Champion of the world
Freddie Mercury, the enigmatic lead singer of rock band Queen, is still stealing the show 21 years after his death.
'I've always been the outsider'
She was a pop powerhouse whose songs lit up the 1980s. And now Cyndi Lauper is back, writes Caroline Sullivan.
The biggest gun
Most rappers don't take much persuading to sing their own praises — and Wyclef Jean is no exception. He doesn't stop at telling you, face-to-face, how cool and complex he is ("My songs are so famous, they're like cover versions," he says, to Caroline Sullivan.
The butt stops here
Kylie Minogue's reaction suggests she sees 35 as the thin end of a grim, inexorable wedge. She announced a few weeks ago that, henceforth, her "pert bot" (© every tabloid) will not be available for public inspection. "I'm a 35-year-old woman, so I kept everything covered in my latest video," was her excuse.
Sugar 'n spice and all things nice?
Everyone likes Sugababes, says Caroline Sullivan. Even those who are convinced that all tweenybopper bands were grown in test tubes in Dr Evil's pop dungeon have time for the British trio. But what are the niggly rumours about personality clashes and bullying?
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Pop art will eat itself
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'I've always been the outsider'
She was a pop powerhouse whose songs lit up the 1980s. And now Cyndi Lauper is back, writes Caroline Sullivan.
Pop art will eat itself
What on earth makes pop stars think their limited musical abilities extend to all other fields of the arts? Caroline Sullivan wishes they wouldn't.
