From Beyoncé to James Blake: why collaboration is the new hit of pop music

Musical connectors are bringing together musicians and producers to blend methods and styles, and radically changing the way pop music is being made

Kamasi Washington: 'Epic' in name, epic in ambition

The leader of the new school tells about joining the dots between Snoop Dogg and jazz, his on-the-road education – and why music is such a complicated thing

Review: Flying Lotus

Steven Ellison set out new musical territory with his new album, and he’s got a live show that’s every bit as ambitious

Flying Lotus: You’re Dead