success

<p>Tina Turner performing in Brighton in 1985</p>

Tribute

Tina Turner, the rock goddess whose music lit the fires of hope

For the Love of Festivals

<p>From Billie Eilish to Sam Fender, this year’s home turf festivals offer it all</p>

Features

The 11 best music festivals in the UK for 2023

Not sure which music festivals to hit this summer? The Independent’s culture staff have you covered, from Americana and country-themed events in the Kentish countryside to spiritual experiences in the lush Welsh mountains